Renoprotective effects of metformin

Renoprotective effect of metformin.

Renoprotective effects of garlic

R an article published, entitled “renoprotective effect of aged garlic extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats” (1). In this study, diabetic rats were feed by aged garlic juice orally. The serum and urinary biochemical parameters were analyzed in all the groups and at the end of 12 weeks follow up, the kidney morphological examination were performed, too. They found that, diabetic rats ...

Renoprotective effects of green tea

*Corresponding author: Shabnam Hajian, Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Sharekord, Iran. Email: [email protected] Free radicals lead to chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity (1,2). Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is a popular herbal remedy worldwide. Polyphenols in green tea have attracted much atte...

Possible renoprotective effects of dabigatran

I read with great interest the article by Altın et al. (1) with reference to their experience on dabigatran treatment for acute renal infarction (ARI) in a case report entitled "A novel oral anticoagulant, dabigatran, in acute renal infarction” published in Anatol J Cardiol 2015; 15: 158-9. The authors claimed that in patients with ARI, a direct thrombin inhibitor, dabigatran, is preferred for ...

Renoprotective Effects of Metformin are Independent of Organic Cation Transporters 1 & 2 and AMP-activated Protein Kinase in the Kidney

The type-2 diabetes drug metformin has proven to have protective effects in several renal disease models. Here, we investigated the protective effects in a 3-day unilateral ureteral obstruction (3dUUO) mouse model. Compared with controls, ureteral obstructed animals displayed increased tubular damage and inflammation. Metformin treatment attenuated inflammation, increased the anti-oxidative res...