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Table 2 Clinical studies of the anti-CKD effects of herbal medicines
Extract type or
plant part Study design Study model Results References
Abelmoschus
manihot (HKC)
Abelmoschus
manihot (HKC)
Salvia
miltiorrhiza
Salvia
miltiorrhiza
Berberine • 0.1g, 3 times/day for 2
Berberine • 0.4g, 3 times/day over 6
Zingiber
ofcinale
Vitis vinifera • V. vinifera seed extract
Curcuma longa • C. longa containing 95%
Curcumin • Curcumin (1g/day) over 12
Curcumin • Curcumin (320mg/day)
• 2.5g 3 times a day Prospective, open-label, multicenter,
• 50mg losartan daily for 24
weeks
• 2.5g 3 times a day Randomized, non-inferiority,
• 100mg losartan daily for 48
weeks
• Sulfotanshinone
IIA+Western standard
treatment
• Western standard treatment
• Sodium tanshinone IIA
sulfonate injection+ARBs
• ARB monotherapy
years+standard medication
• Standard medication
months+standard medication
• Standard medication
• Z. ofcinale (1000mg/day)
over 10 weeks
• Placebo
(2100mg/day) for 6 months
• Placebo
curcumin (2.5g, 3 times per
week) over 12 weeks
• Placebo
continuous weeks
• Placebo No signicant changes in hs-CRP,
administered over 8 weeks
• Placebo
randomized, controlled clinical trial
on biopsy-proven primary glomerular
disease patients
double-blind, multicenter clinical trial
on IgAN patients
Meta-analysis of 21 clinical studies
involving 1857 patients with CKD
Meta-analysis of 16 clinical studies
involving 1696 patients with
hypertensive nephropathy
Randomized, controlled clinical trial
evaluating hypertensive and type 2
diabetes mellitus patients
Controlled, randomized clinical trial
investigating type 2 diabetes mellitus
patients
Randomized, placebo-controlled,
double-blind clinical trial on patients
on peritoneal dialysis
Randomized, placebo-controlled,
double-blind clinical trial determining
chronic kidney disease patients
Randomized, placebo-controlled,
double-blind clinical trial on patients
undergoing hemodialysis
Double-blind, randomized, , placebocontrolled clinical trial on patients
undergoing hemodialysis
Randomized, placebo-controlled,
double-blind clinical trial on
non-diabetic or diabetic proteinuric
CKD
↓ 24-h proteinuria greater than
losartan potassium
↓ 24-h proteinuria similar to
losartan potassium
No signicant changes in eGFR
↓ BUN, Scr, urinary protein level
over 24 h
↓ Microalbuminuria,
β2-macroglobulin, and cystatin C
↑ GFR levels
↓ 24-h urinary protein, Scr,
cystatin-C
↓ Urinary immunoglobulin G and
transferrin
↓ SBP and DBP
↑ GFR level
↓ Scr, urine albumin/Cr
↓ Osteopontin and KIM-1
↓ VCAM-1 and CRP
↓ MDA level
↑ SOD, GSH-Px, and TAC
activities
↓ BUN, urine albumin/Cr ratio
↓ hs-CRP and cystatin C
↑ eGFR level
↓ Serum fasting glucose
↓ Urinary protein
↓ MDA, protein carbonylation,
H2O
↓ CRP levels
↑ GFR, CAT, GPx, and SOD
activity
↓ NF-kB mRNA expression
↓ hs-CRP level
↑ CAT, GPx activities
MDA levels, and GR activity
↓ MDA level in non-diabetic
patients
↑ Anti-oxidant markers in diabetic
patients
No signicant differences in the
urinary protein, eGFR, and Nrf-2
activation
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Table 2
Extract type or
plant part Study design Study model Results References
Curcumin • Curcumin (500mg twice a
Curcumin • Curcumin Meta-analysis of 5 clinical studies
Curcumin • Curcumin Meta-analysis of 10 clinical studies
Curcumin • Curcumin Meta-analysis of nine clinical studies
Nigella sativa
oil
Nigella sativa • Nigella sativa Meta-analysis of 19 clinical studies
Huangkui capsule (HKC), IgA nephropathy (IgAN), blood urine nitrogen (BUN), systolic blood pressure (SBP), serum creatinine (Scr), glomerular ltration rate (GFR), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), kidney-injurymolecule (KIM-1), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), glutathione (GSH),
estimated glomerular ltration rate (eGFR), high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
day) over 6 weeks
• Placebo
• Placebo No signicant changes in BUN,
• Placebo
• Placebo
• 2.5mL, taken orally, once
daily over 12 weeks
• Control
• Placebo
Randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled trial on CKD patients
involving 290 patients with diabetic
kidney disease
involving 523 CKD patients
on CKD patients
Prospective, randomized, and
open-labeled clinical study on patients
with Stages 3–4 of CKD
involving 1295 participants
↓ MDA, MCP-1, IL-4, and IFN-γ
levels
↓ Scr, total cholesterol, SBP, and
fasting blood glucose
urinary protein, triglyceride, and
diastolic blood pressure levels
No signicant differences in IL-6,
TNF-α, and hs-CRP levels
↓ Total cholesterol and TNF-α
levels
↓ Blood urea, Scr, and 24-h urinary
protein
↑ Total urine volume over 24h and
GFR
↓ ALP and BUN levels
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2 Abelmoschus manihot L.
