New insights into phosphate homeostasis: fibroblast growth factor 23 and frizzled-related protein-4 are phosphaturic factors derived from tumors associated with osteomalacia.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hypertension is an important risk factor for adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease. This review compares blood pressure measurements obtained in the clinic with those obtained outside the clinic to predict cardiovascular and renal injury and out...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Agarwal R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have an increased risk of hyperkalemia that increases both short-term and long-term mortality. Historically, managing hyperkalemia has relied upon dietary modifications, augmentation of urinary potassium excretion and enhanced enteral potassium elimination. T...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Cowan AC,Gharib EG,Weir MA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cells of the renal medulla osmotically adapt to chronic alterations in extracellular tonicity by appropriate changes in the intracellular contents of organic osmoeffectors. The major organic osmolytes are glycerophosphorylcholine, betaine, myo-inositol, sorbitol, and, possibly, taurine. When the concentrations of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Beck FX,Schmolke M,Guder WG

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Disturbances in mineral metabolism are common among individuals with chronic kidney disease and have consistently been associated with cardiovascular and bone disease. The current review aims to describe the current knowledge of the genetic aspects of mineral metabolism disturbances and to suggest dir...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Robinson-Cohen C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Phosphate lowering toward the normal range is advocated and widely practiced in patients with end-stage renal disease receiving dialysis. This approach is guided by basic science data and large observational studies that have demonstrated a consistent association between hyperphosphatemia and adverse ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Wald R,Thorpe KE,Walsh MW

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chemical identification and functional characterization of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factors varies depending on vascular size, vascular bed and species. Three major candidates are the epoxyeicosatrienoic acids, cytochrome P450 metabolites of arachidonic acid, potassium ion and hydrogen peroxide. Additio...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Campbell WB,Gauthier KM

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is substantial evidence to suggest that regular physical activity reduces the risk of heart disease. Less clear is the extent to which this is caused by blood pressure reduction. This review considers effects of exercise on blood pressure and overall cardiovascular risk in normotensive and hypertensive individua...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Puddey IB,Beilin LJ

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review aims to describe the recent findings concerning novel Mg transporters as putative interesting players in renal transepithelial Mg transport. RECENT FINDINGS:So far, the best characterized Mg transport proteins are found in prokaryotes and yeast cells. In recent years, phylogenetic analysi...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Ferrè S,Hoenderop JG,Bindels RJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Non-valvular atrial fibrillation is common in patients with severe chronic kidney disease (CKD) and historically patients have been treated with vitamin K antagonists (VKA). However, these agents have questionable efficacy and are associated with increased bleeding risk. Non-vitamin K oral anticoagula...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kalra PA,Burlacu A,Ferro CJ,Covic A

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Simultaneous liver kidney transplantation (SLK) has taken center stage since the initiation of the new kidney allocation system (KAS). This review places SLK in the context of the changing landscape of organ allocation. RECENT FINDINGS:The introduction of the Mayo End-Stage Liver Disease score into l...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Formica RN Jr

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnesium is an important, predominantly intracellular cation that is required for a wide variety of cellular processes. The mammalian kidney plays a key role in whole-body magnesium homeostasis, but the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie renal epithelial magnesium reabsorption are poorly understood. Trad...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Yu AS

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Potassium channels in the distal nephron are precisely controlled to regulate potassium secretion in accord with physiological demands. In recent years, it has become evident that membrane trafficking processes play a fundamental role. This short review highlights recent developments in elucidating th...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Welling PA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardinal feature of systemic lupus erythematosus is the formation of anti-nuclear antibodies. In recent years, it has become clear that the nucleosome is a major autoantigen that drives this T cell-dependent autoimmune response, as exemplified by the presence of nucleosome-specific T helper cells and the high prev...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Berden JH,Licht R,van Bruggen MC,Tax WJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells in renal medullas are exposed to a high concentration of salt during antidiuresis. They adapt in part by accumulating myo-inositol, glycine betaine, taurine, and other amino acids by transporting them from the interstitial fluid. This transport is osmotically regulated by changes in transcription of the transpor...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Burg MB

