Contribution of the intestinal microbiome towards the human metabolome in chronic kidney disease: investigating the gut-kidney axis. KU Leuven
Chronic kidney disease is one of the epidemics of modern times. As kidney function falls, numerous waste products accumulate in the blood. These waste products originate in part from gut bacteria and are thought to be toxic to the body, resulting in cardiac disease and in increased mortality. The link between gut bacteria and chronic kidney disease is often referred to as the gut-kidney axis. We will examine three distinct features of the ...