Low-dose tacrolimus combined with tripterygium in treatment of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: A prospective randomized controlled trial

Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1340-1345

  Ren, Hong qi ^a   Zhong, Yi fei ^b   Li, Yan ^a   Cai, Qing ^a   Han, Shu jing ^a   Hao, Xiao ke ^a   Wang, Rui ^a   Li, Ling ^a  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome; Tacrolimus; Treatment outcome; Tripterygium

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; PREDNISONE; PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; TACROLIMUS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LOW DRUG DOSE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PROLIFERATIVE GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; REMISSION; STEROID RESISTANT NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; TREATMENT DURATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 83755195192     PISSN: 0258879X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/Sp.J.2011.01340     Document Type: Article

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