New Delhi: A high amount of salt intake has been often linked to an increase of protein in the urine which poses a major risk to kidney functions. A new study has revealed that a low-salt diet along with less body fluids may help repair kidney cells.
The study has been conducted by experts from the US, who said kidney damage can be repaired and can even be renewed by a short-term low-salt diet combined with reduced bodily fluids. The findings of the study have been supported by animal research and the renal regeneration or renewal in mice can be induced by reducing the bodily fluid and salt was been demonstrated by a study conducted by stem cell scientist Janos Peti-Peterdi of the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.
The regenerative process of kidneys depends on a small population of kidney cells in an area known as the macula densa (MD), which senses salt and controls filtration, hormone secretion and other crucial functions of this major organ, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
Currently, there is no cure
As per reports, so far there is no cure for this silent killer disease. By the time kidney disease is diagnosed, the kidneys are irreversibly damaged and they need a replacement therapy like dialysis or transplantation.
Initially, the researchers, Peti-Peterdi, the first author Georgina Gyarmati, and their colleagues took a highly non-traditional approach to conduct the study and address the rising epidemic. The scientists focused on how healthy kidneys originally developed, as there are several failed studies on how the diseased kidney failed to regenerate.
For the study, the team of researchers fed lab mice a very low salt diet and with this they also prescribed a drug called an ACE inhibitor that further lowered salt and fluid levels in the body. After further investigation, the scientists identified specific signals from certain genes that could be enhanced by a low-salt diet to regenerate kidney structure and functions.
A new study has revealed that a low-salt diet along with less body fluids may help repair kidney cells. The study has been conducted by experts from the US, who said kidney damage can be repaired and can even be renewed by a short-term low-salt diet combined with reduced bodily fluids. Health Conditions Health News: Latest News from Health Care, Mental Health, Weight Loss, Disease, Nutrition, Healthcare
