A research team led by Dr. Yamamoto has found several uremic toxins that cause itching in hemodialysis patients. They developed a "PBUT score" based on highly protein-bound uremic toxins (PBUT ...

The symptoms of uremia can be vague at first but become increasingly more pronounced as urea and other toxins accumulate in the bloodstream. Related: Stages of Kidney Disease and Treatment Prior ...

All the evidence suggests that p-cresol sulfate is the most toxic of the hundreds of uremic toxins in the body, Kiang says. "That's why we targeted this particular toxin." "High levels of this ...