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The influence of bicarbonate supplementation on plasma levels of branched-chain amino acids in haemodialysis patients with metabolic acidosis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 1997

is characterized by a reduction in muscle mass [4 ]. However, even in patients without clinical signs of Background. It has been hypothesized that correction of metabolic acidosis might improve the nutritional protein-calorie malnutrition, abnormalities of aminoacid metabolism may already be present. For example, state of acidotic haemodialysis (HD) patients partly because of a reduced oxidation of branched-chain reduced extra-and intracellular levels of several essential amino acids have been observed in haemodialysis amino acids (BCAA). Aim. We investigated whether bicarbonate (Bic) patients [5,6]. Especially the altered metabolism of branched-chain amino acids, which are important pre-supplementation in acidotic HD patients results in increased plasma levels of BCAA.

A prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled study: the Correction of Metabolic Acidosis with Use of Bicarbonate in Chronic Renal Insufficiency (UBI) Study

Journal of Nephrology, 2012

there was no evidence for correction of acidosis by sodium bicarbonate in pre-end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, and concluded that randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are necessary to evaluate the benefits and harms of correcting metabolic acidosis in pre-ESRD patients. We wanted to evaluate if the administration of alcaly (mainly sodium bicarbonate) is able to significantly modify renal death and to reduce mortality due to cardiovascular events. Methods: This is a proposal for a multicenter, prospective, cohort, randomized and controlled study. We will randomize 600 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3b and 4; 300 of these patients will be included in the bicarbonate study group (Bic), in which levels of bicarbonate should be kept >24 mEq/L; the other 300 patients will be included in the usual-treatment group (no-Bic). Results: The aim of the research protocol is to demonstrate whether the optimal correction of uremic acidosis (with administration of sodium bicarbonate or of any other alkalinizing agent -e.g., sodium citrate) reduces renal and cardiovascular mortality. Conclusions: In conclusion, the Work Group on Conservative Therapy for Chronic Renal Insufficiency proposes this prospective, multicenter, cohort, randomized, controlled study to evaluate the effects of correction of acidosis on the progression of the kidney disease evaluated as renal death in ESRD patients.

ACID-BASE IN RENAL FAILURE: Acidosis and Nutritional Status in Hemodialyzed Patients

Seminars in Dialysis, 2001

In a cross-sectional study of more than 30% of French dialysis patients (N = 7,123), we evaluated the relationships between predialysis plasma bicarbonate concentration and nutritional markers. Data including age, gender, cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), time on dialysis, body mass index (BMI), blood levels of midweek predialysis albumin, prealbumin, and bicarbonate were collected. Normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), dialysis adequacy parameters, and estimation of lean body mass (LBM) were computed from pre-and postbicarbonate-dialysis urea and creatinine levels according to the classical formulas of Garred. Average values (±1 SD) were age 61 ± 16 years, BMI 23.3 ± 4.6 kg/m 2 , dialysis time 12.4 ± 2.7 h/week, HCO 3 22.8 ± 3.5 mmol/L, albumin 38.7 ± 5.3 g/L, prealbumin 340 ± 90 mg/L, Kt/V 1.36 ± 0.36, nPCR 1.13 ± 0.32 g/kg BW/day, and LBM 0.86 ± 0.21% of ideal LBM. A highly significant negative correlation was observed between predialysis bicarbonate levels (within a range of 16-30 mmol/L, 95% of this population) and nPCR confirmed by analysis of variance using bicarbonate classes (p < 0.0001). Bicarbonate was also negatively correlated with albumin, prealbumin, BMI, and LBM. No relationship was noted between bicarbonate and Kt/V despite a positive correlation between Kt/V and nPCR. It is likely that a persistent acidosis observed despite standard bicarbonate dialysis was caused by a high dietary protein intake which results in an increased acid load, but also overcomes the usual catabolic effects of acidosis.

