Hydronidone Ameliorates Liver Fibrosis by Inhibiting Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells via Smad7-Mediated Degradation of TGFβRI

The anti-hepatic fibrosis effects of hydronidone were studied in carbon tetrachloride- and 3,5-diethoxycarbonyl-1,4-dihydrocollidine- induced animal liver fibrosis.