Treatment with vasodilators and crude extract of Ganoderma lucidum suppresses proteinuria in nephrosis with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis

Nephron

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 719-720

  Futrakul, Narisa ^a   Boongen, Mongkolsil ^a   Tosukhowong, Piyaratana ^a   Patumraj, Suthiluk ^a   Futrakul, Prasit ^a  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis; Herbal treatment; Nephrotic syndrome; Renal function; Vasodilators

Indexed keywords

GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; PREDNISOLONE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NEPHROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TH1 CELL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS, FOCAL SEGMENTAL; HUMANS; NEPHROSIS; PROTEINURIA; REISHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036418875     PISSN: 00282766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000064082     Document Type: Article

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