01/16/2020 / By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Researchers from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine evaluated the incidence rate of nephrotoxicity (toxicity in the kidneys) resulting from the use of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. F (TwHF) preparations approved by the China Food and Drug Administration, as well as the potential risk factors involved. Their results were published in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
The researchers acknowledged that their meta-analysis was limited in terms of number of articles, sample size and poor methodology quality. With this in mind, they concluded that the incidence rate of nephrotoxicity of TwHF preparations might be overestimated in their study. They emphasized the need for more studies so potential influence factors can be identified and explored.
Journal Reference:
Feng X, Fang SN, Liang N, Liu JP, Chen W. NEPHROTOXICITY OF TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII HOOK. F PREPARATIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 18 January 2019;25(1):16–31. DOI: 10.1089/acm.2018.0270
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