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Review
. 2020 Oct-Dec;10(4):185-188.
doi: 10.4103/2045-9912.304225.

Hydrogen sulfide therapy: a narrative overview of current research and possible therapeutic implications in future

Yi-Guang Mao  1 , Xiao Chen  1 , Yan Zhang  1 , Gang Chen  1
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Review

Hydrogen sulfide therapy: a narrative overview of current research and possible therapeutic implications in future

Yi-Guang Mao et al. Med Gas Res. 2020 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most important comorbidities in the diabetic population. In China, more and more young patients are showing an increasing prevalence of diabetes. As a gas molecule, hydrogen sulfide (H2 S) has some unique chemical and physiological functions. In recent years, it has been studied in various fields. These effects are manifested in the induction of renal vasodilation and anti-renal vascular fibrosis. The ball clearing function is improved. Therefore, increasing prospective studies have focused on how H2 S protects diabetic nephropathy and how to obtain H2 S by modern means to treat diabetic nephropathy.

Keywords: clinical research; diabetic nephropathy; experimental research; future application; hydrogen sulfide; kidney; pathological mechanism; renal hypertension; renal protection.

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