Abelmoschus manihot (A. manihot), an annual owering
herb, belongs to Malvaceae. It is widely found in eastern
European countries, northern Australia, and Asian countries,
such as Indonesia, India, Korea, and China [1]. A. manihot
has been extensively administered in China as folk medicine,
especially for treating CKD. Additionally, the Huangkui
capsule (HKC) is a Chinese-approved drug containing the
ethanolic extract of A. manihot owers and is prescribed for
treating kidney disorders [2].
2.1 Animal Studies
An experiment conducted by Ge etal. determined the effect
of HKC in diabetic nephropathy (DN) caused by unilateral
nephrectomy and intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin
in Sprague–Dawley rats. They supported that HKC signicantly improved the formation of glomerulosclerosis brosis
and mitigated transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and
collagen type IV expression in the renal tissue of DN rats. It
also propagated the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α and its downstream target genes (CPT-1 and
ACO) and PPAR-γ and its target genes (CD36 and LPL)
mRNA expression in the kidney tissue. Furthermore, HKC
enhanced the serum adiponectin levels while reducing
inammation-induced cytokines, namely, tumor necrosis
factor-alfa (TNF-α), Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and IL-2in
the kidney tissue of DN rats. Therefore, they suggested HKC
as a potential anti-DN agent through activating PPARα/γ [3].
Similarly, HKC notably decreased total body weight and
kidney weight, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), uric acid (UA),
and urinary albumin levels in unilateral nephrectomy and
streptozotocin injection in rats. It also improved renal brosis by inhibiting the cell number and extracellular matrix
amount in the glomerulus. In addition, HKC markedly attenuated the oxidative stress parameters, including malondialdehyde (MDA) and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
phosphate oxidase 4 (NOX4), while elevating the activity of
anti-oxidant superoxide dismutase (SOD). Furthermore, it
meaningfully downregulated phosphorylated p38MAPK,
phosphorylated Akt (p-Akt), TNF-α, and TGF-β protein
expressions in the kidney tissue of DN rats [4].
Tu and coworkers reported that HKC remarkably
enhanced body weight and general status while decreasing
kidney/body weight ratio, urinary protein, serum BUN, and
creatinine (Cr) levels in unilateral nephrectomy and
adriamycin- induced nephropathy in male Sprague-Dawley
rats. It also improved renal brosis by reducing the cell numbers and rate of extracellular matrix in the glomerulus and
reduced the number of ED1(+) and ED3(+) macrophages
inltrating the glomeruli. In addition, HKC provided a signicant decrement in TNF-α, IL-2, TGF-β1, and phosphorylated p38MAPK protein expression in the kidney of
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strikingly attenuated body weight, serum albumin, SCr, and
urinary albumin levels, and improved glomerular pathological changes in unilateral nephrectomy and adriamycininduced nephropathy in male Sprague-Dawley rats.
Moreover, it notably downregulated the expression levels of
p-Akt, p-p70S6K, p-mTOR, and TGF-β1in the rats’ renal
tissue following adriamycin-induced nephropathy [6].
Cai etal. noticed that HKC rmly alleviated serum Cr,
BUN, and urinary protein levels in chronic renal failure produced by adenine in male Sprague–Dawley rats. It also suppressed NOX1, NOX2, NOX4, α-SMA, and phosphorylated
extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK) expression in
kidney tissue [7]. Furthermore, Kim etal. showed that 70%
ethanolic extract of ower and leaf of A. manihot markedly
mitigated serum Cr, BUN, urinary albumin, glomerular and
tubular damage in unilateral nephrectomy, excessive fat consumption, and streptozotocin induction in C57BL/6 mice. A.
manihot extract also reduced the mRNA expression of TNFα, IL-6, and p-IκBα while elevating IL-10in kidney tissue
[8]. Taken together, A. manihot and HKC may be effective
candidates for improving CKD.
2.2 Clinical Studies
The renoprotective properties of A. manihot have been
approved in several clinical studies. In this regard, Zhang
etal. evaluated the impact of HKC (2.5g, 3 times/day) on
417 patients with biopsy-conrmed primary glomerular disease. They revealed that HKC strikingly decreased proteinuria after 24weeks of treatment. Surprisingly, the effect of
HKC on proteinuria was more signicant than losartan
potassium (50mg/day). In addition, no severe adverse effects
were observed with HKC treatment [9]. Similarly, HKC
showed promising results for treating IgA nephropathy
(IgAN) patients. In this study, 1600 biopsy-proven cases of
IgAN were randomized to receive either HKC (dosage of
2.5g, 3 times daily) or losartan potassium (dosage of 100mg
daily) continuously over 48 weeks. Both groups notably
diminished the 24-h proteinuria following 48weeks of treatment, and HKC produced similar results as losartan. In addition, the glomerular ltration rate (eGFR) did not differ
signicantly in both HKC or losartan groups [10].
