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Figure 10 Multiple actions of statin on chronic kidney diseases: Statin decreases proximal tubular uptake of protein leaked from glomeruli, reducing oxidative stress.
Statin also improve podocyte injury, reducing glomerular protein leak[27]. LDL: Low-density lipoprotein.
- Citation: Ohno Y, Kanno Y, Takenaka T. Central blood pressure and chronic kidney disease. World J Nephrol 2016; 5(1): 90-100
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-6124/full/v5/i1/90.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5527/wjn.v5.i1.90