title: [Effect of extract from overground part of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. on Masugi nephritis in rabbits].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effect of extract from overground part of Trpterygium wilfordii on Masugi nephritis in rabbits.
  
  
  METHODS
  Masugi nephritis was made by giving i.v. the rabbit an injection of sheep antirabbit serum.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The extract could effectively inhibit the increase of uric protein, serum BUN, creatinine and glomerulus cells in rabbits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The extract from overground part of Tripterygium wilfordii has better curative effect on Masugi nephritis in rabbits.
authors.affiliation: Hunan College of TCM, Changsha 410007, Hunan, China.
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: X C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: WU
mesh_terms: D000419:Albuminuria / Q000652:urine; D000818:Animals; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002452:Cell Count; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009393:Nephritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism*; D008517:Phytotherapy; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000737:chemistry; D011817:Rabbits; D011897:Random Allocation; D029757:Tripterygium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D003404:Creatinine