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ArticleJournal of natural medicines2025

Eucommiae cortex extract alleviates renal fibrosis in CKD mice induced by adenine through the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway.

Wenyi Jiang, Zhengyou He, Ruijiao Yao, Wenyan Xiao, Zhiyang Chen, Xia Zeng, Miao Zheng, Jing Wang, Jia Li, Yong Jiang

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Wenyi Jiang *School of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Zhengyou He *School of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China. hezhengyou@cdu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-1614-6272
Ruijiao YaoSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Wenyan XiaoSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Zhiyang ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Xia ZengSchool of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Miao ZhengSchool of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Jing WangSchool of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Jia LiSchool of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.
Yong JiangSchool of Pharmacy, Sichuan Industrial Institute of Antibiotics, Chengdu University, Chengdu, 610106, China.

Funding

Sichuan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine face-to-face project No.2023MS203
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research into the potential therapeutic benefits of herbal remedies for treating chronic kidney disease (CKD), a condition marked by renal fibrosis and persistent inflammation, has become popular. Eucommiae cortex (EC) is a vital herb for strengthening bones and muscles and tonifying the kidneys and liver. In the study, C57 BL/6 mice were given a diet containing 0.2% adenine to create a CKD model. The findings demonstrated that exogenous EC supplementation successfully decreased the levels of creatinine and urea nitrogen, down-regulated the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway's expression levels of TGF-β1, α-SMA, Smad3, and phospho-Smad3, and prevented renal fibrosis. Consequently, it was determined that EC might have a nephroprotective impact.

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EucommiaceaePlant ExtractsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1AdenineAnimalsDrugs, Chinese HerbalFibrosisKidneyMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSmad3 ProteinAdenineDrugs, Chinese Herbaleucommiae cortexPlant ExtractsSmad3 ProteinSmad ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1CKDEucommiae cortexRenal fibrosisTGF-β1/Smad

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