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Study Reveals Metformin's Promise in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease

11/5/2025

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A study at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University enrolled 14 participants (7 with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and 7 healthy controls) to explore early DKD diagnosis using combined omics.
Male C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice tested metformin’s effects on DKD after four weeks of treatment, with blood glucose and kidney tissue analyses.
Gene Ontology and KEGG analyses identified metformin targets in DKD.
All procedures followed ethical guidelines.

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A study at the First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University enrolled 14 participants (7 with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and 7 healthy controls) to explore early DKD diagnosis using combined omics.
Male C57BL/KsJ-db/db mice tested metformin’s effects on DKD after four weeks of treatment, with blood glucose and kidney tissue analyses.
Gene Ontology and KEGG analyses identified metformin targets in DKD.
All procedures followed ethical guidelines.