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YAP localization was evaluated by immunofluorescence, and the expression of Hippo\u2013YAP and apoptosis-related genes was analyzed by Western blot and qRT-PCR.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quercetin significantly improved cell viability, reduced apoptosis, and restored MMP in RFP-injured HepaRG cells. RFP activated the Hippo pathway by upregulating MST1 and LATS1, increasing YAP phosphorylation, and promoting apoptosis-related protein expression (Caspase-3, BAX), while downregulating anti-apoptotic BCL-2. Quercetin reversed these effects by inhibiting MST1\/LATS1 activation, reducing YAP phosphorylation, and promoting its nuclear translocation. The protective effects were partially attenuated by Verteporfin, indicating Hippo\u2013YAP pathway involvement.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Quercetin alleviates RFP-induced hepatocyte injury by suppressing Hippo pathway kinases MST1 and LATS1, reducing YAP phosphorylation, and enhancing YAP nuclear translocation, thereby improving MMP and inhibiting apoptosis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmed.2025.1707248","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,18]],"date-time":"2025-11-18T06:22:15Z","timestamp":1763446935000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Quercetin alleviates rifampicin-induced hepatocyte injury by modulating the Hippo-YAP signaling pathway"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Weiwei","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Weimin","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms17010014","article-title":"RUCAM in drug and herb induced liver injury: the update","volume":"17","author":"Danan","year":"2015","journal-title":"Int J Mol Sci."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"386186","DOI":"10.1155\/2015\/386186","article-title":"The need for biomarkers in diagnosis and prognosis of drug-induced liver disease: does metabolomics have any role?","volume":"2015","author":"Iruzubieta","year":"2015","journal-title":"Biomed Res Int."},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"58","DOI":"10.1038\/s41572-019-0105-0","article-title":"Drug-induced liver injury","volume":"5","author":"Andrade","year":"2019","journal-title":"Nat Rev Dis Primers."},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"14","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijmyco.2015.10.002","article-title":"Abebe G. 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