European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jun 2022
ReviewFatty Kidney: A Possible Future for Chronic Kidney Disease Research.
Metabolic syndrome is a growing twenty-first century pandemic associated with multiple clinical comorbidities ranging from cardiovascular diseases, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and polycystic ovary syndrome to kidney dysfunction. A novel area of research investigates the concept of fatty kidney in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease, especially in patients with diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome. ⋯ The requirement for future studies investigating the pathophysiology, clinical outcomes and therapeutics of fatty kidney is clear.