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Toxins, 2021 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive loss of renal function. The gradual decline in kidney function leads to an accumulation of toxins normally cleared by the kidneys, resulting in uremia. Uremic toxins are classified into three categories: free
Yong Jin Lim +4 more
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Uremic Toxins: An Alarming Danger Concerning the Cardiovascular System
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 The kidneys and heart share functions with the common goal of maintaining homeostasis. When kidney injury occurs, many compounds, the so-called “uremic retention solutes” or “uremic toxins,” accumulate in the circulation targeting other tissues.
Carlos Alexandre Falconi +6 more
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Toxins, 2014 Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and suffer from accelerated atherosclerosis. CKD patients are permanently exposed to uremic toxins, making them good candidates as pathogenic agents.
Marion Sallée +5 more
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How do Uremic Toxins Affect the Endothelium?
Toxins, 2020 Uremic toxins can induce endothelial dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Indeed, the structure of the endothelial monolayer is damaged in CKD, and studies have shown that the uremic toxins contribute to the loss of cell–cell ...
Regiane Stafim da Cunha +3 more
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Uremic Toxins in Organ Crosstalk [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Many putative uremic toxins—like indoxyl sulfate, p-cresol sulfate, kynurenic acid, uric acid, and CMPF—are organic anions. Both inter-organ and inter-organismal communication are involved.
Jerome Lowenstein, Sanjay K. Nigam
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Gut-Derived Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins
Toxins, 2020 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) afflicts more than 500 million people worldwide and is one of the fastest growing global causes of mortality. When glomerular filtration rate begins to fall, uremic toxins accumulate in the serum and significantly increase ...
Amanda L. Graboski, Matthew R. Redinbo
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Tryptophan-Derived Uremic Toxins and Thrombosis in Chronic Kidney Disease
Toxins, 2018 Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) display an elevated risk of thrombosis. Thrombosis occurs in cardiovascular events, such as venous thromboembolism, stroke, and acute coronary syndrome, and is a cause of hemodialysis vascular access dysfunction.
Tawfik Addi +2 more
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Cardiotoxicity of Uremic Toxins: A Driver of Cardiorenal Syndrome
Toxins, 2018 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent in the setting of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Such coexistence of CVD and CKD—the so-called “cardiorenal or renocardiac syndrome”—contributes to exponentially increased risk of ...
Suree Lekawanvijit
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Future of Uremic Toxin Management
ToxinsDuring the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the retention of uremic toxins plays a key role in the development of uremic syndrome. Knowledge about the nature and biological impact of uremic toxins has grown exponentially over the past decades.
Raymond Vanholder +3 more
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Uremic Toxins and Protein-Bound Therapeutics in AKI and CKD: Up-to-Date Evidence
Toxins, 2021 Uremic toxins are defined as harmful metabolites that accumulate in the human body of patients whose renal function declines, especially chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Growing evidence demonstrates the deteriorating effect of uremic toxins on CKD
Jia-Huang Chen, Chih-Kang Chiang
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