ArticlePostepy dermatologii i alergologii2020
Uremic pruritus and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in diabetic and non-diabetic haemodialysis patients.
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- Prevalence and associated factors of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in CKD-Associated Pruritus: A Systematic Review.Kidney medicine · 2025Review
- Decreased brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in chronic kidney disease: integrated clinical and experimental evidence.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
introductionEven though uremic pruritus (UP) is very troublesome for haemodialysis (HD) patients, its underlying mechanism is not fully understood.
aimDue to the possible role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its higher serum concentration in haemodialysis diabetic patients compared to non-diabetic ones, this study is aimed to evaluate its association with UP among diabetic and non-diabetic patients on maintenance HD. MATERIAL AND
methodsA total of 94 patients were enrolled into the study. A visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess pruritus.
resultsNo differences were found between the observed study groups in terms of BDNF serum concentration, other biochemical markers, sleep disturbances, or pruritus presentation.
conclusionsBDNF serum concentration was not found to be associated with UP among HD patients, however further studies are worth performing on a larger group of individuals.
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