Global Overexpression of ET-1 Decreases Blood Pressure - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of ET-1 Transgenic Mice.

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:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication of sepsis and has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Caspase-11 induces pyroptosis, a form of programmed cell death that plays a critical role in endotoxic shock, but its role in tubular epithelial cell death and whether it contributes to sepsis-asso...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Ye Z,Zhang L,Li R,Dong W,Liu S,Li Z,Liang H,Wang L,Shi W,Malik AB,Cheng KT,Liang X

更新日期：2019-01-01 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: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：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex kidney disorder that leads to numerous complications, such as elevated nitrogenous wastes, metabolic acidosis, high potassium levels and even death. The pathogenesis of AKI is very complicated, and its causes are commonly categorized as prerenal, intrinsic or postrenal. In the pa...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Zhou P,Chen Z,Zou Y,Wan X

更新日期：2016-01-01 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:Treating non-diabetic proteinuric patients with advanced renal disease with an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor is still subject to discussion. This study aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of ACE inhibitor therapy in this patient population in the Netherlands. METHODS:We compared two str...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Adarkwah CC,Gandjour A,Akkerman M,Evers S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antiproteinuric effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors appears to vary depending on the ACE insertion (I)/deletion (D) genotype in non-diabetic nephropathy. This interaction may be overcome by using an angiotensin II receptor blocker. We evaluated the short-term antiproteinuric effect o...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Park HC,Choi HY,Kim BS,Kang SW,Choi KH,Ha SK,Lee HY,Han DS

更新日期：2006-01-01 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:Cardiovascular disease is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Autonomic dysfunction is associated with an increased risk for all cardiovascular events in the general population and can be evaluated with heart rate variabil...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Lai S,Mangiulli M,Perrotta AM,Di Lazzaro Giraldi G,Testorio M,Rosato E,Cianci R,Gigante A

更新日期：2019-01-01 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

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: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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The metabolic syndrome (MetS), as assessed using dichotomous criteria, is associated with increased risk of future chronic kidney disease (CKD), though this relationship is unclear among African Americans, who have lower risk for MetS but higher risk for CKD. METHODS:We performed logistic regression us...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： DeBoer MD,Filipp SL,Musani SK,Sims M,Okusa MD,Gurka M

更新日期：2018-01-01 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:Lung dysfunction associates with increased mortality but the impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is less clear. We evaluated lung function and its association with mortality among individuals with normal to severely reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR). METHODS:404 individuals representing GFR c...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Mukai H,Ming P,Lindholm B,Heimbürger O,Barany P,Stenvinkel P,Qureshi AR

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Apparent treatment resistant hypertension (aTRH) is highly prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The impact of aTRH and achievement of recommended blood pressure (BP) values on the rate of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) loss in CKD patients is poorly known...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Viazzi F,Greco E,Ceriello A,Fioretto P,Giorda C,Guida P,Russo G,De Cosmo S,Pontremoli R,AMD-Annals Study Group.

更新日期：2018-01-01 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/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: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：BACKGROUND:Renal involvement in Takayasu's arteritis (TA) effects the disease outcome and endovascular treatment is an effective treatment of choice. We investigated nitric oxide (NO) levels and the effect of endovascular treatment in renovascular hypertensive TA patients. METHODS:In five hypertensive patients with re...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Parildar Z,Gulter C,Parildar M,Oran I,Erdener D,Memis A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study aimed to report the clinical efficacy of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in combination with ultrasound-guided percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage (PTGD) (CRRT+PTGD) in the treatment of acute severe biliary pancreatitis (ASBP). METHODS:Between January 2010 and January ...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Zhu Q,Pan X,Cao Y,Wang H,Yu N,Liu F,Yang S,Wang Y,Sun Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often accompanied by hyperlipidemia, which accelerates progression of the disease. Podocyte injury can lead to dysfunction of the glomerular filtration barrier, which is associated with proteinuria, a risk marker for the progression of CKD. Our previous studies demonstrat...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Liu T,Chen XM,Sun JY,Jiang XS,Wu Y,Yang S,Huang HZ,Ruan XZ,Du XG

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) is expressed, among others also in testis. Cinacalcet binds to the CaSR, increases sensitivity of CaSR to serum calcium and is used in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (sHPT) in chronic hemodialysis patients (HDP). In most of male HDP, serum testosterone con...

journal_title：Kidney & blood pressure research

authors： Kuczera P,Adamczak M,Wiecek A

更新日期：2016-01-01 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