Early glomerular filtration rate changes in living kidney donors and recipients: an example of renal plasticity.

Ana González RinneCristian Acosta SorensenSergio Luis LimaMarta Gómez GilNatalia Negrín MenaLaura Díaz MartínAna RamírezAdelaida MoralesNicanor VegaEduardo GallegoEdduin Martín IzquierdoElisa CabelloAna Elena Rodríguez RodríguezJesús Pimentel GonzálezBeatriz EscamillaCoriolano CruzLourdes Pérez TamajónArmando Torres RamírezFlavio GaspariAlberto Ortiz ArduanEsteban Porrini

Published in: Clinical kidney journal (2022)

Kidneys from living donors are more 'plastic' than originally thought and respond to metabolic demands and weight changes of their new host. These changes should be taken into account when assessing GFR outcomes in this population.

Keyphrases

kidney transplantation
body mass index
physical activity
weight loss
weight gain
type diabetes