The effects of a polysaccharide (DAP) from the roots of Dipsacus asper on renal complication in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were investigated in the present study. Administration of DAP (100 and 300 mg/kg) for 4 weeks significantly decreased the fasting blood glucose (FBG) and
Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a leading cause of acute renal failure and one of the major problems after I/R is the production of large amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS). The present study was performed to evaluate the interference of a polysaccharide (WRDAP-1) from the roots of
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