Review Article

Renal-Protective Effects and Potential Mechanisms of Traditional Chinese Medicine after Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Table 1

The protective effects and potential mechanisms of TCM and the major ingredients on renal I/R injury.

TCM or its ingredientsExperiment objectProtective effectsPotential mechanismsRef.

Cordyceps sinensisSD ratsDecreased inflammation[9]
CordycepinSD ratsDecreased inflammation, apoptosis, oxidative stressNrf2-HO-1[10]
LigustrazineC57BL/6 miceDecreased apoptosis, oxidative stress[11]
Yisheng injectionC57BL/6 miceReduced neutrophil infiltration, decreased inflammation[12]
Fufang Shenhua TabletWistar ratsDecreased inflammationDownregulation of TLRs[8]
Wistar ratsDecreased inflammationMyD88 signaling pathway[13]
Wistar ratsDecreased Na + -K + -ATPase level[5]
BerberineNRK-52E cellsDecreased mitochondrial oxidative stress and apoptosisSirt1/p53 signaling pathway[14]
GlycyrrhizinC57BL/6 miceInhibition of inflammation and renal cell apoptosisp38 MAPK signaling pathway[15]
HonokiolWistar albino ratsInhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation[16]
CryptotanshinoneC57BL/6 miceInhibition of cell apoptosis and inflammatory responseNF-κB-p38 MAPK signaling pathway[17]
HyperosideC57BL/6 miceAttenuated tubular cell apoptosis, oxidative stress, inhibited mitochondrial fissionOMA1-OPA1 axis[18]
HK-2 cells
Notoginsenoside R1SD ratsReduced apoptosis and inflammatory responseNF-κB-p38 MAPK signaling pathway[19]
BrazilinSD ratsDecreased inflammation attenuated apoptosis and oxidative stressNF-κB signaling pathway[20]
Salvianolic acid ASD ratsAkt/mTOR/4EBP1 pathway[21]
HK-2 cells
Salvianolic acid BBALB/c miceReduced oxidative stress and inflammation, inhibition of pyroptosisNrf2/NLRP3 signaling pathway[22]
Total glucosides of paeonySD ratsAttenuated apoptosis and inflammationXIST/miR-124-3p/ITGB1 axis[23]
NRK-52E cells
Hydroxysafflor yellow ASD ratsDecreased inflammationTLR4/NF-κB pathway[4]
Sanqi oral solutionSD ratsEnhanced autophagy, attenuated apoptosisERK/mTOR pathway[7]
ArctigeninC57BL/6 miceAlleviated inflammatory response and oxidative stressNF-κB signaling pathway[3]
Farnesiferol BFemale C57/BJ miceAttenuated inflammationTGR5/NF-κB signaling pathway[2]
PolydatinBALB/c miceAntiapoptosis and antioxidative effectsSonic hedgehog (shh) signaling pathway[24]
Primary renal tubular epithelial cells