A program of physical rehabilitation during hemodialysis sessions improves the fitness of dialysis patients.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The deposition of β2-microglobulin induced by reactive inflammation causing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the complications of dialysis-related amyloidosis in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Air pollution levels, especially particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of <2.5 mm (PM...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Weng CH,Hu CC,Yen TH,Huang WH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Post-transplant hypertension is highly prevalent in renal transplant recipients and is a risk factor for graft loss, cardiovascular disease and death. Glucocorticoid is used to prevent rejection, but simultaneously increases the risk of post-transplant hypertension. The glucocorticoid-induced transcript...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hamada AM,Yamamoto I,Nakada Y,Kobayashi A,Koike Y,Miki J,Yamada H,Tanno Y,Ohkido I,Tsuboi N,Yamamoto H,Urashima M,Yokoo T

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:In the failing heart, the local angiotensin II concentration is increased, and the extent of cardiac angiotensin II release is related to the clinical signs of heart failure. The enzymes involved in myocardial generation of angiotensin II are the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and chymases. While myocardial angio...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Schulz R,Heusch G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of type 4 dipeptidyl peptidase (DDP-4) were developed and approved for the oral treatment of type 2 diabetes. Its mode of action is to inhibit the degradation of incretins, such as type 1 glucagon like peptide (GLP-1), and GIP. GLP-1 stimulates glucose-dependent insulin secretion from pancreatic beta-cells ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hocher B,Reichetzeder C,Alter ML

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS AND METHODS:Our aim was to evaluate the antihypertensive efficacy and tolerability of angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor antagonists. Valsartan or candesartan cilexetil was administered to 11 dialysis patients with elevated blood pressure. The patients (6 male, 5 female; mean age +/- SD 61+/-11 years) were on re...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Tepel M,van der Giet M,Zidek W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Kidney function is critical for homocysteine (Hcy) clearance, and plasma Hcy levels are frequently increased in patients with renal failure. Microalbuminuria (MAU) is an important marker of early renal damage caused by hypertension. At present, there is insufficient evidence on the relationship between ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Kuang ZM,Wang Y,Feng SJ,Jiang L,Cheng WL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) improve renal function and renovascular hypertension in the 2-kidney 1-clip model (2K-1C). While MSC play an immunomodulatory role, induce neoangiogenesis, and reduce fibrosis, they do not correct sodium loss by the contra-lateral kidney. OBJECTIVES:We investigated the tubular f...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Varela VA,Oliveira-Sales EB,Maquigussa E,Borges FT,Gattai PP,Novaes ADS,Shimoura CG,Campos RR,Boim MA

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS1) is a syndrome characterized by a rapid worsening of cardiac function leading to acute kidney injury (AKI). The aims of this study were to investigate the risk factors and the prognosis of CRS1 in elderly patients. METHODS:A total of 312 elderly patients (≥60 years old...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Hu W,He W,Liu W,Fang X,Wu Y,Yu F,Hao W

更新日期：2016-01-01 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:Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has gained interest over the last decade as a viable option for early start dialysis. It is still unknown if shorter break-in periods and less time for proper patient evaluation and training could influence technique survival in comparison to planned-start PD. METHODS:A prospec...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Silva BC,Adelina E,Pereira BJ,Cordeiro L,Rodrigues CE,Duarte RJ,Abensur H,Elias RM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We explored the effects of catechins (decaffeinated green tea extracts containing (-)-epicatechin, (-)-epigallocatechin, (-)-epicatechin gallate and (-)-epigallocatechin gallate) on atherosclerosis risk factors, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) and its primary metabolite, phosphatidylcholine hyd...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Chang HH,Chien CY,Chen KH,Huang SC,Chien CT

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The role of COX-2 for renal function during renal development, for physiology and pathophysiology of renal diseases and the side effects of available COX-2 inhibitors, has gained increasing interest. We aimed therefore to review the respective role of renal COX-2. METHODS:Review of relevant recent publ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Krämer BK,Kammerl MC,Kömhoff M

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:Backgroud/Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential renoprotective effect of rapamycin on the autophagy of podocytes treated with the supernatant of mesangial cells cultured with aggregated IgA1 (aIgA1) from immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) patients. METHODS:Monomeric IgA1 (mIgA1) was isolated f...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Liang S,Jin J,Lin B,Gong J,Li Y,He Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between renal nerves, endothelins acting via endothelin-A receptors and vasopressin in the regulation of renal excretory function was investigated. In conscious intact and renal denervated diabetes insipidus (DI) Brattleboro rats, as well as their controls, Long-Evans (LE) rats, an infusion of 16.4 nmo...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Girchev R,Markova P,Mikhov D,Avramova T,Nattcheff N

