Experiment 67645

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismAristolochia species (ARISTOLOCHIACEAE)
CitationKRUMME,B: ENDMEIR,R: VANHAELEN,M: WALB,D:. (2001). REVERSIBLE FANCONI SYNDROME AFTER INGESTION OF A CHINESE HERBAL 'REMEDY' CONTAINING ARISTOLOCHIC ACID.. 16(2)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA 49-YEAR-OLD MALE PATIENT PRESENTING WITH SEVERE BONE PAIN AND PROXIMAL MYOPATHY DUE TO FANCONI SYNDROME, WHICH OCCURRED AFTER INGESTION OF A CHINESE HERBAL REMEDY (AKEBIA 14, DISTRIBUTED AS A 'HERBAL FOOD COMBINATION' IN BOTH EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES). WE DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS CHINESE MEDICINE ALSO CONTAINED ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS. THE FANCONI SYNDROME WAS REVERSIBLE AFTER INTERRUPTION OF THE CHINESE REMEDY.
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractTYPE EXT NOT STATED
GenderMALE