Danhong injection for the treatment of early diabetic nephropathy: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the one that of the most common complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Diabetic patients will experience a high mortality rate when DN progress to end-stage. So, it is extremely important to early treat DN. Although several interventions have been used to treat DN, a conclusive finding has not already been achieved. As one of the most common Chinese medicines, danhong injection (DHI) which has been shown to have various functions has also been prescribed to be as the alternative treatment option. However, no systematic review and meta-analysis has been conducted to objectively and comprehensively investigate its effectiveness and safety. Thus, we designed the current systematic review and meta-analysis to answer whether DHI can be preferabl

SUBMITTER: Huang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7581143 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature