Tripterygium preparations for the treatment of CKD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 515-530

  Zhu, Bin ^a,b   Wang, Ying ^a   Jardine, Meg ^a   Jun, Min ^a   Lv, Ji Cheng ^a,c   Cass, Alan ^a   Liyanage, Thaminda ^a   Chen, Hong Yu ^b   Wang, Yong Jun ^b   Perkovic, Vlado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Intensive Care Unit   (China)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbs; chronic kidney disease; glomerular disease; kidney function; meta analysis; proteinuria; systematic review; traditional Chinese medicine; Tripterygium

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PLACEBO; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DRUG GRANULE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFECTION; LEUKOPENIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LIVER INJURY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; META ANALYSIS; PROTEINURIA; RECURRENCE RISK; REDUCTION; RELAPSE; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TABLET;

CHINESE HERBS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; GLOMERULAR DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; META-ANALYSIS; PROTEINURIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE; TRIPTERYGIUM;

HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TABLETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIPTERYGIUM;

EID: 84883219051     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: 15236838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.02.374     Document Type: Article

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