Kidney disease: how amino acid metabolism changes in dogs fed specific diet

Research published recently in Metabolites shows a difference in amino acid (AA) metabolism between healthy dogs and dogs with chronic kidney disease (CKD) fed a dietary regimen specific for kidney disease. Relationship between chronic kidney disease and amino acid metabolism Chronic kidney disease (or chronic renal failure) is characterized by renal dysfunction of one or both kidneys for a prolonged period, usually more than 3 months. The clinical and laboratory manifestations of CKD, however, are only detectable when about 70 percent of the nephrons are already compromised. Chronic renal failure causes a decrease in glomerular filtrati...