THE POTENTIAL BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF ETHYL PYRUVATE ON DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY

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BAHADIR M. V., YILDIRIM Y., Baran O. P., POLAT S., AKKOÇ H., TÜNİK S.

POLISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY, vol.67, no.3, pp.250-257, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5114/pjp.2016.63777
  • Journal Name: POLISH JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.250-257
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Oxidative stress is one of the main causes of diabetic nephropathy, which is a complication of diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of ethyl pyruvate (EP) in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats' kidney.