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. 2011 May 14;17(18):2288–2301. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i18.2288

Table 6.

Anti-inflammatory/antifibrotic effects of silybin[79-99]

Doses Cells Targets
From 5 to 50 μmol/L Hepatocytes Inhibition of NF-κB-mediated signaling
Mean: 15 μmol/L Endothelial cells Suppression of IκBα phosphorylation
Platelets Inhibition of protein kinase kinase
Cancer cells Inhibition of c-jun N-terminal kinase
Phagocytes Inhibition of leukotriene formation
Stellate cells Inhibition of release of cytochrome c
HepG2 Inhibition of ERK, MEK, and Raf phosphorylation; inhibition of release of caspase 9 and 3, IL-8, and of PDGF- and TGF-β-mediated signaling; decrease of MMP2; increase of TIMP2; inhibition of HCV replication