Appropriateness of Ketoanalogues of Amino Acids, Calcium Citrate, and Inulin Supplementation for CKD Management: A RAND/UCLA Consensus.

Background: Current treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) focuses on improving manifestations and delaying progression. Nutritional approaches play a crucial role in CKD management, and various supplements have become available. Ketoanalogues of amino acids (KAs), calcium citrate, and inulin have been proposed as suitable supplements, yet their widespread use has been limited due to insufficient evidence.

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Health Needs Assessment: Chronic Kidney Disease Secondary to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Population without Social Security, Mexico 2016-2032.

Health needs assessment is a relevant tracer of planning process of healthcare programs. The objective is to assess the health needs of chronic kidney disease (CKD) secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) in a population without social security in Mexico. The study design was a statistical simulation model based on data at the national level of Mexico.

Mortality in Patients With Chronic Renal Disease Without Health Insurance in Mexico: Opportunities for a National Renal Health Policy.

Introduction: Despite a systematic increase in the coverage of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who have received dialytic therapies and transplantation over the past 2 decades, the Mexican health system currently still does not have a program to provide full coverage of ESRD. Our aim was to analyze mortality in patients with ESRD without health insurance.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of 850 patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Thrombotic microangiopathy in patients with diabetic nephropathy is associated with low VEGF expression and end-stage renal disease .

Background: Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) has been associated with diabetic nephropathy, but its pathogenesis is unknown.

Objectives: To determine the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression in patients with TMA and diabetes mellitus.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective cohort study, patients were divided into diabetic nephropathy patients either without thrombotic microangiopathy (DN-TMA) or with thrombotic microangiopathy (DN+TMA).

Assessment of urinary TWEAK levels in Mexican patients with untreated lupus nephritis: An exploratory study.

Objectives: Urinary levels of TWEAK (uTWEAK) may be correlated with the degree of lupus nephritis (LN) activity. Our objective was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of uTWEAK in Mexican patients with untreated active lupus nephritis.

Methods: An exploratory study was performed; four groups of patients were analyzed as follows: 1) patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) without renal activity (SLE-LN), 2) patients with SLE with renal activity (SLE+LN), 3) patients with other types of glomerulopathy (glomerulonephritis, GMN), 4) and healthy patients (controls).