Unacylated ghrelin and obestatin: promising biomarkers of protein energy wasting in children with chronic kidney disease.

Alice MonzaniMichela PerroneFlavia ProdamStefania MoiaGiulia GenoniSara TestaFabio PaglialongaAnna RapaGianni BonaGiovanni MontiniAlberto Edefonti

Published in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2017)

Unacylated ghrelin and obestatin, negatively related to renal function, seem to be promising inverse indicators of nutritional status in children with CKD. Potential therapeutic implications in terms of optimization of their removal in patients on hemodialysis could be hypothesized.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
young adults
newly diagnosed
protein protein