We describe the effects of an ethanol-extracted fraction of berries of Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. (Vitaceae), a plant used in folk medicine to treat liver disease, on the synthesis of non-collagenous proteins and collagen by rat collagen-producible cells such as dermal fibroblasts
A spirits-extracted fraction of berries of Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. (Vitaceae) is used in Japanese folk medicine to treat liver disease. Since such an extract has been shown to inhibit formation of collagen fibers by rat hepatic M cells, it was felt that the extract acts as an
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