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Journal Article 
Schisandrin B alleviates diabetic nephropathy through suppressing excessive inflammation and oxidative stress 
Mou, Z; Feng, Z; Xu, Z; Zhuang, Fei; Zheng, X; Li, X; Qian, J; Liang, G; , 
2019 
Yes 
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
ISSN: 0006-291X
EISSN: 1090-2104 
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE 
SAN DIEGO 
508 
1 
243-249 
English 
30477745 
WOS:000459089200036 
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a progressive kidney disease due to glomerular capillary damage in diabetic patients, with inflammation and oxidative stress implicated as crucial pathogenic factors. There is an urgent need to develop effective therapeutic drug. Natural medicines are rich resources for active lead compounds. They would provide new opportunities for the treatment of DN. The present study was designed to investigate the protective effects of Schisandrin B (SchB) on DN and to delineate the underlying mechanism. Oral administration of SchB in the diabetic mouse model significantly alleviated hyperglycemia-induced renal injury, which was accompanied by maintenance of urine creatinine and albumin levels at similar to those of control non-diabetic mice. Histological examination of renal tissue indicated that both development of fibrosis and renal cell apoptosis were dramatically inhibited by SchB. The protective effect of SchB on DN associated with suppression of inflammatory response and oxidative stress. These results strongly suggested that SchB could be a potential therapeutic agent for treatment of DN. Moreover, our findings provided a fuller understanding of the regulatory role of NF-kappa B and Nrf2 in DN, indicating that they could be important therapeutic targets. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.