Structural biology: a high-tech tool for biomedical research.

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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acid-base (H and HCO3) transport in the kidney is crucial for maintaining blood pH, cellular pH and excreting metabolic acid. HCO3 transport in the kidney is mediated by HCO3 transporter proteins which occur in two gene families in humans, vertebrates and invertebrates (SLC4 and SLC26). Since SLC26 tr...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Romero MF

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is the rate-limiting enzyme of the pentose phosphate pathway. G6PD is the main source of the essential cellular reductant, NADPH. The purpose of this review is to describe the biochemistry of G6PD and NADPH, cellular factors that regulate G6PD, normal physiolog...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Spencer NY,Stanton RC

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent insights into the etiopathogenesis of nephritogenic immune responses are derived primarily from experimental models of systemic and organ-specific autoimmunity. Genetic analyses and immune-related gene ablation studies indicate that multiple independent mechanisms determine disease susceptibility. However, full...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Fitzsimons MM,Foster MH

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesangial cells possess Ca(2+)-activated Cl- channels, Ca(2+)-activated K+ channels, voltage-gated Ca2+ channels, ATP-sensitive K+ channels, and two types of nonselective cation channels. Angiotensin II and arginine vasopressin depolarize the membrane. This membrane depolarization is caused by the activation of Ca(2+)...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Matsunaga H,Yamashita N,Okuda T,Kurokawa K

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To characterize the mechanism and clinical impact of the angiotensin-receptor blocker losartan on both renal uric acid handling and thereby serum uric acid. RECENT FINDINGS:Losartan effect on serum uric acid has been demonstrated at various stages of renal failure including most recently observations...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Sica DA,Schoolwerth AC

更新日期：2002-09-01 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:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) is a ligand-activated nuclear transcription factor that regulates many important physiological processes including glucose and lipid metabolism, energy homeostasis, cell proliferation, inflammation, immunity and reproduction. The current review ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Yang J,Zhou Y,Guan Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Over the past decade post-hoc analyses of clinical trials and observational studies have tended to show that participants treated with thiazide diuretics are at greater risk for newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus than those treated with other medication classes. We review the results of several recent ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Barzilay JI,Cutler JA,Davis BR

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Fibrosis is an important biomarker of chronic kidney injury, and a powerful predictor of renal outcome. Currently, the only method for measuring fibrotic burden is histologic analysis, which requires a kidney biopsy in humans, or kidney removal in animal models. These requirements have not only hinder...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Hysi E,Yuen DA

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been 6 years since the first reports of the use of recombinant human erythropoietin for the treatment of renal anemia appeared in the medical literature. During this period, erythropoietin has become established as a safe and highly effective therapy, and it is currently being evaluated for other nonrenal types...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Macdougall IC

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the present review, we aim to describe the state of knowledge concerning antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR) spectrum and diagnosis criteria before analyzing the present and future promising leads regarding ABMR prognosis markers and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies regarding complement-bi...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Gosset C,Lefaucheur C,Glotz D

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent investigations cast some doubts on the status of insulin resistance as a trigger in hyperinsulinemia-associated hypertension or obesity-related hypertension, or both. Major epidemiological studies have shown that central adiposity is a powerful risk factor for stroke or coronary artery disease when accompanied ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Reisin E,Messerli FH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Carboxyl-terminal parathyroid hormone (C-PTH) fragments constitute 80% of circulating PTH. Since the first 34 amino acids of the PTH structure are sufficient to explain PTH classical biological effects on the type I PTH/PTHrP receptor and since C-PTH fragments do not bind to this receptor, they have l...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： D'Amour P,Brossard JH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests have become available that not only give an index of iron stores and availability but also provide an integrated assessment of the efficacy of its utilization. This has allowed the revision of previously accepted criteria of iron deficiency as well as the most appropriate strategies for iron administration. By o...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： van Zyl-Smit R

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Defective transduction of the dopamine receptor signal in the kidney has been shown to be important in the pathogenesis of hypertension This review will discuss the genetic mechanism for the defective renal dopaminergic function and the interaction with other gene variant products in the pathogenesis ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Jose PA,Eisner GM,Felder RA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The calcium-sensing receptor gene (CaSR, chr. 3q13.3-21) is a candidate to explain nephrolithiasis. This review analyzes the potential role of CaSR in lithogenesis according to findings of functional and genetic studies. RECENT FINDINGS:CaSR is a cation receptor located in the tubular cell plasma mem...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Vezzoli G,Terranegra A,Soldati L

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：: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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review will examine clinically relevant advances in the area of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), mainly focusing on autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Discussion will focus on predicting the course of ADPKD, clinical trials and new research endeavors. RECENT FINDINGS:During the...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Steinman TI

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies mostly directed to podocyte antigens. PLA2R and THSD7A antigens were described in 2009 and 2014 using classical immunochemical techniques. In the last 2 years, thanks to the combination of laser microdissection of glomeruli and mass ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Ronco P,Debiec H

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The prevalence of nephrolithiasis has been on the rise over recent decades. There have also been extensive efforts to identify risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose of this review is to highlight recent evidence on the association of nephrolithiasis with the development of CKD and...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Keddis MT,Rule AD

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an evolutionarily conserved protein kinase. mTOR forms two distinct functional multiprotein kinase complexes that mutually phosphorylate different substrates and regulate a wide array of essential cellular processes including translation, transcription and autop...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Inoki K,Huber TB

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the nature of allorecognition is fundamental to the design of antigen-specific therapies for transplantation. As recently as 10 years ago it was generally believed that recognition of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules by T lymphocytes was direct and represented the "simplest" kind of T-lym...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Krensky AM,Clayberger C

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We discuss how recent findings obtained in disorders of phosphate metabolism in humans and in animal models have provided insights into the pathogenesis of renal stone formation and bone demineralization. RECENT FINDINGS:Mice that are null for the sodium-phosphate cotransporter (NPT)2a gene (NPT2a(-/...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Prié D,Beck L,Friedlander G,Silve C

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article will review briefly the emerging new concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with hypertensive heart disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Although hypertensive heart disease is characterized clinically by development of left-ventricular hypertrophy in the absence o...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： González A,López B,Díez J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Secretion and reabsorption of organic cations in kidney is mediated by polyspecific transporters with broadly overlapping substrate specificity. Knowledge concerning function, transported compounds, clinical impact of mutations in the transporters and drug-drug interactions is rapidly increasing. Rece...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Koepsell H

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a recently discovered neurotransmitter that is extensively localized in fibers innervating vascular and endocrine systems. CGRP possesses potent vasorelaxant effects, and a role for this peptide in the regional regulation of blood flow has been suggested. Although pharmacologi...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Villarreal D,Reams G,Freeman R

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Tubulointerstitial injury is characteristic of aging-associated renal injury and progressive renal disease. Salt-sensitive hypertension is also associated with tubulointerstitial inflammation, especially when accompanied by microvascular disease. Here we summarize recent studies on the pathogenesis an...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Nakagawa T,Kang DH,Ohashi R,Suga S,Herrera-Acosta J,Rodriguez-Iturbe B,Johnson RJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Multiple studies have established the beneficial role of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy for kidney injury. In this review we will discuss the recent identification of Gli1 as a marker for perivascular MSC and the role of this cell population in kidney fibrosis. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies dem...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kuppe C,Kramann R

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00