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Therapeutic application of nutraceuticals in diabetic nephropathy: Current evidence and future implications
Ehsan Dehdashtian1, Mohammad Hossein Pourhanifeh2, Karim Hemati3
1School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common metabolic disease which may cause several complications, such as diabetic nephropathy (DN). The routine medical treatments used for DM are not effective enough and have many undesirable side effects. Moreover, the global increased prevalence of DM makes researchers try to explore potential complementary or alternative treatments. Nutraceuticals, as natural products with pharmaceutical agents, have a wide range of therapeutic properties in various pathologic conditions such as DN. However, the exact underlying mechanisms have not been fully understood. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent findings on the effect of nutraceuticals on DN.
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