Increasing the dialysis dose has failed to have an impact on the mortality of dialysis patients.
In contrast, residual kidney function (RKF) has consistently been a potent predictor of …

Inflammation is common among hemodialysis patients, and evidence is accumulating to
suggest that inflammation is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality. Several factors …

Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with high mortality rates. New biomarkers
that can identify subjects with early AKI (before the increase in serum creatinine) are needed …

Mineral Metabolism and Inflammation in Chronic Kidney Diseas... : Clinical Journal of the
American Society of Nephrology Mineral Metabolism and Inflammation in Chronic Kidney …

Background. In vitro studies of peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions demonstrated that a
biocompatible fluid with neutral-pH and low glucose degradation products (LF) has better …

Background: Neopterin is produced upon activation of the cell-mediated immune response,
and may be a novel risk marker for adverse outcomes resulting from coronary artery …

Background and objectives: Long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a multimeric inflammatory mediator.
Increased serum PTX3 levels have been reported among end-stage renal disease patients …

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), soluble TNF-α receptors 1 and 2 (sTNFR1/2), and
interleukin (IL)-6 are powerful predictors of mortality in chronic heart failure (CHF). Little is …

Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α) is implicated in post‐ischemic myocardial dysfunction.
Two distinct TNF‐α receptors are shed from cell membranes and circulate in plasma as …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) carries an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Macrophage migration inhibiting factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine implicated in the …