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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 • 0.1g, 3 times/day for 2
Berberine • 0.4g, 3 times/day over 6
Zingiber ofcinale
Vitis vinifera V. vinifera seed extract
Curcuma longa C. longa containing 95%
Curcumin • Curcumin (1g/day) over 12
Curcumin • Curcumin (320mg/day)
• 2.5g 3 times a day Prospective, open-label, multicenter,
• 50mg losartan daily for 24 weeks
• 2.5g 3 times a day Randomized, non-inferiority,
• 100mg 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. ofcinale (1000mg/day) over 10 weeks
• Placebo
(2100mg/day) for 6 months
• Placebo
curcumin (2.5g, 3 times per week) over 12 weeks
• Placebo
continuous weeks
• Placebo No signicant 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 signicant 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 signicant differences in the
urinary protein, eGFR, and Nrf-2 activation
V. BaradaranRahimi and V. R. Askari
[9]
[10]
[23]
[24]
[35]
[36]
[50]
[72]
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[82]
[83]
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Table 2
Extract type or plant part Study design Study model Results References
Curcumin • Curcumin (500mg 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 signicant changes in BUN,
• Placebo
• Placebo
• 2.5mL, 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 signicant 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 24h and GFR
ALP and BUN levels
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[86]
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[88]
[96]
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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 etal. 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 signi­cantly 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 inammation-induced cytokines, namely, tumor necrosis
factor-alfa (TNF-α), Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-1β, and IL-2in 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 inltrating the glomeruli. In addition, HKC provided a sig­nicant decrement in TNF-α, IL-2, TGF-β1, and phosphory­lated p38MAPK protein expression in the kidney of adriamycin-induced nephropathy in rats [5]. Similarly, HKC
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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-β1in the rats’ renal tissue following adriamycin-induced nephropathy [6].
Cai etal. 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 etal. 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-10in 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 etal. evaluated the impact of HKC (2.5g, 3 times/day) on 417 patients with biopsy-conrmed primary glomerular dis­ease. They revealed that HKC strikingly decreased protein­uria after 24weeks of treatment. Surprisingly, the effect of HKC on proteinuria was more signicant than losartan potassium (50mg/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
2.5g, 3 times daily) or losartan potassium (dosage of 100mg daily) continuously over 48 weeks. Both groups notably diminished the 24-h proteinuria following 48weeks of treat­ment, and HKC produced similar results as losartan. In addi­tion, the glomerular ltration rate (eGFR) did not differ signicantly 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 24h, rate of urinary albumin excretion, and serum Cr more effectively than RAS blockers alone. However, they did not nd any signicant 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 andIts Major Active
Components: Tanshinone andSalvianolic 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 signi­cantly 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 etal. 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 decreased Angptl4 while increasing PPARγ mRNA expres­sion in MCD rats [16].
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3.1.2 Salvianolic Acid B
Salvianolic Acid B signicantly 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 signi­cantly mitigated endoplasmic reticulum stress by decreasing the protein levels of p-PERK, p-elf2α, and activating tran­scription factor (ATF)-4in the renal tissue of streptozotocin­induced DN in rats [21]. Liang etal. 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 signicantly 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 etal. 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 24h 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-inammatory, 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 signicantly 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/p65in DN rats [31]. In addition, berberine provided a signicant 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-inammatory, and anti-brotic impacts (Fig.2).
4.2 Clinical Studies
Dai and coworkers evaluated the impact of berberine (0.1g, 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 inammatory 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 (0.4g, 3 times daily) on 114 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Berberine signicantly 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 ocinale andIts Constituents:
6-Gingerols and6-Shogaols
Zingiber ofcinale (Z. ofcinale), 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. ofcinale has anti-oxidant, anti-inammatory, anti-microbial, anti-emetic, anti-diabetic, cardioprotective, and renoprotective effects. The phenolic constituents of Z. ofcinale are mainly respon­sible for their several effects, including 6-gingerols and 6-shogaols [38, 39].
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5.1 Animal Studies
In the model of streptozocin-induced DN, Z. ofcinale extract signicantly decreased Scr, BUN, and MDA while enhancing GSH level, and activities of SOD and CAT in renal tissue. In addition, Z. ofcinale markedly diminished inammatory 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. ofcinale extract notably reduced MDA and TNF-α levels while increasing activities of TAC, SOD, catalase, Gpx, and expression of Nrf-2in the kidney tissue of ethanol-induced kidney injury in ats [41].
In the model of mercuric chloride-induced kidney injury, Z. ofcinale 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. ofcinale 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 inammatory 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 etal. 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 etal. investigated the effects of Z. ofcinale (1000mg/ day) on 36 patients on peritoneal dialysis. They showed that Z. ofcinale notably mitigated fasting glucose levels in serum, which is an important risk factor for DN, hyperinsu­linemia, and cardiovascular disorders [50].
6 Punica granatum andIts 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-inammatory, 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, Interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase 4 (IRAK4), TNF
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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 signicantly 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-inammatory, 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, anti­inammatory, anti-atherosclerotic, anti-diabetic, anti-aging, cardioprotective, and renoprotective properties [66].
7.1 Animal Studies
Grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts (GSPE) signicantly 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-2in 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, 2100mg/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 anti­inammatory activities.
8 Curcuma longa andIts 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 etal. 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 inammasome activation by decreasing IL-1β, NLRP3, ASC, and caspase1 mRNA and protein expression in hyperuricemia and kidney inammation 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 signicant 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 chiey 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, anti­inammatory, 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 (2.5g, 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 (1g/day for 12weeks) mark­edly propagated CAT and GPx activities in hemodialysis patients. Besides that, hs-CRP and MDA levels, and GR activity did not signicantly change [83].
8.1 Animal Studies
cumin (320mg/day) on non-diabetic or diabetic proteinuric
In a model of kidney injury induced by doxorubicin, pow­dered dried rhizomes of C. longa signicantly 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 (500mg/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
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(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 signicant changes in BUN, urinary protein, triglyceride, and diastolic blood pressure levels [86]. Emami etal. 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-inammatory 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-inammatory, 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 signicantly 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 signicantly improved histopathological changes and GSH levels in kidney tissue [95].
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Alam and coworkers demonstrated the impact of N. sativa oil (2.5mL, 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 ocinalis andIts Major
Constituent: Rosmarinic Acid
The herb Rosmarinus ofcinalis, 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. ofcinalis are carnosic acid, carnosol, and rosmarinic acid. Previous studies revealed that R. ofcinalis and its active components possessed anti-nociceptive, anti­oxidant, anti-inammatory, neuroprotective, anti-depressant, and nephroprotective properties [98, 99].
10.1 Animal Studies
In carbon tetrachloride-induced nephropathy in mice, R. of­cinalis signicantly 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. ofcinalis 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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