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Metabolite in urine predicts diabetic kidney failure 5-10 years early; oral therapeutic drug shows promise in mice
August 24, 2023
Urine levels of adenine, a metabolite produced in the kidney, are predictive and a causative biomarker of looming progressive kidney failure in patients with diabetes, a finding that could lead to earlier diagnosis and intervention, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) reported Aug. […]
Department of Medicine Clinical & Innovative Therapeutics Pilot Program Awardees
March 23, 2021
Congratulations to the 2020-2021 Awardees Guanshi Zhang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor/Research, Division of Nephrology Submission Title: PLPP3-mediated LPA signaling in aging kidney Luke Norton, Ph.D. Assistant Professor/Research, Division of Diabetes Submission Title: Quantitation of Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans with NAFLD