Chinese herbal extract prevents polycystic kidneys

Triptolide, a compound derived from the Chinese medicinal herb, Lei Gong Teng (Tripterygii wilfordii Radix) has been demonstrated to prevent the formation of kidney-destroying cysts in a mouse model of polycystic kidney disease. Researchers from Yale University found that the compound corrected cellular calcium signalling mechanisms that are disrupted in the disease, leading to abnormal cell growt ...

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