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3.3.3 Intestinal barrier integrity and metabolic endotoxemia The intestinal barrier represents a selectively permeable barrier between the internal environment and intestinal luminal contents, comprising mechanical barriers (epithelial cells and tight junctions), chemical barriers (mucus layer and antimicrobial peptides), immune barriers, and biological barriers (commensal microbiota) (86)

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As ferroptosis is a recently identified form of cell death, research has predominantly employed animal models, and clinical studies targeting ferroptosis in CKD are limited

Reduced inflammation GLP-1s have also been shown to reduce inflammation, which can positively impact many different body systems

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