#74 Inflammation and Aging in CKD – From Translational Basics to Clinical Practice, with Peter Stenvinkel

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Peter Stenvinkel on the relationship between chronic kidney disease, inflammation, and aging.

In this episode we are joined by Peter Stenvinkel to discuss why Chronic Kidney Disease is increasingly recognized as a state of "fast-forward" aging. We dive into: The "Inflammaging" Factor- How chronic low-grade inflammation acts as a silent driver of vascular disease and frailty, the cellular Senescence: Exploring the gut-kidney axis and the "zombie cells" that stall recovery and clinical Intervention: Practical strategies for clinicians to monitor biological age and improve both qua...

People in this episode

Host: European Renal Association

Guest: Peter Stenvinkel

Topics covered

• Chronic Kidney Disease
• inflammation
• aging
• vascular disease
• cellular senescence
• clinical practice

Keywords

• Chronic Kidney Disease
• inflammation
• aging
• vascular disease
• cellular senescence
• gut-kidney axis
• clinical intervention

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Renal Association

Books & works: Chronic Kidney Disease

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