[Effects of rhein on activity of caspase-3 in kidney and cell apoptosis on the progression of renal injury in glomerulosclerosis].

Abstract

Rhein could have significant protective effects on the progression of renal injury, and might regulate pathological changes by influencing the activities of NF-kappaB and caspase-3 in the early phase of glomerulosclerosis. Therefore, down-regulating caspase-3 expression in kidney might be one of the molecular mechanisms in the way that rhein could alleviate renal tissue cell apoptosis in glomerulosclerosis.