Protective effects of emodin on lung injuries in rat models of liver fibrosis

Affiliations

Zhang Lili: Department of Pathophysiology, Changzhi Medical College, No. 161, Jiefang East Street, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
Zhang Huiying: Department of Pathophysiology, Changzhi Medical College, No. 161, Jiefang East Street, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
Wang Limin: Function Laboratory, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
Fan Yimin: Function Laboratory, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
Zhang Cuiying: Department of Pathophysiology, Changzhi Medical College, No. 161, Jiefang East Street, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
Li Xujiong: Department of Pathophysiology, Changzhi Medical College, No. 161, Jiefang East Street, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
Han Dewu: Institute of Liver Diseases, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030001, China
Ji Cheng: Research Center for Liver Diseases, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Loa Angeles, CA 90089, USA

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the protective effects of emodin (EMD) on the lung injuries in the rat models of liver fibrosis.