Application of Herbal Medicines with Heat-Clearing Property to Anti-Microinflammation in the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Figure 1

The corresponding relation between the pathogenesis of TCM theory and Western medicine theory. Notes. IR: insulin resistance; ROS: reactive oxygen species; RAAS: renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; NF-κB: nuclear factor-κB; JAT/STAST: Janus kinase/signal transducers and activators of transcription; CRP: C-reactive protein; MCP-1: monocyte chemokine-1; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule 1; VCAM-1: vascular cell adhesion molecule-1;IL: interleukin; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; ECM: extracellular matrix.