Introduction: Inflammation is important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Elevated
interleukin-6 (IL-6) is associated with cardiovascular events and also predicts mortality in …

As the kidney is the major site for elimination of many cytokines, the delicate equilibrium of
pro-inflammatory cytokines and their inhibitors is clearly dysregulated in chronic kidney …

Background Malnutrition is highly prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients. These patients
have high levels of oxidative stress and inflammation which can subsequently induce …

Background and objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by an
exceptionally high mortality rate, primarily due to cardiovascular disease. Reduced soluble …

Hemodialysis patients are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. Higher than expected
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in this population has been attributed to dislipidemia …

Simple Summary Many studies have shown that an impaired nutritional status correlated
with a worse prognosis in cancer patients. The aim of our retrospective study was to …

Objectives Prevalence and risk factors for protein-energy wasting (PEW) are poorly studied
in the nondialysis, older population with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Our aim …

Background. Depression in end-stage renal disease patients is detrimental to quality of life,
and is also associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine …

Inflammation and autonomic dysfunction are common findings in chronic and end-stage
kidney disease and contribute to a markedly increased risk of mortality in this patient …

Frailty is associated with mortality in maintenance dialysis patients. For incident dialysis
patients, we used the clinical frailty scale (CFS) to investigate frailty as related to mortality or …