Diabetic kidney disease: An overview of prevalence, risk factors, and biomarkers

• Main Authors: Salman Hussain (Author), Mohammad Chand Jamali (Author), Anwar Habib (Author), Md Sarfaraj Hussain (Author), Mohd Akhtar (Author), Abul Kalam Najmi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a major public health problem characterized by elevated urine albumin excretion or reduced glomerular filtration rate or both. The pathophysiology of DKD involves various pathways like hemodynamic, metabolic, and inflammatory pathways. Increase in reactive oxygen spe...