Centuries-Old Chinese Medicine Stops Formation Of Cysts In Polycystic Kidney Disease
Chinese medicine is found to be beneficial in treating cysts.
“Using a compound from a centuries-old Chinese traditional medicine, Yale University researcher Dr. Craig Crews has been able to prevent the formation of kidney-destroying cysts in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. This ability holds out hope for what would be the first treatment, other than kidney transplant or frequent dialysis, for one of the most lethal of all kidney diseases worldwide.
Dr. Crews described the functioning of the compound at Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, DC. His presentation was part of the scientific program of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
Triptolide is derived from a Chinese medicinal herb, named Lei Gong Teng, which has been used in traditional medicine to treat cancer, inflammation, and auto-immune diseases and, more recently, also has been tested in Phase I clinical trials as an anti-tumor agent.”
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