Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 412-421 , September 2009

Oral Protein Supplementation Alone Improves Anabolism in a Dose-Dependent Manner in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

  • Mary B. Sundell, RD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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  • Kerri L. Cavanaugh, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • Pingsheng Wu, PhD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
    • ,
  • Ayumi Shintani, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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  • Raymond M. Hakim, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Fresenius Medical Care of North America, Waltham, Massachusetts
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  • T. Alp Ikizler, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to T. Alp Ikizler, MD, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave. South and Garland, S-3223 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232-2372.

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 This study was supported in part by National Institutes of Health grants R01-DK45604 and K24-DK62849, by Diabetes Research Training Center Grant DK-20593 from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, by grant UL1 RR024975 from the National Center for Research Resources, and by an unrestricted grant from Medical Nutrition USA, Inc. M.B.S. is supported in part by a grant from the National Kidney Foundation Council of Renal Nutrition. K.L.C. is supported by grant K23 K23-DK080952 from the National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

 The authors declare no conflict of interest with regard to involvement with the commercial entities that supplied nutritional supplements.

PII: S1051-2276(09)00041-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.01.019

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 412-421 , September 2009

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