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ReviewInternational journal of molecular medicine2026

Astragaloside IV: A multipotent phytochemical for treating fibrotic diseases (Review).

Mingyu Wu, Ke Li, Jiabin Wu, Qiuyu Zhang, Xiaotong Ma, Wei Dai, Haoyang Gao, Xianyi Ding, Wenhong Wang, Weihua Xiao

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Review in International journal of molecular medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mingyu WuShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Ke LiShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Jiabin WuShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Qiuyu ZhangShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Xiaotong MaShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Wei DaiShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Haoyang GaoShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Xianyi DingShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Wenhong WangShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.
Weihua XiaoShanghai Laboratory of Human Performance (Shanghai University of Sport), Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, P.R. China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fibrosis is a maladaptive response of tissues or organs to adverse stresses, such as chronic inflammation, infection and mechanical injury. It further promotes parenchymal cell loss, abnormal myofibroblast proliferation and excessive extracellular matrix buildup, eventually triggering scar tissue hyperplasia or organ injury. Although a moderate fibrotic response is beneficial for compensatory tissue repair induced by exogenous or endogenous injury, excessive fibrosis is the basis for the promotion of multiorgan pathologies, such as cardiac hypertrophy, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. In industrialized countries alone, fibrotic diseases account for ~45% of all‑cause mortality. Consequently, the development of medications that regulate the activation of growth factors, proliferation of fibrotic effector cells and deposition and degradation of the extracellular matrix is essential. Botanical compounds derived from Chinese medicine are generally considered natural tonics. Among these compounds, astragaloside IV (AS‑IV) is a bioactive product isolated from the roots of

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FibrosisPhytochemicalsSaponinsTriterpenesAnimalsHumansSignal Transductionastragaloside APhytochemicalsSaponinsTriterpenesastragaloside IVfibrotic diseasemechanismsignaling pathwaytarget

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