Calcification propensity and survival among renal transplant recipients

CA Keyzer, MH de Borst, E van den Berg… - Journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Calciprotein particle maturation time (T 50) in serum is a novel measure of individual blood
calcification propensity. To determine the clinical relevance of T 50 in renal transplantation …

Dietary acid load and metabolic acidosis in renal transplant recipients

E van den Berg, MF Engberink, EJ Brink… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Results Mean age±SD was 53±13 years; 57% of patients were male. Acidosis was present
in 31% of RTRs. NAE was associated with acidosis (serum HCO 3−: β=− 0.61; serum pH …

Sodium thiosulfate attenuates angiotensin II-induced hypertension, proteinuria and renal damage

PM Snijder, ARS Frenay, AM Koning, M Bachtler… - Nitric Oxide, 2014 - Elsevier
Hypertension and proteinuria are important mediators of renal damage. Despite therapeutic
interventions, the number of patients with end stage renal disease steadily increases …

Urinary sulfur metabolites associate with a favorable cardiovascular risk profile and survival benefit in renal transplant recipients

E van den Berg, A Pasch, WH Westendorp… - Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
In post-transplant conditions, sulfur may be protective by intermediate conversion to
hydrogen sulfide and thiosulfate. However, sulfate, the end product of sulfur-containing …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin k intake and plasma desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix Gla-protein levels in kidney transplant recipients

PY Boxma, E van den Berg, JM Geleijnse… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Vitamin K is essential for activation of γ-carboxyglutamate (Gla)-proteins including the
vascular calcification inhibitor matrix Gla-protein (MGP). Insufficient vitamin K intake leads to …

Sodium intake and blood pressure in renal transplant recipients

E van den Berg, JM Geleijnse, EJ Brink… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Hypertension is common among renal transplant recipients (RTR) and a risk
factor for graft failure and mortality. Sodium intake is a well-established determinant of blood …

Dietary protein, blood pressure and renal function in renal transplant recipients

E van den Berg, MF Engberink, EJ Brink… - British journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Hypertension is highly prevalent among renal transplant recipients (RTR) and a risk factor
for graft failure and cardiovascular events. Protein intake has been claimed to affect blood …

Mediterranean style diet is associated with low risk of new-onset diabetes after renal transplantation

MCJ Osté, E Corpeleijn, GJ Navis, CA Keyzer… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2017 - drc.bmj.com
Objective The incidence of new-onset diabetes after transplantation (NODAT) and
premature mortality is high in renal transplant recipients (RTR). We hypothesized that a …

Mediterranean style diet and kidney function loss in kidney transplant recipients

AW Gomes-Neto, MCJ Osté… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Results During median follow-up of 5.4 (interquartile range, 4.9–6.0) years, 76 participants
developed graft failure, 119 developed kidney function decline, and 181 developed graft …

Kidney function and plasma copeptin levels in healthy kidney donors and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease patients

D Zittema, E van den Berg, E Meijer… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Results Patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (n= 122, age= 40 years,
men= 56%) had significantly higher copeptin levels (median= 6.8 pmol/L; interquartile …