Résumés
Résumé
En 1993, en Belgique, une nouvelle cause de fibrose interstitielle rénale compliquée de tumeurs des voies urinaires, responsable d’insuffisance rénale rapidement progressive, a été identifiée chez des patientes qui avaient suivi un régime amaigrissant à base de plantes médicinales chinoises. La maladie a pu être attribuée à l’effet néphrotoxique et carcinogène des acides aristolochiques contenus dans les plantes chinoises incriminées (Aristolochia), dont une large variété est utilisée en phytothérapie traditionnelle. Ces observations ont ouvert la voie à diverses études cliniques, épidémiologiques et toxicologiques qui sont rapportées dans cet article.
Summary
An outbreak of end stage renal disease (ESRD) observed in Belgium in some women after a slimming regimen including Chinese herbal medicine lead to the discovery of a new cause of renal interstitial fibrosis complicated by urinary tract carcinomas. The hallmark of the disease is an extensive interstitial fibrosis with atrophy and loss of the tubules. Clinical evidence of proximal tubular injury was given by studies of microproteinuria, aminoaciduria and neutral endopeptidase enzymuria. Bilateral removal of native kidneys and ureters in these patients with ESRD lead to the discovery of multifocal transitional cell carcinomas in the upper urinary tract in 46 % of them. The disease was related to the nephrotoxicity and carcinogenicity of aristolochic acids contained in the incriminated Chinese herbal medicines (Aristolochia), which may be present in a large variety of herbs used in traditional medicine.
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