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Arsenic from environmental contamination is a risk factor for kidney disease,and the clinical use of arsenic also triggers a new concern that the potential kidney damage caused by exposure to clinical doses of arsenic trivalent.So far,the undergoing mecha
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Department of Nephrology, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai Univ
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Arsenic from environmental contamination is a risk factor for kidney disease,and the clinical use of arsenic also triggers a new concern that the potential kidney damage caused by exposure to clinical doses of arsenic trivalent.So far,the undergoing mechanisms contributing to arsenic nephrotoxicity mostly remain unclear,and universally accepted methods for preventing this complication are limited too.Ancient Chinese medical scientists recognized the toxicity of arsenic long ago,and there were some records of Chinese herbs against arsenic poisoning in ancient books of Chinese medicine.In the past decade,several herbal formulations,as well as some potentially active compounds extracted from Chinese herbs,have been employed to prevent arsenic nephrotoxicity both in vivo and in vitro and showed better therapeutic effects.The present paper thus summarizes and discusses these Chinese medicine methods in preventing such a public health problem.In addition,we call for large,well-designed,randomized,and controlled clinical trials to be performed to further assess the efficacy and safety of these potential methods of Chinese medicine against arsenic nephrotoxicity.
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