Duodenal microbiome in chronic kidney disease.
Masahiro KondoTakehiro TorisuTomohiro NagasueHiroki ShibataJunji UmenoKeisuke KawasakiShin FujiokaYuichi MatsunoTomohiko MoriyamaTakanari KitazonoPublished in: Clinical and experimental nephrology (2023)
The small intestinal microbiome in CKD patients is significantly altered, indicating that increased intestinal permeability and production of uremic toxin may occur in the upper small intestine of CKD patients.