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ReviewInternational urology and nephrology2008

Renal senescence in 2008: progress and challenges.

Xin J Zhou, Ramesh Saxena, Zhihong Liu, N D Vaziri, Fred G Silva

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Review in International urology and nephrology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Premature Aging in Chronic Kidney Disease: The Outcome of Persistent Inflammation beyond the Bounds.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  10. Identification of an Altered Matrix Signature in Kidney Aging and Disease.Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2021
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  17. Association Between IL-18 and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Patients with Type II Diabetic Nephropathy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2017
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  18. The Expression Changes of Inflammasomes in the Aging Rat Kidneys.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2016
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  20. Fibrosis and renal aging.Kidney international supplements · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xin J ZhouDepartment of Pathology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9073, USA. joseph.zhou@utsouthwestern.edu
Ramesh Saxena
Zhihong Liu
N D Vaziri
Fred G Silva
Southwestern Medical CenterNanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNUniversity of California, Irvine Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kidneys are significantly affected by profound anatomic and functional changes with senescence. These changes lead to decline in glomerular filtration rate, decreased urinary concentrating and diluting ability, diminished urinary acidification, and impaired potassium clearance, to list a few. Such changes make the elderly prone to drug toxicity and serious fluid and electrolyte imbalance. While the entire mystery of aging is far from being clear, the role of oxidative stress, telomere length, Klotho gene expression, and the renin angiotensin system seem to be the key mechanisms involved in aging. Aging, being a complex process, involves an array of intertwined molecular pathways. Simultaneous study of multiple molecular pathways in parallel could provide invaluable information in understanding the clinical course of kidney aging and elucidating mechanisms that play key roles in the aging process. A better understanding of these mechanisms may help to preserve renal function, improve morbidity and mortality, and hopefully reduce healthcare costs for the aging population.

Indexed as

Acid-Base EquilibriumAgingGlucuronidaseHumansKidneyKlotho ProteinsOxidative StressTelomereWater-Electrolyte BalanceGlucuronidaseKlotho Proteins

Identifiers

PMID18584301
OpenAlexW1997740299

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