Ursolic acid suppresses TGF-β1-induced quiescent HSC activation and transformation by inhibiting NADPH oxidase expression and Hedgehog signaling.

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Published in Exp Ther Med on August 22, 2017

Authors

Shan-Shan Yu1, Biao Chen1, Chen-Kai Huang1, Juan-Juan Zhou1, Xin Huang1, An-Jiang Wang1, Bi-Min Li1, Wen-Hua He1, Xuan Zhu1

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China.

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