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07.02.2019 | Original article
Effect of exercise intensity on renal blood flow in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 2
verfasst von:
Kazuko Kotoku, Tetsuhiko Yasuno, Shotaro Kawakami, Kanta Fujimi, Takuro Matsuda, Shihoko Nakashima, Yoshinari Uehara, Hiroaki Tanaka, Takao Saito, Yasuki Higaki
Erschienen in:
Clinical and Experimental Nephrology
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Ausgabe 5/2019
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Abstract
Background
Acute exercise reduces renal blood flow (RBF). However, the effect of exercise intensity on RBF in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 2 is not known. We investigated the association between RBF and exercise intensity in patients with CKD stage 2 using pulsed Doppler ultrasonography.
Methods
Eight men with CKD stage 2 (cystatin C-based estimate of glomerular filtration rate: 60–89 ml/min/1.73 m2) participated in this study. Using a bicycle ergometer, participants undertook a maximal graded exercise test (MGET) (experiment 1) and a multi-stage exercise test (experiment 2) to determine their lactate threshold (LT). Participants undertook a multi-stage exercise test for 4-min each. Workloads of 60%, 80%, 100%, 120%, and 140% of LT were used in experiment 3. RBF was measured by pulsed Doppler ultrasonography at rest, immediately after exercise, and 1 h after exercise in experiment 1, and at rest and immediately after each exercise bout in experiment 3.
Results
Renal blood flow after the MGET was 52% lower than at rest, and did not recover as well as after the exercise test. Cross-sectional area (CSA) was significantly lower after graded exercise. RBF tended to be lower at 100% of LT and was significantly lower at 120% of LT. CSA was significantly lower at 100% of LT.
Conclusions
Renal blood flow does not change during exercise until the LT is reached. These findings may assist in making appropriate exercise recommendations to patients with CKD stage 2.