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Lameire N, Van Biesen W. Importance of Blood Pressure and Volume Control in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Perit Dial Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/089686080102100219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives To review the factors that impact control of blood pressure and euvolemia in peritoneal dialysis patients. Design Review of the most recent publications on this subject; inclusion of some personal data on the relation between plasma volume and evolution of blood pressure in short-term and long-term peritoneal dialysis patients. Setting Peritoneal dialysis program in a university hospital. Results The literature on circadian blood pressure and the role of the decreased compliance of the great vessels in uremia is reviewed. Analysis of the long-term evolution of plasma volume in peritoneal dialysis patients in correlation with the evolution of blood pressure indicates a positive correlation in 36 of 46 simultaneous determinations. The treatment of volume overload and hypertension in peritoneal dialysis includes the prescription of loop diuretics, preservation of residual renal function, reduction of dietary salt intake, and prevention and treatment of peritoneal ultrafiltration failure. Conclusions A reduction in the great cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients as nowadays observed can only be expected when more attention is paid to better control of hypervolemia and hypertension in these patients.
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- Norbert Lameire
- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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- Renal Division, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
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Duranton F, Duny Y, Szwarc I, Deleuze S, Rouanet C, Selcer I, Maurice F, Rivory JP, Servel MF, Jover B, Brunet P, Daurès JP, Argilés À. Early changes in body weight and blood pressure are associated with mortality in incident dialysis patients. Clin Kidney J 2016; 9:287-94. [PMID: 26985382 PMCID: PMC4792627 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfv153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND While much research is devoted to identifying novel biomarkers, addressing the prognostic value of routinely measured clinical parameters is of great interest. We studied early blood pressure (BP) and body weight (BW) trajectories in incident haemodialysis patients and their association with all-cause mortality. METHODS In a cohort of 357 incident patients, we obtained all records of BP and BW during the first 90 days on dialysis (over 12 800 observations) and analysed trajectories using penalized B-splines and mixed linear regression models. Baseline comorbidities and all-cause mortality (median follow-up: 2.2 years) were obtained from the French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network (REIN) registry, and the association with mortality was assessed by Cox models adjusting for baseline comorbidities. RESULTS During the initial 90 days on dialysis, there were non-linear decreases in BP and BW, with milder slopes after 15 days [systolic BP (SBP)] or 30 days [diastolic BP (DBP) and BW]. SBP or DBP levels at dialysis initiation and changes in BW occurring in the first month or during the following 2 months were significantly associated with survival. In multivariate models adjusting for baseline comorbidities and prescriptions, higher SBP value and BW slopes were independently associated with a lower risk of mortality. Hazard ratios of mortality and 95% confidence intervals were 0.92 (0.85-0.99) for a 10 mmHg higher SBP and 0.76 (0.66-0.88) for a 1 kg/month higher BW change on Days 30-90. CONCLUSIONS BW loss in the first weeks on dialysis is a strong and independent predictor of mortality. Low BP is also associated with mortality and is probably the consequence of underlying cardiovascular diseases. These early markers appear to be valuable prognostic factors.
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- Flore Duranton
- RD – Néphrologie/EA7288, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- EA2415, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Néphrologie Dialyse Saint Guilhem, Sète, France
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- EA7288, UFR Pharmacie, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Service de Néphrologie, CHU de La Conception, Université Aix – Marseille, Marseille, France
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- EA2415, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- RD – Néphrologie/EA7288, Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Néphrologie Dialyse Saint Guilhem, Sète, France
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Nagy K, Nagaraju SP, Rhee CM, Mathe Z, Molnar MZ. Adipocytokines in renal transplant recipients. Clin Kidney J 2016; 9:359-73. [PMID: 27274819 PMCID: PMC4886901 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfv156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 12/18/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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In the last two decades, perceptions about the role of body fat have changed. Adipocytes modulate endocrine and immune homeostasis by synthesizing hundreds of hormones, known as adipocytokines. Many studies have been investigating the influences and effects of these adipocytokines and suggest that they are modulated by the nutritional and immunologic milieu. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are a unique and relevant population in which the function of adipocytokines can be examined, given their altered nutritional and immune status and subsequent dysregulation of adipocytokine metabolism. In this review, we summarize the recent findings about four specific adipocytokines and their respective roles in KTRs. We decided to evaluate the most widely described adipocytokines, including leptin, adiponectin, visfatin and resistin. Increasing evidence suggests that these adipocytokines may lead to cardiovascular events and metabolic changes in the general population and may also increase mortality and graft loss rate in KTRs. In addition, we present findings on the interrelationship between serum adipocytokine levels and nutritional and immunologic status, and mechanisms by which adipocytokines modulate morbidity and outcomes in KTRs.
