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Whether aristolochic acid directly drives hepatocarcinogenesis: comprehensive investigations from mutational signatures to animal models.
Archives of toxicology - 1 Sept 2025
Yang Lu, Lin Wanjun, Shi Meina, Huang Zifeng, Zhang Xuening, Yang Yanchao, Chu Tong, Zheng Dayuan, Yang Dongfan, Ma Wenzhe
Abstract excerpt
Aristolochic Acid (AA) is a class of naturally occurring compounds characterized by potent genotoxicity and carcinogenicity, predominantly found in plants of the Aristolochia genus. The 1993 Belgian weight-loss incident and subsequent research unequivocally established the association between AA and "Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy" (AAN) as well as Balkan Endemic Nephropathy (BEN), prompting global regulatory...
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