A meta-analysis conducted by Shi and colleagues
involved 72 human clinical studies comprising 5895 patients
with DN. They emphasized that the combined therapy of
HKC and RAS blockers mitigated levels of urinary protein in
24h, rate of urinary albumin excretion, and serum Cr more
effectively than RAS blockers alone. However, they did not
nd any signicant changes in eGFR levels in both groups.
In addition, no severe adverse effect was reported following
HKC treatment, and HKC did not elevate the adverse effects
rates.
It could be concluded that A. manihot may be a promising
and safe treatment for ameliorating the severity of proteinuria as well as renal function in CKD patients.
3 Salvia miltiorrhiza andIts Major Active
Components: Tanshinone
andSalvianolic Acid
The perennial owering plant Salvia miltiorrhiza (S. miltiorrhiza) is a member of Lamiaceae. Its roots are extensively
used in traditional Chinese medicine. Some major active
ingredients of S. miltiorrhiza are salvianolic acid A and B,
tanshinone I, IIA, and IIB [11].
3.1 Animal Studies
The ethyl acetate extract of roots of S. miltiorrhiza signicantly mitigated urine level, urinary albumin excretion, albumin/Cr ratio, serum Cr, BUN, and improved the pathological
changes in streptozotocin-induced DN in male C57BL/6
mice. S. miltiorrhiza also elevated nuclear factor erythroid-
2- related factor 2 (Nrf-2), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), and
NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1 (NQO1) mRNA expression while suppressing Keap-1 mRNA expression in the kidney of DN mice. They supported that S. miltiorrhiza
ameliorates DN through the Nrf-2-mediated anti-oxidant
system [12].
3.1.1 Salvianolic Acid A
Salvianolic acid A remarkably reduced kidney/body weight
ratio, Scr, BUN, creatinine clearance rate, and MDA level
while increasing body weight and SOD activity in 5/6 nephrectomized rats. It also downregulated TGF-β1 while upregulating bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP-7) and Smad6
protein expression levels in the kidney [13]. Furthermore,
Zhang etal. found that salvianolic acid A dose- dependently
alleviated TGF-β1, α-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA), TNF-α,
IL-1β expression levels in 5/6 nephrectomized rats. It also suppressed nuclear factor-kappa B (NF- κB) and p38 mitogen-
activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade in the
kidneys of 5/6Nx rats [14]. Similarly, salvianolic acid A dosedependently stimulated the activity of SOD, catalase (CAT),
and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) while diminishing MDA,
reactive oxygen species (ROS), and NOX-4 levels in 5/6
nephrectomized rats. It also propagated p-Akt, p-GSK-3β,
p-Nrf-2, and HO-1 levels in the renal tissue of 5/6Nx rats [15].
In minimal change disease (MCD) caused by adriamycin
in rats, salvianolic acid A rmly attenuated Scr, BUN, and
urinary levels of angiopoietin-like 4 (Angptl4). It also
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3.1.2 Salvianolic Acid B
Salvianolic Acid B signicantly decreased urinary output,
cystatin C, Scr, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, VCAM-1,
IL-1β, Interleukin-6, and TNF-αmRNA expression in the
kidney tissue of renal tubular damage induced by fatty acid
in C57BL/6 mice. It also diminished endoplasmic reticulum
stress markers and apoptosis by decreasing apoptotic Bax
and c-caspase-3 while increasing anti-apoptotic BCL2expression [17]. In a model of renal injury caused by ischemia–reperfusion in Balb/c mice, salvianolic Acid B notably
reduced Scr, BUN, MDA, IL-1β and TNF-α mRNA levels,
and Keap-1 protein expression in kidney tissue. It also propagated Nrf-2 and HO-1 levels, and SOD and glutathione
(GSH) activities in kidney tissue [18].
Hu and coworkers showed that salvianolic acid B markedly alleviated BUN, Scr, a-SMA, and protein expression of
TGF-β and FGF-2, while increasing E-cadherin protein
expression in the kidney tissue of unilateral ureteral
obstruction- induced renal damage in C57BL/6 mice [19].
3.1.3 Tanshinone IIA
In streptozotocin-induced DN, Tanshinone IIA strikingly
diminished urine albumin excretion rate, CRP, and MDA levels while enhancing SOD activity. It also provided a notable
decrement in TGF-β1, P-selectin, and monocyte chemotactic
protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA expression levels in DN rats’
renal tissue [20]. Similarly, Tanshinone IIA remarkably
attenuated mRNA expression of TGF-β1, thrombospondin-1
(TSP-1), glucose-regulated protein 78 (Grp78), and CHOP
in kidneys of DN rats. In addition, Tanshinone IIA signicantly mitigated endoplasmic reticulum stress by decreasing
the protein levels of p-PERK, p-elf2α, and activating transcription factor (ATF)-4in the renal tissue of streptozotocininduced DN in rats [21]. Liang etal. revealed that Tanshinone
IIA ameliorated contrast-induced nephropathy through
decreasing MDA and increasing Nrf-2 and HO-1 signaling
pathways [22].