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- Kristof Nagy
- Department of Transplantation and Surgery , Semmelweis University , Budapest , Hungary
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- Harold Simmons Center for Chronic Disease Research and Epidemiology, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension , University of California Irvine , Orange, CA , USA
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- Department of Transplantation and Surgery , Semmelweis University , Budapest , Hungary
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine , University of Tennessee Health Science Center , Memphis, TN , USA
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Thieme K, Oliveira-Souza M. Renal hemodynamic and morphological changes after 7 and 28 days of leptin treatment: the participation of angiotensin II via the AT1 receptor. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122265. [PMID: 25793389 PMCID: PMC4368722 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The role of hyperleptinemia in cardiovascular diseases is well known; however, in the renal tissue, the exact site of leptin’s action has not been established. This study was conducted to assess the effect of leptin treatment for 7 and 28 days on renal function and morphology and the participation of angiotensin II (Ang II), through its AT1 receptor. Rats were divided into four groups: sham, losartan (10 mg/kg/day, s.c.), leptin (0.5 mg/kg/day for the 7 days group and 0.25 mg/kg/day for the 28 days group) and leptin plus losartan. Plasma leptin, Ang II and endothelin 1 (ET-1) levels were measured using an enzymatic immuno assay. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) was evaluated using the tail-cuff method. The renal plasma flow (RPF) and the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were determined by p-aminohippuric acid and inulin clearance, respectively. Urinary Na+ and K+ levels were also analyzed. Renal morphological analyses, desmin and ED-1 immunostaining were performed. Proteinuria was analyzed by silver staining. mRNA expression of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) components, TNF-α and collagen type III was analyzed by quantitative PCR. Our results showed that leptin treatment increased Ang II plasma levels and progressively increased the SBP, achieving a pre-hypertension state. Rats treated with leptin 7 days showed a normal RPF and GFR, but increased filtration fraction (FF) and natriuresis. However, rats treated with leptin for 28 showed a decrease in the RPF, an increase in the FF and no changes in the GFR or tubular function. Leptin treatment-induced renal injury was demonstrated by: glomerular hypertrophy, increased desmin staining, macrophage infiltration in the renal tissue, TNF-α and collagen type III mRNA expression and proteinuria. In conclusion, our study demonstrated the progressive renal morphological changes in experimental hyperleptinemia and the interaction between leptin and the RAS on these effects.
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- Karina Thieme
- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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El-Zein O, Kreydiyyeh SI. Leptin inhibits glucose intestinal absorption via PKC, p38MAPK, PI3K and MEK/ERK. PLoS One 2013; 8:e83360. [PMID: 24340098 PMCID: PMC3858357 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The role of leptin in controlling food intake and body weight is well recognized, but whether this is achieved by modulating nutrient absorption is still a controversial issue. The aim of this work was to investigate the direct effect of luminal leptin on glucose intestinal absorption and elucidate for the first time its signaling pathway. Fully differentiated Caco-2 cells grown on transwell filters were used for glucose transport studies. Leptin caused a significant reduction in glucose absorption. Individual and simultaneous inhibition of ERK, p38MAPK, PI3K or PKC abrogated completely the inhibitory effect of leptin. Activating PKC, lead to a stimulatory effect that appeared only when ERK, p38MAPK, or PI3K was inactive. Moreover, leptin increased the phosphorylation of ERK, Akt and p38MAPK. This increase changed into a decrease when p38MAPK and PKC were inactivated individually. Inhibiting ERK maintained the leptin-induced up-regulation of p-Akt and p-p38MAPK while inhibiting PI3K reduced the level of p-ERK and p-Akt but maintained the increase in p-p38MAPK. These results suggest that leptin reduces glucose absorption by activating PKC. Although the latter modulates glucose absorption via a stimulatory and an inhibitory pathway, only the latter is involved in leptin’s action. Active PKC leads to a sequential activation of p38MAPK, PI3K and ERK which exerts an inhibitory effect on glucose absorption. The results reveal a modulatory role of leptin in nutrient absorption in addition to its known satiety inducing effect.
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- Ola El-Zein
- Department of Biology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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Sörnmo L, Sandberg F, Gil E, Solem K. Noninvasive techniques for prevention of intradialytic hypotension. IEEE Rev Biomed Eng 2013; 5:45-59. [PMID: 23231988 DOI: 10.1109/rbme.2012.2210036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Episodes of hypotension during hemodialysis treatment constitutes an important clinical problem which has received considerable attention in recent years. Despite the fact that numerous approaches to reducing the frequency of intradialytic hypotension (IDH) have been proposed and evaluated, the problem has not yet found a definitive solution--an observation which, in particular, applies to episodes of acute, symptomatic hypotension. This overview covers recent advances in methodology for predicting and preventing IDH. Following a brief overview of well-established hypotension-related variables, including blood pressure, blood temperature, relative blood volume, and bioimpedance, special attention is given to electrocardiographic and photoplethysmographic (PPG) variables and their significance for IDH prediction. It is concluded that cardiovascular variables which reflect heart rate variability, heart rate turbulence, and baroreflex sensitivity are important to explore in feedback control hemodialysis systems so as to improve their performance. The analysis of hemodialysis-related changes in PPG pulse wave properties hold considerable promise for improving prediction.
