Diabetic Nephropathy: New insights into the pathogenesis.
- Author:
Eun Young LEE
1
;
Choon Hee CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Medical College, Cheonan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Diabetic kidney disease;
Gowth factor;
Cytokine
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus;
Diabetic Nephropathies;
Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins;
Kidney Failure, Chronic
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2008;75(6):646-650
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Diabetic nephropathy is the most serious complication of diabetes mellitus and the most common cause of end-stage renal disease. It can be possible to dissect the exact mechanism of development and progression of diabetic nephropathy because the new biomedical tools for studying disease have been developed. This review explores the new insights into the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, focusing the newly recognized pathways which include growth factors and inflammatory cytokines.
