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作者: Kovács, Ferenc ; Lauber, Gülsüm Yilmaz ; Kővári, Bence ; Krenács, Tibor ; Kovács, Zsuzsanna Z A ; Sárközy, Márta ; Podesser, Bruno K ; Zins, Karin ; Cserni, Gábor ; Csont, Tamás ; Abraham, Dietmar ; Siska, Andrea ; Watzinger, Simon ; Monostori, Péter ; Márványkövi, Fanni ; Galla, Zsolt ; Fintha, Attila ; Pokreisz, Peter ; Kriston, András ; Szűcs, Gergő ; Szabó, Gábor Tamás ; Kiss, Attila ; Szabó, Petra Lujza ; Horváth, Péter ; Földesi, Imre ; Acar, Eylem
Chronic kidney disease is a global health problem affecting 10% to 12% of the population. Uremic cardiomyopathy is often characterized by left ventricular hypertrophy, fibrosis, and diastolic dysfunction. Dysregulation of neuregulin-1β signaling in the heart is a known contributor to heart failure. The systemically administered recombinant human neuregulin-1β for 10 days in our 5/6 nephrectomy-induced model of chronic kidney disease alleviated the progression of uremic cardiomyopathy and kidney dysfunction in type 4 cardiorenal syndrome. The currently presented positive preclinical data warrant clinical studies to confirm the beneficial effects of recombinant human neuregulin-1β in patients with chronic kidney disease.