Chronic diseases (CDs) pose a significant challenge to healthcare in the 21st century. Factors such as population aging, lifestyle-modifiable risk factors, a decline in early-life infectious diseases, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy food habits have resulted in the emergence of chronic diseases as a major global health threat. Among CDs, Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is particularly of huge concern owing to the increasing prevalence and severe financial implications it imparts leading to CVDs and end-stage renal diseases (ESRDs).
One such condition, IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoimmune disease that affects and damages kidneys. It occurs when there is abnormal depo...