Protective Effects of Astragalus Saponin I on Early Stage of Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats

• Main Authors: Xiaoxing Yin (Author), Yindi Zhang (Author), Haiwei Wu (Author), Xiang Zhu (Author), Xiaogang Zheng (Author), Shaojun Jiang (Author), Haitong Zhuo (Author), Jianping Shen (Author), Limin Li (Author), Jun Qiu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetic nephropathy (DN) has become the leading cause of end stage failure, but no renoprotective treatment has been very available for use in DN. Astragalus saponin I (AS I), a component extracted from Astragalus membranaceus BUNGE, was studied in experimental DN induced by administration of strep...