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Table 4 Genes involved in liver injury and abnormalities altered by comfrey-treatment

From: Analysis of gene expression changes in relation to toxicity and tumorigenesis in the livers of Big Blue transgenic rats fed comfrey (Symphytum officinale)

Gene symbol

Gene description

Locus link ID

Fold change

P-value

Cell death of liver cells

Bcl2

B-cell cLL/lymphoma 2

24224

2.41

0.00500

Bcl2l

Bcl2-like

12048

2.53

0.00000

*Ccr2

chemokine receptor CCR2 gene

60463

2.47

0.00591

Cdkn1a

cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (p21)

114851

4.83

0.00014

Cebpb

CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP), beta

24253

0.46

0.00000

Egf

epidermal growth factor

25313

0.36

0.00000

Hmox1

heme oxygenase 1

24451

3.23

0.00064

Ier3

immediate early response 3

294235

2.24

0.00002

Itgav

integrin alpha V

16410

2.00

0.00113

*Krt2-8

keratin complex 2, basic, gene 8

25626

2.82

0.00000

Nos2

nitric oxide synthase 2, inducible

24599

3.38

0.00491

*, • Tgfb1

transforming growth factor, beta 1

59086

2.11

0.00002

Tnfrsf5

tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 5

21939

3.58

0.00009

*, • Tnfrsf6

Tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 6

246097

3.40

0.00007

Tnfsf10

tumor necrosis factor (ligand) superfamily, member 10

246775

2.19

0.00366

Ugcg

UDP-glucose ceramide glycosyltransferase

83626

2.08

0.00000

Growth of liver cells

Ccne1

cyclin E1

898

7.93

0.00000

Edn1

endothelin 1

24323

4.87

0.00033

*, • Hgf

hepatocyte growth factor

24446

3.18

0.00065

Inhba

inhibin beta-A (activin A)

29200

0.08

0.00000

Tgfb1

transforming growth factor, beta 1

59086

2.11

0.00002

Timp1

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1

116510

4.25

0.00000

Liver fibrosis

Adrb2

adrenergic receptor, beta 2

24176

3.58

0.00000

Agt

angiotensinogen

24179

0.36

0.00000

Agtr1a

angiotensin II receptor, type 1 (AT1A)

24180

0.38

0.00000

Atf3

activating transcription factor 3

25389

6.22

0.00010

Cav

caveolin

25404

3.15

0.00006

Cxcl4

chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 4

56744

3.12

0.00008

Cxcl12

chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 12

24772

0.19

0.00000

F11

coagulation factor XI

109821

0.43

0.00000

Igf1

insulin-like growth factor 1

24482

0.48

0.00000

Lif

leukemia inhibitory factor

60584

0.41

0.00215

Serpine1

serine (or cysteine) proteinase inhibitor, clade E member 1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1)

24617

30.94

0.00003

Liver morphology

Ccnd1

cyclin D1

58919

5.65

0.00002

Ins1

insulin 1

24505

0.22

0.00000

Junb

Jun-B oncogene

24517

3.77

0.00001

Liver cancer development

Bcl2

B-cell cLL/lymphoma 2

24224

2.41

0.00500

Ccne1

cyclin E1

898

7.93

0.00000

Gadd45a

growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 alpha

25112

2.15

0.00326

Gjb1

gap junction membrane channel protein beta 1

29584

0.48

0.00003

Hgf

hepatocyte growth factor

24446

3.18

0.00065

Ndr1

N-myc downstream regulated 1 (Ndrg1)

10397

2.26

0.00020

Timp1

tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 1

116510

4.25

0.00000

Xpc

xeroderma pigmentosum, complementation group C

7508

0.42

0.00001

  1. *Five genes also involved in liver fibrosis and • three genes also involved in liver morphology.