Taken together, S. miltiorrhiza and its main active ingredients may be promising candidates for modulating CKD
through anti-oxidative and anti-brotic effects.
3.2 Clinical Studies
Zhou and coworkers conducted a meta-analysis on 21 clinical studies involving 1857 patients with CKD.They realized
that S. miltiorrhiza signicantly attenuated BUN, Scr, 24-h
urine protein levels, microalbuminuria, β2-macroglobulin,
and cystatin C (CysC) while improving GFR levels in CKD
patients. Neither the safety nor the adverse effects were
meaningfully different between the extract and control
groups [23].
Similarly, Xu etal. analyzed 16 clinical studies involving
1696 cases of hypertensive nephropathy. They supported that
sodium tanshinone IIA sulfonate combined with angiotensin
II receptor blockers (ARBs) remarkably mitigated 24h urinary protein, Scr, cystatin-C, urinary immunoglobulin G,
urine transferrin level, systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood
(DBP) pressures while propagating GFR compared to monotherapy with ARB in patients with hypertensive nephropathy
[24].
It could be summarized that supplementation therapy
with S. miltiorrhiza and its constituents may be effective and
safe in treating CKD patients.
4 Berberine
Berberine is an alkaloid widely found in the barks, roots,
rhizomes, and stems of species Berberis (B. vulgaris, B. aris-
tata, B. aquifolium) and Coptis (Coptis japonica, Coptis chinensis). Berberine possesses plenty of promising
pharmacological effects, including anti-inammatory, antioxidant, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, hypolipidemic, cardioprotective, and renoprotective effects [25, 26].
4.1 Animal Studies
Berberine notably decreased MDA level while enhancing
SOD and CAT activities in the kidney tissue of unilateral
ureteral obstruction (UUO)-induced kidney injury in
Sprague-Dawley rats. It also signicantly diminished TGFβ1, α-SMA, and phosphorylated Smad3 (pSmad3) expression in the kidney tissue of UUO rats [27]. Qin et al.
suggested that berberine ameliorates diabetic kidney disease
by decreasing the expression as well as dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) translocation from the cytoplasm to the mitochondria [28].
In the streptozocin-induced DN model, berberine markedly reduced kidney/body weight, BUN, Scr, 24-h urinary
protein levels, and protein expression of extracellular matrix
protein deposition-related markers. It also promoted the
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) phosphorylation and
autophagy-related markers in DN rats [29]. Similarly, berberine meaningfully alleviated Scr, BUN, as well as TGF-β,
vimentin, and α-SMA expression in DN rats [30].
Furthermore, Zhu and coworkers noticed that berberine
strikingly mitigated kidney/body weight ratio, 24-h urinary
protein, Scr, BUN, IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1 levels in the kidney tissue of streptozocin-induced DN rats. Berberine also
suppressed the TLR-4 and NF-κB cascade through decreasing TLR-4 protein level, p-IκBα/IκBα, and p-p65/p65in DN
rats [31]. In addition, berberine provided a signicant decrement in matrix metallopeptidase (MMP)-9, tissue inhibitor

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Fig. 2 The anti-CKD and reno-protective mechanisms of berberine.
Malondialdehyde (MDA), reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide
dismutase (SOD), Interleukin (IL), transforming growth factor-β1
(TGF-β1), matrix metallopeptidase (MMP), AMP-activated protein
matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP)-1 and -2, TGF-β1, bronectin, and type IV collagen while increasing MMP2 expression levels in streptozocin-induced DN in the rat [32].
In spontaneously hypertensive rats, berberine remarkably
attenuated hypertension, Ang II, aldosterone, kidney-injury
molecule (KIM-1), IL-6, IL-17, IL-23, and osteopontin [33].
Tian and coworkers showed that berberine rmly alleviated
mean arterial pressure, NOX2 and 4, Erk1/2, and iNOS while
stimulating copper/zinc superoxide dismutase levels in
hypertensive rats [34].
Taken together, berberine may effectively protect against
CKD through several mechanisms, including anti-oxidative,
anti-inammatory, and anti-brotic impacts (Fig.2).
4.2 Clinical Studies
Dai and coworkers evaluated the impact of berberine (0.1g,
3 times daily) on 69 hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. They revealed that berberine notably decreased
Scr, urine albumin-to-creatine ratio, renal damage markers
including osteopontin and KIM-1, as well as inammatory
markers, including VCAM-1 and CRP.Berberine also inhibited oxidative stress through reducing MDA while stimulat-
kinase (AMPK), tissue inhibitor matrix metalloproteinase (TIMP),
nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS),
toll-like receptor 4
ing superoxide dismutase, GSH-Px, and total anti-oxidant
capacity (TAC) activities in hypertensive and type 2 diabetes
mellitus patients [35]. Similarly, Li and coworkers determined the effects of berberine (0.4g, 3 times daily) on 114
patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Berberine signicantly
diminished hs-CRP, BUN, urine albumin/Cr ratio, and cystatin C while improving eGFR level than the control group.
