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Filter by:Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited renal disorder. Tolvaptan has been approved in Canada as a treatment for ADPKD. Tolvaptan is an arginine vasopressin receptor antagonist which has been shown to decrease the progression of ADPKD. The main side effect of this treatment is increased urine output which leads to cessation of therapy in about 20% of patients. Low solute (low sodium, low protein) diet may alleviate this side effect. This is a single arm before / after study of dietary intervention on urine output and quality of life in ADPKD patients on a stable dose of tolvaptan.
Polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common genetic disorder, characterized by the formation of cysts in the kidneys, causing gradual renal function-loss. Previous studies have shown that, reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal plasma flow (RPF) play a role in the progression of renal disease in ADPKD. Tolvaptan is a vasopressin 2 antagonist, which seems to reduce the growth of total kidney volume (TKV) and the decline in e-GFR in ADPKD. The mechanism is not fully understood and could, at least partly, be caused by stimulation of the renal blood flow. The purpose of this trial is to investigate if tolvaptan´s improve renal blood flow and glomerular filtration in ADPKD, in a randomized, cross-over, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common inherited renal disorder occurring in 1:400-1:1.000 live births and affects 4 to 6 million persons worldwide and about 205.000 people in Europe (EU). This figure is equivalent to 4 in 10.000 people and thus below the prevalence threshold of 5 in 10.000 used to designate a disease as rare in EU. Renal cyst development and expansion in ADPKD involves both fluid secretion and abnormal proliferation of cyst-lining epithelial cells. The chloride channel of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) participates in secretion of cyst fluid, and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway may drive proliferation of cyst epithelial cells. CFTR and mTOR are both negatively regulated by AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK). Metformin, a drug widely used, is a pharmacological activator of AMPK. The investigators found that metformin stimulates AMPK, resulting in inhibition of both CFTR and the mTOR pathways. Metformin induces significant arrest of cystic growth in both in vitro and ex vivo models of renal cystogenesis. In addition, metformin administration produces a significant decrease in the cystic index in two mouse models of ADPKD. These results suggest a possible role for AMPK activation in slowing renal cystogenesis as well as the potential for therapeutic application of metformin in the context of ADPKD. Thus this study aims to evaluate metformin efficacy in slowing renal cystogenesis in ADPKD as compared to the actual gold standard (Tolvaptan).
This extended access study will assess the long-term safety and tolerability of bardoxolone methyl in qualified patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who previously participated in one of the qualifying clinical studies with bardoxolone methyl. Patients will remain in the study until bardoxolone methyl is available through commercial channels or until patient withdrawal, whichever is sooner.
ADPKD is the most common form of hereditary kidney disease and is known to occur in 1 of 400 to 1000 population in the U.S. ADPKD consists of 2.8% of patients receiving kidney transplantation in our center. It is known that ADPKD is associated with vascular anomalies, including abdominal aneurysms, valvular anomalies and especially intracranial aneurysms. Intracranial aneurysms occur in 9~12% of the ADPKD population which is higher than 2~3% in the general population and is known to be associated with PKD1 or PKD2 heritage. Until now, most of the studies regarding intracranial aneurysms in ADPKD are conducted in animal models, and there are only few cellular studies conducted from human samples. While performing kidney transplantation to ESRD ADPKD patients, arterial tissues from nephrectomy specimens can be obtained. The objective of this study is to investigate the mechanism of intracranial aneurysm in ADPKD patients by analyzing iliac and renal artery characteristics.
This is a single center, comparative cohort study to investigate alterations in hepatic transporter function in subjects with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) compared to healthy subjects and subjects with non-ADPKD renal disease. Eligible subjects will be 18-65 years of age and of any race/ethnicity and gender.
Abdominal pain, sometimes severe, is a known symptom of polycystic kidney disease (PKD) related to the cystic expansion. This study will investigate whether the vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist lixivaptan can alleviate intractable pain in a pediatric PKD patient who cannot tolerate the related vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist tolvaptan.
Primary Objective: To study the effect of mild, moderate and severe renal impairment on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of Venglustat following a single dose. Secondary Objective: To assess the tolerability of Venglustat given as a single dose in subjects with mild, moderate and severe renal impairment in comparison with matched subjects with normal renal function.
This study involves a single family, including 1 patient, father, mother and sister. The patient presented with a new phenotype associating premature white hair, renal polycystosis, aortic dilation/dissection and lymphopenia. Samples were taken in order to identify the origin of the symptomatology highlighted in the index case. In addition, it was observed that mice invalidated for bcl-2, normal at birth and indistinguishable from control mice, showed, after one week, a phenotype similar to that observed in this patient. The overlap between the patient's main clinical signs (lymphopenia, white hair and polycystic renal disease) and the manifestations presented by the invalidated murine model for BCL2 suggests that its phenotype may be secondary to a Bcl-2 expression defect.
Investigator initiated controlled multi-centre trial in a Prospective, Randomised, Open, Blinded Endpoint (PROBE) design. Patients will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio either to treatment with tolvaptan for six weeks followed by six weeks observation without trial medication or no tolvaptan treatment, but following the same visit and investigation plan as the subjects taking tolvaptan.