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Protective Role of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 in a Mouse Model of Diabetic Nephropathy

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2011

Year

Federica Barutta, Fabiana Piscitelli, Silvia Pinach, Graziella Bruno, Roberto Gambino, Maria Pia Rastaldi, Gennaro Salvidio, Vincenzo Di Marzo, Paolo Cavallo Perin, Gabriella Gruden
Diabetes

Abstract

The CB2 receptor is expressed by podocytes, and in experimental diabetes, CB2 activation ameliorates both albuminuria and podocyte protein loss, suggesting a protective effect of signaling through CB2 in DN.

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