Fibroblast growth factor 21 attenuates salt-sensitive hypertension-induced nephropathy through anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation mechanism

• Main Authors: Hua-Chun Weng (Author), Xin-Yu Lu (Author), Yu-Peng Xu (Author), Yi-Hong Wang (Author), Dan Wang (Author), Yi-Ling Feng (Author), Zhang Chi (Author), Xiao-Qing Yan (Author), Chao-Sheng Lu (Author), Hong-Wei Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patients with salt-sensitive hypertension are often accompanied with severe renal damage and accelerate to end-stage renal disease, which currently lacks effective treatment. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) has been shown to suppress nephropathy in both type 1 and type 2 diab...