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ArticleScientific reports2018

Pretreatment of Huaiqihuang extractum protects against cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity.

Yujiao Guo, Meng Wang, Jingyi Mou, Zhi Zhao, Juan Yang, Fengming Zhu, Guangchang Pei, Han Zhu, Yuxi Wang, Gang Xu and 2 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yujiao GuoDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Meng WangDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Jingyi MouDepartment of Pediatric, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Zhi ZhaoDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Juan YangDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Fengming ZhuDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Guangchang PeiDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Han ZhuDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Yuxi WangDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Gang XuDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Rui ZengDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. zengrui@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.
Ying YaoDepartment of Nephrology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. yaoyingkk@126.com.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNTongji Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cisplatin is a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent in the treatment of different types of malignant tumors, but nephrotoxicity limits its usage. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to determine the possible protective effect of Huaiqihuang (HQH) extractum, a kind of Chinese herbal complex that consists of Trametes robiniophila Murr., Lycium barbarum and Polygonatum sibiricum, against nephrotoxicity induced by cisplatin in mice. We found that pretreatment with HQH significantly attenuated the cisplatin-induced increase in blood urea nitrogen (BUN), interstitial congestion, acute renal tubular injury and tubular cell apoptosis and necroptosis. It was further shown that HQH administration reduced cisplatin-induced release and nuclear-cytoplasmic translocation of HMGB1 and inactivated its downstream signaling molecules, TLR4 and NFκB, in renal tubular cells; as a result, HQH repressed cisplatin-induced TNF-α production. As dexamethasone (Dex) exerts renoprotective effects in severe Acute kidney injury (AKI), we compared it with HQH and found that HQH showed similar renoprotective effects to dexamethasone via similar mechanisms. Considering the potential side effects of corticosteroids, reducing the effectiveness of treatment and shortening survival in solid tumor patients, we suggest administration of HQH as a potential adjuvant for cisplatin therapy in solid tumor patients to preserve renal function.

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Acute Kidney InjuryAnimalsApoptosisBlood Urea NitrogenChinaCisplatinDisease Models, AnimalDrugs, Chinese HerbalHMGB1 ProteinKidneyLyciumMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNF-kappa BPolygonatumCisplatinDrugs, Chinese HerbalHMGB1 ProteinHMGB1 protein, mousehuai qi huangNF-kappa BProtective AgentsTlr4 protein, mouseToll-Like Receptor 4Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID29743526
PMCPMC5943312
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