Altered microbiome in chronic kidney disease: systemic effects of gut-derived uremic toxins

In chronic kidney disease (CKD), influx of urea and other retained toxins exerts a change in the gut microbiome. There is decreased number of beneficial bacteria that produce short-chain fatty acids, an essential nutrient for the colonic epithelium, concurrent with an increase in bacteria that produ...

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Published in:	Clinical science (1979) Vol. 132; no. 5; p. 509
Main Authors:	Lau, Wei Ling, Savoj, Javad, Nakata, Michael B, Vaziri, Nosratola D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 15.03.2018
Subjects:	mortality cardiovascular disease chronic kidney disease uremic toxins microbiome
ISSN:	1470-8736, 1470-8736
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