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- Leif Sörnmo
- Department of Electrical and Information Technology and Center for Integrative Electrocardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
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Bełtowski J. Leptin and the Regulation of Renal Sodium Handling and Renal Na-Transporting ATPases: Role in the Pathogenesis of Arterial Hypertension. Curr Cardiol Rev 2011; 6:31-40. [PMID: 21286276 PMCID: PMC2845792 DOI: 10.2174/157340310790231644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Leptin, an adipose tissue hormone which regulates food intake, is also involved in the pathogenesis of arterial hypertension. Plasma leptin concentration is increased in obese individuals. Chronic leptin administration or transgenic overexpression increases blood pressure in experimental animals, and some studies indicate that plasma leptin is elevated in hypertensive subjects independently of body weight. Leptin has a dose- and time-dependent effect on urinary sodium excretion. High doses of leptin increase Na(+) excretion in the short run; partially by decreasing renal Na(+),K(+)-ATPase (sodium pump) activity. This effect is mediated by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and is impaired in animals with dietary-induced obesity. In contrast to acute, chronic elevation of plasma leptin to the level observed in patients with the metabolic syndrome impairs renal Na(+) excretion, which is associated with the increase in renal Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity. This effect results from oxidative stress-induced deficiency of nitric oxide and/or transactivation of epidermal growth factor receptor and subsequent stimulation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases. Ameliorating "renal leptin resistance" or reducing leptin level and/or leptin signaling in states of chronic hyperleptinemia may be a novel strategy for the treatment of arterial hypertension associated with the metabolic syndrome.
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- Jerzy Bełtowski
- Dept. of Pathophysiology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
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Ducroc R, Sakar Y, Fanjul C, Barber A, Bado A, Pilar Lostao M. Luminal leptin inhibits L-glutamine transport in rat small intestine: involvement of ASCT2 and B0AT1. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2010; 299:G179-85. [PMID: 20448142 PMCID: PMC3112213 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00048.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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L-glutamine is the primary metabolic fuel for enterocytes. Glutamine from the diet is transported into the absorptive cells by two sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporters present at the apical membrane: ASCT2/SLC1A5 and B(0)AT1/SLC6A19. We have demonstrated that leptin is secreted into the stomach lumen after a meal and modulates the transport of sugars after binding to its receptors located at the brush border of the enterocytes. The present study was designed to address the effect of luminal leptin on Na(+)-dependent glutamine (Gln) transport in rat intestine and identify the transporters involved. We found that 0.2 nM leptin inhibited uptake of Gln and phenylalanine (Phe) (substrate of B(0)AT1) using everted intestinal rings. In Ussing chambers, 10 mM Gln absorption followed as Na(+)-induced short-circuit current was inhibited by leptin in a dose-dependent manner (maximum inhibition at 10 nM; I(C50) = approximately 0.1 nM). Phe absorption was also decreased by leptin. Western blot analysis after 3-min incubation of the intestinal loops with 10 mM Gln, showed marked increase of ASCT2 and B(0)AT1 protein in the brush-border membrane that was reduced by rapid preincubation of the intestinal lumen with 1 nM leptin. Similarly, the increase in ASCT2 and B(0)AT1 gene expression induced by 60-min incubation of the intestine with 10 mM Gln was strongly reduced after a short preincubation period with leptin. Altogether these data demonstrate that, in rat, leptin controls the active Gln entry through reduction of both B(0)AT1 and ASCT2 proteins traffic to the apical plasma membrane and modulation of their gene expression.
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- Robert Ducroc
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U773, CRB3, Digestive Physiology and Neuroendocrinology, 16 Rue Henri Huchard, 75890 Paris, Cedex 18, France.
