09/04/2025
Can two treatments work better together to protect the kidneys in diabetes? That’s what a team of researchers from Université Bourgogne Europe and INSERM in Dijon, France, led by Océane Pointeau and Tony Jourdan, set out to explore.
They studied diabetic nephropathy (DN), a kidney disease caused by diabetes. The team tested a combination of two known therapies:
Empagliflozin, a medicine used to lower blood sugar
Monlunabant, a compound that blocks CB1 receptors, which are involved in inflammation and kidney damage
They treated diabetic mice with each compound alone or in combination. The combo therapy worked best, showing stronger protection against kidney damage, inflammation, and fibrosis (scarring of kidney tissue).
To support their findings, the team measured Uromodulin (UMOD, THP) levels in urine, a key biomarker of kidney health, using the MD Bioproducts Uromodulin ELISA kit (UMOD, THP).
This study demonstrates that targeting both blood sugar control and inflammation pathways may provide more effective protection for the kidneys in diabetic patients.
Authors:
Océane Pointeau, AWA ISMA BA, Audrey GEISSLER, Romain Barbosa, Abhishek Basu, Muhammad Arif, Marina Nivot, Maéva LORIOT, Julia Leemput, Patricia Passilly-Degrace, Sebastien Causse, Laurent DEMIZIEUX, Hélène François, Bruno Vergès, Dr. Jianmin Duan, Genevieve Gaucher, Michael Harvey, Pascal Degrace, Glenn C., RESAT CINAR, BPharm, PhD, MBA and Tony Jourdan
Find out more about their important study featured in the publication here:
https://www.mdbioproducts.com/blogs/news/featured-publication-in-focus-blockade-of-cannabinoid-cb1-receptors-potentiates-the-anti-fibrotic-effects-mediated-by-sglt2-inhibition-in-a-mouse-model-of-diabetic-nephropathy
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Authors: Océane Pointeau, Awa Isma Ba, Audrey Geissler, Romain Barbosa, Abhishek Basu, Arif Muhammad, Marina Nivot, Maéva Loriot, Julia Leemput, Patricia Passilly-Degrace, Sébastien Causse, Laurent Demizieux, Hélène François, Bruno Vergès, Jianmin Duan, Geneviève Gaucher, Michael Harvey, Pas...