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Evaluation of the Impact of an Alteration of NAD+ Metabolism on the Renal Prognosis of Patients Admitted to Intensive Care (NI-AKI)

Among all patients admitted to intensive care, it is estimated that more than half of them are exposed during their stay to acute renal failure (ARF). Impacting the vital prognosis to short term, the occurrence of renal failure is not without consequences in intensive care survivors, presenting an increased risk of death mainly mediated by an excess risk with regard to chronic kidney disease and/or certain cardiovascular pathologies. Malnutrition, particularly vitamin deficiency, has already been reported as a risk factor for AKI. Studies on two models (animal and human) have recently highlighted the importance of NAD+ production failure in the onset of renal failure. NAD+ synthesis can be done from tryptophan or via a salvage pathway from vitamin PP. In a phase 2 study in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, vitamin B3 supplementation was accompanied by a reduction in the occurrence of AKI and a limitation of the duration / intensity of renal dysfunction. This innovative research aims to identify an alteration in the metabolic pathway of NAD+ production as a risk factor for AKI in intensive care patients. This would be the first study to address this issue in this specific population. The main objective of this research is to describe the association between the urinary Quinolinate/Tryptophan ratio on admission and the occurrence of acute renal failure in patients admitted to intensive care unit.

Kidney Precision Medicine Project

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) impose a significant global health burden. Yet, no effective therapies currently exist for AKI, and only a few are available for CKD. Despite significant effort from industry and academia, development of pharmacologic therapies for AKI and CKD has been hampered by: Non-predictive animal models The inability to identify and prioritize human targets The limited availability of human kidney biopsy tissue A poor understanding of AKI and CKD heterogeneity Historically, AKI and CKD have been described as single, uniform diseases. However, growing consensus suggests that different disease pathways lead to different subgroups of AKI and CKD (AKIs and CKDs). Access to human kidney biopsy tissue is a critical first step to define disease heterogeneity and determine the precise molecular pathways that will facilitate identification of specific drug targets and ultimately enable individualized care for people with AKI and CKD. A number of research centers across the United States are collaborating to bring state-of-the-art technologies together to: * Ethically obtain and evaluate kidney biopsies from participants with AKI or CKD * Define disease subgroups * Create a kidney tissue atlas * Identify critical cells, pathways, and targets for novel therapies The KPMP is made up of three distinct, but highly interactive, activity groups: * Recruitment Sites: The recruitment sites (RS) are responsible for recruiting participants with AKI or CKD into the longitudinal study and performing the kidney biopsy. * Tissue Interrogation Sites: The tissue interrogation sites (TIS) are responsible for developing and using innovative technologies to analyze the biopsy tissue. * Central Hub: The central hub is responsible for aggregating, analyzing, and visualizing the generated data and providing scientific, infrastructure, and administrative support for the KPMP consortium.