Preserving residual renal function has always been the primary clinical goal for every
nephrologist managing patients with chronic kidney disease. There is no reason why this …

The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide. Cardiovascular
disease (CVD) is strongly associated with CKD and constitutes one of its major causes of …

Based on in vitro data, protein-bound uremic retention solutes have increasingly been
recognized to play a pathophysiological role in the uremic syndrome. p-Cresol, a …

In the present study, we explore the role of decreased renal function and a genetic
polymorphism on the recently discovered protein resistin, apparently able to inhibit hepatic …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality in end‐
stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. As traditional risk factors cannot alone explain the …

Inflammation is an important predictor of increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in
patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but the mechanisms behind the chronic …

Objective To investigate if intraperitoneal and systemic interleukin-6 (IL-6) and soluble IL-6
receptor (sIL-6R) are related to each other and to peritoneal solute transport rate (PSTR) …

Background. Blood pressure shows an inverse association with mortality in patients with
chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis. It is unclear if the same phenomenon exists in …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with all
forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The underlying pathological state is caused by a …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the major cause of morbidity and mortality in chronic
kidney disease (CKD). As traditional risk factors cannot alone explain the unacceptable high …