Furosemide Stress Test as a Predictor of Tubular Function in Chronic Kidney Disease

Summary

In kidney diseases, tubule-interstitium has become much more relevant, as formerly only the glomerulus was considered to have the main importance. Kidney's tubular atrophy and interstitital fibrosis is now recognized as long term prognostic value. We aim to evaluate the function of the kidney's tubule-interstitium through furosemide excretion after intravenous administration of this drug, and correlate the rate of excretion of furosemide with interstitial fibrosis findings in scheduled kidney biopsy for patients with chronic kidney disease.

Timeline

Start

2015-04

Primary completion

2016-04

Completion

2017-04

Publications

• Background Boor P, Ostendorf T, Floege J. Renal fibrosis: novel insights into mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Nat Rev Nephrol. 2010 Nov;6(11):643-56. doi: 10.1038/nrneph.2010.120. Epub 2010 Sep 14.
• Background Burns WC, Kantharidis P, Thomas MC. The role of tubular epithelial-mesenchymal transition in progressive kidney disease. Cells Tissues Organs. 2007;185(1-3):222-31. doi: 10.1159/000101323.
• Background Farris AB, Chan S, Climenhaga J, Adam B, Bellamy CO, Seron D, Colvin RB, Reeve J, Mengel M. Banff fibrosis study: multicenter visual assessment and computerized analysis of interstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies. Am J Transplant. 2014 Apr;14(4):897-907. doi: 10.1111/ajt.12641. Epub 2014 Feb 20.
• Background Farris AB, Colvin RB. Renal interstitial fibrosis: mechanisms and evaluation. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2012 May;21(3):289-300. doi: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e3283521cfa.
• Background van der Voort PH, Boerma EC, Pickkers P. The furosemide stress test to predict renal function after continuous renal replacement therapy. Crit Care. 2014 May 14;18(3):429. doi: 10.1186/cc13871. No abstract available.
• Results Chawla LS, Davison DL, Brasha-Mitchell E, Koyner JL, Arthur JM, Shaw AD, Tumlin JA, Trevino SA, Kimmel PL, Seneff MG. Development and standardization of a furosemide stress test to predict the severity of acute kidney injury. Crit Care. 2013 Sep 20;17(5):R207. doi: 10.1186/cc13015.
• Rivero J, Rodriguez F, Soto V, Macedo E, Chawla LS, Mehta RL, Vaingankar S, Garimella PS, Garza C, Madero M. Furosemide stress test and interstitial fibrosis in kidney biopsies in chronic kidney disease. BMC Nephrol. 2020 Mar 6;21(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01721-z.

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