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ReviewPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2025

Navigating the microbial maze: unraveling the connection between gut microbiome and pediatric kidney and urinary tract disease.

Kirsten Kusumi, Muhammad S Islam, Himanshi Banker, Fayez F Safadi, Rupesh Raina

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Review in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kirsten KusumiPediatric Nephrology and Hypertension, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Muhammad S IslamNortheast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.
Himanshi BankerMaulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Fayez F SafadiNortheast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA.
Rupesh RainaDivision of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, OH, USA. raina@akronnephrology.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3892-8376

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microbiome is made up of trillions of bacteria, viruses, archaea, and microbes that play a significant role in the maintenance of normal physiology in humans. Recent research has highlighted the effects of the microbiome and its dysbiosis in the pathogenesis and maintenance of kidney disease, especially chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated cardiovascular disease. While studies have addressed the kidney-microbiome axis in adults, how dysbiosis may uniquely impact pediatric kidney disease patients is not well-established. This narrative review highlights all relevant studies focusing on the microbiome and pediatric kidney disease that were published between 7/2015 and 7/2023. This review highlights pediatric-specific considerations including growth and bone health as well as emphasizing the need for increased pediatric research. Understanding microbiome-kidney interactions may allow for novel, less invasive interventions such as dietary changes and the use of probiotics to improve preventive care and ameliorate long-term morbidity and mortality in this vulnerable population.

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DysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeUrologic DiseasesChildHumansKidneyProbioticsRenal Insufficiency, ChronicChronic kidney diseaseDysbiosisKidney and urinary tract diseaseMicrobiomePediatrics

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