Metformin can alleviate the symptom of patient with diabetic nephropathy through reducing the serum level of Hcy and IL-33

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) and homocysteine (Hcy) were found to be up-regulated in patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN), and the present study aimed to investigate whether metformin (MT) can influence the serum levels of IL-33 and Hcy in patients with DN.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhang Ling, Niu Jiansheng, Zhang Xiumei, He Wanxia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-08-01
Series:Open Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2019-0071