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- CRB3, Centre de recherche biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon
INSERM : U773Université Paris-Diderot - Paris VIIFaculte de Medecine Xavier Bichat 16, Rue Henri Huchard 75870 PARIS CEDEX 18,FR
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- Dept. of Nutrition, Food Science, Physiology and Toxicology
University of NavarraPamplona, 31080,ES
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- Dept. of Nutrition, Food Science, Physiology and Toxicology
University of NavarraPamplona, 31080,ES
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- CRB3, Centre de recherche biomédicale Bichat-Beaujon
INSERM : U773Université Paris-Diderot - Paris VIIFaculte de Medecine Xavier Bichat 16, Rue Henri Huchard 75870 PARIS CEDEX 18,FR
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- Dept. of Nutrition, Food Science, Physiology and Toxicology
University of NavarraPamplona, 31080,ES
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Chen W, Cheng LT, Wang T. Salt and Fluid Intake in the Development of Hypertension in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients. Ren Fail 2009; 29:427-32. [PMID: 17497464 DOI: 10.1080/08860220701260461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although fluid overload contributes to hypertension in CAPD patients, less attention has been paid to the role of excess salt and fluid intake. Therefore, we investigated the role of salt and fluid intake in the development of hypertension in CAPD patients. METHODS A total of 165 stable CAPD patients were included into this study. Based on the blood pressure in three consecutive months, they were divided into three groups: persistent hypertensive (PH; n = 33), intercurrent hypertensive (IH; n = 58) and persistent normotensive (PN; n = 74). The IH group was further divided into two phases: normotensive and hypertensive. Fluid status was evaluated by clinical assessment and bioimpedance analysis (BIA). RESULTS There were no differences in age, gender, and duration of dialysis among groups. Patients were more fluid overloaded in the PH group. Extracellular water (ECW), total body water (TBW), and normalized extracellular water by height (NECW) were higher in the PH group than the PN group (16.77 +/- 3.62 L vs. 14.61 +/- 2.92 L for ECW, p < 0.01; 32.22 +/- 8.23 L vs. 28.98 +/- 6.00 L for TBW, p < 0.05; and 10.28 +/- 1.86 L/m vs. 9.08 +/- 1.63 L/m for NECW, p < 0.01). However, patients in the PH group also had more total fluid removal (TFR) and total sodium removal (TSR) compared with the PN group (1346.82 +/- 431.27 mL/d vs. 1139.28 +/- 412.65 mL/d for TFR, p < 0.05; and 141.52 +/- 61.57 mmol/d vs. 102.42 +/- 62.51 mmol/d for TSR, p < 0.01). The same trend was demonstrated when compared values of hypertensive and normotensive phase in IH group; patients had higher ECW, TBW, NECW, TSR, and PNa when they were in hypertensive phase than in the normotensive phase. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed that fluid overload was closely associated with the development of hypertension in CAPD patients. It also showed that hypertensive patients were in general more fluid overloaded despite a higher fluid and sodium removal as compared with normotensive patients.
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- Wei Chen
- Institute of Nephrology, Third Hospital, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Saxena AK. Emerging global epidemic of obesity: the renal perspective. Ann Saudi Med 2006; 26:288-95. [PMID: 16883080 PMCID: PMC6074512 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2006.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Obesity, as a core component of the metabolic syndrome, is among the top ten global health risks classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being strongly associated with the development and progression of chronic renal disease--a widely prevalent but often silent condition. Obesity carries elevated risks of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality besides having an array of metabolic complications. Maladaptive glomerular hemodynamics with increased intraglomerular pressure in association with vasoactive, fibrogenic substances released from adipocytes, in addition to cytokines and hormones, are the key factors in the causation of renal injury and the progression of nephron loss among obese subjects.
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- Anil Kumar Saxena
- Postgraduate Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, King Fahad Hospital and Tertiary Care Center, Al- Hasa, Saudi Arabia.
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Villarreal D, Reams G, Freeman R, Spear R, Tchoukina I, Samar H. Leptin blockade attenuates sodium excretion in saline-loaded normotensive rats. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 283:153-7. [PMID: 16444598 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-2567-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2005] [Accepted: 08/30/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Previous investigations in normotensive animals have demonstrated a marked natriuretic and diuretic response following the acute administration of supraphysiologic doses of synthetic leptin. However, the importance of endogenous leptin in the regulation of renal sodium and water balance is not yet defined. This study examined the hemodynamic and renal excretory effects of circulating leptin blockade with a specific polyclonal antibody in groups of normotensive, chronically saline-loaded Sprague-Dawley rats. In the experimental group (n = 10), leptin antibody significantly decreased urinary sodium excretion and urinary flow by approximately 30% compared to the control rats (n = 10). Mean arterial pressure remained unchanged. Collectively, these results are interpreted to suggest that leptin is an important renal sodium-regulating factor under conditions of mild sodium and volume expansion.
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- Daniel Villarreal
- Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA.
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Abu-Alfa AK, Burkart J, Piraino B, Pulliam J, Mujais S. Approach to fluid management in peritoneal dialysis: a practical algorithm. KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. SUPPLEMENT 2002:S8-16. [PMID: 12230477 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.62.s81.3.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Ali K Abu-Alfa
- Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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