Abstract:Chronic kidney disease has emerged as a global public health problem in
recent years. Chronic kidney disease progression, characterized by the
development of renal fibrosis, leads to end-stage kidney disease.
Transforming growth factor β has been shown to play a key role in the
mechanism of renal fibrosis. Several studies have shown that individual
Chinese herbal extracts can inhibit transforming growth factor β
activation and reduce extracellular matrix formation, thereby imparting
an anti-renal fibrosis effe… Show more
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