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Nutritional Programming via Maternal Protein Restriction Mitigates Long-Term Consequences of Acute Kidney Injury

Article D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

This study used rats to see if a mother's diet affects her baby's kidneys. It found that a low-protein diet during pregnancy may protect the baby's kidneys from long-term damage. This was done in animals, not people yet. It suggests early nutrition could be a way to prevent kidney disease.

Who did this work

Luis Enrique García‐Ortuño (Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México) · Karla Barragán (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán) · Rebecca I. Caldino Bohn (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán) · Emma Luna (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán) · Rosalba Pérez‐Villalva (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán) · Norma Araceli Bobadilla (Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-10
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27208974