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Combined Docosahexaenoic Acid and Captopril Treatment Attenuates Indole Acetic Acid Induced Cardiovascular Injury in Chronic Kidney Disease.

Article D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

In rats with kidney disease, a combo of the fish oil DHA and the blood pressure drug captopril reduced artery damage caused by a gut toxin. The study used 24 rats over eight weeks and found less scarring in blood vessels, but this has not been tested in people yet.

Who did this work

Nayak SPRR · Murugan R · Arasu MV · Soundharrajan I · Almutairi BO · Arokiyaraj S · Arockiaraj J

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Sep
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42671991/