In addition to addressing hypertension, ACE inhibitors and ARBs also help reduce protein in the urine—known as proteinuria—a common symptom of IgAN. Another class of medication used to help reduce proteinuria in IgAN patients are the sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. Research ...
Kidney infections may lead to permanent damage of renal function, causing problems in dogs with developing kidneys. But themost common cause ofJRDis genetics. We may not understand the mode of inheritance completely. And though studies are continuous to unravel the mysteries covering JRD, there’s...
Nephrotic syndrome is not a disease, per se, but describes a group of symptoms that frequently occur together in certain kinds of kidney disease. In nephrotic syndrome, the wall of the capillaries in the kidneys become "leaky," allowing enough protein to be lost through the urine to significan...