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sirtuins are a family of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide+-dependent enzymes catalyzing target protein deacetylation to modulate cellular metabolism, response to oxidative stress and inflammation, senescence, autophagy and apoptosis. In this review, we provide an overview of recent studies regarding ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Wang W,Li J,Cai L

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signalling mechanisms and biological significance of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor have long been unknown. In recent years, studies, first in cell culture models but now increasingly also in vivo, have shed some light on the molecular events occurring after a stimulation of the receptor with its ligand as wel...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Blume A,Kaschina E,Unger T

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Dialysis has been the prevailing treatment paradigm in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) for patients ineligible for or unlikely to receive kidney transplantation. As dialysis may neither offer survival benefit nor improved quality of life in certain groups, there has been increasing interest in c...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Rhee CM,Nguyen DV,Nyamathi A,Kalantar-Zadeh K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The role of vitamin D beyond its importance for bone health is under much debate. In this article, we review recent evidence for genetic influences on 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and discuss the uses of this information and its importance for public health. RECENT FINDINGS:Findings from large-scale...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Berry D,Hyppönen E

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parathyroid normally has very few cells in mitosis but it retains the potential to proliferate. In-vivo studies in rats have demonstrated that hypocalcaemia and high serum phosphate both lead to an increase in the number of proliferating cells, which is relevant to the increased parathyroid cell proliferation in c...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Silver J,Sela SB,Naveh-Many T

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is common and associated with fatigue, reduced quality of life and poorer clinical outcomes. Treatment with oral iron is often inadequate and international guidelines recommend intravenous (i.v.) iron as the preferred option for the treatment of IDA in certain clinical si...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kalra PA,Bhandari S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor contribute to resistant hypertension and cardiovascular mortality, and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists effectively reduce these complications. Their use is limited in certain populations with a higher risk of hyperkalemia or renal dysfunction. This...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Luther JM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review will critically highlight the role of leukotrienes as mediators of renal diseases and drug nephrotoxicity. It will also discuss the recently identified mechanism of cysteinyl leukotrienes induction and action, and will propose clinical implementation of these findings. RECENT FINDINGS:Sin...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Rubinstein M,Dvash E

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of population-based studies and clinical trials have examined the role of blood pressure in renal disease. Recent reports indicate that elevations of blood pressure, even within the normotensive range, may result in renal damage. The available evidence suggests that blood pressure reduction dimini...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Perneger TV,Whelton PK

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Strong epidemiological and pathologic evidence associates NSAIDs with kidney disease, both acute and chronic. Hence, the usage of NSAIDs has decreased in patients with, or at risk for, chronic kidney disease (CKD). Coupled with this has been a rise in use of opioids and other non-NSAID alternatives, w...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Sriperumbuduri S,Hiremath S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The renin-angiotensin system, traditionally viewed as a circulatory system, has significantly expanded in the last two decades to include independently regulated local systems in several tissues, newly identified active products of angiotensin II, and new receptors and functions of renin-angiotensin s...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kumar R,Singh VP,Baker KM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review examines the maturational changes that occur in renal tubules during postnatal development. RECENT FINDINGS:The ability to study transport in neonatal tubules and the use of molecular techniques have allowed studies that not only examine the mechanism of solute and water transport in neon...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Baum M,Quigley R,Satlin L

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to record sympathetic nerve activity in conscious human subjects using intraneural microelectrodes (microneurography) has proven to be a powerful clinical research tool, which has shed new light on the pathophysiology of important blood pressure problems as exemplified in studies of patients with chronic r...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Hansen J,Victor RG

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is mounting evidence that elevated serum phosphorus is an important cardiovascular risk factor in patients with end stage renal disease. Recent work has shown that vascular smooth muscle cells have the ability to undergo osteoblastic differentiation and produce an environment conducive to mineralization. Serum p...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Block GA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Incidence of end-stage renal disease has increased dramatically during the last 30 years and screening for early stages of chronic kidney disease is often suggested as a preventive measure. The relationship between chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease is complex, however, and recent stud...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Hallan SI,Vikse BE

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The glomerular filtration barrier is a unique structure characterized by a specialized three-dimensional framework of podocytes. This review is aimed at describing the latest advances made in the understanding of polarity signalling pathways regulating the formation and the maintenance of the complex ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Simons M,Hartleben B,Huber TB

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00