diabetic kidney disease

Proximal tubular deletion of superoxide dismutase-2 reveals disparate effects on kidney function in diabetes

There is a large body of evidence implicating mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) overproduction and oxidative stress in the development of diabetic kidney disease and the deficiency of mitochondrial antioxidant systems in the kidney, such …

Dietary resistant starch enhances immune health of the kidney in diabetes via promoting microbially-derived metabolites and dampening neutrophil recruitment

Background: Dietary-resistant starch is emerging as a potential therapeutic tool to limit the negative effects of diabetes on the kidneys. However, its metabolic and immunomodulatory effects have not yet been fully elucidated. Methods: Six-week-old …

Resistant Starch as a Dietary Intervention to Limit the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease

Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease, and as the number of individuals with diabetes increases there is a concomitant increase in the prevalence of diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Diabetes contributes to the development of DKD through a …

The Complement Pathway: New Insights into Immunometabolic Signaling in Diabetic Kidney Disease

The metabolic disorder, diabetes mellitus, results in microvascular complications, including diabetic kidney disease (DKD), which is partly believe to involve disrupted energy generation in the kidney, leading to injury that is characterized by …

Targeting Methylglyoxal in Diabetic Kidney Disease Using the Mitochondria-Targeted Compound MitoGamide

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains the number one cause of end-stage renal disease in the western world. In experimental diabetes, mitochondrial dysfunction in the kidney precedes the development of DKD. Reactive 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds, such as …

Processed foods drive intestinal barrier permeability and microvascular diseases

Intake of processed foods has increased markedly over the past decades, coinciding with increased microvascular diseases such as chronic kidney disease (CKD) and diabetes. Here, we show in rodent models that long-term consumption of a processed diet …

Targeted deletion of NADPH-Oxidase Nox4 from proximal tubules is dispensable for diabetic kidney disease development

Background The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase isoform 4 (Nox4) mediates reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and renal fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) at the level of the podocyte. However, the mitochondrial …

Exploring the role of the metabolite-sensing receptor GPR109a in diabetic nephropathy

Alterations in gut homeostasis may contribute to the progression of diabetic nephropathy. There has been recent attention on the renoprotective effects of metabolite-sensing receptors in chronic renal injury, including the G protein-coupled receptor …

Delineating a role for the mitochondrial permeability transition pore in diabetic kidney disease by targeting cyclophilin D

Mitochondrial stress has been widely observed in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Cyclophilin D (CypD) is a functional component of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (mPTP) which allows the exchange of ions and solutes between the …

The Devil's in the Detail: The Importance of Specific, Descriptive Language for Reproducibility in Nutrition Science

Full Citation Matthew Snelson, Melinda T Coughlan, The Devil’s in the Detail: The Importance of Specific, Descriptive Language for Reproducibility in Nutrition Science, Journal of Renal Nutrition, Volume XX, Issue X, XXX 2019, Pages XXX-XXX [Article In Press]