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

BAHADIR, MEHMET; YILDIRIM, YAŞAR; Baran, Ozlem; POLAT, SAİT; AKKOÇ, HASAN; TÜNİK, SELÇUK

doi:10.5114/pjp.2016.63777

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

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, Scopus)

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
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
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.