Implications of microRNA in kidney metabolic disorders

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Table 1 Fuel preference for energy production in different segment of the kidney under physiologic and challenged conditions

Energy fuel preference	Proximal convoluted tubule	Distal convoluted tubule	Thick ascending loop	Glomeruli	Thin descending loop	Collecting duct
Physiologic preferred fuel	Fatty acid Lactate Glutamine	Fatty acid Ketones Lactate	Fatty acid Glucose Ketones	Glucose Lactate	Glucose Lactate Glutamine	Glucose
Use under challenge	Ketones	Glucose	Lactate	Fatty acid	Ketones	Lactate Glutamine
Rarely use	Glucose	Glutamine	Glutamine	Ketones Glutamine	Fatty acid	Fatty acid Ketones

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