Nigella sativa oil and thymoquinone ameliorate albuminuria and renal extracellular matrix accumulation in the experimental diabetic rats. - Concepedia

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Nigella sativa oil and thymoquinone ameliorate albuminuria and renal extracellular matrix accumulation in the experimental diabetic rats.

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2016

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B. Al-Trad, Khalid Al‐Batayneh, Samir Atef Farid Elmetwally, Ibrahim Ginawi, Mohd Alaraj, E Alkofahi, Omar Aljumaili, A Kosba

Abstract

NSO and TQ treatment decreased albuminuria in the experimental models of the diabetic nephropathy by the preservation of the podocyte function; along with the suppression of enhanced extracellular matrix gene expression through interfering with TGF-β1 production and angiogenesis.