Besides that, no important adverse effects were observed following treatment with berberine [36].
5 Zingiber ocinale andIts Constituents:
6-Gingerols and6-Shogaols
Zingiber ofcinale (Z. ofcinale), popularly known as ginger, is a perennial herb belonging to Zingiberaceae [37]. Its
roots are widely used as a spice and also in traditional medicine worldwide. It has been emphasized that Z. ofcinale has
anti-oxidant, anti-inammatory, anti-microbial, anti-emetic,
anti-diabetic, cardioprotective, and renoprotective effects.
The phenolic constituents of Z. ofcinale are mainly responsible for their several effects, including 6-gingerols and
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5.1 Animal Studies
In the model of streptozocin-induced DN, Z. ofcinale
extract signicantly decreased Scr, BUN, and MDA while
enhancing GSH level, and activities of SOD and CAT in
renal tissue. In addition, Z. ofcinale markedly diminished
inammatory cytokines, namely, TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β,
and apoptosis (cytochrome c, caspase-3) in the kidney tissue
of streptozocin-induced DN in rats [40].
Furthermore, Z. ofcinale extract notably reduced MDA
and TNF-α levels while increasing activities of TAC, SOD,
catalase, Gpx, and expression of Nrf-2in the kidney tissue of
ethanol-induced kidney injury in ats [41].
In the model of mercuric chloride-induced kidney injury,
Z. ofcinale extract meaningfully elevated GSH level, SOD,
catalase, GPx, glutathione reductase, and glutathione- S-
transferase (GST) activities while decreased MDA levels in
kidney tissue [42]. Similarly, Z. ofcinale extract rmly
stimulated GSH levels, GPx, GST, and CAT in the kidney
tissue of lead-induced renal toxicity in rats [43].
5.1.1 6-Shogaol
In the renal ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) model, 6-shogaol
notably diminished Scr, BUN, kidney neutrophil gelatinaseassociated lipocalin (NGAL), IL-6, MCP-1, macrophage
inammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), and keratinocyte chemoattractant expression. It also stimulated HO-1 expression in
I/R-induced kidney injury in mice [44]. In addition, 6-shogaol
also protects against streptozocin-induced DN through propagating Nrf-2mRNA expression in C57BL/6 male mice [45].
Gwon etal. revealed that 6-shogaol remarkably mitigated
Scr, BUN, MDA levels, and KIM-1, NGAL, NOX4, TNF-α,
IL-6, and MCP-1 mRNA expression in acute kidney injury
following cisplatin in mice. It also elevated GSH levels,
SOD, and catalase activities in kidney tissue [46].
5.1.2 6-Gingerol
In streptozocin-induced DN, 6-gingerol strikingly reduced
Scr, BUN, MDA, CRP, IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α levels.
Moreover, it elevated the GSH level, and activities of SOD
and catalase in the renal tissue of DN rats [47]. 6-Gingerol
also alleviated Scr, BUN, and MDA levels while improving
GSH levels and pathological changes in the kidney tissue of
gentamicin-induced renal injury [48].
Salihu and coworkers supported that 6-gingerol markedly
reduced MDA and hydrogen peroxide levels while increasing anti-oxidant activities in carbendazim-induced renal
damage in rats [49].
In the mercuric chloride-induced kidney injury model,
6-gingerol rmly propagated GSH level, SOD and CAT, GR,
GPx, and GST activities while reducing MDA level in kidney tissue [42].
5.2 Clinical Studies
Imani etal. investigated the effects of Z. ofcinale (1000mg/
day) on 36 patients on peritoneal dialysis. They showed that
Z. ofcinale notably mitigated fasting glucose levels in
serum, which is an important risk factor for DN, hyperinsulinemia, and cardiovascular disorders [50].
6 Punica granatum andIts Major
Constituent Ellagic Acid
Punica granatum (P. granatum), which is popularly famous
as pomegranate, is a small deciduous tree and a member of
Punicaceae. It is mostly cultivated in the Mediterranean
countries, including India, Iran, Turkey, and China. Several
pharmacological effects have been attributed to P. granatum
fruit, including anti-oxidant, anti-inammatory, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and renoprotective properties [51, 52]. In addition, ellagic acid (EA) is one
of the major and well-studied active polyphenolic compounds found in pomegranate fruits [53, 54].
6.1 Animal Studies
In the model of streptozotocin-induced DN, the P. granatum
leaves extract containing a high amount of avonoids (PGFF)
meaningfully decreased Scr, BUN, urinary total protein,
urine volume, and MDA level in rats. PGFF also improved
histopathological changes and anti-oxidant markers in the
kidneys of DN rats [55]. Similarly, the methanolic extract of
P. granatum leaves (MPGL) remarkably diminished Scr,
BUN, and MDA levels while promoting GSH level, CAT,
and SOD activities in the kidney tissue of streptozotocininduced DN in rats [56]. MPGL also reduced oxidative stress
and TNF-α level in the rat’s kidney tissue of gentamicininduced nephropathy [57].
