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The role of gut microbiome disruption in the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated kidney disease.
Key takeaways
This article reviews how an unhealthy balance of gut bacteria may help drive kidney disease linked to metabolic problems like obesity and diabetes. It pulls together existing science on the gut-kidney connection. It is a review, not a new study, so there are no new results.
Who did this work
Witkowski M · Przybyciński J · Wojciuk B · Czaja W · Gołembiewska N · Gołembiewska E
Source
Article · PubMed, CKD progression · 2026 Jul 24
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42568471/