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Renoprotective effects of the erucic acid in experimental diabetic nephropathy: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and in silico insights

Paper D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

Erucic acid, a fat found in rapeseed and mustard oils, was tested in animals with kidney damage caused by diabetes. It reduced markers of oxidative stress and inflammation, the two processes that drive kidney scarring. The team also used computer modeling to work out how the fat might act on the body's own proteins. This was in animals and on a computer, not in people.

Who did this work

Thamir M. Eid (King Abdulaziz University) · Fahad A. Al‐Abbasi (King Abdulaziz University) · Muhammad Afzal (Batterjee Medical College) · Azizah Salim Bawadood (Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University) · Hayat M. Albishi (King Abdulaziz University) · Sami I. Alzarea (Jouf University) · Kamel Chaieb (King Abdulaziz University) · Nadeem Sayyed (Instytut Farmaceutyczny) · Imran Kazmi (King Abdulaziz University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13205-026-05041-1