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A follow-up study of the chronic kidney disease patients treated with Brazil nut: focus on inflammation and oxidative stress.

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A possible link between polyunsaturated fatty acids and uremic toxins from the gut microbiota in hemodialysis patients: A hypothesis

scientific article published on 19 February 2019

A practical approach to a low protein diet in Brazil.

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Acyl-ghrelin and obestatin plasma levels in different stages of chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 24 January 2014

Alpha-tocopherol supplementation decreases electronegative low-density lipoprotein concentration [LDL(-)] in haemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 28 January 2009

Apelin: A Peptide Involved in Cardiovascular Risk in Hemodialysis Patients?

scientific article published on March 15, 2012

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activation in Chronic Kidney Disease: Role of Uremic Toxins

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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor and Uremic Toxins from the Gut Microbiota in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Is There a Relationship between Them?

scientific article published on 03 April 2019

Association Between Body Composition and Bone Mineral Density in Men on Hemodialysis

scientific article published on 01 October 2015

Association between circulating electronegative low-density lipoproteins and serum ferritin in hemodialysis patients: a pilot study

scientific article published on 13 July 2011

Association between serum ferritin and lipid peroxidation in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on April 2015

Bioactive food and exercise in chronic kidney disease: Targeting the mitochondria

scientific article published on 16 September 2018

Body mass index, muscle and fat in chronic kidney disease: questions about survival

scientific article published on 03 April 2008

Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa, H.B.K.) improves oxidative stress and inflammation biomarkers in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 8 February 2014

Brazil nut consumption modulates Nrf2 expression in hemodialysis patients: A pilot study

scientific article published on 14 April 2016

Can Outcomes be Improved in Dialysis Patients by Optimizing Trace Mineral, Micronutrient, and Antioxidant Status?: The Role of Trace Elements

scientific article published on 19 September 2015

Chronic kidney disease progression: a retrospective analysis of 3-year adherence to a low protein diet

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Could Low-Protein Diet Modulate Nrf2 Pathway in Chronic Kidney Disease?

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Could physical exercise help modulate the gut microbiota in chronic kidney disease?

scientific article published on 9 May 2016

Could physical exercises modulate Nrf2-Keap1 pathway in chronic kidney disease?

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Could resistant starch supplementation improve inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers and uremic toxins levels in hemodialysis patients? A pilot randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Cranberries - potential benefits in patients with chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Determination of the binding properties of the uremic toxin phenylacetic acid to human serum albumin.

scientific article published on 02 March 2016

Dietary Components That May Influence the Disturbed Gut Microbiota in Chronic Kidney Disease

scientific article published on 27 February 2019

Dietary intake of tyrosine and phenylalanine, and p-cresyl sulfate plasma levels in non-dialyzed patients with chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Dietary protein metabolism by gut microbiota and its consequences for chronic kidney disease patients.

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Does Low-Protein Diet Influence the Uremic Toxin Serum Levels From the Gut Microbiota in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients?

scientific article published on 10 February 2018

Does high intensity exercise affects irisin plasma levels in hemodialysis patients? A pilot study

scientific article published on 01 January 2018

Does resistance exercise performed during dialysis modulate Nrf2 and NF-κB in patients with chronic kidney disease?

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Dog walk: a simple way to improve chronic kidney disease patients' inactivity

scientific article published on October 2011

EFFECT OF SELENIUM SUPPLEMENTATION VIA BRAZIL NUT (BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA, HBK) ON THYROID HORMONES LEVELS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: A PILOT STUDY

scientific article published on 01 October 2015

Effect of Brazil nut supplementation on plasma levels of selenium in hemodialysis patients: 12 months of follow-up

scientific article published on 03 January 2012

Effect of acute intradialytic strength physical exercise on oxidative stress and inflammatory responses in hemodialysis patients.

