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Trial reportInflammopharmacology2017

Impact of extended ginsenoside Rb1 on early chronic kidney disease: a randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Xuefang Xu, Qiandi Lu, Jingyue Wu, Yixiang Li, Jinzhu Sun

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Inflammopharmacology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Antioxidants for adults with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  2. Pharmaceutical biology · 2020
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  9. Ginsenoside Rb1 Alleviated the AKI to CKD Transition by Targeting VEGFR2.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025
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  15. Therapeutic potential ofInternational journal of medical sciences · 2025
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  18. Ginsenosides on stem cells fate specification-a novel perspective.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xuefang XuDepartment of Nephrology, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Zhongshan Rd, Wuxi, 214002, China.
Qiandi LuDepartment of Nephrology, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Zhongshan Rd, Wuxi, 214002, China.
Jingyue WuDepartment of Nephrology, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Zhongshan Rd, Wuxi, 214002, China.
Yixiang LiDepartment of Nephrology, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Zhongshan Rd, Wuxi, 214002, China.
Jinzhu SunDepartment of Nephrology, Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, No. 68, Zhongshan Rd, Wuxi, 214002, China. Sunjz9925@163.com.
Nanjing Medical University · CNWuxi No.2 People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ginsenoside Rb1 (GS-Rb1) is a well-known antioxidant derived from traditionally used herbal medicine ginseng. It has been suggested that reactive oxygen species (ROS) is involved in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in which GS-Rb1 may play a protective role. The aim of this study was to evaluate prospectively the effects of GS-Rb1 in patients with early chronic kidney disease. 197 patients who have been diagnosed with early CKD (stage 2 or 3) were recruited and randomly assigned to receive GS-Rb1 (500 mg daily oral administration, n = 103) or placebo (n = 94) for consecutive 6 months. Analytical procedures performed at baseline, the end of the treatments, and 6 months after the treatments included renal function evaluation (creatinine and urea clearance), oxidative stress measurement, inflammation assessment, and lipid profile. Of 177 patients completing the study, the GS-Rb1 group (n = 91) showed a positive response in significantly alleviating renal function impairments compared to the placebo group (n = 86). In addition, GS-Rb1 treatment was effective in reducing the extent of oxidative stress and inflammation in CKD patients, whereas continued deterioration was observed in the placebo group. Thus, extended treatment of patients using GS-Rb1 may present an antioxidant-based approach to slow the progression of CKD at the early stages.

Indexed as

PanaxAgedDrug Administration ScheduleEarly DiagnosisFemaleGinsenosidesHumansInflammation MediatorsMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressProspective StudiesRenal Insufficiency, Chronicginsenoside Rb1GinsenosidesInflammation MediatorsChronic kidney diseaseGinsenosideInflammationOxidative stressRenal function

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