Is there a common mechanism for the progression of different types of renal diseases other than proteinuria? Towards the unifying theme of chronic hypoxia
Lg. Fine et al., Is there a common mechanism for the progression of different types of renal diseases other than proteinuria? Towards the unifying theme of chronic hypoxia, KIDNEY INT, 57, 2000, pp. S22-S26
The question of why chronic renal diseases progress is a topic only recentl
y investigated. Putative causes such as proteinuria do not account for all
aspects of progressive renal disease. An alternative mechanism, chronic hyp
oxia, is proposed that might better explain certain elements of progressive
renal disease, but elements of the hypothesis remain subject to further st
udy.