| Literature DB >> 30156149 |
Yu-Li Shen1, Su-Juan Wang1,2, Khalid Rahman3, Li-Jun Zhang1, Hong Zhang1,4.
Abstract
All forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD) eventually lead to renal fibrosis irrespective of its origin. It is generally characterized by an excessive accumulation and deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) and to date, no ideal treatment has been established. Bian-Zheng-Lun-Zhi (syndrome differentiation and treatment), a classic feature of traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), is a unique method used to diagnose and treat the pathology of a disease. Zheng (syndrome) is used to demonstrate the nature of a disease completely in an extensive and specific manner. Chinese herbal formulas are determined according to TCM theory and this review highlights these formulas and suggests a possible mechanism for their use in the treatment of renal fibrosis. Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epub@benthamscience.org.Entities:
Keywords: Bian-Zheng-Lun-Zhi; Chinese herbal formula; chronic kidney disease; extracellular matrix (ECM); renal fibrosis; traditional Chinesezzm321990Medicine (TCM).
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30156149 DOI: 10.2174/1381612824666180829103355
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Pharm Des ISSN: 1381-6128 Impact factor: 3.116