Rehmannia glutinosa ameliorates the progressive renal failure induced by 5/6 nephrectomy

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Lee, Byung Cheol ^a   Choi, Jong Bae ^b   Cho, Hyun Ju ^b   Kim, Young Seung ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Dongshin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nephrectomy; Progressive renal disease; Rehmannia glutinosa; Renoprotection

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CREATININE; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA EXTRACT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PROTEINURIA; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; URINARY EXCRETION;

ALBUMINS; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; CREATININE; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIPIDS; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REHMANNIA; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

RATTUS; REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 59849113986     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.12.015     Document Type: Article

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