How to Preserve Remaining Nephrons for Renal Failure Patients

Healthy kidneys act as a filter, the filter is make up of nephrons sifting through the body's wastes to form urine, so the nephron is the kidney's primary functional unit. Each kidney has approximately 1 million nephrons. Renal Failure is, basically, the inability of the kidneys to perform their normal functions. Then, how to preserve remaining renal function for people with failed kidneys?
The word 'renal' has a Latin origin and means "kidney-related". The term "failure", in the context of the kidneys, means "not functioning optimally or fully".

There are five stages of kidney failure, ranging from stage 1, which indicates the person has suffered from kidney damage with a normal or elevated GFR, to stage 5, which involves a GFR<15 mL/min.

Many persons move through the early stages without realizing the decline of kidney function, as the functioning nephrons compensate for the damaged and nonfunctional ones. Up to 80% of the kidney function may be lost with few noticeable symptoms. Patients will exhibit multi-systemic effects of kidney failure when around 90% of the nephrons function are lost. If this happens, dialysis or kidney transplant is needed to sustain body functions.

Therefore, it is essential for people with Renal Failure to take prompt treatment to preserve the remaining renal function as well as repair the damaged nephrons. Then, the overall kidney function can be improved effectively and patients can avoid dialysis or a transplant. The life quality and life span can be greatly increased and prolonged.

Shijiazhuang Kidney Disease Hospital is committed to helping people with Renal Failure live healthier, longer lives- and we're making great strides toward advanced therapies with no side effect on the body.


Based on 26 years' experience and expertise in treating a wide range of kidney diseases, Immunotherapy is developed in our hospital as the most effective treatment options available for Renal Failure. This therapy is aimed at treat kidney disease through regulating the body's immune system. If you are diagnosed with kidney disease, feel free to discuss the best options to treat it with our online doctor or email to kidney-support@hotmail.com .