People with chronic kidney disease tend to have higher levels of certain body chemicals that signal cell damage, and the worse their kidney function is, the higher these chemicals are—these chemicals may also mean their kidneys are getting worse faster and they’re more likely to have heart problems.

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Stress Pathways in Chronic Kidney Disease: Linking Cortisol, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation

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2025 Oct 20

This study shows that people with kidney disease often have higher levels of certain chemicals in their blood that signal body damage from stress and inflammation, and these chemicals get worse as the kidneys get weaker—just like the claim says.

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Stress Pathways in Chronic Kidney Disease: Linking Cortisol, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammation

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DOI: 10.3390/antiox14101259

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