The Claim
Calorie restriction prevents the onset of kidney inflammation and progressive decline in kidney function and reduces established fibrosis in pre-symptomatic transgenic mice with the C147W uromodulin mutation.
What the research says
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In mice genetically engineered to develop kidney disease due to a specific mutation, reducing calorie intake stops kidney inflammation and functional decline and decreases existing scar tissue.
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In pre-symptomatic transgenic mice with the C147W uromodulin mutation, calorie restriction prevents the onset of kidney inflammation and progressive decline in kidney function, and reduces established fibrosis, suggesting potential for early intervention in UMOD-related kidney disease.
Eating fewer calories turns on a cellular cleanup system that removes a faulty kidney protein before it builds up and harms cells. This stops the cells from becoming stressed and sending out signals that cause swelling and scarring in the kidney.
What the research says
1 studyIn mice with a genetic kidney disease, eating less food helped clean up a harmful protein buildup, stopped kidney swelling, and even reduced some scarring — suggesting that eating fewer calories early on might help prevent kidney damage in people with the same gene mutation.
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