Taro Akihisa, Hiroshi Kataoka, Shiho Makabe, Shun Manabe, Rie Yoshida, Yusuke Ushio, Masayo Sato, Aiji Yajima, Norio Hanafusa, Ken Tsuchiya, Kosaku Nitta, Junichi Hoshino, Toshio Mochizuki
BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESIS: Tolvaptan, a vasopressin V2 receptor antagonist, is used for treating autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). We focused on changes in urinary osmolality (U-Osm) after tolvaptan initiation to determine whether they were associated with the therapeutic response to tolvaptan. METHODS: This was a single-centre, prospective, observational cohort study. Seventy-two patients with ADPKD who received tolvaptan were recruited. We analysed the relationship between changes in U-Osm and annual estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in terms of renal prognostic value using univariable and multivariable linear regression analyses...
November 3, 2023: Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation