High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF 23) are associated with mortality and cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a useful marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum FGF23 levels and CIMT of CKD patients. In this cross-sectional study, CIMT was measured in 162 patients with CKD Stage of 2-5 (age range 18-79 years, 61.7% males). Serum FGF23 levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. CIMT was measured by ultrasonography. Serum FGF-23 levels were significantly higher (P = 0.046) in advanced CKD patients. CIMT was thicker in patients with advanced CKD patients (P = 0.01). CIMT was correlated with age (r = 0.486, P <0.001), smoking (r = 0.411, P <0.001), and 25-OH Vitamin D (r = -0.195, P= 0.045). There was no correlation between serum FGF23 and CIMT. Multivariate analysis showed that age (β = 0.373, P <0.001), smoking (β = 0.228, P = 0.004), and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (β = -0.164, P = 0.042) were associated with CIMT. There was no relationship between FGF23 and CIMT. The CIMT was found to be related to increased age, smoking, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D in CKD patients.
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Stroke
January 2025
Wolfson Centre for the Prevention of Stroke and Dementia, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom. (D.M.K., P.M.R.).
Cardiovascular diseases such as stroke are a major cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The underlying mechanisms connecting CKD and cardiovascular disease are yet to be fully elucidated, but inflammation is proposed to play an important role based on genetic association studies, studies of inflammatory biomarkers, and clinical trials of anti-inflammatory drug targets. There are multiple sources of both endogenous and exogenous inflammation in CKD, including increased production and decreased clearance of proinflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress, metabolic acidosis, chronic and recurrent infections, dialysis access, changes in adipose tissue metabolism, and disruptions in intestinal microbiota.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Background: The global prevalence of diabetes has been rising rapidly in recent years, leading to an increase in patients experiencing hyperglycemic crises like diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS). Patients with impaired renal function experience a delay in insulin clearance, complicating the adjustment of insulin dosing and elevating hypoglycemia risk. Accordingly, this study aims to evaluate the impact of renal function on the safety and efficacy of insulin use in patients with isolated DKA or combined DKA/HHS.
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January 2025
Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA.
Background: There is higher prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in burn patients after hospital discharge; however, the cause remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the lasting impacts of severe burns on the kidneys and to explore potential treatments.
Methods: The study examined the effects of burning on healthy mice and adenine-induced CKD mice.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol
January 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Jl. Dr. Mansur No. 5, Medan, 20155, INDONESIA.
Introduction: Olfactory dysfunction is prevalent among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with prevalence escalating alongside disease severity. The uremic toxin we observed in this study is Indoxyl sulfate (IS), a potent uremic toxin that markedly accumulates in the plasma of patients with chronic insufficiency. Olfactory damage may occur in the setting of neuronal damage due to renal failure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: Phosphate dysregulation is often associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), and recent studies suggest that it may also be present in non-CKD patients with systemic conditions including iron deficiency anemia. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between iron deficiency parameters (total iron-binding capacity {TIBC}, hemoglobin, and serum ferritin) and markers of proximal tubular dysfunction (the maximal tubular reabsorption of phosphate normalized to glomerular filtration rate {TmP/GFR} and tubular reabsorption of phosphate {TRP}) in non-CKD patients with iron deficiency anemia.
Methods: This was a hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study conducted in the outpatient department and/or inpatient wards of the Department of Internal Medicine, Swaroop Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital associated with Moti Lal Nehru (MLN) Medical College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India, between July 2023 and August 2024.
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