title: Kidney disease and obesity: epidemiology, mechanisms and treatment.
abstract: The theme of World Kidney Day 2017 is 'kidney disease and obesity: healthy lifestyle for healthy kidneys'. To mark this event, Nature Reviews Nephrology invited five leading researchers to describe changes in the epidemiology of obesity-related kidney disease, advances in current understanding of the mechanisms and current approaches to the management of affected patients. The researchers also highlight new advances that could lead to the development of novel treatments and identify areas in which further basic and clinical studies are needed.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Transplantation Immunobiology, Department of Immunology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Avenue Professor Lineu Prestes 1730, ICB IV, 05508-000, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Niels Olsen Saraiva
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Support Center, Tomishiro Central Hospital, Ueda 25, Tomigusuku City 901-0243, Okinawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Kunitoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iseki
authors.affiliation: Loyola University Chicago, Department of Public Health Sciences and Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, 2160 First Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153, USA.
authors.forename: Holly
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.affiliation: National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Diseases, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Center for Renal Translational Medicine, University of California, San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Stein Clinical Research Building, 4th Floor, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0711, USA.
authors.forename: Kumar
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*