Role of urea in intestinal barrier dysfunction and disruption of epithelial tight junction in chronic kidney disease

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-6

  Vaziri, Nosratola D ^a   Yuan, Jun ^a   Norris, Keith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; End stage renal disease; Endotoxin; Gastrointestinal pathology; Inflammation; Uremia

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CLAUDIN 1; OCCLUDIN; PROTEIN ZO1; UREA; UREASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL POLARITY; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FUNCTION DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE CELL; MICROFLORA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; TIGHT JUNCTION; UREMIA;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ENTEROCYTES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEINS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS; UREA; UREASE;

EID: 84871235774     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: 14219670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000345969     Document Type: Article

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