P. granatum peel ethanol extract (PPEE) notably mitigated oxidative stress markers, C-reactive protein, and caspase- 3 while elevating Bcl-2 renal expression in
vancomycin-induced kidney injury in the rat [58]. In addition, P. granatum juice markedly attenuated levels of nitric
oxide (NO) and MDA while enhancing anti-oxidant status in
the kidney tissue of carbon tetrachloride-induced nephrotoxicity in rats [59].
6.1.1 Ellagic Acid (EA)
In the model of streptozotocin-induced DN, EA rmly alleviated Scr, BUN, MDA, and TNF-α levels while increasing
SOD activity in kidney tissue. EA also suppressed the
HMGB1-TLR-4-NF-кB pathway by downregulating TLR-4,
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Fig. 3 The anti-CKD and reno-protective mechanisms of Punica gra-
natum and its main active constituent, EA.Interleukin (IL), Interleukin-1
receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-
α), TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6), transforming growth
factor-β1 (TGF-β1), nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxi-
receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), inhibitor of NF-κB
kinase (IKK-β), NF-κBp65, and HMGB1 protein expression
in the kidney tissue of DN mice [60]. EA also ameliorated
sodium arsenite-induced renal injury in rats by anti-oxidative
effects [61].
In chronic renal failure induced by 5/6 nephrectomy, EA
signicantly decreased urine volume, urine protein, BUN,
Scr, MDA, TNF-α, IL-6, and ICAM-1 level while increasing
GSH level and superoxide dismutase activity in renal tissue.
In addition, EA markedly diminished miR-182, TGF-β1,
bronectin, and Bax while stimulating FOXO3a and Bcl-2
expression levels in rats [62]. Similarly, in the renal ischemic–reperfusion injury model, EA notably alleviated TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1, MDA, LDH, iNOS, COX-2
levels, Bax and caspase-3 expression while promoted GSH
level, SOD activity, and Bcl-2 expression in kidney tissue.
Furthermore, EA inhibited the p-JAK1, p-JAK2, p-STAT1,
and NOX4 expression levels [63].
In the carbon tetrachloride-induced kidney damage
model, EA meaningfully attenuated MDA level, and COX-2,
TNF-α, NF-κB, and vascular endothelial growth factor family (VEGF) expression. It also propagated GSH level, CAT
activity, and Nrf-2 expression in kidney tissue [64]. Moreover,
EA suppressed MDA, TNF-α, IL-6 levels, NF-κB, and Bax
expression while increasing anti-oxidant markers following
amikacin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats [65].
dase (NOX), Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4), inhibitor of nuclear factor
kappa-B kinase (IKK-β), nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-κB), nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2), High mobility group box 1
(HMGB1), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD),
glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT)
Collectively, P. granatum and its main active constituent,
EA, may ameliorate CKD through several mechanisms,
including anti-oxidative, anti-inammatory, anti-apoptotic,
and anti-brotic effects (Fig.3).
7 Vitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera (V. vinifera), commonly known as grape, is a
owering plant belonging to Vitaceae. Nowadays, V. vinifera
is cultivated in almost every country around the world. The
grape juice and seeds have high levels of polyphenols and
anti-oxidants and show multiple pharmacological properties,
containing immunomodulatory, anti-oxidant, antiinammatory, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-diabetic, anti-aging,
cardioprotective, and renoprotective properties [66].
7.1 Animal Studies
Grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts (GSPE) signicantly
ameliorated endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced apoptosis
through diminishing GRP78, p-ERK, and caspase-12 expression in streptozotocin-induced DN in rats [67]. Similarly,
GSPE markedly reduced levels of Scr, BUN, and MDA
while increasing anti-oxidant activities in DN rats. GSPE

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also meaningfully propagated Nrf-2, HO-1, GST, and NQO1
renal mRNA expression [68]. Following the carboplatin and
thalidomide-induced nephrotoxicity, GSPE rmly alleviated
p53 expression, TNF-a, IL-6, MDA, and NO levels, while
elevating GSH, GST, TAC levels, SOD, and catalase, activities in renal tissue [69].
In doxorubicin-induced DN, aqueous extracts of V. vinif-
era fruits remarkably attenuated Scr, BUN, and hs-CRP
while stimulating the mRNA expression of Nrf-2in kidney
tissue [70]. In addition, V. vinifera seed extract notably
decreased the Scr, MDA, and IL-6 levels while enhancing
SOD activity in amiodarone-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
[71].
7.2 Clinical Studies
Imani et al. determined the impacts of grape seed extract
(GSE, 2100mg/day) by evaluating 33 patients with chronic
kidney disease. They revealed that GSE meaningfully attenuated urinary protein, MDA, protein carbonylation, H2O2,
and CRP levels while propagating GFR, CAT, GPx levels,
and SOD activity [72].
Taken together, V. vinifera may ameliorate renal failure
and chronic kidney disease through anti-oxidant and antiinammatory activities.
