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Urinary Retinol-Binding Protein 4 as a Noninvasive Indicator of Tubular Ferroptosis in Diabetic Kidney Disease.

Key takeaways

This study looked for a urine marker that shows a specific type of cell death in the kidneys. It used data from people and a mouse model to find this marker. This was in animals and cells, not people yet.

Who did this work

Jia R · Tan R · Qian B · Tang B · Zhong Y · Yu H · Qiao Z · Ma L · Li L · Zeng C

Source

Article · PubMed, fibrosis reversal · 2026 Sep 28
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42805424/