Kolmakova, Elena V; Haller, S T; Kennedy, David J; Isachkina, Ali N; Budny, George V; Frolova, Elena V; Piecha, Grzegorz; Nikitina, Elena R; Malhotra, Deepak; Fedorova, Olga V; Shapiro, Joseph I; Bagrov, Alexei Y
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Previous reports demonstrated that digitalis-like cardiotonic steroids (CTS) contribute to the pathogenesis of end-stage renal disease. The goal of the present study was to define the nature of CTS in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and in partially nephrectomized (PNx) rats.