HUGO ABENSUR
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina - Médico
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- Protective measures against ultrafiltration failure in peritoneal dialysis patients(2011) AGUIRRE, Anna Rita; ABENSUR, HugoUltrafiltration failure in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis is a condition with an incidence that increases over time. It is related to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and is a major cause of the abandonment of the treatment technique. Because the number of patients undergoing renal replacement therapy is increasing with society aging and because approximately 10% of this population is treated with peritoneal dialysis, this matter is becoming more common in everyday practice for clinicians involved in the care of patients with chronic renal failure. In this review, we summarize the available measures used to prevent and treat ultrafiltration failure and the current state of research in the field, both in the experimental and clinical settings, focusing on the possible clinical applications of recent findings.
- NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition ameliorates tubulointerstitial injury in the remnant kidney model(2018) FORESTO-NETO, Orestes; AVILA, Victor Ferreira; ARIAS, Simone Costa Alarcon; ZAMBOM, Fernanda Florencia Fregnan; REMPEL, Lisienny Campoli Tono; FAUSTINO, Viviane Dias; MACHADO, Flavia Gomes; MALHEIROS, Denise Maria Avancini Costa; ABENSUR, Hugo; CAMARA, Niels Olsen Saraiva; ZATZ, Roberto; FUJIHARA, Clarice KazueRecent studies suggest that NLRP3 inflammasome activation is involved in the pathogenesis of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Allopurinol (ALLO) inhibits xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity, and, consequently, reduces the production of uric acid (UA) and reactive oxygen species (ROS), both of which can activate the NLRP3 pathway. Thus, ALLO can contribute to slow the progression of CKD. We investigated whether inhibition of XOD by ALLO reduces NLRP3 activation and renal injury in the 5/6 renal ablation (Nx) model. Adult male Munich-Wistar rats underwent Nx and were subdivided into the following two groups: Nx, receiving vehicle only, and Nx + ALLO, Nx rats given ALLO, 36 mg/Kg/day in drinking water. Rats undergoing sham operation were studied as controls (C). Sixty days after surgery, Nx rats exhibited marked albuminuria, creatinine retention, and hypertension, as well as glomerulosclerosis, tubular injury, and cortical interstitial expansion/inflammation/fibrosis. Such changes were accompanied by increased XOD activity and UA renal levels, associated with augmented heme oxigenase-1 and reduced superoxide dismutase-2 renal contents. Both the NF-kappa B and NLRP3 signaling pathways were activated in Nx. ALLO normalized both XOD activity and the parameters of oxidative stress. ALLO also attenuated hypertension and promoted selective tubulointerstitial protection, reducing urinary NGAL and cortical interstitial injury/inflammation. ALLO reduced renal NLRP3 activation, without interfering with the NF-kappa B pathway. These observations indicate that the tubulointerstitial antiinflammatory and antifibrotic effects of ALLO in the Nx model involve inhibition of the NLRP3 pathway, and reinforce the view that ALLO can contribute to arrest or slow the progression of CKD.
- Hemodynamic Behavior During Hemo-dialysis: Effects of Dialysate Concentrations of Bicarbonate and Potassium(2014) SILVA, Bruno C.; FREITAS, Geraldo R. R.; SILVA, Vitor B.; ABENSUR, Hugo; LUDERS, Claudio; PEREIRA, Benedito J.; OLIVEIRA, Rodrigo B. de; CASTRO, Manuel C. M.; MOYSES, Rosa M. A.; ELIAS, Rosilene M.Background/Aims: Ultrafiltration that occurs during hemodialysis (HD) promotes profound alterations in a relatively short period of time. The dialysate content of bicarbonate (DBic) and potassium (DK) may have impact over intradialytic hemodynamics, which goes beyond ultrafiltration, and its impact was evaluated in a prospective cohort. Methods: 30 patients under HD were submitted to hemodynamic assessment (HA) at the beginning and at the end of HD sessions, through a non-invasive method. Serum minus dialysate potassium concentration was expressed as K-Gap. Cardiac index (CI) and peripheral arterial resistance (PAR) variation (post-HD minus pre-HD) were expressed as Delta CI and Delta PAR. Dialysate content of sodium and calcium were expressed as DNa and DCa, respectively. Results: Mean DNa, DK and DBic were, respectively, 136.4 +/- 1.1, 2.1 +/- 0.6 and 38.2 +/- 2.1 mEq/L. In 15 patients, DCa was > 1.5 mmol/L and in the other 15 patients <= 1.5 mmol/L. The K-Gap ranged from 1.4 to 5.1 mEq/l (median 3.0 mEq/L). There was a reduction in post-HD CI and systolic blood pressure (Delta CI = -0.72l/min/m(2) and -11.3 +/- 15.1 mmHg, respectively, p < 0.001 for both). Conversely, Delta PAR increased (Delta PAR = 272dyn.s/cm(5), p < 0.001). Lower post-HD CI was was associated to higher DBic (p = 0.0013) and lower K-Gap (p = 0.026). In multivariate analysis, Delta CI was dependent on DBic and K-Gap, whereas Delta PAR was dependent on dialysate calcium during HD. Conclusion: We confirmed that Na and Ca dialysate content exerts and important role on hemodynamic during HD. In addition, our findings pointed out that higher dialysate concentrations of bicarbonate and potassium promote lower cardiac performance at the end of hemodialysis session.
- A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effects of icodextrin on left ventricular mass index in peritoneal dialysis(2022) CORDEIRO, Lilian; ISHIKAWA, Walther Yoshiharu; ANDREOLI, Maria Claudia C.; CANZIANI, Maria Eugenia F.; ARAUJO, Luiza Karla R. P.; PEREIRA, Benedito J.; ABENSUR, Hugo; MOYSES, Rosa M. A.; ELIAS, Rosilene M.Left ventricular hypertrophy is a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). Because icodextrin has a greater ultrafiltration power compared with glucose-based solutions for long dwell, it could improve left ventricular mass by reducing fluid overload. This was a randomized clinical trial that included patients on PD recruited from 2 teaching hospitals, in Sao Paulo-Brazil. Patients were allocated to the control glucose group (GLU) or the intervention icodextrin (ICO) group. Clinical and cardiac magnetic resonance image (MRI) parameters were evaluated at baseline and 6 months after randomization. The primary outcome was the change in left ventricular mass adjusted by surface area (Delta LVMI), measured by cardiac MRI. A total of 22 patients completed the study (GLU, N =12 and ICO, N =10). Baseline characteristics such as age, sex, underlying disease, and time on dialysis were similar in both groups. At baseline, 17 patients (77.3%) presented with left ventricular hypertrophy with no difference between groups (p= 0.748). According to the total body water (TBW)/extracellular water (ECW) ratio, 36.8% and 80% of patients from GLU and ICO groups, respectively, were considered hypervolemic (p= 0.044). During follow-up, Delta LVMI was 3.9 g/m (-10.7, 2.2) in GLU and 5.2 (- 26.8, 16.8) in ICO group (p = 0.651). Delta LVMI correlated with change in brain natriuretic peptide (r= 0.566, p =0.044), which remained significant in a multiple regression analysis. The use of the icodextrin-based solution in prevalent patients on PD compared with a glucose-based solution was not able to improve LMV. A larger randomized trial with a longer follow-up period may be needed to show changes in LVM in this patient population.