Oleanolic acid attenuates TGF- β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition in NRK-52E cells

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) plays an important role in the progression of renal interstitial fibrosis, which finally leads to renal failure. Oleanolic acid (OA), an activator of NF-E2-related fa...

Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - July 4, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Wei-ming He, Jia-qi Yin, Xu-dong Cheng, Xun Lu, Li Ni, Yi Xi, Gui-dong Yin, Guo-yuan Lu, Wei Sun and Ming-gang Wei Tags: Research article Source Type: research