Intradialytic creatine supplementation: A scientific rationale for improving the health and quality of life of dialysis patients

Title

Intradialytic creatine supplementation: A scientific rationale for improving the health and quality of life of dialysis patients

Authors

Keywords

CKD patients, Dialysis patients, Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis with creatine, Intra-dialytic or oral creatine supplementation, Kidney insufficiency, Kidney failure, Chronic dialysis treatment, Muscle loss, Muscle fatigue, Sarcopenia, Mental fatigue, Depressions, Kidney transplant, Cardiovascular complications, Atherosclerosis, Inflammation, Hyper-homo-cysteinemia, Protection by creatine of erythrocytes and immune cells, Protection from oxidative damage and mechanical stress by creatine, Sparing of erythropoietin (EPO), Diabetes mellitus type-2, Insulin sensitivity, Metabolic syndrome, Dyslipidemia, Fatty liver disease, NASH, NAFL, X-ray contrast media induced kidney failure

Journal

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES

Volume 99, Issue -, Pages 1-14

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Online

2016-12-08

DOI

10.1016/j.mehy.2016.12.002