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Klotho attenuates renal hypertrophy and glomerular injury in Ins2Akita diabetic mice.
Clinical and experimental nephrology - 1 Oct 2016
Kadoya Hiroyuki, Satoh Minoru, Haruna Yoshisuke, Sasaki Tamaki, Kashihara Naoki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Expression of klotho, the renoprotective anti-aging gene, is decreased in diabetic model kidneys. We hypothesized that klotho protein attenuates renal hypertrophy and glomerular injury in a mouse model of diabetic nephropathy. METHODS: Klotho transgenic (KLTG) mice were crossed with spontaneously diabetic Ins2Akita (AKITA) mice. Glomerular morphology, macrophage infiltration, urinary albumin excretion...
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