Interleukin-18 in urine and serum of children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus and is considered to be a sterile inflammatory disease. Increasing evidence suggest that pyroptosis and subsequent inflammatory response play a key role in the pathogenesis of DN. However, the underlying cellular and molecular mechani...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Zhan JF,Huang HW,Huang C,Hu LL,Xu WW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Refugee dialysis is a worldwide growing dilemma with limited experience. This report presents the largest hemodialysis (HD) patient registry data of Syrian refugees in Turkey. METHODS:Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and dialysis practice data of 345 Syrian HD patients during one year were collected ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Gursu M,Arici M,Ates K,Kazancioglu R,Yavas PG,Ozturk M,Altun B,Arinsoy T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Our aim was to determine whether altered human β-defensin (HBD), pro-inflammatory cytokines including interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrotic factor (TNF)-α could increase the risk of developing and exacerbation of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially for patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). METHO...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Oh DJ,Kim HR,Lee MK,Woo YS

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although primary cilia are increasingly recognized to play sensory roles in several cellular systems, their role in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) has not been defined. We examined in situ position/orientation of primary cilia and ciliary proteins in VSMCs and tested the hypothesis that primary cilia of VSMCs ex...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Lu CJ,Du H,Wu J,Jansen DA,Jordan KL,Xu N,Sieck GC,Qian Q

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) of glomerular endothelial cells (GEnCs) can induce albuminuria in diabetic nephropathy. Melatonin attenuates diabetic nephropathy, but its role and mechanism in EndMT of GEnCs in diabetic nephropathy remain unknown. METHODS:The effect of melatonin on EndMT ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Liu F,Zhang S,Xu R,Gao S,Yin J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:IgA nephropathy is associated with aberrant O-glycosylation of IgA1, which is recognized by autoantibodies leading to the formation of circulating immune complexes. Some of them, after deposition into kidney mesangium, trigger glomerular injury. In patients with active disease nonresponding to angiotens...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Kosztyu P,Hill M,Jemelkova J,Czernekova L,Kafkova LR,Hruby M,Matousovic K,Vondrak K,Zadrazil J,Sterzl I,Mestecky J,Raska M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Co-deposition of mannose-binding lectin (MBL) and IgG4 anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (anti-PLA2R) autoantibodies under subepithelial cells has been observed in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN), but the relationships of MBL deposition to iMN severity and progression remain unclear. METHO...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Zhang Y,Liu Y,Liang L,Liu L,Tang X,Tang L,Chen P,Chen J,Wang Z,Cao W,Chen Q,Zhao N,Xu D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Anaemia is frequently found in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and has been associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity, impaired cardiac and renal function and a reduced quality of life (QoL) compared with non-anaemic CHF patients. Correction of anaemia with recombinant human erythropoi...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Silverberg DS,Wexler D,Blum M,Iaina A,Sheps D,Keren G,Scherhag A,Schwartz D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of this study was to screen several novel genes associated with renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and analyze the gene functions and signal pathways which were critical to RCCs with DNA microarray. METHODS:The gene expression profile of GSE781 was downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus database, including 9 RC...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Li W,Zhu W,Che J,Sun W,Liu M,Peng B,Zheng J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the relationship between FGF23 and changes in biochemical parameters, left ventricle mass index, coronary, aortic and, valve calcifications. METHODS:Totally 185 patients with chronic renal disease were included in this prospective, cross-sectional study. The patients were stratified according to...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Unsal A,Kose Budak S,Koc Y,Basturk T,Sakaci T,Ahbap E,Sinangil A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The contribution of preexisting hypercholesterolemia to diabetic nephropathy remains unclear. We assessed the impact of hypercholesterolemia on diabetic nephropathy using a double knockout (DKO) mouse, null for the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLRNDASH;/NDASH;) and the apoB mRNA editing catalytic ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hammad SM,Hazen-Martin DJ,Sohn M,Eldridge L,Powell-Braxton L,Won W,Lyons TJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart failure and chronic kidney disease share a number of risk factors and pathophysiological pathways. Renal insufficiency is common in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). The aim of the study was to assess whether neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) could represent a novel, sensitive marker of ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Poniatowski B,Malyszko J,Bachorzewska-Gajewska H,Malyszko JS,Dobrzycki S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To gain insight into the effect of arginine vasopressin (AVP) on renal hemodynamics in hypertensive rats, we investigated the vasoconstrictive response to AVP on total renal blood flow (RBF) and total and zonal glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in young and old spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). A hy...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Christiansen RE,Roald AB,Gjerstad C,Tenstad O,Iversen BM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Additional validation study was warranted to confirm the clinical significance of C score, which was recently added to the Oxford classification for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). METHODS:We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study in four hospitals in Korea. Patients who had biopsied g...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Park S,Baek CH,Park SK,Kang HG,Hyun HS,Park E,Han SH,Ryu DR,Kim DK,Oh KH,Joo KW,Kim YS,Moon KC,Chin HJ,Lee H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Subclinical hypovolemia may contribute to allograft dysfunction in long-term kidney transplant (KT) patients. In order to predict responsiveness to saline hydration, indices for tubular transport were investigated. METHODS:Fifty-four clinically euvolemic long-term KT patients with recently aggravated a...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Choi JW,Park JS,Koo TY,Lee CH,Kang CM,Kim GH

