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ReviewNature reviews. Nephrology2015

Phosphate and FGF-23 homeostasis after kidney transplantation.

Leandro C Baia, Ita Pfeferman Heilberg, Gerjan Navis, Martin H de Borst, NIGRAM investigators

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In one paragraph

Review in Nature reviews. Nephrology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07415421 (Subtotal Parathyroidectomy for the Treatment of Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT07415421 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Subtotal Parathyroidectomy for the Treatment of Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Kidney Transplantation

TypeinterventionalSponsorAarhus University HospitalRan2026 to 2030Enrolled85ConditionsHyperparathyroidism, Kidney Transplantation RecipientsArmsSubtotal Parathyroidectomy, Conservative Management
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  5. Bone health and fracture prevention after kidney transplantation.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2024
    Review
  6. Pre-Transplant Hyperparathyroidism and Graft or Patient Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation.Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation · 2024
    Article
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  11. Bone and Mineral Disease in Kidney Transplant Recipients.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2022
    Review
  12. Observational
  13. Phosphate and fibroblast growth factor 23 in diabetes.Clinical science (London, England : 1979) · 2021
    Review
  14. Association of time-updated plasma calcium and phosphate with graft and patient outcomes after kidney transplantation.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2021
    Article
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  16. The Causes of Hypo- and Hyperphosphatemia in Humans.Calcified tissue international · 2021
    Review
  17. CKD-MBD post kidney transplantation.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021
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  18. Causes of hypercalcemia in renal transplant recipients: persistent hyperparathyroidism and others.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Leandro C BaiaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023 900, Brazil.
Ita Pfeferman HeilbergDivision of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740-Vila Clementino, São Paulo, SP 04023 900, Brazil.
Gerjan NavisDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, Netherlands.
Martin H de BorstDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30.001, 9700 RB, Groningen, Netherlands.
NIGRAM investigators
University Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversidade Federal de São Paulo · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dysregulated phosphate metabolism is a common consequence of chronic kidney disease, and is characterized by a high circulating level of fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-23, hyperparathyroidism, and hyperphosphataemia. Kidney transplantation can elicit specific alterations to phosphate metabolism that evolve over time, ranging from severe hypophosphataemia (<0.5 mmol/l) to hyperphosphataemia (>1.50 mmol/l) and high FGF-23 levels. The majority of renal transplant recipients develop hypophosphataemia during the first 3 months after transplantation as a consequence of relatively slow adaptation of FGF-23 and parathyroid hormone levels to restored renal function, and the influence of immunosuppressive drugs. By 3-12 months after transplantation, phosphate homeostasis is at least partially restored in the majority of recipients, which is paralleled by a substantially reduced risk of cardiovascular-associated morbidity and mortality compared with the pre-transplantation setting. Many renal transplant recipients, however, exhibit persistent abnormalities in phosphate homeostasis, which is often due to multifactorial causes, and may contribute to adverse outcomes on the cardiovascular system, kidney, and bone. Dietary and pharmacologic interventions might improve phosphate homeostasis in renal transplant recipients, but additional insight into the pathophysiology of transplantation-associated abnormalities in phosphate homeostasis is needed to further optimize disease management and improve prognosis for renal transplant recipients.

Indexed as

HomeostasisKidney TransplantationFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsHumansPhosphatesFGF23 protein, humanFibroblast Growth Factor-23Fibroblast Growth FactorsPhosphates

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PMID26416497
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