UT-Southwestern Medical Center Study Shows Glucagon is Key for Kidney Health
February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024
DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release:
Glucagon, a hormone best known for promoting blood sugar production in the liver, also appears to play a key role in maintaining kidney health. When UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers removed receptors for this hormone from mouse kidneys, the animals developed symptoms akin to chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Their findings, published in Cell Me . . .
Glucagon, a hormone best known for promoting blood sugar production in the liver, also appears to play a key role in maintaining kidney health. When UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers removed receptors for this hormone from mouse kidneys, the animals developed symptoms akin to chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Their findings, published in Cell Me . . .