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SynthesisNutrients2022

Ketoanalogue Supplementation in Patients with Non-Dialysis Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Vincenzo Bellizzi, Carlo Garofalo, Carmela Ferrara, Patrizia Calella

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors and Ketoacid Diets for Diabetic Kidney Disease.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Vincenzo BellizziDivision of Nephrology, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", 84131 Salerno, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9374-0152
Carlo GarofaloDivision of Nephrology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples, Italy.
Carmela FerraraDivision of Nephrology, University Hospital "San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona", 84131 Salerno, Italy.
Patrizia CalellaDepartment of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University "Parthenope", 80133 Naples, Italy.
Ospedali Riuniti San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'Aragona · ITParthenope University of Naples · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The effects of supplemental ketoanalogues (KA) in patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) are not well characterized. Several databases for peer-reviewed articles were systematically searched to identify studies reporting outcomes associated with the effects of a low-protein diet (LPD) or very-low protein diet (VLPD) in combination with supplemental KA in adults with DKD. Meta-analyses were conducted when feasible. Of 213 identified articles, 11 could be included in the systematic review. Meta-analyses for renal outcomes (4 studies examining glomerular filtration rate; 5 studies examining 24-h urinary protein excretion), metabolic outcomes (5 studies examining serum urea; 7 studies examining blood glucose), clinical outcomes (6 studies examining blood pressure; 4 studies examining hemoglobin), and nutritional outcomes (3 studies examining serum albumin; 4 studies examining body weight) were all in favor of KA use in DKD patients. Data from individual studies that examined other related parameters also tended to show favorable effects from KA-supplemented LPD/VLPD. The regimens were safe and well tolerated, with no evidence of adverse effects on nutritional status. In conclusion, LPD/VLPD supplemented with KA could be considered effective and safe for patients with non-dialysis dependent DKD. Larger studies are warranted to confirm these observations.

Indexed as

Diabetes MellitusDiabetic NephropathiesAdultDietary SupplementsDiet, Protein-RestrictedGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidneychronic kidney diseaseCKDdiabetic kidney diseaseketoanalogueslow-protein dietmalnutritionmeta-analysissystematic reviewvery-low-protein diet

Identifiers

PMID35276799
PMCPMC8838123
OpenAlexW4205289329

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