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Original Source: Vitamin C supplementation in kidney failure: effect on uraemic symptoms.
BACKGROUND: Vitamin C (ascorbate) deficiency and symptoms consistent with deficiency (fatigue, myalgia, dyspnoea, gingivitis, cardiovascular instability and depression) are common in patients with renal failure. This study aimed to determine if supplementation with ascorbate in patients with severe renal failure improved symptoms or cardiovascular stability, or was associated with adverse effects. METHODS: The study was a 3-month, double-blind, randomized trial of ascorbic acid 250 mg or matching placebo gi...
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[Comment] Association of kidney disease measures with poor outcomes
Chronic kidney disease is a global public health problem. The classification of this disorder introduced by the Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI) in 2002, provided a research focus for...
Defective glucose metabolism in polycystic kidney disease identifies a new therapeutic strategy
Polycystic kidney disease is marked by progressive growth of renal tubular epithelia and thus the formation of pathological cysts in the organ over time. Alessandra Boletta and her colleagues now show...
Kidney Stones May Be Tied to Later Kidney Problems
FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that people who have kidney stones -- especially younger women -- are slightly more likely to develop more serious kidney problems later in li...
Tolvaptan improves kidney health in polycystic kidney disease
A vasopressin V2-receptor blocker slows the increase in total kidney volume and decline in kidney function in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, report US researchers.
March Is National Kidney Month. What You Need To Know To Keep Your Kidney's Healthy
With more than 20 million or one in 10 American adults having some level of chronic kidney disease, the need for proper kidney health education is crucial.�According to Dr. Kozin, "Early kidney di...
Hepatitis C Virus Viremia and Chronic Kidney Disease in HIV
What effect does HCV viral load have on the risk of chronic kidney disease in HIV positive patients? AIDS
Cinacalcet Shows Little Benefit in End-Stage Kidney Disease
Cinacalcet reduces the need for parathyroidectomy in a few patients with chronic kidney disease but appears to have no effect on all-cause or cardiovascular mortality and comes with adverse effects....
NIH highlights lifelong impact of acute kidney injury
In observance of World Kidney Day on March 14, the National Institutes of Health is raising awareness of the long term effects of acute kidney injury (AKI) -- a sudden loss of kidney function. Researc...
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Predictors of Kidney Volume Change and Delayed Kidney Function Recovery After Donor Nephrectomy.
PURPOSE: To our knowledge the effects of preoperative kidney volume in living donors on the post-donation change in size and function of the remaining kidney have not been investigated. We studied the...
Chronic kidney diseases lead to severe cardiovascular consequences such as hypertension and cardiac failure. Apelin, along with its receptor APJ have been shown to involve in cardiovascular functions...
Support for a protective effect of bilirubin on diabetic nephropathy in humans.
Progression of polycystic kidney disease in a kidney transplant.
Sirolimus produced s-shaped effect on adult polycystic kidneys after 2-year treatment.
This double-blind trial followed 16 patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who received telmisartan or sirolimus plus telmisartan for 24 months. The 6-month pilot study sho...
