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Penthorum Chinense Pursh Protects Liver From Alcohol-induced Steatosis in Zebrafish by Mechanisms Including Inhibition of Oxidative Stress and Increase in Autophagy
2020-12-30
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundAs an ATP-gated ion channel, P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) affects lipid metabolism by activating the dangerous molecule ATP derived from liver cells caused by alcohol. <italic>Penthorum chinense Pursh </italic>(PCP), known as “shenxiancao”, plays a significant role in treating liver disease among Miao people. We first investigated whether liver protection mechanism of PCP mediated by...
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- 7fd63b5a-0790-5e46-8605-7452810828e9
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-136206/v1
