Determination of procalcitonin levels in patients with nephropathia epidemica - a useful tool or an unnecessary diagnostic procedure?

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

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：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:Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common and serious metabolic complication. Genetic polymorphisms of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensinogen (AGT) genes have been reported to be related to diabetes mellitus and insulin sensitivity; however, the role of these genes in the developm...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Lee Sr,Moon JY,Lee SH,Ihm CG,Lee TW,Kim SK,Chung JH,Kang SW,Kim TH,Park SJ,Kim YH,Jeong KH

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：: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：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：:Currently, the pathogenesis of nondipper hypertension remains largely unclear in patients without any renal or endocrine pathology. It is well known that overt hypothyroidism is strongly associated with diastolic hypertension. However, no study has addressed the pathogenic role of TSH, free T3 (FT3), and free T4 (FT4)...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Kanbay M,Turgut F,Karakurt F,Isik B,Alkan R,Akcay A,Yigitoglu R,Covic A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF) is the common pathway of progressive chronic kidney disease. Inflammation has been widely accepted as the major driving force of TIF. Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in the transsulfuration pathway. CBS is considered to play pr...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Yuan X,Zhang J,Xie F,Tan W,Wang S,Huang L,Tao L,Xing Q,Yuan Q

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the Chronic REnal Disease in Turkey-CREDIT Study, a large populationbased study on 10,748 adults, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and relationship between CKD and other cardiovascular risk factors had been studied. METHODS:This report presents the results of CREDIT study on the prevalence,...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Altun B,Süleymanlar G,Utaş C,Arınsoy T,Ateş K,Ecder T,Camsarı T,Serdengeçti K

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：AIM:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the influence of cycle exercise during hemodialysis (HD) on patients' physical proficiency, muscle strength, quality of life and selected laboratory parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a group of 29 (15 female, 14 male) HD patients (age 64.2 ± 13.1 years), 3 months of c...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Gołębiowski T,Kusztal M,Weyde W,Dziubek W,Woźniewski M,Madziarska K,Krajewska M,Letachowicz K,Strempska B,Klinger M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonmetabolizable glucose analogue [(3)H]-2-deoxy-D-glucose ((3)H-2DG) was used to study glucose transport in cultured rat podocytes. Intracellular accumulation of (3)H-2DG was linear up to 20 min and was inhibited by cytochalasin B (80% inhibition) and by phlorizin (20% inhibition). Pretreatment with insulin stimu...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Lewko B,Bryl E,Witkowski JM,Latawiec E,Gołos M,Endlich N,Hähnel B,Koksch C,Angielski S,Kriz W,Stepinski J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flucloxacillin is an important antimicrobial drug in the treatment of infections with Staphylococcus aureus and therefore is often used in staphylococcal infections. Furthermore, flucloxacillin has a high protein binding rate as for example ceftriaxone or teicoplanin--drugs which have formerly been character...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Meyer B,Ahmed el Gendy S,Delle Karth G,Locker GJ,Heinz G,Jaeger W,Thalhammer F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Renal dysfunction is a frequent complication in patients suffering from β-thalassemia major (β-TM). The aim of this study was to analyze the renal function and urine metabolomic profile of β-TM patients undergoing transfusions and deferasirox (DFX) therapy, in order to better characterize and shed light on...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Capolongo G,Zacchia M,Beneduci A,Costantini S,Cinque P,Spasiano A,De Luca G,Di Pietro ME,Ricchi P,Trepiccione F,Capasso G,Filosa A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality is greatly enhanced in patients with chronic kidney disease, compared to the non-renal population. One key element of this high CV burden appears to be arterial stiffness, as an expression of premature vascular aging. Increased arterial stiffness in renal patients may be a c...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Gusbeth-Tatomir P,Covic A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) or beta isoforms of protein kinase C (PKC) are nephroprotective in diabetes mellitus. We investigated the influence of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes mellitus and of treatment with the ACE inhibitor lisinopril (4 mg/kg p.o. twice daily for 4 weeks) on the expres...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Pfaff IL,Vallon V

