triptolide/トチバニンジン属

UNASSIGNED Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) is widely employed to treat rheumatoid arthritis and autoimmune disorders clinically, which, however, accompany with disturbing hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. The previous research showed that Panax notoginseng (PN) compatibly and significantly reduces the

Triptolide (TP), as the main component of Tripterygium wilfordii (TW), could induce significant hepatic damage when exerting the therapeutic effect. However, The previous studies have shown that catalpol (CAT) and panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) have synergistic protecting effect against

UNASSIGNED Compatibility with Panax notoginseng (PN) reduced the plasma concentration of triptolide and delayed the Tmax of Tripterygium wilfordii (TW), the sovereign medicine of Qing-Luo Tong-Bi decoction, which hinted the absorption process of triptolide might be involved in decreasing the

Tripterygium wilfordii (TW) and the representative active component triptolide show positive therapeutic effect on the autoimmune disorders and simultaneously ineluctable hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Combinational application of Panax notoginseng (PN) and Rehmannia glutinosa (RG) weakens the

BACKGROUND The hepatotoxicity of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. (TW), due to the presence of triptolide (TP), limits its therapeutic potential. Based on the traditional Chinese medicine theory, the theory of "Yi lei xiang zhi" was proposed that Chinese herbs with different efficacy can restrict

Podocyte injury is closely related to proteinuria in the progress of diabetic nephropathy(DN). The pathological characters of podocyte injury mainly refer to the change of podocyte form and function, including foot process effacement, reduction of podocyte number and density, podocyte apoptosis,

BACKGROUND The key problem with toxic Chinese herbs in clinical applications is how to find the most effective method to reduce toxicity. This study focuses on discussing the mechanism of decreased hepatotoxicity by the usage compatibility of two commonly used traditional Chinese drugs that are used