Putative mechanisms of tirzepatide-mediated nephroprotection The pathogenesis of CKD in patients with T2D likely involves other potential contributors besides hyperglycemia, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, insulin resistance, glomerular atherosclerosis, renal ischemia, and nephron aging [53]
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