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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2024

Hovenia dulcis: a Chinese medicine that plays an essential role in alcohol-associated liver disease.

Yi-Xiang He, Meng-Nan Liu, Yang-Yang Wang, Hao Wu, Mei Wei, Jin-Yi Xue, Yuan Zou, Xin Zhou, Hui Chen, Zhi Li

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
9.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yi-Xiang HeThe Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Digestive System Diseases of Luzhou City, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Meng-Nan LiuCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Yang-Yang WangThe Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Digestive System Diseases of Luzhou City, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Hao WuCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Mei WeiThe Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Digestive System Diseases of Luzhou City, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Jin-Yi XueCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Yuan ZouCollege of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Xin ZhouThe Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Digestive System Diseases of Luzhou City, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Hui ChenThe Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Digestive System Diseases of Luzhou City, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Zhi LiThe Key Laboratory of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of Digestive System Diseases of Luzhou City, Affiliated Traditional Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China.
Integrated Chinese Medicine (China) · CNSouthwest Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) has become an increased burden for society. Disulfirams, Benzodiazepines (BZDs), and corticosteroids are commonly used to treat ALD. However, the occurrence of side effects such as hepatotoxicity and dependence, impedes the achievement of desirable and optimal therapeutic efficacy. Therefore, there is an urgent need for more effective and safer treatments. Hovenia dulcis is an herbal medicine promoting alcohol removal clearance, lipid-lowering, anti-inflammatory, and hepatoprotective properties. Hovenia dulcis has a variety of chemical components such as dihydromyricetin, quercetin and beta-sitosterol, which can affect ALD through multiple pathways, including ethanol metabolism, immune response, hepatic fibrosis, oxidative stress, autophagy, lipid metabolism, and intestinal barrier, suggesting its promising role in the treatment of ALD. Thus, this work aims to comprehensively review the chemical composition of Hovenia dulcis and the molecular mechanisms involved in the process of ALD treatment.

Indexed as

alcohol-associated liver diseaseChinese herbalHovenia dulcismechanisms of actiontreatment of alcohol-associated liver disease

Identifiers

PMID38650630
PMCPMC11033337
OpenAlexW4394575536

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