Objectives Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are susceptible to changes in zinc
homeostasis through anorexia and dietary restrictions, as well as hemodialysis (HD) …

Objective: Zinc has been studied for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and
also for its immune function in end stage renal disease patients. The aim of this review is to …

Background Zinc deficiency is commonly encountered in chronic kidney disease (CKD). The
aims of this study were to assess whether zinc deficiency was related to increased renal …

Objective: To examine the effect of zinc sulfate supplementation on serum zinc
concentrations and protein catabolic rate (PCR) in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Design …

OBJECTIVE: We examined the effects of zinc supplementation on serum zinc and C-reactive
protein concentrations in hemodialysis patients. DESIGN: This was a randomized, double …

Background In recent years, it has been reported that diabetic patients tend to have a lower
zinc intake due to unbalanced diet accompanying changes in lifestyle habits. We …

The trace element zinc is essential for diverse physiological processes in humans. Zinc
deficiency can impair growth, skin reproduction, immune function, maintenance of taste …

Background Zinc is essential for human nutrition and plays an important role in hemodialysis
(HD) patients. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between zinc intake and …

Introduction. Zinc deficiency is known to occur in widely diverse areas of world. It has now
been recognized in many disease states, such as ESRD patients on maintenance …

We aimed to examine the effects of zinc supplementation on nutritional status, lipid profile,
and antioxidant and anti‐inflammatory therapies in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) …