近期发表在英国药理学杂志的一项研究结果显示,柚等柑桔类水果中所含的柚苷成功阻碍了肾囊肿的形成。肾囊肿是一种多囊肾疾病,常常导致肾功能丧失,引起高血压,需要进行透析。目前这种疾病几乎没有根治方法。来自英国皇家霍洛威大学、伦敦大学和金斯顿大学等院校的研究小组用一种简单的单细胞生物变形虫为试材,鉴定出柚苷能调控引起多囊肾疾病的PKD2蛋白 A recent study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology showed that the success of naringin contained in citrus fruits such as grapefruit hindered the formation of renal cysts. Renal cysts are polycystic kidney disease, often resulting in loss of kidney function, high blood pressure, and dialysis. At present there is almost no cure for the disease. A team of researchers from Royal Holloway University, University of London and Kingston University used a simple unicellular bio-protease to identify that naringin regulates the PKD2 protein that causes polycystic kidney disease