| Literature DB >> 31300095 |
Wei Chen1, David S Levy2, Matthew K Abramowitz3.
Abstract
A large body of work in animals and human beings supports the hypothesis that metabolic acidosis has a deleterious effect on the progression of kidney disease. Alkali therapy, whether pharmacologically or through dietary intervention, appears to slow CKD progression, but an appropriately powered randomized controlled trial with a low risk of bias is required to reach a more definitive conclusion. Recent work on urinary ammonium excretion has shown that the development of prognostic tools related to acidosis is not straightforward, and that application of urine markers such as ammonium may require more nuance than would be predicted based on our understanding of the pathophysiology.Entities:
Keywords: Renal insufficiency; acidosis; alkali therapy; alkalosis; chronic; kidney disease progression
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31300095 PMCID: PMC6629436 DOI: 10.1016/j.semnephrol.2019.04.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Nephrol ISSN: 0270-9295 Impact factor: 5.299