2017
Randomized, Controlled Trial of TRC101 to Increase Serum Bicarbonate in Patients with CKD
Bushinsky DA, Hostetter T, Klaerner G, Stasiv Y, Lockey C, McNulty S, Lee A, Parsell D, Mathur V, Li E, Buysse J, Alpern R. Randomized, Controlled Trial of TRC101 to Increase Serum Bicarbonate in Patients with CKD. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2017, 13: 26-35. PMID: 29102959, PMCID: PMC5753317, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07300717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum bicarbonateEnd of treatmentMetabolic acidosisTreatment groupsBaseline serum bicarbonateMean baseline eGFRMEq/LSignificant adverse effectsBaseline eGFRGastrointestinal eventsAdverse eventsFirst doseControlled TrialsHeart failurePatientsCKDBaseline levelsMean increaseAbstractTextUnit studiesAcidosisAdverse effectsPlaceboTreatmentDays
1992
Citraturic Response to Oral Citric Acid Load
Sakhaee K, Alpern R, Poindexter J, Pak C. Citraturic Response to Oral Citric Acid Load. Journal Of Urology 1992, 147: 975-976. PMID: 1552616, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37437-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid loadCitraturic responseUrinary citrateCarbon dioxide pressureSingle oral loadUrinary citrate excretionSingle oral doseSerum citrate concentrationAcid-base balanceCitraturic effectsOral loadVenous pHOral doseSerum electrolytesUrinary pHCitrate excretionNormal subjectsAlkali loadPotassium citrateSignificant differencesHoursTotal carbon dioxideCitrateExcretionCitrate concentration
1991
Contrasting Effects of Various Potassium Salts on Renal Citrate Excretion*
SAKHAEE K, ALPERN R, JACOBSON H, PAK C. Contrasting Effects of Various Potassium Salts on Renal Citrate Excretion*. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1991, 72: 396-400. PMID: 1899422, DOI: 10.1210/jcem-72-2-396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCitrate clearanceAcid-base statusUrinary citratePotassium citrateRenal citrate excretionMeq/dayPotassium citrate treatmentWeeks of treatmentNet acid excretionCitraturic responseUrinary ammoniumOral administrationCitrate excretionAcid excretionPotassium chlorideUrinary bicarbonateCitrate treatmentAlkali loadPotassium bicarbonateClearanceML/minExcretionDaysTreatmentTitratable acid