Bridging herb and needle: shared hepatoprotective mechanisms of saikosaponins and acupuncture and the rationale for combined therapy

Yu Xu, Lujun Tang, Min Lai, Yanmei Yang, Lu Zhang, Xiaoting Tian

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DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1949938
Published: 2026-10-14
Container: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fmolb.2026.1949938,
  title = {Bridging herb and needle: shared hepatoprotective mechanisms of saikosaponins and acupuncture and the rationale for combined therapy},
  author = {Yu Xu and Lujun Tang and Min Lai and Yanmei Yang and Lu Zhang and Xiaoting Tian},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences},
  doi = {10.3389/fmolb.2026.1949938},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2026.1949938}
}

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TI  - Bridging herb and needle: shared hepatoprotective mechanisms of saikosaponins and acupuncture and the rationale for combined therapy
AU  - Yu Xu
AU  - Lujun Tang
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AU  - Yanmei Yang
AU  - Lu Zhang
AU  - Xiaoting Tian
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JO  - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
DO  - 10.3389/fmolb.2026.1949938
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Xu, Y., Tang, L., Lai, M., Yang, Y., Zhang, L., & Tian, X. (2026). Bridging herb and needle: shared hepatoprotective mechanisms of saikosaponins and acupuncture and the rationale for combined therapy. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2026.1949938

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