Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major healthcare challenge. It occurs in up to 50% of those
living with diabetes, is a major cause of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD) that requires …

Renal fibrosis is the result of all chronic kidney diseases and is becoming a major global
health hazard. Currently, traditional treatments for renal fibrosis are difficult to meet clinical …

The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its risk factors are projected to rise in
parallel with the rapidly ageing global population. By 2050, the prevalence of CKD category …

Objectives REVEAL-CKD aims to estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with,
undiagnosed stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD). Design Multinational, observational …

The accurate definition and staging of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is one of the major
achievements of modern nephrology. Intensive research is now being undertaken to unravel …

Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health concern, but its disease
burden and risk-attributable burden in CKD has been poorly studied in low-and middle …

Background Several observational studies investigated the relationship between
environmental cadmium exposure and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However …

In the past decade, kidney disease diagnosed with objective measures of kidney damage
and function has been recognised as a major public health burden. The population …

Obesity symbolizes a major public health problem. Overweight and obesity are associated to
the occurrence of the metabolic syndrome and to adipose tissue dysfunction. The adipose …

The 2012 KDIGO Guideline for CKD evaluation, classification, and management has
updated the original 2002 KDOQI Guidelines, using newer data and addressing issues …