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Potential anti-inflammatory effect of L-carvone in endothelial dysfunction triggered by uremia related to chronic kidney disease

Key takeaways

Researchers tested a plant compound called L-carvone on human blood vessel cells in a lab. The cells were exposed to blood from people on dialysis. The compound helped calm inflammation in the cells. This was done in a test tube, not in people yet.

Who did this work

Guilherme Miniskiskosky (Universidade Federal do Paraná) · Regiane Stafim da Cunha (Universidade Federal do Paraná) · Paulo Cézar Gregório (Universidade Federal do Paraná) · Carolina Amaral Bueno Azevedo (Universidade Federal do Paraná) · Vinicius César Jardim Pereira (Universidade Federal do Paraná) · Edneia Amancio de Souza Ramos (Universidade Federal do Paraná) · Andréa Emília Marques Stinghen (Universidade Federal do Paraná)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-09-28
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-026-12806-7