Mitochondrial Copper Homeostasis in Diabetic Kidney Disease: Emerging Links Between Metabolic Stress, Respiratory Chain Dysfunction, and Renal Injury
Abstract Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) remains a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and kidney failure despite major therapeutic advances. Current disease-modifying therapies reduce, but do not abolish, residual risk, indicating that additional cell-intrinsic mechanisms convert diabetic metabolic stress into progr...