Thymoquinone protects the rat kidneys against renal fibrosis

• Main Authors: Rahimeh Bargi (Author), Fereshteh Asgharzadeh (Author), Farimah Beheshti (Author), Mahmoud Hosseini (Author), Mehdi Farzadnia (Author), Majid Khazaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Thymoquinone (TQ) is the main active ingredient of Nigella sativa seeds with various pharmacological effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of TQ on renal fibrosis and permeability and oxidative stress status in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in male rats. Eighty...