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single-stranded, noncoding RNAs that modulate many key biological processes by simultaneously suppressing multiple target genes. Among them, miR-26a, a conserved miRNA among vertebrates, is highly expressed in various tissues. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that miR-26a plays pivotal ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Li X,Pan X,Fu X,Yang Y,Chen J,Lin W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Chronic renal allograft dysfunction (CRAD) is a leading cause of long-term renal allograft loss. Oxidative stress may account for the nonspecific interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy that occur in CRAD. An antioxidant intervention via Nrf2 signaling pathway activation might be a promising therapy f...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Lv D,Zhou Q,Xia Y,You X,Zhao Z,Li Y,Zou H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS/AIMS:Vitamin C is an antioxidant and acts as a cofactor for several key enzymatic catalytic reactions in animals. Amphibians produce vitamin C in their kidneys, as opposed to mammals that produce vitamin C in their liver. Gulo serves as a crucial enzyme for vitamin C synthesis in mammals, but the characteri...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Xie Y,Liu Y,Zhao Y,Wang H,Liu Y,Wang H,Li M,Zhao H,Zhou Q,Lv X

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity increases the risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD). By analyzing data on individuals who underwent general health screening in two consecutive years, we investigated whether changes in body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) were associated with the appearance or disappearance of the CKD components;...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Ishizaka Y,Ishizaka N,Tani M,Toda A,Toda E,Koike K,Nagai R,Yamakado M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HN) represent the most common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and many patients progress to -end-stage renal disease. Patients are treated primarily through the management of cardiovas-cular risk factors and hypertension; however patients w...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Smith A,Iablokov V,Mazza M,Guarnerio S,Denti V,Ivanova M,Stella M,Piga I,Chinello C,Heijs B,van Veelen PA,Benediktsson H,Muruve DA,Magni F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Aortic arch calcification (AoAC) is frequently detected in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and is associated with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. We investigated the factors associated with AoAC and analyzed the relationship between the factors including bone-derived biomarkers and AoAC....

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Nitta K,Hanafusa N,Okazaki M,Komatsu M,Kawaguchi H,Tsuchiya K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The WNK-dependent STE20/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase SPAK participates in the regulation of NaCl and Na(+),K(+),2Cl(-) cotransport and thus renal salt excretion. The present study explored whether SPAK has similarly the potential to regulate the epithelial Na(+) channel (ENaC). METHODS:ENaC...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Ahmed M,Salker MS,Elvira B,Umbach AT,Fakhri H,Saeed AM,Shumilina E,Hosseinzadeh Z,Lang F

更新日期：2015-01-01 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/AIMS:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is an important mediator of the inflammatory response. It has been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, atherosclerosis, and obesity. However, the effects of HMGB1 on diabetic nephropathy remain unclear. Here, we investigated the potential roles and me...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Zhang H,Zhang R,Chen J,Shi M,Li W,Zhang X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transplant hypertension is a common occurrence during treatment with calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) in kidney transplant population. The pathogenesis of vasoconstriction induced by CNIs involves vascular tone alterations and kidney sodium transport regulation. Among the factors involved a key role is played by the...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Calò LA,Ravarotto V,Simioni F,Naso E,Marchini F,Bonfante L,Furian L,Rigotti P

更新日期：2017-01-01 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:We previously showed that urine and serum Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) levels increased significantly with the degree of albuminuria in diabetes patients, but the reasons remain unclear. Consequently we aimed to determine whether there was an association between Ang-2, inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α and IL-18)...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： He FF,Li HQ,Huang QX,Wang QY,Jiang HJ,Chen S,Su H,Zhang C,Wang YM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the influence on blood pressure in schoolchildren, of elevated sodium (Na(+)) and nitrate (NO(-)(3)) levels in the drinking water. METHODS:The blood pressure was recorded in three groups of age- and weight-matched schoolchildren (fourth and fifth graders) ingesting differing Na(+) and NO(-)(3) concentrat...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Pomeranz A,Korzets Z,Vanunu D,Krystal H,Wolach B

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00