New Insights into the PPARγ Agonists for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a severe complication of diabetes and serves as the leading cause of chronic renal failure. In the past decades, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) based first-line therapy can slow but cannot stop the progression of...

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Main Authors: Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Guangrui Yang, Aihua Zhang, Songming Huang, Kristina Marie Heiney, Yue Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:PPAR Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/818530