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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
The enzyme arginase-2 plays a major role in kidney failure, and blocking the action of this enzyme might lead to protection against renal disease in diabetes, according to researchers.
?We believe these arginase inhibitors may be one of the new targets that can slow down the progression of, or even prevent the development of, end-stage renal disease,? said Alaa S. Awad, assistant professor of nephrology, Penn State College of Medicine.
In the United States diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease ? kidney failure ? causing nearly 45 percent of all cases. Currently the treatment for diabetic patients likely to develop end-stage renal disease includes blood pressure and glucose control therapy and life-style changes.
http://gantdaily.com/2011/11/06/research-aims-to-prevent-diabetic-kidney-failure/
?We believe these arginase inhibitors may be one of the new targets that can slow down the progression of, or even prevent the development of, end-stage renal disease,? said Alaa S. Awad, assistant professor of nephrology, Penn State College of Medicine.
In the United States diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease ? kidney failure ? causing nearly 45 percent of all cases. Currently the treatment for diabetic patients likely to develop end-stage renal disease includes blood pressure and glucose control therapy and life-style changes.
http://gantdaily.com/2011/11/06/research-aims-to-prevent-diabetic-kidney-failure/