Influence of zinc levels and Nrf2 expression in the clinical and pathological changes in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Ping NieYan LouXue BaiYuexin ZhuQiaoyan GuoPing LuoWeiguang ZhangBing LiPublished in: Nutrition & diabetes (2022)
Patients with DN were more likely to have zinc deficiency and lower expression of Nrf2. Additionally, DN patients with zinc deficiency were prone to have more severe clinical and pathological manifestations.