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Acetoacetate (medicine) and diabetic glomerulosclerosis (medicine)


Acetoacetate (medicine)


acetoacetate


A salt or ion of acetoacetic acid. A ketone body formed in ketogenesis.

Synonym: diacetate.

Acetoacetate decarboxylase, a carboxy-lyase cleaving CO2 from acetoacetate to form acetone.


diabetic glomerulosclerosis (medicine)


diabetic glomerulosclerosis
Kidney disease and resultant kidney function impairment due to the long standing effects of diabetes on the microvasculature (glomerulus) of the kidney. Features include increased urine protein and declining kidney function. Severe diabetic nephropathy can lead to kidney failure and end-stage renal disease.