American journal of nephrology

Am J Nephrol · ISSN (e) 1421-9670 · 1 paper in corpus

lab-animal 2007

Renoprotective effects of a selective estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene, in an animal model of diabetic nephropathy

doi:10.1159/000099837 ·PMID:17308373

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Our previous studies have shown that supplementation with 17beta-estradiol (E2) from the onset of diabetes attenuates diabetic nephropathy. However, E2 is accompanied by feminizing effects as well as adverse side effects on…