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Renalase (gene name RNLS), a recently discovered enzyme with monoamine oxidase activity, is implicated in the degradation of catecholamines. Recent studies indicate that common variations in the gene with RNLS are associated with hypertension. The aim of this study was to examine the association between...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Wang Y,Chu C,Ren J,Mu JJ,Wang D,Liu FQ,Ren KY,Guo TS,Yuan ZY

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated serum uric acid experimentally stimulates renal vasoconstriction and activation of the renin- angiotensin system and consequently modulates erythropoietin (EPO) production. We used a dopamine-induced glomerular filtration response test (DIR) to assess whether elevated uric acid is associated with do...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Sulikowska B,Johnson RJ,Odrowąż-Sypniewska G,Manitius J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We examined the factors associated with blood pressure variability in a multi-ethnicity prospective study in China to gain more evidence to guide the prevention and management of hypertension through risk factor intervention. METHODS:A total of 318 consecutive adult subjects aged 29-94 years with suspe...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Li W,Yu Y,Liang D,Jia EZ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Either protein-to-creatinine ratio (PCR) or albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR) can be adopted for estimation of proteinuria in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Estimated protein excretion rate (ePER) and estimated albumin excretion rate (eAER) may be superior to ACR and PCR. Reports show that ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hong DS,Oh IH,Park JS,Lee CH,Kang CM,Kim GH

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Diabetes mellitus can exacerbate renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury (RI/RI). The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of GSK-3β inhibition (TDZD-8) on I/R-induced renal injury through the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway in a streptozocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rat model. METHODS:STZ-in...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Shen X,Hu B,Xu G,Chen F,Ma R,Zhang N,Liu J,Ma X,Zhu J,Wu Y,Shen R

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Hemodialysis (HD) patients often have inadequate nutrition, especially with respect to ascorbic acid (AA). It is reported that every HD session may cause a 50%- 75% decrease in plasma AA levels. Some studies have shown that supplementation of AA can change the outcome of chronic kidney disease-mineral b...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Ke G,Huang J,Zhu Y,Yang J,Zhang Y,Chen L,Hu J,Tao S,Hu Y,Yang D,Liu S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), a biomarker of oxidative stress, is associated with an increased risk of diabetes and hypertension. However, it is not known whether higher serum GGT is independently associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Therefore, we examined the association between serum ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Teppala S,Shankar A,Li J,Wong TY,Ducatman A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) binding to Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) activate NADPH oxidase gp91 subunit-mediated inflammation and oxidative damage. Recognizing the high binding affinity of sialic acid (SA) with LPS, we further explored the preventive potential of SA pretreatment on LPS-evoked acute renal f...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hsu SP,Chen CC,Chien CT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Excessive phosphate concentrations trigger vascular calcification, an active process promoted by osteoinduction of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) with increased expression and activity of transcription factor RUNX2 (Core-binding factor α1, CBFA1), alkaline phosphatase (ALPL), TGFß1, transcription ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Alesutan I,Musculus K,Castor T,Alzoubi K,Voelkl J,Lang F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify whether the ovaries have a potential to attenuate the aggravating effect of testosterone (T) on glomerular injury, we investigated the effect of T in female rats with or without ovaries, using Adriamycin (ADR)-induced nephropathy in female Sprague-Dawley rats. Group 1 consisted of female control rats, group...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Sakemi T,Ohtsuka N,Tomiyoshi Y,Morito F

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D(3) is mainly synthesized by renal proximal tubular cells. More recently, it has been shown to affect cell growth and TGF-beta(1) synthesis in glomerular and tubular renal cells in vitro, and to prevent glomerulosclerosis in vivo in subtotally nephrectomized rats. The mechanisms involv...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Weinreich T,Wüthrich RP,Booy C,Binswanger U

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) frequently present with a chronic relapsing course. Relapse leads to an increased need for therapeutic agents and consequent toxicity. SUMMARY:When referring to the available options for the management of AAV, the efficacy of glucocorticoids (GCs) is unquestionable. However...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Fenoglio R,Roccatello D,Sciascia S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Calcifications of large arteries are frequent in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may contribute to the high cardiovascular risk in this population. The aim of this study was to examine whether abdominal aortic calcification volume (AACV) was a predictor of the rate of decline in glomerular filtration ra...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Jansson H,Saeed A,Svensson MK,Finnved K,Hellström M,Guron G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine (DA) is a natriuretic hormone synthesized in the kidneys by conversion of filtered 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-Dopa), and is activated during hypervolaemia and increased dietary sodium intake. The natriuretic activity of endogenous DA is controversial, however, and the regulation of renal DA synthesis has y...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hansell P,Källskog O,Wolgast M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation examined the possible influence of urinary calcium excretion on the concentration of renal calbindin-D28k. Thiazide diuretics stimulate calcium transport across the epithelial cells of the distal tubule, which express calbindin-D28k in high concentrations. Calbindin-D28k is assumed to facilit...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hemmingsen C,Staun M,Meibom K,Bang K,Olgaard K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00