Vernonia cinerea regenerates tubular epithelial cells in cisplatin induced nephrotoxicity in cancer bearing mice without affecting antitumor activity

Background: Traditional Siddha Medicine advises using metal-based formulations to treat cancers. In the case of any toxicities during the therapy, Siddha physicians use Vernonia cinerea (VC) whole plant kashayam (crude aqueous extract-CAE) to reverse the toxic effects. Aim: To evaluate the nephropro...

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Main Authors: Arul Amuthan, Vasudha Devi, MBBS, MD, Chandrashekara Shastry Shreedhara, Venkata Rao, Shiny Jasphin, Nitesh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S222541102030225X