Contrasting Dose-Effects of Multi-glycoside of Tripterygium wilfordii HOOK. f. on Glomerular Inflammation and Hepatic Damage in Two Types of Anti-Thy1.1 Glomerulonephritis

• Main Authors: Yi-Gang Wan (Author), Qing Zhao (Author), Wei Sun (Author), Hui-Lan Zhang (Author), Min Li (Author), Qing-Xue Wei (Author), Wei Wu (Author), Li-Jun Yue (Author), Qing Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Multi-glycoside, one of the extracted compounds from Tripterygium wilfordii HOOK. f. (GTW), has been shown to be clinically effective in suppressing glomerular inflammation in chronic kidney disease. However, its clinical application is often limited by its cytotoxic actions on the liver. This study...