Tangeretin attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition via the PI3K/Akt pathway

• Main Authors: Jiang Li (Author), Qian Wei (Author), Ke Song (Author), Youxin Wang (Author), Yuxin Yang (Author), Miao Li (Author), Jiaying Yu (Author), Guangxu Su (Author), Luyuan Peng (Author), Bendong Fu (Author), Pengfei Yi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a terminal pathological change in a variety of lung diseases characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, for which effective treatment is lacking. Tangeretin (Tan), a flavonoid derived from citrus, has been shown to have a wide range of pharm...