Tumor necrosis factor-alpha mediates the negative association between telomere length and kidney dysfunction

Conclusion: Baseline LTL could independently predict kidney dysfunction at follow-up, especially in participants with hypertension. TNF-a partially mediated the negative association between LTL and kidney dysfunction.PMID:37859695 | PMC:PMC10583187 | DOI:10.7150/ijms.87254

Source: International Journal of Medical Sciences - October 20, 2023 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Mengya Qi Jie Yu Fan Ping Lingling Xu Wei Li Huabing Zhang Yuxiu Li Source Type: research