Progress of intervention of renal interstitial fibrosis with Chinese traditional herbal medicine.
This article reviews the current status of progress in the research of renal interstitial fibrosis therapy using traditional Chinese herbal medicine, which exerts its therapeutic effect through inhibiting cytokine expression and fibroblast proliferation, inducing apoptosis of the renal myofibroblasts and other mechanisms.
Wei
Lian-Bo
LB
Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Ma
Zhi-Gang
ZG
Ye
Ren-Gao
RG
Chen
Bao-Tian
BT
Zhan
Sheng-Cai
SC
Huang
Huang
H
D017209:Apoptosis; D002455:Cell Division; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D005355:Fibrosis; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000235:genetics; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D053773:Transforming Growth Factor beta1