Objectives of Study:
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Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) is a common disease seriously endangering human health. The prevalence of chronic kidney diseases in Chinese adults over 20 years old is about 10% [1] At present, there is no effective treatment to delay the progress of chronic kidney disease, and the prognosis is poor. It often progresses to end-stage renal disease. Chronic kidney disease has become an important public health problem all over the world. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history in the treatment of kidney diseases. Research shows that Liuwei Dihuang Decoction, Chailing decoction, supplementing qi, activating blood circulation and removing dampness can effectively treat kidney diseases [2-3]; It has been confirmed that rhubarb, Astragalus membranaceus, Tripterygium Wilfordii and Cordyceps sinensis have certain curative effects in the treatment of the progression of chronic kidney disease [4-5]. Sichuan has diverse ecological environment and climate and rich medicinal materials resources. It is known as "the hometown of traditional Chinese medicine and the repository of traditional Chinese medicine". Among the 430 important medicinal materials resources in the national key census, 383 kinds are produced in Sichuan Province [6]. According to research, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Achyranthes bidentata, Cortex Phellodendri, rhubarb and Astragalus membranaceus produced in Sichuan have clear clinical effects on chronic kidney disease [7-11]. Therefore, combined with regional characteristics, strengthening the prevention and treatment of chronic kidney disease, delaying disease progress and innovating authentic Sichuan medicine in the treatment of chronic kidney disease has important sociological and health economics significance. The essence of disease prevention and treatment of traditional Chinese medicine is based on dialectical treatment under the guidance of principles, methods, prescriptions and drugs. Different diseases have the same pathogenesis and can be treated together. Modern medicine believes that renal fibrosis is considered as an abnormal repair mode caused by injury or stress with excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix. Inflammation is the initiating factor of fibrosis and participates in the occurrence and development of renal fibrosis. The activation of Toll like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its signal pathway can promote the secretion of inflammatory factors, chemokines, macrophage polarization and oxidative stress, and finally induce cell transdifferentiation, increase the secretion of extracellular matrix and promote the formation of fibrosis. The team hypothesized that Sichuan genuine traditional Chinese medicine can intervene in renal fibrosis. The project intends to clarify the cellular and molecular mechanism and signal target of traditional Chinese medicine to prevent renal fibrosis, so as to provide important scientific theory for the treatment of chronic kidney disease with traditional Chinese medicine.
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Exclusion criteria:
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① Acute renal injury caused by various causes.
② Patients with severe primary diseases such as liver and hematopoietic system, serious infection, mental abnormalities and malignant tumors.
③ Patients with renal replacement therapy such as hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and kidney transplantation.
④ Pregnant or lactating women under the age of 18 or over 75.
⑤ Other clinical trials are under way.
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