Does p-cresylglucuronide have the same impact on mortality as other protein-bound uremic toxins?

BACKGROUND: Uremic toxins are emerging as important, non-traditional cardiovascular risk factors in chronic kidney disease (CKD). P-cresol has been defined as a prototype protein-bound uremic toxin. Conjugation of p-cresol creates p-cresylsulfate (PCS) as the main metabolite and p-cresylglucuronide...

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Main Authors: Sophie Liabeuf, Griet Glorieux, Aurelie Lenglet, Momar Diouf, Eva Schepers, Lucie Desjardins, Gabriel Choukroun, Raymond Vanholder, Ziad A Massy, European Uremic Toxin (EUTox) Work Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3691113?pdf=render