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ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2011

Kidney aging--inevitable or preventable?

Devasmita Choudhury, Moshe Levi

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Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. ERRγ deletion in podocytes accelerates aging related kidney disease.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  10. Associations Between Change in Kidney Functioning, Age, Race/Ethnicity, and Health Indicators in the Health and Retirement Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2023
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  13. Urinary excretion of epidermal growth factor and rapid loss of kidney function.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2021
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  14. Hydrogen Sulfide and the Kidney.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2021
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  18. Accelerated Kidney Aging in Diabetes Mellitus.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Devasmita ChoudhuryDallas VA Medical Center, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75216, USA.
Moshe Levi
University of Colorado Denver · US

Funding

Regulation of Renal Phosphate Transport by LipidsR01DK066029 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI LEVI, MOSHE · 2005 to 2013
$3.2M
Role of FXR in Renal Disease of Metabolic Syndrome and AgingR01AG026529 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI LEVI, MOSHE · 2007 to 2011
$1.8M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG026529NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK066029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aging process affects all organs, including the kidneys. As part of this process, progressive scarring and a measurable decline in renal function occur in most people over time. The improved understanding of the processes that can lead to and/or hasten scarring and loss of renal function over time parallels advances in our understanding of the aging process. Clinical factors, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, abnormal lipid levels and vitamin D deficiency, have been associated with increasing renal sclerosis with age. In addition, tissue factors such as angiotensin II, advanced glycation end products, oxidative stress and Klotho are associated with renal aging. These associations and possible interventions, including the control of blood pressure, blood sugar, weight, diet and calorie restriction might make renal aging more preventable than inevitable.

Indexed as

Oxidative StressAgingAnimalsGlycation End Products, AdvancedHumansKidneyKidney DiseasesGlycation End Products, Advanced

Identifiers

PMID21826079
OpenAlexW2023185614

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