Sesquiterpene Lactones and Their Derivatives Inhibit High Glucose-Induced NF-κB Activation and MCP-1 and TGF-β1 Expression in Rat Mesangial Cells

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most common and serious chronic complications of diabetes mellitus, however, no efficient clinical drugs exist for the treatment of DN. We selected and synthesized several sesquiterpene lactones (SLs), and then used the MTT assay to detect rat mesangial cells...

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Main Authors: Hai-Bo Long, Yue Chen, Si-Jia Chen, Jia-Dai Zhai, Quan Zhang, Lian-Bo Wei, Yan Zhao, Qian-Qian Jia, Jian-Cheng Wang, Jing Long
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/18/10/13061