Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical and research implications

A Lonardo, A Mantovani, G Targher, G Baffy - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common cause of chronic
liver disease worldwide, affecting up to~ 30% of adult populations. NAFLD defines a …

Cell and gene therapy for kidney disease

JL Peek, MH Wilson - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2023 - nature.com
Kidney disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality across the globe. Current
interventions for kidney disease include dialysis and renal transplantation, which have …

Efficacy and safety of aldosterone synthase inhibition with and without empagliflozin for chronic kidney disease: a randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial

KR Tuttle, SJ Hauske, ME Canziani, ML Caramori… - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Excess aldosterone accelerates chronic kidney disease progression. This
phase 2 clinical trial assessed BI 690517, an aldosterone synthase inhibitor, for efficacy …

Prevalence of oral infections in chronic kidney disease patients: A cross‐sectional study

E Palmeira, F de Liz Pérez‐Losada… - Oral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The purpose of this investigation was to analyze the prevalence of apical
periodontitis (AP) and periodontal disease (periodontitis)(PD) in Chronic kidney disease …

Vitexin attenuates chronic kidney disease by inhibiting renal tubular epithelial cell ferroptosis via NRF2 activation

J Song, H Wang, J Sheng, W Zhang, J Lei, W Gan… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) involves a variety of pathological processes, and
ferroptosis plays a vital role in CKD progression. Targeting ferroptosis is a promising …

Dapagliflozin alleviates renal fibrosis in a mouse model of adenine-induced renal injury by inhibiting TGF-β1/MAPK mediated mitochondrial damage

J Zeng, H Huang, Y Zhang, X Lv, J Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Renal fibrosis is a common pathological outcome of various chronic kidney diseases, and as
yet, there is no specific treatment. Dapagliflozin has shown renal protection in some clinical …

Efficacy and safety of zibotentan and dapagliflozin in patients with chronic kidney disease: study design and baseline characteristics of the ZENITH-CKD trial

HJL Heerspink, PJ Greasley, C Ahlström… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Sodium–glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are part of the standard
of care for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), both with and without type 2 diabetes …

Mitochondrial DNA–novel mechanisms of kidney damage and potential biomarker

AN Malik - Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The kidney has high bioenergetic needs, renal cells are rich in mitochondrial content
containing 100s to 1000s of mtDNA molecular per cell. MtDNA has emerged as both a …

Effectiveness of acupuncture on health-related quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis

M Correia de Carvalho, J Nunes de Azevedo… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patients with kidney failure (KF) receiving maintenance hemodialysis (HD) experience
numerous symptoms that impair their health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and contribute to …

Protect the kidneys and save the heart using the concept of food as medicine

LFMF Cardozo, NA Borges, M Ribeiro… - Journal of Renal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In
addition to traditional risk factors, such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes and …