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ReviewPhytotherapy research : PTR2021

Chemical constituents, clinical efficacy and molecular mechanisms of the ethanol extract of Abelmoschus manihot flowers in treatment of kidney diseases.

Nan Li, Haitao Tang, Liang Wu, Haitao Ge, Yurong Wang, Honglin Yu, Xiuli Zhang, Jimei Ma, Harvest F Gu

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Review in Phytotherapy research : PTR, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nan LiCenter for Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Haitao TangSuzhong Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Liang WuJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Screening, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Haitao GeSuzhong Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Yurong WangCenter for Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Honglin YuSuzhong Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Xiuli ZhangDepartment of Nephrology, Second People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China.
Jimei MaSuzhong Pharmaceutical Research Institute, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
Harvest F GuCenter for Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4578-5449
China Pharmaceutical University · CNNanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CNShenzhen Second People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abelmoschus manihot, also called as "Huangkui" in Chinese, is an annual flowering herb plant in the family of Malvaceae. As a traditional Chinese medicine, the ethanol extract of the flower in Abelmoschus manihot is made as Huangkui capsule and has been used for medication of the patients with kidney diseases. Its efficacy in clinical symptoms is mainly improving renal function and reducing proteinuria among the patients with chronic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease or IgA nephropathy. The possible mechanism of Huangkui capsule treatment in kidney diseases may include reducing inflammation and anti-oxidative stress, improving immune response, protecting renal tubular epithelial cells, ameliorating podocyte apoptosis, glomerulosclerosis and mesangial proliferation, as well as inhibiting renal fibrosis. In this review, we first described chemical constituents and pharmacokinetic characteristics in ethanol extract of the flower of Abelmoschus manihot. We then summarized the clinical and epidemiological relevancies of kidney diseases particularly in the mainland of China and discussed the possible molecular mechanisms of Huangkui capsule in the treatment of kidney diseases. Finally, we prospected further research on cellular and molecular mechanisms and application of this Chinese natural medicine in kidney diseases.

Indexed as

AbelmoschusAnimalsChinaDiabetic NephropathiesDrugs, Chinese HerbalFibrosisFlowersHumansKidneyMedicine, Chinese TraditionalPlant ExtractsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRenal Insufficiency, ChronicDrugs, Chinese HerbalPlant ExtractsAbelmoschus manihotchronic kidney diseasediabetic kidney diseaseHuangkui capsuleIgA nephropathy

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PMID32716080
PMCPMC7891592
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