Progression of diabetic nephropathy and adverse renal outcomes: possible involvement of Toll-like receptor 4 expression
These findings indicate possible involvement of TLR4 expression in histological injury and poor renal prognosis in DN, especially before the development of extensive fibrosis. TLR4 and its endogenous ligands are potential novel therapeutic targets for DN.
Institutions
- Akita University (JP)
- Nihonkai General Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10157-026-02849-2
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00