Magnesium isoglycyrrhizinate inhibits inflammatory response through STAT3 pathway to protect remnant liver function
Guang-Hua Tang, Hua-Yu Yang, Jin-Chun Zhang, Jin-Jun Ren, Xin-Ting Sang, Xin Lu, Shou-Xian Zhong, Yi-Lei Mao
Guang-Hua Tang, Hua-Yu Yang, Jin-Chun Zhang, Jin-Jun Ren, Xin-Ting Sang, Xin Lu, Shou-Xian Zhong, Yi-Lei Mao, Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and PUMC, Beijing 100730, China
Author contributions: Mao YL and Yang HY designed the research; Tang GH, Yang HY, Ren JJ and Zhang JC performed the research; Sang XT, Zhong SX and Lu X contributed new reagents or analytic tools; Tang GH analyzed the data and wrote the paper.
Supported by a grant from the State Science and Technology Ministry, No. 2012BAI06B01.
Institutional review board statement: The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experiments were reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have none to declare.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Yi-Lei Mao, MD, PhD, Department of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and PUMC, No. 1 Shuaifuyuan, Wangfujing, Beijing 100730, China. yileimao@126.com
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Received: May 4, 2015
Peer-review started: May 5, 2015
First decision: June 3, 2015
Revised: June 18, 2015
Accepted: September 14, 2015
Article in press: September 15, 2015
Published online: November 21, 2015