Toll-like receptor 4 is involved in a protective effect of rhein on immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Author(s) -
Huihong Zeng,
Qingxian Zhu,
Xiaowen Chen,
Shengnan Peng,
Aixiang Fu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.150319
Subject(s) - creatinine , nephropathy , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis , receptor , kidney , mesangial cell , renal function , renal pathology , fibrosis , glomerulonephritis , diabetes mellitus
The objective was to investigate the protective effects of rhein on renal histology change and the effects of rhein on renal tissue toll-like receptor (TLR) 4, TLR9, transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) expression in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) rats.
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