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ReviewChinese herbal medicines2026

Challenges and opportunities for ginseng-based medicines in treating cardiac fibrosis from mechanistic insights to clinical translation.

Mengtao Zhi, Ao Wang, Hailian Quan, Lan Hong

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Review in Chinese herbal medicines, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Mengtao ZhiDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China.
Ao WangPharmaceutical Experiment Teaching Center, College of Pharmacy, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China.
Hailian QuanDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China.
Lan HongDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiac fibrosis, characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and progressive myocardial remodeling, is a common pathological outcome of various cardiovascular diseases and lacks effective targeted anti-fibrotic therapies.

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cardiacfibrosisextracellular matrix remodelingginsengmyofibroblast activationNrf2/Keap1 axisquality markersROS-responsive nanoparticlesTGF-β signaling

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PMID42488829
PMCPMC13389999

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