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A new study published in Kidney International reports that a class of medications called SGLT2 inhibitors helped prevent age-related damage to kidney structure and function in the African turquoise killifish.

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The research also positions the African turquoise killifish as a valuable new tool for exploring how organs change with age and for rapidly testing treatments that could help preserve organ health later in life.

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In this study, an international team of 13 scientists from MDI Biological Laboratory, Hannover Medical School, and Colby College found that the fish develops kidney changes over time that closely resemble those seen in aging human kidneys.

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As the fish grew older, their kidneys showed a loss of tiny blood vessels, damage to the filtration barrier, rising inflammation, and disruptions in how kidney cells produce and regulate energy.

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These drugs are commonly prescribed to treat diabetes-related heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

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