Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract Ameliorates Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction via the Activation of the Nrf2 Pathway

Shouzhen Chen; Yaofeng Zhu; Zhifeng Liu; Zhaoyun Gao; Baoying Li; Dongqing Zhang; Zhaocun Zhang; Xuewen Jiang; Zhengfang Liu; Lingquan Meng; Yue Yang; Benkang Shi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0126457

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Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract Ameliorates Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction via the Activation of the Nrf2 Pathway

Shouzhen Chen,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yaofeng Zhu,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Zhifeng Liu,

Affiliations Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China, Department of Urology, The Central Hospital of Tai’ an, Longtan Road, Tai’ an, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Zhaoyun Gao,

Affiliation Department of Urology, People’s Hospital of Yinan County, Lishan Road, Yinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Baoying Li,

Affiliation Department of Geriatrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Dongqing Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Zhaocun Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Xuewen Jiang,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Zhengfang Liu,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Lingquan Meng,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Yue Yang,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Benkang Shi

* E-mail: benkangshi@126.com

Affiliation Department of Urology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Wenhua Xi Road, Jinan, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China
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Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract Ameliorates Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction via the Activation of the Nrf2 Pathway

Shouzhen Chen,
Yaofeng Zhu,
Zhifeng Liu,
Zhaoyun Gao,
Baoying Li,
Dongqing Zhang,
Zhaocun Zhang,
Xuewen Jiang,
Zhengfang Liu,
Lingquan Meng

Published: May 14, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126457

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