Puerariae lobatae Radix ameliorates chronic kidney disease by reshaping gut microbiota and downregulating Wnt/β‑catenin signaling
- Authors:
- Peng Wu
- Jingwen Xue
- Zhangrui Zhu
- Yao Yu
- Qi Sun
- Ming Xie
- Benlin Wang
- Pengcheng Huang
- Zhengyuan Feng
- Jie Zhao
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Affiliations: Department of Urology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China, NMPA Key Laboratory for Research and Evaluation of Drug Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510515, P.R. China - Published online on: May 14, 2024 https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2024.13241
- Article Number: 117
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Copyright : © Wu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].
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