RT Journal Article T1 Increased Phosphaturia Accelerates The Decline in Renal Function: A Search for Mechanisms. A1 Santamaria, Rafael A1 Diaz-Tocados, Juan M A1 Pendon-Ruiz de Mier, M Victoria A1 Robles, Ana A1 Salmeron-Rodriguez, M Dolores A1 Ruiz, Erena A1 Vergara, Noemi A1 Aguilera-Tejero, Escolastico A1 Raya, Ana A1 Ortega, Rosa A1 Felsenfeld, Arnold A1 Muñoz-Castañeda, Juan R A1 Marin-Malo, Alejandro A1 Aljama, Pedro A1 Rodriguez, Mariano K1 Proteinuria K1 Rats, Zucker K1 Reactive Oxygen Species K1 Renal Insufficiency, Chronic K1 Young Adult AB In chronic kidney disease (CKD), high serum phosphate concentration is associated with cardiovascular disease and deterioration in renal function. In early CKD, the serum phosphate concentration is normal due to increased fractional excretion of phosphate. Our premise was that high phosphate intake even in patients with early CKD would result in an excessive load of phosphate causing tubular injury and accelerating renal function deterioration. In CKD 2-3 patients, we evaluated whether increased phosphaturia accelerates CKD progression. To have a uniform group of patients with early CKD, 95 patients with metabolic syndrome without overt proteinuria were followed for 2.7 ± 1.6 years. The median decline in eGFR was 0.50 ml/min/1.73 m2/year. Patients with a more rapid decrease in eGFR had greater phosphaturia. Moreover, the rate of decrease in eGFR inversely correlated with the degree of phosphaturia. Additionally, phosphaturia independently predicted renal function deterioration. In heminephrectomized rats, a high phosphate diet increased phosphaturia resulting in renal tubular damage associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and low klotho expression. Moreover, in rats with hyperphosphatemia and metabolic syndrome antioxidant treatment resulted in attenuation of renal lesions. In HEK-293 cells, high phosphate promoted oxidative stress while melatonin administration reduced ROS generation. Our findings suggest that phosphate loading in early CKD, results in renal damage and a more rapid decrease in renal function due to renal tubular injury. PB Nature Publishing Group YR 2018 FD 2018-08-20 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12939 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/12939 LA en NO Santamaría R, Díaz-Tocados JM, Pendón-Ruiz de Mier MV, Robles A, Salmerón-Rodríguez MD, Ruiz E, et al. Increased Phosphaturia Accelerates The Decline in Renal Function: A Search for Mechanisms. Sci Rep. 2018 Sep 12;8(1):13701 NO Tis work has been partially supported by a Spanish Government Grant from the Programa Nacional I+D+I 2008–2011 from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI14/00638 and PI14/00467) with co-fnancing from European Funds (FEDER), Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empleo from the Junta de Andalucía (CVI7925) and REDINREN from Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) and EUTOX. Tis work was also supported by PI-0311-2014 Junta de Andalucía and PI12/01866 and EUTOX. JR Muñoz-Castañeda is a senior researcher supported by the Nicolás Monardes Programme, Consejeria de Salud-SAS (Junta de Andalucía). DS RISalud RD Apr 6, 2025