Is Chronic Kidney Disease Reversible?

Vitamin deficiencies in chronic kidney disease

Endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease

Background and Objective: Endocrine disorders are common in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of the present study is reviewing available literature to give a deep understanding of complexities of endocrine disorders in chronic kidney disease. Methods: A narrative reviewing method based on the available literature was approached. Findings: Generally, when renal function de...

Chronic kidney disease induced in mice by reversible unilateral ureteral obstruction is dependent on genetic background.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) begins with renal injury; the progression thereafter depends upon a number of factors, including genetic background. Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) is a well-described model of renal fibrosis and as such is considered a model of CKD. We used an improved reversible unilateral ureteral obstruction (rUUO) model in mice to study the strain dependence of developme...

[Chronic kidney disease what is it?].

Chronic kidney disease is defined by a reduced GFR (< 60 mL/min/1,73 m2) and/or the presence markers of renal injury for > or = 3 months. Chronic kidney disease indicates and increased risk of both end stage renal disease and cardiovascular mortality. The future challenge is to build a definition that would take into account patients age, rate of GFR decline and proteinuria in order to better d...

Editorial Commentary Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Disease Among Normotensives But What Is Chronic Kidney Disease?

Among adults in the United States, 1 in 4 has hypertension and 1 in 8 has chronic kidney disease (CKD). Although the relationship between hypertension and CKD has been recognized for several hundred years, the prevalence of CKD among patients with normal blood pressure has not been assessed in randomly sampled populations. Crews et al1 in this issue of Hypertension are the first to report such ...