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Chronic Kidney Disease‐Associated Pruritus Is Linked to Selective Enrichment of Taurine‐Conjugated Bile Acid Subspecies

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

People on dialysis who had severe itching had higher levels of certain body chemicals called bile acids. This study shows a link between these chemicals and itching, but it does not prove the chemicals cause the itching. It is a small study that looked at blood samples from people at one point in time.

Who did this work

Miriam M. Düll (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) · Manfred Rauh (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) · P. Dietrich (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) · Marcel Vetter (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) · Jonas Schmid (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) · Thomas Mettang · Andreas Emanuel Kremer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-23
https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.70447