A Renal Clinician's Guide to the Gut Microbiota

It is increasingly recognized that the gut microbiota plays a role in the progression of chronic diseases and that diet may confer health benefits by altering the gut microbiota composition. This is of particular relevance for chronic kidney disease (CKD), as the gut is a source of uremic retention solutes, which accumulate as a result of impaired kidney function and can exert nephrotoxic and other harmful effects. Kidney dysfunction is also associated with changes in the composition of the gut microbiota and the gastrointestinal tract.
Source: Journal of Renal Nutrition - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Practical Aspects Source Type: research