Berit Østergaard Christoffersen, Camilla Aarup Kristensen, Rikke Lindgaard, Rikke Kaae Kirk, Birgitte Martine Viuff, Peter Helding Kvist, Henrik Duelund Pedersen, Trine Pagh Ludvigsen, Tine Skovgaard, Johannes Josef Fels, Torben Martinussen, Liselotte Bruun Christiansen, Susanna Cirera, Lisbeth Høier Olsen
Obesity-related glomerulopathy and diabetic nephropathy (DN) are serious complications to metabolic syndrome and diabetes. The purpose was to study effects of a fat, fructose and cholesterol-rich (FFC) diet with and without salt in order to induce hypertension on kidney function and morphology in Göttingen Minipigs with and without diabetes. Male Göttingen Minipigs were divided into 4 groups: SD (standard diet, n = 8), FFC (FFC diet, n = 16), FFC-DIA (FFC diet + diabetes, n = 14), FFC-DIA + S (FFC diet with extra salt + diabetes, n = 14)...
April 12, 2023: Scientific Reports