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Effects of Low Protein Diet on Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 Gene Expression in Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

scientific article published on 05 April 2019

Effects of Low-Protein Diet on lipid and anthropometric profiles of patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative management

scientific article published on 25 June 2018

Effects of Probiotic Supplementation on Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Plasma Levels in Hemodialysis Patients: a Pilot Study

scientific article published on 01 June 2019

Effects of Resveratrol Supplementation in Nrf2 and NF-κB Expressions in Nondialyzed Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Clinical Trial.

scientific article published on 11 August 2016

Effects of Uremic Toxins from the Gut Microbiota on Bone: A Brief Look at Chronic Kidney Disease.

scientific article published on 05 May 2015

Effects of acute resistance exercise on acyl-ghrelin and obestatin levels in hemodialysis patients: a pilot study.

scientific article published on 18 September 2015

Effects of grape powder supplementation on inflammatory and antioxidant markers in hemodialysis patients: a randomized double-blind study

scientific article published on 01 October 2014

Electronegative LDL and lipid abnormalities in patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

scientific article published on 24 April 2008

Endocrine role of stomach in appetite regulation in chronic kidney disease: about ghrelin and obestatin.

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Exercise Training Alters the Bone Mineral Density of Hemodialysis Patients

scientific article published in October 2016

Food as medicine: targeting the uraemic phenotype in chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 22 September 2020

From bench to the hemodialysis clinic: protein-bound uremic toxins modulate NF-κB/Nrf2 expression.

scientific article published on 18 November 2017

Fructose intake: is there an association with uric acid levels in nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease patients?

scientific article published on 03 November 2014

Global Prevalence of Protein-Energy Wasting in Kidney Disease: A Meta-analysis of Contemporary Observational Studies From the International Society of Renal Nutrition and Metabolism

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Gut microbiota and inflammation in chronic kidney disease patients.

scientific article published on 6 May 2015

Handgrip strength and its dialysis determinants in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 30 March 2011

Handgrip strength evaluation in CKD: do we have enough evidence?

scientific article published on 11 November 2020

How is body mass index protective in maintenance dialysis?

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Impact of serum albumin and body-mass index on survival in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 21 April 2007

In Hemodialysis Patients, Intradialytic Resistance Exercise Improves Osteoblast Function: A Pilot Study.

scientific article published on 21 April 2016

Increased electronegative LDL and decreased antibodies against electronegative LDL levels correlate with inflammatory markers and adhesion molecules in hemodialysed patients

scientific article published on 12 June 2011

Influence of inflammation on total energy expenditure in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 15 January 2011

Influence of renal function and diet on acid-base status in chronic kidney disease patients.

scientific article published in March 2009

Intestinal alkaline phosphatase modulation by food components: predictive, preventive, and personalized strategies for novel treatment options in chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Is There Association between Uric Acid and Inflammation in Hemodialysis Patients?

scientific article published on February 11, 2013

Is there a relationship between tryptophan dietary intake and plasma levels of indoxyl sulfate in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis?

scientific article published in December 2016

Is there any association among dental caries, obesity, oral and intestinal microbiome, and pre- or probiotics? searching for evidences

scientific article published on 01 September 2014

Is there interaction between gut microbial profile and cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients?

scientific article published on January 2015

Is zinc-α2-glycoprotein a cardiovascular protective factor for patients undergoing hemodialysis?

scientific article published on 11 December 2011

Linking zinc and leptin in chronic kidney disease: future directions.

scientific article published on 24 September 2011

Lower physical activity and depression are associated with hospitalization and shorter survival in CKD.

scientific article published on 2 October 2014

Methyl Donor Nutrients in Chronic Kidney Disease: Impact on the Epigenetic Landscape

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Mitochondrial dysfunction and gut microbiota imbalance: An intriguing relationship in chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on 05 November 2018

NF-κB expression and its association with nutritional status in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 27 September 2016

NRF2 and NF-κB mRNA expression in chronic kidney disease: a focus on nondialysis patients

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

New measurements of energy expenditure and physical activity in chronic kidney disease.

scientific article published on January 2009

Nonpharmacologic Strategies to Modulate Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-related Factor 2 Pathway in Chronic Kidney Disease.

scientific article published on 24 March 2017

Nrf2–keap1 system versus NF-κB: The good and the evil in chronic kidney disease?

