Conophylline inhibits non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in mice.

Conophylline (CnP), a vinca alkaloid extracted from the leaves of the tropical plant Ervatamia microphylla, attenuates hepatic fibrosis in mice. However, little is known about whether CnP inhibits steatosis, inflammation, and fibrosis in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in mice. A methionine-cho...

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Main Authors: Yukiomi Nakade, Kazumasa Sakamoto, Taeko Yamauchi, Tadahisa Inoue, Yuji Kobayashi, Takaya Yamamoto, Norimitsu Ishii, Tomohiko Ohashi, Yoshio Sumida, Kiyoaki Ito, Haruhisa Nakao, Yoshitaka Fukuzawa, Kazuo Umezawa, Masashi Yoneda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5464552?pdf=render