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Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug Targets (Formerly Current Drug Targets - Immune, Endocrine & Metabolic Disorders) - Volume 20, Issue 9, 2020

Volume 20, Issue 9

Volume 20, Issue 9, 2020

- A Pre-Post Study of Vitamin D Supplement Effects on Urinary Megalin: The Emerging Predictive Role of Megalin in Diabetic Nephropathy Progression
  
  Authors: Violet Kasabri, Amal Akour, Nailya Bulatova, Maysa Suyagh, Al Motassem Yousef, Hussein Al Hawari, Sameeha Al Shelleh, Jameel Bzour and Hiba Fahmawi
  
  https://doi.org/10.2174/1871530320666200525012811
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  Introduction: Megalin is a renal proximal tubular protein that reabsorbs vitamin D from glomerular filtrates. Previous studies found significantly higher levels of urinary megalin in chronic microvascular complications of diabetes with associated metabolic derangements. This study aimed at testing the effect of vitamin D supplements on urinary megalin levels in diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients with vitamin D hypovitamino Read More
  
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