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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Ameliorative Effects of a Rhenium (V) Compound with Uracil-Derived Ligand Markers Associated with Hyperglycaemia-Induced Renal Dysfunction in Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rats.

Angezwa Siboto, Akinjide Moses Akinnuga, Bongiwe Khumalo, Muhammed Bilaal Ismail, Irvin Noel Booysen, Ntethelelo Hopewell Sibiya, Phikelelani Ngubane, Andile Khathi

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Angezwa SibotoSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9845-2301
Akinjide Moses AkinnugaSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7855-8176
Bongiwe KhumaloSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Muhammed Bilaal IsmailSchool of Chemistry and Physics, College of Agriculture, Engineering Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1073-5222
Irvin Noel BooysenSchool of Chemistry and Physics, College of Agriculture, Engineering Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa.
Ntethelelo Hopewell SibiyaPharmacology Division, Rhodes University, Grahamstown 6140, South Africa.
Phikelelani NgubaneSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Andile KhathiSchool of Laboratory Medicine and Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-2246-0038
University of KwaZulu-Natal · ZARhodes University · ZA

Funding

National Research Foundation 106041
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kidney disease is characterised by the improper functioning of the kidney as a result of kidney damage caused by hyperglycaemia-induced oxidative stress. The moderate hyperglycaemia seen in prediabetes can be treated using a combination of metformin and lifestyle interventions (low-calorie diets and exercising). However, patients have been reported to over-rely on pharmacological interventions, thus decreasing the efficacy of metformin, which leads to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this study, we investigated the effects of a rhenium (V) compound in ameliorating renal dysfunction in both the presence and absence of dietary modification. Kidney function parameters, such as fluid intake and urine output, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), kidney injury molecule (KIM 1), creatinine, urea, albumin and electrolytes, were measured after 12 weeks of treatment. After treatment with the rhenium (V) compound, kidney function was restored, as evidenced by increased GRF and reduced KIM 1, podocin and aldosterone. The rhenium (V) compound ameliorated kidney function by preventing hyperglycaemia-induced oxidative stress in the kidney in both the presence and absence of dietary modification.

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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2HyperglycemiaKidney DiseasesMetforminPrediabetic StateRheniumAnimalsDietGlomerular Filtration RateKidneyLigandsRatsUracilLigandsMetforminRheniumUracildietary modificationkidney dysfunctionoxidative stressprediabetesrhenium (V) compound

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PMID36499723
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