758700login-checkKidney transplantation turns back the clock on renal aging |
By Tarun Sai Lomte
In a recent study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers observe that kidney transplantation (KT) mitigates the effects of renal aging.
Treating chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an age-related disease and exhibits an accelerated aging phenotype. The reduced clearance of uremic toxins during CKD results in the accumulation of toxic solutes that contribute to endothelial dysfunction, chronic inflammatory burden, and increased oxidative stress. Read the full article in News Medical Life Sciences.
758700login-checkKidney transplantation turns back the clock on renal aging |