Acidosis and nutritional status in hemodialyzed patients. French Study Group for Nutrition in Dialysis

Seminars in …, 2000

In a cross-sectional study of more than 30% of French dialysis patients (N = 7,123), we evaluated the relationships between predialysis plasma bicarbonate concentration and nutritional markers. Data including age, gender, cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), time on dialysis, body mass index (BMI), blood levels of midweek predialysis albumin, prealbumin, and bicarbonate were collected. Normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), dialysis adequacy parameters, and estimation of lean body mass (LBM) were computed from pre-and postbicarbonate-dialysis urea and creatinine levels according to the classical formulas of Garred. Average values (±1 SD) were age 61 ± 16 years, BMI 23.3 ± 4.6 kg/m 2 , dialysis time 12.4 ± 2.7 h/week, HCO 3 22.8 ± 3.5 mmol/L, albumin 38.7 ± 5.3 g/L, prealbumin 340 ± 90 mg/L, Kt/V 1.36 ± 0.36, nPCR 1.13 ± 0.32 g/kg BW/day, and LBM 0.86 ± 0.21% of ideal LBM. A highly significant negative correlation was observed between predialysis bicarbonate levels (within a range of 16-30 mmol/L, 95% of this population) and nPCR confirmed by analysis of variance using bicarbonate classes (p < 0.0001). Bicarbonate was also negatively correlated with albumin, prealbumin, BMI, and LBM. No relationship was noted between bicarbonate and Kt/V despite a positive correlation between Kt/V and nPCR. It is likely that a persistent acidosis observed despite standard bicarbonate dialysis was caused by a high dietary protein intake which results in an increased acid load, but also overcomes the usual catabolic effects of acidosis.

Treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate delays progression of chronic kidney disease: the UBI Study

Journal of Nephrology

Background Metabolic acidosis is associated with accelerated progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Whether treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate improves kidney and patient survival in CKD is unclear. Methods We conducted a randomized (ratio 1:1). open-label, controlled trial (NCT number: NCT01640119. www.clinicaltrials.gov) to determine the effect in patients with CKD stage 3–5 of treatment of metabolic acidosis with sodium bicarbonate (SB) on creatinine doubling (primary endpoint), all-cause mortality and time to renal replacement therapy compared to standard care (SC) over 36-months. Parametric, non-parametric tests and survival analyses were used to assess the effect of SB on these outcomes. Results A total of 376 and 364 individuals with mean (SD) age 67.8 (14.9) years, creatinine clearance 30 (12) ml/min, and serum bicarbonate 21.5 (2.4) mmol/l were enrolled in SB and SC, respectively. Mean (SD) follow-up was 29.6 (9.8) vs 30.3 (10.7) months in SC and ...

Effect of Oral Sodium Bicarbonate in Maintaining Acid Base Balance and Qol in Chronic Kidney Disease and Long-Term Acidosis Patients

Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research

AIM: Aim of the study is to determine the effect of oral sodium bicarbonate in maintaining acid base balance and quality of life in chronic kidney disease and long-term acidosis patients. Study Design: A prospective observational study. Study Population: Approximately 174 people who came to nephrology department, Selected based upon inclusion and exclusion criteria. Study Criteria / Patient Enrollment: Patients are enrolled in study based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion Criteria: The patients who are diagnosed with CKD and receiving oral sodium bicarbonate as part of treatment Exclusion Criteria: the patients who are having other comorbidities, hypertension, diabetes, and other cardiovascular problems who are not given with oral sodium bicarbonate. Study Duration : 6 months (December 2021- May 2022). Methodology: A prospective observational study on effect of oral sodium bicarbonate in maintaining acid base balance and quality of life in chronic kidney disease and lon...

The role of oral sodium bicarbonate supplementation in maintaining acid-base balance and its influence on the cardiovascular system in chronic hemodialysis patients - results of a prospective study

Journal of medicine and life

Background: Major acid-base variations during dialysis and the imbalances in serum calcium levels intensified by them play a role in cardiovascular damage of hemodialysis patients. Early vascular walls modifications can be objectified by determining the pulse wave velocity (PWV) - a marker of vascular stiffness that is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events. Material and methods: This was a prospective study conducted on 63 chronic hemodialysis patients with diuresis above 500 mL/ 24 hours and predialysis blood pressure below 160 mmHg (treatment controlled) randomized in two groups for 12 months - the study group receiving interdialitic oral sodium bicarbonate doses and control group, without oral sodium bicarbonate supplementation, but receiving higher bicarbonate prescriptions in dialysis. All the patients were monthly evaluated by biochemical tests (serum calcium, phosphate, iPTH, bicarbonate), the assessment of prescribed doses of phosphate binders being undergo...

