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Reduction of renal superoxide dismutase in progressive diabetic nephropathy.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN - 1 Jun 2009
Fujita Hiroki, Fujishima Hiromi, Chida Shinsuke, Takahashi Keiko, Qi Zhonghua, Kanetsuna Yukiko, Breyer Matthew D, Harris Raymond C, Yamada Yuichiro, Takahashi Takamune
Abstract excerpt
Superoxide excess plays a central role in tissue damage that results from diabetes, but the mechanisms of superoxide overproduction in diabetic nephropathy (DN) are incompletely understood. In the present study, we investigated the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD), a major defender against superoxide, in the kidneys during the development of murine DN. We assessed SOD activity and the expression of SOD isoforms...
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