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Interleukin (IL)-18, a member of the IL-1 cytokine superfamily, is recognized as an important regulator of immune responses. The aim of our study was to investigate the IL-18 levels in serum and urine from children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) during relapse and remission, and to evaluate th...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Kiliś-Pstrusińska K,Medyńska A,Zwolińska D,Wawro A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NGAL (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin) is an acute phase protein, participating in antibacterial immunity. NGAL forms a complex with metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), thereby increasing its activity and preventing its degradation. NGAL is freely filtered through the glomerular membrane and reabsorbed by endocyto...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Helanova K,Spinar J,Parenica J

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pravastatin is a potent inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase and is effective in lowering serum lipid levels. Recent studies have shown that pravastatin also reduces the oxidative modification of low-density lipoprotein (LDL). To determine whether pravastatin has a direct effect on glomerular mesangial cells, we have measur...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Chen HC,Guh JY,Shin SJ,Tomino Y,Lai YH

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Serum/Glucocorticoid Regulated Kinase 1 (SGK1) plays a significant role in regulating renal Na(+) reabsorption, K(+) secretion, and blood pressure (BP). This study aimed to assess the association of common genetic variants in the SGK1 gene with BP responses to controlled dietary sodium or potassium inte...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Chu C,Wang Y,Wang M,Mu JJ,Liu FQ,Wang L,Ren KY,Wang D,Yuan ZY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease caused by atherosclerosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We evaluated the potential association of cardiovascular risk factors including asymmetric dimethyl L-arginine (ADMA) and the soluble receptor for advanced glycat...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Pitha J,Teplan V,Kalousova M,Racek J,Stollova M,Marečková O,Lanska V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The kidney plays a critical role in the control of blood pressure and its elevation in salt-induced hypertension. Mitochondrial dysfunction, especially in energy metabolism, has been associated with hypertension. Here, we aimed to investigate mitochondrial function and metabolic features in renal mitoch...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Wang Z,Sun Q,Sun N,Liang M,Tian Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal proximal tubular Na/phosphate cotransport is the key target in the control of renal phosphate handling. Using molecular tools for the type II Na/phosphate cotransporter, it could be documented that altered brush border membrane phosphate transport reflects a state of altered brush border expression of the specif...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Murer H,Lötscher M,Kaissling B,Biber J

更新日期：1996-01-01 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/AIMS:This study aimed to investigate the potential beneficial anti-proteinuric effect of an add-on aldosterone blockade and the impact of the aldosterone escape phenomenon. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed data of 304 patients with persistent proteinuria, who were administered spironolactone (25 mg/day) ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Kim HY,Bae EH,Ma SK,Kim SW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The Janus kinase 3 JAK3 participates in the signaling of immune cells. Lack of JAK3 triggers inflammatory bowel disease, which in turn has been shown to affect intestinal activity of the epithelial Na(+) channel ENaC and thus colonic sodium absorption. At least in theory, inflammatory bowel disease in J...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Umbach AT,Luo D,Bhavsar SK,Hosseinzadeh Z,Lang F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate whether the renoprotective effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) following 5/6 renal mass reduction is due in part to the potentiation of kinins. Three groups of rats with 5/6 renal mass reduction were studied during the 14 weeks following surgery. One grou...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： MacLaughlin M,Monserrat AJ,Muller A,Matoso M,Amorena C

更新日期：1998-01-01 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:Fatty acid-bearing albumin [FA(+) albumin] exerts more deleterious effects in tubular cells than albumin alone. We investigated the effect of FA(+) albumin on the vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) expression and elucidated the underlying signaling pathways. We further examined the effect of L-carnit...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Baek JE,Yang WS,Chang JW,Kim SB,Park SK,Park JS,Lee SK

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00