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Review
. 2020:87:257-276.
doi: 10.1016/bs.apha.2019.10.003. Epub 2019 Nov 20.

Preventive and therapeutic effect of Ganoderma lucidum on kidney injuries and diseases

Xiaoqiang Geng  1 , Dandan Zhong  1 , Limin Su  1 , Zhibin Lin  1 , Baoxue Yang  2
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Preventive and therapeutic effect of Ganoderma lucidum on kidney injuries and diseases

Xiaoqiang Geng et al. Adv Pharmacol. 2020.

Abstract

Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum, Lingzhi) is a well-known Chinese traditional medicine to improve health and to treat numerous diseases for over 2000 years in Asian countries. G. lucidum has the abundant chemical components such as triterpenes and polysaccharides, which have various biological activities including anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, anti-liver disorders, anti-tumor growth and metastasis, etc. Recently, many lines of studies have elucidated the therapeutic effects of G. lucidum and its extractions on various acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) pathogenesis, including autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, diabetic nephropathy, renal proximal tubular cell oxidative damage and fibrotic process, renal ischemia reperfusion injury, cisplatin-induced renal injury, adriamycin-induced nephropathy, chronic proteinuric renal diseases, etc. Clinical researches also showed potent anti-renal disease bioactivities of G. lucidum. In this chapter, we review experimental and clinical researches and provide comprehensive insights into the renoprotective effects of G. lucidum. In recent years, renal diseases have gradually aroused attention on account of their booming prevalence worldwide and lack of effective therapies. Although the complicated pathogenesis of kidney diseases, such as acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney diseases (CKD) have been intensively studied. The morbidity and mortality of AKI and CKD still rise continuously. Thanks to the conventional experience and the multi-target characteristics, natural products have been increasingly recognized as an alternative source for treating renal diseases.

Keywords: Ganoderma; Kidney disease; Kidney injury; Polysaccharides; Triterpenes.

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