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Arginase 2 deficiency mitigates sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by alleviating lipid accumulation.

Article D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

In mice, blocking a specific protein helped protect kidneys during severe infection. This was done in animals, not people yet. The study shows a link between this protein and kidney damage, but it is not proof of cause in humans.

Who did this work

Xin Y · Liu Y · Zhang N · Huang P · Zhang Q · Luo Y · Wang X · Zhang X · Wu T · Liu F · Xiao Y · Shen L

Source

Article · PubMed, organoids & devices · 2026 Sep
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42758525/