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Intestinal Lymphatic Dysfunction in Kidney Disease.
Jianyong Zhong1,2, Annet Kirabo3,4, Hai-Chun Yang1,2
1Department of Pediatrics (J.Z., H.-C.Y., A.B.F., E.L.S., V.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Circulation Research
|April 27, 2023
Summary
Kidney disease harms distant organs by altering intestinal lymphatics. This creates a vicious cycle where kidney injury promotes harmful substances, worsening overall health.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
- Lymphatic Biology
Background:
- Kidney disease impacts multiple organs, including the intestines.
- Kidney-intestinal interactions involve epithelial damage, gut bacteria imbalance, and uremic toxin production.
- Kidney injury affects intestinal lymphatic function and lymph composition.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate mechanisms linking kidney disease to detrimental changes in intestinal lymphatics.
- To propose a novel paradigm of a vicious cycle involving kidney-intestinal lymphatic cross talk.
Main Methods:
- Review of recent studies on kidney injury and intestinal lymphatics.
- Analysis of lymphatic transport of macromolecules.
- Conceptual framework development for organ cross talk.
Main Results:
- Kidney injury leads to expansion of intestinal lymphatics and increased lymphatic flow.
- Altered mesenteric lymph composition is observed in kidney disease.
- Intestinal lymphatics are a pathway for harmful substances from the gut.
Conclusions:
- Kidney disease induces changes in intestinal lymphatics, promoting harmful factor production and distribution.
- This kidney-intestinal lymphatic axis contributes to disease progression in distant organs.
- A vicious cycle of detrimental organ cross talk is implicated in kidney disease progression.
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