Xiang Gao, Lianghu Huang, Fabrizio Grosjean, Vittoria Esposito, Jianxiang Wu, Lili Fu, Huimin Hu, Jiangming Tan, Cijian He, Susan Gray, Mukesh K Jain, Feng Zheng, Changlin Mei
Dietary protein restriction is an important treatment for chronic kidney disease. Herein, we tested the effect of low-protein or low-protein plus ketoacids (KA) diet in a remnant kidney model. Rats with a remnant kidney were randomized to receive normal protein diet (22%), low-protein (6%) diet (LPD), or low-protein (5%) plus KA (1%) diet for 6 months. Protein restriction prevented proteinuria, decreased blood urea nitrogen levels, and renal lesions; however, the LPD retarded growth and decreased serum albumin levels...
May 2011: Kidney International