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Renal tubule-specific Nrf2 deletion ameliorates diabetic kidney disease by attenuating glomerular hypertension and kidney injury in a mouse model of diabetes.

Article D Peer reviewed Preclinical

Key takeaways

This study used mice with a specific gene turned off in their kidney tubules. The mice had less kidney damage and lower blood pressure in the kidneys. This was in mice, not people yet. It helps scientists understand how to protect kidneys in diabetes.

Who did this work

Su K · Zhou J · Pang Y · Chang SY · Liao MC · Yang WX · Zhao S · Peng J · Leal DN · Yamashita M · Miyata KN · Filep JG

Source

Article · PubMed, the drug frontier · 2026 Oct 17
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42892652/