8 Curcuma longa andIts Major
Component: Curcumin
In sodium arsenate-induced kidney injury in mice, curcumin markedly diminished IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, Interferongamma (IFN-γ), TGF-β1, and NF-κB mRNA levels and
suppressed MAPK signaling through decreasing P-JNK,
P-ERK1/2, and P-p38 phosphorylation in kidney tissue.
Additionally, curcumin activated the Nrf-2 signaling cascade
by enhancing Nrf-2, NQO1, as well as HO-1 protein expression [77]. Cao etal. also suggested that curcumin meaningfully alleviated levels of MDA and NO, IL-1β, IL-6, and
TNF-α while elevating SOD, CAT, and GSH-Px activities in
gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats. In addition, curcumin inhibited apoptosis by decreasing caspase-3 and Bax
while enhancing Bcl-2 expression [78].
Curcumin remarkably mitigated NLRP3 inammasome
activation by decreasing IL-1β, NLRP3, ASC, and caspase1
mRNA and protein expression in hyperuricemia and kidney
inammation following potassium oxonate consumption in
mice [79]. Furthermore, in passive Heymann nephritis model
in rats, curcumin rmly attenuated Scr, BUN, and MDA levels while increasing GSH levels, and SOD, and catalase in
kidney tissue. Besides that, curcumin suppressed Bax,
Caspase-3, p62, PI3K, p-AKT, and p-mTOR while stimulating Bcl-2, Nrf-2, beclin1, and HO-1proteins expression in
kidney tissue [80].
In cisplatin-induced kidney damage in rats, curcumin provided a signicant decrement in Scr, BUN, MDA levels,
ERK1/2 phosphorylation, NF-κB expression, Bax/Bcl-2
ratio, and TNF-α, IL-6, KIM-1, and NGAL mRNA levels. In
contrast, curcumin increased GSH levels and IL-10 mRNA
expression in renal tissue [81].
Curcuma longa (C. longa), commonly known as turmeric, is
a perennial rhizomatous herb member of Zingiberaceae. It is
chiey cultivated in Asia, India, Iran, and China. Curcumin
is the major and well-studied polyphenol isolated from the
rhizome of C. longa. Curcumin has many promising pharmacological properties, including anti-oxidant, antiinammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-microbial,
anti-cancer, neuroprotective, hepatoprotective, and renoprotective properties [73, 74].
8.2 Clinical Studies
Alvarenga and coworkers evaluated the effects of C. longa
containing 95% curcumin (2.5g, 3 times/week) on 31 hemodialysis patients. They noticed that curcumin remarkably
diminished the mRNA expression of NF-kB and hs-CRP levels [82]. Similarly, curcumin (1g/day for 12weeks) markedly propagated CAT and GPx activities in hemodialysis
patients. Besides that, hs-CRP and MDA levels, and GR
activity did not signicantly change [83].
8.1 Animal Studies
cumin (320mg/day) on non-diabetic or diabetic proteinuric
In a model of kidney injury induced by doxorubicin, powdered dried rhizomes of C. longa signicantly decreased
MCP-1 and TGF-β1 levels, pathological changes, and desmin, vimentin, and ED-1+ cells immunostaining in the rat
kidney tissue [75]. Similarly, curcumin notably reduced urinary protein, MDA levels, protein expression of NF-κB p65,
and Keap-1, while stimulating the protein expression of
HO-1, NQO-1, Nrf-2, IκBα, and SOD activity in the
doxorubicin- induced nephrotic syndrome [76].
CKD.They revealed that curcumin rmly alleviated MDA
levels in non-diabetic patients while elevating anti-oxidant
markers in diabetic proteinuric CKD patients. They reported
no meaningful differences in the urinary protein, eGFR, and
Nrf-2 activation [84]. Furthermore, curcumin (500mg/tablet
twice for 6 months) strikingly attenuated MDA, MCP-1,
IL-4, and IFN-γ levels in CKD patients [85].
involving 290 diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients
Osorio and coworkers determined the impacts of cur-
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longa and its major active constituent, curcumin. Nuclear factor-κB
(NF-κB), nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (Nrf-2), inhibitor
of nuclear factor kappa-B (Iκβα), heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), NAD(P)H quinone dehydrogenase 1
(NQO1), phosphorylation-extracellular signal-regulated kinase
emphasized that curcumin notably diminished Scr, total cholesterol, SBP, and fasting blood glucose. In contrast, curcumin showed no signicant changes in BUN, urinary
protein, triglyceride, and diastolic blood pressure levels [86].
Emami etal. also analyzed 10 clinical studies involving 523
CKD patients. In comparison with the control group, they
found no notable changes in IL-6, TNF-α, and hs-CRP levels
following curcumin consumption [87]. In contrast, a metaanalysis consisting of nine clinical studies supported that
curcumin markedly mitigated total cholesterol and TNF-α in
CKD patients [88].
Collectively, C. longa and its main active constituent, curcumin, may ameliorate CKD through several mechanisms,
including anti-oxidative, anti-inammatory effects and
PI3K/AKT/mTOR, Nrf-2/HO-1, and NF-κB signaling pathways (Fig.4).
