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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025

Therapeutic potential of five frequently prescribed herbs in obesity-associated Hashimoto's thyroiditis: insights from efferocytosis regulation.

Jiahao Zhou, Tianshu Gao

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jiahao ZhouThe First Clinical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China.
Tianshu GaoDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China.

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Abstract

Background: Patients with obesity-associated Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) have been prevalent in clinical practice. Obesity is a risk factor for HT as it promotes pro-inflammatory processes and influences the balance of immune cell subsets. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is characterized by its multi-component and multi-target approach and shows potential in treating HT. Specifically, TCM can reduce thyroid antibody levels and alleviate clinical symptoms without impairing thyroid function. Moreover, TCM offers significant benefits in regulating lipid metabolism and decreasing systemic inflammation. Methods: Targets of five high-frequency herbs ( Results: Efferocytosis emerged as the key mechanism in the context of five herbs and obesity-associated HT. Quercetin was identified as the primary active ingredient responsible for efferocytosis, and it bound well with efferocytosis-related targets. Conclusion: This study's key finding is that five high-frequency prescribed herbs may treat obesity-associated HT through efferocytosis. This provides new evidence to support the use of TCM in treating obesity-associated HT.

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efferocytosishashimoto’s thyroiditismolecular dockingnetwork pharmacologyobesityquercetin

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PMID40458640
PMCPMC12127338

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