scientific article published on July 31, 2012

Nutrition and chronic kidney disease

scientific article published on May 11, 2011

Nutritional strategies to modulate inflammation and oxidative stress pathways via activation of the master antioxidant switch Nrf2.

scientific article published on May 2013

Nutritional strategies to reduce inflammation in chronic kidney disease patients

scientific article published on 31 December 2014

Obestatin and ghrelin interplay in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 16 December 2009

One-Year Conservative Care Using Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation Is Associated with a Decrease in Electronegative LDL in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Pilot Study.

scientific article published on 17 August 2017

Physical activity and energy expenditure in haemodialysis patients: an international survey

scientific article published on 15 December 2011

Planetary Health, Nutrition and Chronic Kidney Disease: Connecting the Dots for a Sustainable Future

scientific article published in 2022

Probiotic Supplementation in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 6 September 2017

Probiotics and chronic kidney disease.

scientific article published on 16 September 2015

Prolonged flaxseed flour intake decreased the thickness of the aorta and modulates some modifiable risk factors related to cardiovascular disease in rats.

scientific article published in February 2014

Protein-Bound Uremic Toxins from Gut Microbiota and Inflammatory Markers in Chronic Kidney Disease

scientific article published in November 2016

Red meat intake in chronic kidney disease patients: Two sides of the coin

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

Reduced plasma zinc levels, lipid peroxidation, and inflammation biomarkers levels in hemodialysis patients: implications to cardiovascular mortality.

scientific article published on 7 May 2013

Relationship between total ghrelin and inflammation in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Relationship between zinc levels and plasma leptin in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 7 June 2012

Resistance exercise training does not affect plasma irisin levels of hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 06 September 2013

Resistance exercise: a strategy to attenuate inflammation and protein-energy wasting in hemodialysis patients?

scientific article published on 13 April 2014

Resistance training in hemodialysis patients: a review

scientific article published on 11 April 2014

Resistant starch for modulation of gut microbiota: Promising adjuvant therapy for chronic kidney disease patients?

scientific article published on 30 January 2016

Resistant starch supplementation effects on plasma indole 3-acetic acid and aryl hydrocarbon receptor mRNA expression in hemodialysis patients: Randomized, double blind and controlled clinical trial

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Resveratrol: why is it a promising therapy for chronic kidney disease patients?

scientific article published on 29 December 2013

Role of altered intestinal microbiota in systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease.

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Selenium plasma levels in hemodialysis patients: comparison between North and Southeast of Brazil

scientific article published on 01 October 2014

Short-chain fatty acids: a link between prebiotics and microbiota in chronic kidney disease.

scientific article published on 13 October 2017

Systemic inflammation and oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients are associated with down-regulation of Nrf2.

scientific article published on 14 January 2015

The newly identified anorexigenic adipokine nesfatin-1 in hemodialysis patients: Are there associations with food intake, body composition and inflammation?

scientific article published on 26 October 2011

The possible role of nesfatin-1 on appetite regulation in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 15 August 2011

The relationship between apelin and parathyroid hormone in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 11 July 2012

The relationship between proton pump inhibitors and renal disease

scientific article published on 10 July 2018

The uremic toxin indoxyl sulfate exacerbates reactive oxygen species production and inflammation in 3T3-L1 adipose cells

scientific article published on 29 November 2015

The value of the Brazilian açai fruit as a therapeutic nutritional strategy for chronic kidney disease patients

scientific article published on 18 June 2018

Trimethylamine N-Oxide From Gut Microbiota in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: Focus on Diet

scientific article published on 31 July 2015

Underreporting of energy intake in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 09 January 2012

Use of handgrip strength in the assessment of the muscle function of chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis: a systematic review.

scientific article published on 13 August 2010

Zinc deficiency in chronic kidney disease: is there a relationship with adipose tissue and atherosclerosis?

scientific article published on 04 September 2009

Zinc levels after iron supplementation in patients with chronic kidney disease.

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Zinc-α2-glycoprotein: is there association between this new adipokine and body composition in hemodialysis patients?

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[Crosstalk between bone and adipose tissue in chronic kidney disease]

scientific article published on 01 June 2012