Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) injection suppresses kidney injury induced by iron overload in mice.

OBJECTIVES: Excessive iron can accumulate in the kidney and induce tissue damage. Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) injection is a traditional Chinese medicinal preparation used for preventing and treating chronic renal failure. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of treatment with...

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Main Authors: Shengjiang Guan, Juanjuan Ma, Ying Zhang, Yonggang Gao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Na Wang, Yun Xie, Jiangyan Wang, Jianping Zhang, Li Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3774616?pdf=render