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Effect of breviscapine injection on clinical parameters in diabetic nephropathy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  • Authors:
    • Xiaodan Liu
    • Li Yao
    • Da Sun
    • Xinwang Zhu
    • Qiang Liu
    • Tianhua Xu
    • Lining Wang
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  • Published online on: June 27, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3483
  • Pages: 1383-1397
  • Copyright: © Liu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is currently a major public health problem worldwide. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the clinical effect of breviscapine injections in patients with DN. A meta‑analysis was performed using the following databases to obtain published reports in any language: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Evidence‑Based Medicine, Wanfang Digital Periodicals, Chinese Academic Journals Full-text Database, Chinese Biological and Medical Database, China Doctoral and Masters Dissertations Full‑text Database and the Chinese Proceedings of Conference Full‑text Database. Two assessors independently reviewed each trial. A total of 35 randomized controlled trials, which performed studies on a total of 2,320 patients (1,188 in treatment groups and 1,132 in control groups), were included in the present meta‑analysis. Data were analyzed using Stata version 11.0 for Windows. The results from the analysis demonstrated that breviscapine injections have greater therapeutic effects in patients with DN in comparison with the control group, including renal protective effects (reducing urine protein, serum creatinine and blood urea nitrogen) and adjustment for dyslipidemia (affecting levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and high density lipoproteins). These effects indicate that breviscapine injections are beneficial to patients with DN. Further studies are required to determine the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of breviscapine.
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Liu X, Yao L, Sun D, Zhu X, Liu Q, Xu T and Wang L: Effect of breviscapine injection on clinical parameters in diabetic nephropathy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Exp Ther Med 12: 1383-1397, 2016
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Liu, X., Yao, L., Sun, D., Zhu, X., Liu, Q., Xu, T., & Wang, L. (2016). Effect of breviscapine injection on clinical parameters in diabetic nephropathy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 1383-1397. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3483
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Liu, X., Yao, L., Sun, D., Zhu, X., Liu, Q., Xu, T., Wang, L."Effect of breviscapine injection on clinical parameters in diabetic nephropathy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.3 (2016): 1383-1397.
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Liu, X., Yao, L., Sun, D., Zhu, X., Liu, Q., Xu, T., Wang, L."Effect of breviscapine injection on clinical parameters in diabetic nephropathy: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 3 (2016): 1383-1397. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3483