SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2023
Shenkang injection combined with alprostadil for chronic renal failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Shenkang injection for the treatment of acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Renal failure · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of alprostadil combined with sulodexide on elderly chronic kidney disease patients and the independent risk factors affecting curative results.American journal of translational research · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of Macrophage Glycolytic Reprogramming and Interventional Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Renal Fibrosis.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
- Effects of Shenkang for chronic kidney disease: a propensity score matched with network pharmacology analysis.Renal failure · 2025Article
- Combined bailing capsule and conventional therapies in the treatment of chronic renal failure: a meta-analysis and economic evaluation.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Protective effects of Shenkang injection against diabetic kidney disease via p38 MAPK/NFκB/MCP-1/CCR2 pathway inhibition.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Objective: To systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Shenkang injection (SKI) combined with alprostadil in the treatment of chronic renal failure (CRF). Method: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of Shenkang injection combined with alprostadil in CRF treatment were investigated by retrieving a total of 7 databases including CNKI, Wanfang database, VIP, CBM, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library, with the search time ranging from 2012 to now. Revman 5.2 software was used for data analysis, and Cochrane bias risk tool was used to evaluate the quality of the included literature. The final results were represented by relative risk (RR), mean difference (MD) and 95% confidence interval (95% CI). Results: A total of 20 RCTs and 1,573 patients were included in this study. Meta-analysis showed that the overall response rate (ORR) of the treatment group was superior to the control group [RR = 0.20, 95% CI (0.16, 0.25), Conclusion: Currently, Shenkang injection combined with alprostadil has been widely used in clinical treatment of CRF due to the certain effect superior to other methods. However, its specific efficacy and safety need to be further verified through numerous large-scale clinical trials.
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