A team of researchers have published in the Journal of  Cellular Physiology that a new natural extract is able to inhibit the development of diabetic nephropathy, a kidney disease that is increasing in incidence throughout the world.

"The new extract of natural origin, obtained from red oranges and lemons, is rich in cyanidin 3-glucoside and other polyphenols,” says Prof. Roberto Ciarcia, MV, associate professor of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production at the University of Naples Federico II. “This discovery opens new perspectives to limit kidney damage induced by type II diabetes mellitus and to block the development of diabetic nephropathy.”