Effect of berberine on expression of transforming growth factor-β 1 and type IV collagen proteins in mesangial cells of diabetic rats with nephropathy

Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi

Volumn 36, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 3494-3497

  Tang, Liqin ^a   Lv, Fei ^a   Liu, Sheng ^a   Zhang, Shantang ^a  

^a ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Berberine; Diabetic nephropathy; Glomerular mesangial cells; Transforming growth factor 1; Type IV collagen

Indexed keywords

BERBERINE; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; CREATININE; NITROGEN; STREPTOZOCIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UREA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MESANGIUM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; RAT; STREPTOZOCIN DIABETES; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BERBERINE; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MESANGIAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STREPTOZOCIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 84863231220     PISSN: 10015302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4268/cjcmm20112423     Document Type: Article

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