9 Nigella sativa
Nigella sativa (N. sativa), commonly known as black cumin,
is an annual herbaceous owering plant belonging to
Ranunculaceae [89]. Its small and black seeds have been
used in many traditional foods and as folk medicine.
(p-ERK), kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap-1), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT), Interleukin (IL), transforming growth factor-beta 1
(TGF-β1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), NLR family pyrin domain
containing 3 (NLRP3), kidney-injury-molecule (KIM-1), Interferongamma (IFN-γ), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL)
Thymoquinone is the major active ingredient of seeds of N.
sativa. Several pieces of evidence support that N. sativa has
anti-tussive, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, anti-inammatory,
anti-anxiety, analgesic, hepatoprotective, and nephroprotective properties [90, 91].
9.1 Animal Studies
In the UUO model in rats, 70% hydro-ethanolic extract of N.
sativa signicantly suppressed the levels of angiotensin II,
MCP-1, MDA, and TNF-α in kidney tissue. It also increased
GSH levels, and activities of SOD and catalase [92]. In addi-
tion, N. sativa oil notably diminished total oxidant status and
lipid hydroperoxide levels while enhancing total anti-oxidant
status, paraoxonase, and ceruloplasmin activities in radiationinduced kidney damage in rats [93].
In cisplatin-induced kidney damage, N. sativa oil and thymoquinone remarkably attenuated Scr, BUN, and MDA levels while stimulating the anti-oxidant status in rat kidney
tissue [94]. Similarly, 70% hydro-ethanolic extract of N.
sativa signicantly improved histopathological changes and
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9.2 Clinical Studies
Alam and coworkers demonstrated the impact of N. sativa
oil (2.5mL, taken orally, once daily) on 150 patients with
Stages 3 and 4 of CKD.They showed that N. sativa oil markedly diminished the blood urea, Scr, and 24-h urinary protein
while notably increasing the 24-h total urine volume and
GFR level [96]. Meanwhile, a meta-analysis of 19 clinical
studies involving 1295 participants emphasized that N. sativa
notably mitigated ALP and BUN levels [97].
10 Rosmarinus ocinalis andIts Major
Constituent: Rosmarinic Acid
The herb Rosmarinus ofcinalis, common name rosemary, is
an aromatic evergreen perennial shrub of Lamiaceae. Its dark
green elongated and aromatic leaves are used to season food,
as well as in folk medicine for centuries. The main active
constituents of R. ofcinalis are carnosic acid, carnosol, and
rosmarinic acid. Previous studies revealed that R. ofcinalis
and its active components possessed anti-nociceptive, antioxidant, anti-inammatory, neuroprotective, anti-depressant,
and nephroprotective properties [98, 99].
10.1 Animal Studies
In carbon tetrachloride-induced nephropathy in mice, R. ofcinalis signicantly reduced Scr, BUN, LDH, and MDA
while increasing anti-oxidant markers activities in kidney
tissue [100]. Similar to this, rosemary essential oil notably
diminished urea, Scr, and MDA levels while improving histopathological changes, total anti-oxidant concentration,
CAT, and GPx activities in diethylnitrosamine-induced renal
injury in rats [101]. R. ofcinalis essential oil also decreased
urea, creatinine, uric acid, MDA, and H2O2 levels while
improving histological changes and anti-oxidant activities in
potassium dichromate-induced kidney damage in rats [102].
10.1.1 Rosmarinic Acid
Rosmarinic acid markedly attenuated MDA, NO levels, and
mRNA expression of IL-1β, IL-6, and TNF-α while elevating SOD, catalase, and TAC activities in kidney injury following cisplatin administration in mice. Rosmarinic acid
also stimulated the Nrf-2 signaling cascade through stimulating Nrf-2 and HO-1 while inhibiting Keap-1 mRNA expression in kidney tissue [103]. In chlorpyrifos-induced kidney
injury in rats, rosmarinic acid rmly mitigated serum urea,
Scr, KIM-1, ROS, MDA, NO, IL-1β, TNF-α, and NF-κB p65
levels while promoting GSH, SOD, and CAT activities in
kidney tissue. Additionally, rosmarinic acid strikingly suppressed Bax, caspase-3, and Keap-1 while stimulating the
expression of Bcl-2, Nrf-2, HO-1, and Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) in
kidney tissue [104].
Rosmarinic acid also prevented MDA levels and histopathological changes while propagating GSH levels and
Nrf-2 mRNA levels in chromium-induced renal injury in rats
[105]. In cadmium-induced nephrotoxicity, rosmarinic acid
considerably reduced CRP, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, ROS, NO,
H2O2, and MDA levels while stimulating GSH, GPx, and GR
levels, as well as SOD and CAT activities. Furthermore, rosmarinic acid hampered caspase-3, 8, and 9, NF-κB, protein
kinase C (PKC), tumor necrosis factor receptor, TGF-β1,
SMAD3, and α-SMA expression in kidney tissue [106].
Acknowledgments This study was supported by the research council
of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
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