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pdx1 Knockout Leads to a Diabetic Nephropathy- Like Phenotype in Zebrafish and Identifies Phosphatidylethanolamine as Metabolite Promoting Early Diabetic Kidney Damage.
Diabetes - 1 May 2022
Wiggenhauser Lucas M, Metzger Lena, Bennewitz Katrin, Soleymani Silas, Boger Mike, Tabler Christoph T, Hausser Ingrid, Sticht Carsten, Wohlfart Paulus, Volk Nadine, Heidenreich Elena, Buettner Michael, Hammes Hans-Peter, Kroll Jens
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The pdx1-/- zebrafish mutant was recently established as a novel animal model of diabetic retinopathy. In this study, we investigate whether knockout of pdx1 also leads to diabetic kidney disease (DKD). pdx1-/- larvae exhibit several signs of early DKD, such as glomerular hypertrophy, impairments in the filtration barrier corresponding to microalbuminuria, and glomerular basement membrane (GBM) thickening. Adult...
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