Folic acid and melatonin mitigate diabetic nephropathy in rats via inhibition of oxidative stress.

Hossam EbaidSamir A E BashandyAhmad M Abdel-MageedJameel Al-TamimiIftekhar HassanIbrahim M Alhazza

Published in: Nutrition & metabolism (2020)

These results revealed that treatment with folic acid in combination with melatonin in diabetic rats was more effective than treatment with either of folic acid or melatonin alone to alleviate the symptoms of diabetic nephropathy.

Keyphrases

diabetic nephropathy
oxidative stress
diabetic rats
combination therapy
heat shock
heat shock protein