Rhubarb Anthraquinones Protect Rats against Mercuric Chloride (HgCl2)-Induced Acute Renal Failure

Rhubarb Anthraquinones Protect Rats against Mercuric Chloride (HgCl2)-Induced Acute Renal Failure

Mercury (Hg) causes severe nephrotoxicity in subjects with excess exposure. This work attempted to identify whether a natural medicine—rhubarb—has protective effects against mercuric chloride (HgCl2)-induced acute renal failure (ARF), and which of its components contributed most to the treatment. To...

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Main Authors: Dan Gao, Ling-Na Zeng, Pin Zhang, Zhi-Jie Ma, Rui-Sheng Li, Yan-Ling Zhao, Ya-Ming Zhang, Yu-Min Guo, Ming Niu, Zhao-Fang Bai, Xiao-He Xiao, Wei-Wei Gao, Jia-Bo Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
mercury
acute renal failure
rhubarb
anthraquinones
protection
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/21/3/298

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