Association of acidosis and nutritional parameters in hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 1999

There is extensive literature supporting an important role for acidosis in inducing net protein breakdown, both in experimental animals and humans. However, the clinical importance of the moderate intermittent metabolic acidosis frequently observed in hemodialysis patients has not been determined. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the baseline laboratory data in the first 1,000 patients recruited to the Hemodialysis Study, looking for correlations between predialysis serum total carbon dioxide levels and parameters related to dietary intake and nutritional status. We found the mean predialysis serum total carbon dioxide level was moderately low (21.6 ؎ 3.4 mmol/L; mean ؎ SD) despite the use of bicarbonate dialysate and an average single-pool Kt/V of 1.54. Predialysis serum total carbon dioxide level correlated negatively with normalized protein catabolic rate (P F 0.001), suggesting patients with lower serum total carbon dioxide levels have a greater protein intake. The degree of acidosis observed in our patients does not seem to have a deleterious effect on the nutritional status of these patients because correlation of serum total carbon dioxide level with nutritional parameters, such as serum creatinine and serum albumin levels, was either negative or not statistically significant. Further investigation of the effect of modifying serum bicarbonate concentration on nutritional markers is needed to test these hypotheses.

Acidosis and Nutritional Status in Hemodialyzed Patients

Seminars in Dialysis, 2000

In a cross-sectional study of more than 30% of French dialysis patients (N = 7,123), we evaluated the relationships between predialysis plasma bicarbonate concentration and nutritional markers. Data including age, gender, cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), time on dialysis, body mass index (BMI), blood levels of midweek predialysis albumin, prealbumin, and bicarbonate were collected. Normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), dialysis adequacy parameters, and estimation of lean body mass (LBM) were computed from pre- and postbicarbonate-dialysis urea and creatinine levels according to the classical formulas of Garred. Average values (±1 SD) were age 61 ± 16 years, BMI 23.3 ± 4.6 kg/m2, dialysis time 12.4 ± 2.7 h/week, HCO3 22.8 ± 3.5 mmol/L, albumin 38.7 ± 5.3 g/L, prealbumin 340 ± 90 mg/L, Kt/V 1.36 ± 0.36, nPCR 1.13 ± 0.32 g/kg BW/day, and LBM 0.86 ± 0.21% of ideal LBM. A highly significant negative correlation was observed between predialysis bicarbonate levels (within a range of 16–30 mmol/L, 95% of this population) and nPCR confirmed by analysis of variance using bicarbonate classes (p < 0.0001). Bicarbonate was also negatively correlated with albumin, prealbumin, BMI, and LBM. No relationship was noted between bicarbonate and Kt/V despite a positive correlation between Kt/V and nPCR. It is likely that a persistent acidosis observed despite standard bicarbonate dialysis was caused by a high dietary protein intake which results in an increased acid load, but also overcomes the usual catabolic effects of acidosis.

Nutritional supplementation to prevent and slow the progression of chronic kidney disease: focus on bicarbonate

Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, 2010

Sodium bicarbonate is an important buffer in the maintenance of acid/base homeostasis. It plays an important role in preventing acidemia and associated complications. Among patients with chronic kidney disease, metabolic acidosis has been linked to disorders of muscle and bone metabolism. Administration of sodium bicarbonate can largely correct these abnormalities. More recently, the use of sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrastmedium induced nephropathy has generated considerable interest. Contrast induced nephropathy is a common complication of iodinated contrast media exposure in patient with chronic kidney disease. There are now multiple randomized controlled trials comparing sodium bicarbonate to sodium chloride among patients with chronic kidney disease. However, the results of these trials are not conclusive on the efficacy of sodium bicarbonate hydration for the prevention of contrast nephropathy. In this review, we discuss the role of sodium bicarbonate treatment in chronic kidney disease with an emphasis on prevention of contrast induced nephropathy. Insights gained from randomized trials and meta-analyses are discussed.