Hyperglycemia and Renal Mass Ablation Synergistically Augment Albuminuria in the Diabetic Subtotally Nephrectomized Rat: Implications for Modeling Diabetic Nephropathy

Background/Aims: While experimental models that emulate diabetic nephropathy are valuable tools for elucidating pathogenetic mechanisms and developing novel therapies, existing models imperfectly recapitulate human disease. In diabetes, hyperglycemia and hemodynamic forces act in concert to induce r...

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Main Authors: Li-Hao Chen, Bailey Stead, Suzanne L. Advani, Noreen Yaqoob, Kerri Thai, M. Golam Kabir, Darren A. Yuen, Kim A. Connelly, Richard E. Gilbert, Andrew Advani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-05-01
Series:Nephron Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/338272