The role of urea in pathological conditions

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urea, pathology, apoptosis, carbamylation

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Modern research shows the significant role of the urea and its products in the development of a number of diseases. Its pathological effects are based on dysfunction of the urea cycle enzymes of congenital or acquired nature, realized through the activation of oxidative stress, apoptosis, carbamylation, hormonal dysregulation. Studying the mechanisms of action of this organic compound on pathophysiological processes opens up broad prospects for the application of new pharmacological approaches to the treatment of kidney, liver, cardiovascular and nervous diseases, and oncopathology. On the other hand, isolated determination of the blood urea level or its ratio with creatinine and albumin are reliable prognostic markers of severity and mortality in various pathologies.

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Kvasnytska, O., Gozhenko, A., Ivanov, D., & Popadynets, O. (2025). The role of urea in pathological conditions. KIDNEYS, 14(3), 251–259. https://doi.org/10.22141/2307-1257.14.3.2025.529

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