Increased Circulatory Lipopolysaccharide From a High Fat Diet Aggravates Inflammation and Exacerbates Renal Failure

Kidney failure is frequently associated with the risk factors linked to metabolic syndrome. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potent inflammatory molecule, which has increased absorption from the gut into blood circulation following a high fat and high-energy diet. We hypothesized that LPS from a high f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Righi, Samuel
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2014
Subjects:
CKD
LPS
Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3444
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4443&context=etd