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. 2021 Jun 4;7(6):452–467. doi: 10.1159/000516371

Table 3.

Consequences of metabolic acidosis

Consequences of metabolic acidosis Pathomechanism References
MIA syndrome Increased protein catabolism (stimulation of proteolytic mechanisms) [31, 32]

Inflammation Increase in TNF-α secretion by macrophages [33]

Impaired growth in children Reduction of GH secretion and impairment of its peripheral activity [34, 35]

Loss of muscle mass in adults Abnormalities in the GH-IGF-1 axis

Hypercalcemia Decreased calcium receptor sensitivity [7, 36]

Osteodystrophy Osteoporosis Increased PTH secretion

β2−microglobulin myloidosis Increased plasma concentration of β2−microglobulin [37]

Insulin resistance Insulin sensitivity reduction [38–40]
Increased liver gluconeogenesis
Decrease in insulin-dependent glucose uptake by muscles

Hypothyroidism Disorder of thyroxine conversion to triiodothyronine [42]

Anemia of chronic diseases Increased hepcidin plasma concentration [43–45]

Dysfunction of cardiovascular system Increased stiffness of the vessel wall [46, 47]
Endothelial cell dysfunction

Progression of CKD Stimulation of the renin-angiotensin system [48–54]
Increased production of ROS
Increase in plasma ET-1 concentration
Local increase in ammonium ion concentration in the renal interstitium, leading to stimulation of the complement system
Kidney interstitial fibrosis

MIA, malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; GH, growth hormone; IGF-1, insulin-like growth factor 1; PTH, parathyroid hormone; ROS, reactive oxygen species; ET-1, endothelin-1.