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    • Renal Physiology
    • Transplantation

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    • Understanding the renal response to protein load is crucial for assessing kidney function.
    • Donor nephrectomy significantly impacts renal hemodynamics and function.
    • The adaptive capacity of a single kidney to physiological challenges requires further investigation.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the renal response to a standardized protein load in healthy individuals.
    • To assess changes in creatinine clearance and urinary protein excretion following protein ingestion.
    • To evaluate the renal response to protein load in subjects before and after donor nephrectomy.

    Main Methods:

    • 33 healthy subjects ingested a 60g protein load (casein mixture).
    • Creatinine clearance and urinary protein excretion were measured at baseline and post-load.
    • The study was repeated in 10 subjects six months after donor nephrectomy.

    Main Results:

    • Protein load significantly increased creatinine clearance and urinary protein excretion in normal subjects.
    • Changes in urinary protein excretion correlated strongly with changes in creatinine clearance (p < 0.0001).
    • Post-nephrectomy, a single kidney demonstrated an increased creatinine clearance post-protein load, though qualitatively different from a two-kidney response.

    Conclusions:

    • The healthy kidney exhibits a robust excretory and filtration response to a protein load.
    • Donor nephrectomy alters baseline renal function, with a reduced overall creatinine clearance but an increased baseline protein excretion.
    • The pre-nephrectomy renal response to protein load does not predict post-nephrectomy single-kidney function.