Emodin attenuates silica-induced lung injury by inhibition of inflammation, apoptosis and epithelial-mesenchymal transition
Xinru Pang, Linlin Shao, Xiaojuan Nie, Haiyue Yan, Chao Li, Abrey J. Yeo, Martin F. Lavin, Qing Xia, Hua Shao, Gongchang Yu, Qiang Jia, Cheng Peng
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EmodinSilicosisEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionInflammationApoptosisFibrosisPulmonary fibrosisIn vivoVimentinA549 cellChemistryCancer researchPharmacologyImmunologyMedicinePathologyBiologyDownregulation and upregulationBiochemistryGeneBiotechnologyImmunohistochemistryPhytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plantsHydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects