Cordyceps cicadae extracts ameliorate renal malfunction in a remnant kidney model

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1024-1033

  Zhu, Rong ^a   Chen, Yi Ping ^a   Deng, Yue Yi ^a   Zheng, Rong ^a   Zhong, Yi Fei ^a   Wang, Lin ^a   Du, Lan Ping ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Cordyceps cicadae; TGF ; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CONNECTIVE TISSUE GROWTH FACTOR; CORDYCEPS CICADAE EXTRACT; EOSIN; FIBRONECTIN; HEMATOXYLIN; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM; PLANT EXTRACT; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS CICADAE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; KIDNEY INJURY; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NEPHRECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RENAL PROTECTION; SERUM; SHAM PROCEDURE; URINALYSIS;

ANIMALS; CORDYCEPS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863017650     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B1100034     Document Type: Article

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