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Capsaicin attenuates liver fibrosis by targeting Notch signaling to inhibit TNF-α secretion from M1 macrophages.
Immunopharmacology and immunotoxicology - 1 Dec 2020
Sheng Jianping, Zhang Baohang, Chen Yongfeng, Yu Fuxiang
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BACKGROUND: Capsaicin is a chili pepper extract with multiple therapeutic properties including anti-liver fibrosis. However, the paucity of its underlying mechanisms limited its widely clinical application. METHODS: In the present study, carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) was used to induce liver fibrosis in mice, and transforming growth factorβ1 (TGFβ1) was used to mimic liver fibrosis in vitro. Flow cytometry was...
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