title: [Experimental advance of applying emodin for prevention and treatment of liver diseases].
abstract: The experimental researches of applying emodin for prevention and treatment of liver diseases in recent years were reviewed. Emodin can inhibit the growth of liver tumor cells in vitro and in vivo, inducing cell apoptosis is one of its mechanisms. Emodin also has the effects of liver protection, anti-liver fibrosis, and so on, the mechanisms for those effects still need more studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, People's Hospital of Pingyang County, Zhejiang. xu@pyhosp.com
authors.forename: Xian-Chou
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Sheng-Zhang
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004642:Emodin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D020011:Protective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D020011:Protective Agents; D004642:Emodin