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Anticalins® are engineered human proteins that are able to bind specific target molecules. The Anticalin PRS-080#022-DP to be investigated in this study is directed against hepcidin and is intended for the treatment of anemia of chronic disease. This Phase Ib study shall investigate the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single administration of PRS-080#022-DP in anemic stage 5 chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.
The objective of this study is to examine the clinical dose range of ASP1585 based on the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of treatment in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis with hyperphosphatemia.
The goal of this trial is to evaluate whether subantimicrobial-dose of doxycycline (20mgBID) will affect serum and urine biomarkers of fibrosis in patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease.
Bone disorder is a significant problem in chronic kidney disease (CKD), becoming almost universal in stage 5 CKD patients. Besides the healthcare costs, bone disorder is associated with life-threatening complications, including fractures and cardiovascular (CV) events. Kidney transplantation provides circa 68% decrease in mortality and improves co-morbidity. Still, bone disease persists after transplantation. The investigators hypothesize that bone-derived hormones can induce CV events in kidney transplanted patients. Therefore, early evaluation of the bone health is recommended, and prevention of its complications is required. Bone biopsy, an invasive and expensive method, is the gold standard for bone disorders diagnosis. Therefore, non-invasive predictors for bone disease are necessary. Classical biochemical markers of bone formation and resorption have shown a low sensitivity and low specificity. New markers, as fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23), and its cofactor klotho, and sclerostin are promising new markers for predicting CKD-associated bone and CV disease after transplantation. This study assesses the phenotype of bone disease after transplantation (given by bone histology) and its correlation with serum FGF23, klotho and sclerostin, in order to evaluate its performance predicting CKD-associated bone and CV disease.
In this study we want to compare the accuracy of two methods to measure renal perfusion by MRI spin labelling technique: the first measurement done with the 1.5 T MRI versus the second one obtained with the 3.0 T MRI (Siemens MRI device). Additionally we want to compare the changes of renal perfusion caused by physiological stress. The used stress test is the cold pressor test done at the forehead.
The purpose of this study is to characterise the patient and disease profile under the influence of a protein-restricted diet supplemented with keto acids/amino acids (KA/AA), focusing on the progression of chronic renal insufficiency, calcium and phosphorus metabolism, nutritional status, patient compliance to diet and Ketosteril intake as well as the persistent dietary education to ensure compliance in a large group of pre-dialysis patients.
The key objective of this pilot study is to assess the molecular mechanisms of renal pre-conditioning by a one-week low-calorie diet in humans. The protective effect of the low-calorie diet and also of the protein-restriction in donor on transplant qualities and functions in receptor will also be investigated. Analysis of transcriptome, lipidome, metabolome, epigenome, proteome und phosphoproteome through tissue samples as well as blood samples for comparison of low-calorie diet, protein-restriction and no-diet groups.
The goal of this pilot study is to determine whether oral sodium bicarbonate can raise low serum bicarbonate concentration in people without chronic kidney disease (CKD). Participants will take sodium bicarbonate for six weeks, followed by a four week washout period.
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with bone changes and very high fracture rates. A component of bone is marrow. Bone marrow fat is increased in patients with CKD compared to those in the normal population of the same age. It is not clear if there will be changes in the marrow fact content in those with CKD on Pioglitazone. In people with normal kidney function, thiazolidinedione group of drugs have had variable effects on bone marrow fat content, as measured by MRS. This is important as changes in marrow fat are likely related to changes in the bone in patients with chronic kidney disease.