Herb pair of Rhubarb-Astragalus mitigates renal interstitial fibrosis through downregulation of autophagy via p38-MAPK/TGF- β1 and p38-MAPK/smad2/3 pathways

CONCLUSIONS: Rhubarb-Astragalus improves CKD possibly by downregulating autophagy via the p38-MAPK/TGF-β1 and p38-MAPK/smad2/3 pathways.PMID:38340950 | DOI:10.1016/j.biocel.2024.106549

Source: The International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology - February 10, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Jinxiu Li Xiping Qin Weimin Xu Hongliang Zhang Songqing Huang Yufang Yang Mengyuan Qin Zhengcheng Mi Xiaobin Zhong Source Type: research