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Associations between serum lactate and renal dysfunction in diabetic kidney disease: An exploratory analysis integrating animal experiments, clinical cohorts, and bioinformatic approaches.

Key takeaways

This early study asked whether lactate, a substance in the blood linked to how cells use sugar, is linked to worse kidney function in diabetic kidney disease. It combined animal experiments, patient records and computer analysis of genes. The patient part only shows a link, not proof of cause, and the animal findings do not apply to people yet. The part we have gives no patient numbers or effect sizes.

Who did this work

Li Z · Zhang W · Fang D · Zhao B · Zhang T · Zhang X · Chen Z

Source

Article · PubMed, fibrosis reversal · 2026 Sep 15
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42743268/