| Literature DB >> 25332896 |
Raphael Jose Ferreira Felizardo1, Marina Burgos da Silva1, Cristhiane Favero Aguiar1, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara1.
Abstract
Obesity is an important worldwide challenge that must be faced in most developed and developing countries because of unhealthy nutritional habits. The consequences of obesity and being overweight are observed in different organs, but the kidney is one of the most affected. Excess adipose tissue causes hemodynamic alterations in the kidney that can result in renal disease. However, obesity is also commonly associated with other comorbidities such as chronic inflammation, hypertension and diabetes. This association of several aggravating factors is still a matter of concern in clinical and basic research because the pathophysiologic mechanisms surrounding chronic kidney disease development in obese patients remain unclear. This review will discuss the consequences of obesity in the context of renal injury.Entities:
Keywords: Diabetes; Kidney disease; Obesity; Overweight; Renin-angiotensin system
Year: 2014 PMID: 25332896 PMCID: PMC4202492 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i3.50
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Nephrol ISSN: 2220-6124