ArticleDrug design, development and therapy2020
Emodin Retarded Renal Fibrosis Through Regulating HGF and TGFβ-Smad Signaling Pathway.
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- Protective and nephrotoxic effects of emodin in animal models of kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
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- Coordinated Two-Node Blockade of NF-κB and TGF-β/Smad Signaling Attenuates the Foreign Body Response to Prevent Capsular Contracture.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Hepatocyte growth factor blocks epithelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis of ureteral epithelial cells in UPJO.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Emodin: A Promising Natural Compound for Combating Fibrotic Diseases.Current medical science · 2026Review
- Protecting kidney function: from mechanisms to therapeutic targets and traditional Chinese medicine.Renal failure · 2025Review
- Emo@KP MBs Modulates the TGF-β1/Smad Signaling Pathway by in situ Micro-Nano Conversion to Reduce Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis Caused by Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Article
- Renal Health Through Medicine-Food Homology: A Comprehensive Review of Botanical Micronutrients and Their Mechanisms.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Integrated oral microgel system ameliorates renal fibrosis by hitchhiking co-delivery and targeted gut flora modulation.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Article
- Emodin improves renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease by regulating mitochondrial homeostasis through the mediation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator-1 alpha (PGC-1α).European journal of histochemistry : EJH · 2024Article
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- Network Pharmacology Analysis and Machine-Learning Models Confirmed the Ability of YiShen HuoXue Decoction to Alleviate Renal Fibrosis by Inhibiting Pyroptosis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2023Article
- Emodin ameliorates renal injury and fibrosisFrontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- The progress and prospect of natural components in rhubarb (Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Emodin-Mediated Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Effects of emodin, a plant-derived anthraquinone, on TGF-β1-induced cardiac fibroblast activation and function.Journal of cellular physiology · 2021Article
- TGF-β1 Signaling: Immune Dynamics of Chronic Kidney Diseases.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Shenkang Injection and Its Three Anthraquinones Ameliorates Renal Fibrosis by Simultaneous Targeting IƙB/NF-ƙB and Keap1/Nrf2 Signaling Pathways.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- A Review of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Treating Renal Interstitial Fibrosis via Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis.BioMed research international · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundRenal fibrosis is a frequently occurring type of chronic kidney disease that can cause end-stage renal disease. It has been verified that emodin or HGF can inhibit the development of renal fibrosis. However, the antifibrotic effect of emodin in combination with HGF remains unclear.
methodsCell viability was detected with CCK8. Gene and protein expression in HK2 cells was detected by qRT-PCR and Western blot, respectively. Moreover, a unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced mouse model of renal fibrosis was established for investigating the antifibrotic effect of emodin in combination with HGF in vivo.
resultsHGF notably increased the expression of collagen II in TGFβ-treated HK2 cells. In addition, HGF-induced increase in collagen II expression was further enhanced by emodin. In contrast, fibronectin, αSMA and Smad2 expression in TGFβ-stimulated HK2 cells was significantly inhibited by HGF and further decreased by combination treatment (emodin plus HGF). Moreover, we found that combination treatment exhibited better antifibrotic effects compared with emodin or HGF in vivo.
conclusionThese data demonstrated that emodin plus HGF exhibited better antifibrotic effects compared with emodin or HGF. As such, emodin in combination with HGF may serve as a new possibilty for treatment of renal fibrosis.
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