Antihypertensive medications and risk of diabetes mellitus.

abstract：:Several recently completed or ongoing large-scale clinical trials, including the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial, and the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension, have all chosen the renal clearance of sodium 125I-iothalmate to monitor renal d...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Hall PM,Rolin H

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental animal models and cell culture techniques, highlighting the central role of glucose metabolism, have provided important insight into the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. Microalbuminuria and other candidate phenotypic or genotypic markers for the early onset of disease are discussed. Management recom...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Mogyorósi A,Ziyadeh FN

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review highlights the role of phosphorylation in the trafficking and targeting of aquaporin 2. Current knowledge will be put into the context of modulating the cell surface expression of aquaporin 2 by vasopressin in renal epithelial cells, which is critical for regulation of urinary concentratio...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Brown D,Hasler U,Nunes P,Bouley R,Lu HA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Frailty is highly prevalent in the dialysis population and is associated with mortality. Recent studies have suggested that other dialysis outcomes are compromised in frail individuals. While we do not yet have a consensus as to the best measure of frailty, identification of these poor outcomes and th...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Sy J,Johansen KL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) endure compromised health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Although the link between HRQOL and increased mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is well documented, less is known about the relationship between CKD and HRQOL. This article rev...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Soni RK,Weisbord SD,Unruh ML

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Sodium restriction is the most commonly used lifestyle modification for control of hypertension. Nevertheless, there is no consensus on the relative importance of salt in the development of hypertension, nor is the physiological mechanism(s) responsible for salt-induced elevations of blood pressure clearly understood....

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Hatton DC,McCarron DA

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunosuppressants cyclosporine and FK506 (tacrolimus) are extremely potent inhibitors of T-lymphocyte activation. Recent studies have shown that these agents are actually prodrugs that become active only when bound to specific members of the cyclophilin or FK506 binding protein receptor gene families. The cyclosp...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Tocci MJ,Sigal NH

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible association between low-level lead exposure and blood pressure and the causal nature of any such relationship continue to be debated. A recent meta-analysis of the human model data showed that on average a doubling of blood lead was associated with a rise in blood pressure averaging 1 mm Hg systolic and 0...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Staessen JA,Lauwerys RR,Bulpitt CJ,Fagard R,Lijnen P,Roels H,Thijs L,Amery A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nitric oxide is a potent, endogenous vasodilator that regulates systemic blood pressure and renal function, among other functions. The bioactivity of nitric oxide is reduced by superoxide, a major reactive oxygen species. Overproduction of superoxide and other related reactive oxygen species resulting...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Araujo M,Welch WJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute ischemic or toxic injury to the kidney induces alterations in the expression of many genes. Some of these molecular responses have been termed 'maladaptive' because they exacerbate the tubular damage induced by the initiating insult. Some maladaptive responses include alterations in the activity of nitric oxide ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Lieberthal W

更新日期：1998-05-01 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:We aim to review the biological properties of novel molecules that are members of a kidney-bone axis involved in the regulation of phosphate homeostasis. In addition, we describe how an improved knowledge of the mechanisms leading to changes in renal phosphate handling may lead to the development of n...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Strom TM,Jüppner H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of hemodialysis patients die from cardiovascular disease. However, the contribution of myocardial infarction to mortality is relatively minor, despite the fact that coronary artery disease is common in uremic patients. Hypertension seems to be the major risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis i...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kooman JP,Leunissen KM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recent data have highlighted the shortcomings of the usual blood pressure hypothesis in posthoc analyses of randomized controlled trials led in populations at high cardiovascular risk and have emphasized the importance of an increased visit-to-visit variability of blood pressure in predicting cardiova...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Rossignol P,Kessler M,Zannad F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Several factors are now known to contribute to the development and progression of nephropathy, particularly in diabetes. In recent times, there has been surge of interest in the role of small noncoding RNA, with several reports focusing on the effects of microRNAs on their target genes that are of rel...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： McClelland A,Hagiwara S,Kantharidis P

更新日期：2014-01-01 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: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：:Elevated serum uric acid is a frequent finding in patients with kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. Intrarenal ischaemia, induced by hypertension, increased sympathetic nervous system activity, and hyperinsulinaemia have all been implicated in reduced renal clearance of urate. This frequently results in elevate...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Culleton BF

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Although glomerular cell apoptosis may be detrimental in acute and chronic inflammation, it is also a key component of the reparative glomerular remodelling that can follow injury. All glomerular cells are vulnerable to apoptosis although there are often differences in the nature of the initiating sti...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Hughes J,Savill JS

更新日期：2005-07-01 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 present review addresses the recent literature demonstrating important differences in the rate of progression of kidney function decline between transplant recipients and patients with native kidney disease. It also highlights the need for prospective studies to determine the importance of nonimmu...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Woo YM,Pereira BJ,Gill JS

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Obesity, which has reached epidemic prevalence, is now recognized as an independent risk factor for increasing blood pressure. The complex mechanisms of obesity-related hypertension are unclear, but several studies have provided evidence of a hypertensive shift in pressure natriuresis. Excess sympathe...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Coatmellec-Taglioni G,Ribière C

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To discuss if there will still be a role for the originator ESAs after the already available biosimilars and the approval of HIF stabilizers in the near future. RECENT FINDINGS:Current treatment with erythropoiesis-simulating agents (ESAs) is effective and generally well tolerated, but requires paren...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Locatelli F,Del Vecchio L

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cytochrome (CYP) P450 metabolites of arachidonic acid, 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) contribute to the regulation of renal tubular and vascular function. This review highlights the results of the recent genetic studies in humans and rodent models, indic...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Fan F,Muroya Y,Roman RJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with oxidative stress and inflammation which contribute to progression of kidney disease and its numerous complications. Until recently, little attention had been paid to the role of the intestine and its microbial flora in the pathogenesis of CKD-associated ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Vaziri ND

更新日期：2012-11-01 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:This review provides an up-to-date understanding of how peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ (PPARγ) exerts its cardioprotective effect in the vasculature through its activation of novel PPARγ target genes in endothelium and vascular smooth muscle. RECENT FINDINGS:In vascular endothelial cell...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Fang S,Sigmund CD

更新日期：2020-03-01 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