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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2017

Ethanol extract of gardenia fruit alleviates renal interstitial fibrosis induced by unilateral ureteral obstruction in rats.

Xiaobo Li, Min Ma, Xianggui Zhang, Liang Deng, Yarong Wang, Zhuang Bian, Shining Cai, Bangya Peng, Jiangquan Yang, Yang Chen

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaobo LiCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, P.R. China.
Min MaCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, P.R. China.
Xianggui ZhangDepartment of Diagnostics, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China.
Liang DengSchool of Pharmaceutical Science and Yunnan Key Laboratory of Pharmacology for Natural Products, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, P.R. China.
Yarong WangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China.
Zhuang BianDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, P.R. China.
Shining CaiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China.
Bangya PengDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China.
Jiangquan YangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China.
Yang ChenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhuhai Campus of Zunyi Medical University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519041, P.R. China.
Zunyi Medical University · CNJinan University · CNKunming Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gardenia fruit has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. A previous study by the present authors indicated that the ethanol extract of gardenia fruits (EEG) primarily contains eight constituents. In the present study, the potential effects of EEG on unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO)-induced renal interstitial fibrosis were observed in rats. A total of 30 rats were randomly divided into three groups (n=10 each): Sham group, UUO group, and EEG group, which were administered with EEG (200 mg/kg/day) or the same volume of distilled water as a vehicle. UUO were established by ligating left ureter at two points and cut between the ligatures. All rats were sacrificed at 14 days after UUO operation. the present results demonstrated that EEG significantly elevated the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor and E-cadherin induced by UUO (both P<0.05), and reduced levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α, transforming growth factor-β1, connective tissue growth factor and α-smooth muscle actin (all P<0.05). The present findings suggest that EEG is a potential novel renoprotective compound for renal fibrosis through inhibiting epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

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connective tissue growth factorethanol extract of gardenia fruitshypoxia-inducible factor-1αtransforming growth factor-β1vascular endothelial growth factor

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