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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Licorice in nephropathy treatment: phytochemical compositions and pharmacological mechanisms.

Ya-Long Feng, Le Shui, Yin-Xuan Jiang, Yan-Ni Wang, Lin Chen, Hua Chen, Wen-Bo Wang

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Ya-Long Feng *Department of Life Science, Xianyang Normal University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Le Shui *Department of Life Science, Xianyang Normal University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Yin-Xuan Jiang *Department of Life Science, Xianyang Normal University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Yan-Ni WangDepartment of Clinical Research, Xianyang Hospital of Yan'an University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
Lin ChenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Biology Pharmacy and Food Engineering, Shangluo University, Shangluo, Shaanxi, China.
Hua ChenCollege of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
Wen-Bo WangDepartment of Life Science, Xianyang Normal University, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.

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Abstract

Nephropathy refers to a wide range of kidney dysfunction and is a highly prevalent condition worldwide, often associated with several disorders, including inflammation, oxidative stress, apoptosis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), autophagy, and the deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM). Licorice has been used in China for thousands of years to treat nephropathy, while the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. The triterpenoid and flavonoid compounds are the main components of licorice. The main bioactive components of licorice against nephropathy are glycyrrhizic acid, glycyrrhetinic acid, isoliquiritigenin, glabridin, isoliquiritin and licochalcone A. These components alleviate kidney injury through anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative stress, anti-apoptosis, promoting autophagy, inhibiting EMT, and reducing ECM deposition by targeting the signaling pathways of NF-κB, TGF-β1, JNK, MAPK, p53, STAT3 and HMGB1. This review will provide a new insight to clarify the bioactive components of licorice against nephropathy and their corresponding mechanisms, which aims to provide useful information for the further application of licorice.

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chronic kidney diseasesGlycyrrhiza glabra LGlycyrrhiza inflate bat.Glycyrrhiza uralenssis fish.licoricenephropathy

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