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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2026, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 735-751.doi: 10.12092/j.issn.1009-2501.2026.06.003

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Progress in pathogenesis and drug development of diabetic kidney disease

Xuewu LIU1,2(), Dejian JIANG2,3, Yanhua DU1,*()   

  1. 1. Department of Pharmacology, Sun Yat-Sen University Zhongshan School of Medicine, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, China
    2. Hunan Prima Drug Research Center Co., Ltd. & Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacodynamics and Safety Evaluation of New Drugs, Changsha 410331, Hunan, China
    3. Central South University Furong Laboratory, Changsha 410013, Hunan, China
  • Received:2025-08-01 Online:2026-06-26 Published:2026-07-06
  • Contact: Yanhua DU E-mail:liuxuewu@hnse.org;duyanhua@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Abstract:

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD), a kind of microvascular lesion, is one of the major complications of diabetes. Clinically, it is characterized by proteinuria, mesangial proliferation and thickening of the basement membrane, glomerular sclerosis and fibrosis, and progressive decline of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and is recognized as the main cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The pathogenesis of DKD is complex, with genetic factors, abnormal energy metabolism, immunity and inflammation, and hemodynamic abnormalities all participating in and influencing the formation and progression of DKD. The complex molecular mechanism also brings great challenges to the construction of DKD models and the development of new drugs. This article reviews the recent progress in the research of the pathogenesis of DKD, animal disease models, and new drug development, aiming to provide new ideas for the development of drugs for the treatment of DKD.

Key words: diabetic kidney disease, animal model, drug evaluation

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