The aqueous extract of Lycopus lucidus Turcz exerts protective effects on podocytes injury of diabetic nephropathy via inhibiting TGF- β1 signal pathway.

In conclusion, lycopus extracts is a novel agent that ameliorate podocytes injury by inhibiting TGF-β signaling pathway and possess potential therapeutic effect on renal damage of DN rats. PMID: 31632540 [PubMed]
Source: American Journal of Translational Research - Category: Research Tags: Am J Transl Res Source Type: research