Ischemic conditioning in solid organ transplantation: is it worth giving your right arm for?

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the current knowledge regarding the role of the intrarenal rennin-angiotensin system (RAS) in the regulation of glomerular function including glomerular dynamics and filtration rate, glomerular permeability and structural alterations during chronic...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Navar LG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The signalling mechanisms and biological significance of the angiotensin II type 2 receptor have long been unknown. In recent years, studies, first in cell culture models but now increasingly also in vivo, have shed some light on the molecular events occurring after a stimulation of the receptor with its ligand as wel...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Blume A,Kaschina E,Unger T

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review summarizes recent advances in the understanding of the molecular physiology and regulation of the thiazide-sensitive sodium-chloride cotransporter (NCC). RECENT FINDINGS:Mutations of with-no-lysine (WNK) kinases 1 and 4 result in hyperactivity of NCC and familial hyperkalemic hypertension...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Ko B,Hoover RS

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:Recent investigations cast some doubts on the status of insulin resistance as a trigger in hyperinsulinemia-associated hypertension or obesity-related hypertension, or both. Major epidemiological studies have shown that central adiposity is a powerful risk factor for stroke or coronary artery disease when accompanied ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Reisin E,Messerli FH

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The discovery of the importance of proteins localized to cilia and basal bodies has provided novel insights into the pathogenesis of various human disorders including cystic kidney disease. The physiological role of cilium-generated signaling in most tissues including the kidney has remained elusive, ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Benzing T,Walz G

更新日期：2006-05-01 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：: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：:Overexpression of the cytokine transforming growth factor-beta has been identified as the key mediator of chronic progressive kidney fibrosis in experimental and human kidney diseases. The renoprotective effects of angiotensin II blockade and low-protein diets have recently been linked to downregulation of transformin...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Peters H,Noble NA,Border WA

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our basic understanding of sodium mechanisms provides unique insights into epithelial transport processes, and unusual clinical syndromes can arise from mutations of these ion transporters. These genetic disorders affect sodium balance, with both sodium-retaining and sodium-wasting conditions being the consequence. A ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Warnock DG

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) influence renal function through angiogenesis, with VEGF-A being the most potent inducer of vascular formation. In the normal glomerulus, tight homeostatic balance is maintained between the levels of VEGF-A isoforms produced by podocyte cells, and the VEGF r...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Logue OC,McGowan JW,George EM,Bidwell GL 3rd

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Hypertension is an important risk factor for adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease. This review compares blood pressure measurements obtained in the clinic with those obtained outside the clinic to predict cardiovascular and renal injury and out...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Agarwal R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Emerging evidence supports an important role for the heme oxygenase system in the maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. This review attempts to collect these wide-ranging data and summarize the recent progress in the field. RECENT FINDINGS:New studies looking at heme oxygenase depletion in a variety of...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： George EM,Granger JP

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic nephropathy is a major cause of chronic renal failure in people over 50 years of age. In addition, renal artery stenosis is associated with increased mortality, particularly if renal or cardiac function is compromised. The diagnosis is made both by clinical characteristics and imaging studies. At present, dup...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Tuttle KR

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Tubulointerstitial injury is characteristic of aging-associated renal injury and progressive renal disease. Salt-sensitive hypertension is also associated with tubulointerstitial inflammation, especially when accompanied by microvascular disease. Here we summarize recent studies on the pathogenesis an...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Nakagawa T,Kang DH,Ohashi R,Suga S,Herrera-Acosta J,Rodriguez-Iturbe B,Johnson RJ

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious problem. Understanding an individual patient's risk profile may offer opportunities for prevention or early intervention. The aim of this review is to describe novel nontraditional risk factors. RECENT FINDINGS:The risk of AKI is determined by patient factors an...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Varrier M,Ostermann M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review describes studies investigating the role of microRNAs in the signaling pathway of the mineralocorticoid hormone, aldosterone. RECENT FINDINGS:Emerging evidence indicates that aldosterone alters the expression of microRNAs in target tissues thereby modulating the expression of key regulator...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Butterworth MB

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone and a number of polypeptide growth factors exert actions on renal development, growth, and metabolism and on repair processes following renal injury. There is increasing evidence that under selected circumstances, these agents play roles in the pathogenesis of kidney disease and that under others, they ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： O'Shea M,Miller SB,Finkel K,Hammerman MR

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inflammatory cytokines contribute to the pathogenesis of hypertension through effects on renal blood flow and sodium handling. This review will update recent advances that explore the renal actions of immune cells and cytokines in the pathogenesis of hypertension. RECENT FINDINGS:Populations of cells...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Wen Y,Crowley SD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Obesity is becoming recognized as one of the most important risk factors for the development of hypertension. The purpose of the review is to examine the latest evidence linking hypertension to obesity, summarize the benefits of weight reduction and present results of recent clinical trials evaluating...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Chrostowska M,Szczech R,Narkiewicz K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aquaporin water channels are expressed in various fluid-transporting epithelia. Physiological and genetic investigations have revealed that aquaporin channel-like intrinsic protein is expressed in numerous tissues, but its significance in water transport physiology is unclear. It has been shown that aquaporin-coll...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Fushimi K,Marumo F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF THIS REVIEW:To discuss new insights regarding chronic antibody-mediated rejection (CAMR) and its progression to transplant glomerulopathy. We will describe the progression to transplant glomerulopathy from a histologic perspective and provide updates on what is known about its pathophysiology, prognosis, and...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Schinstock CA,Stegall M,Cosio F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent evidence regarding the role of distal nephron segments other than the macula densa in sensing the tubular environment and transmitting this signal to the adjacent vasculature. RECENT FINDINGS:In addition to the classical contact site between the macula densa plaque and the afferen...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Komlosi P,Bell PD,Zhang ZR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Substantial evidence indicates that the adverse effects of hypertension on the kidney depend on the degree to which systemic blood pressure elevations are transmitted to the renal microvasculature. Such blood pressure transmission and consequent susceptibility to hypertensive renal damage is markedly exacerbated in st...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Bidani AK,Griffin KA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Chronic allograft nephropathy has fallen into disfavor as a morphologic term to describe parenchymal scarring in the renal allograft, with a recommendation that this be replaced by the more descriptive term 'interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy'. However, neither term addresses the underlying cau...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Haas M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial enzyme monoamine oxidases A and B are among the major metabolic agents for the degradation of the biogenic amines adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine and serotonin. The fact that the kidney contains a large amount of monoamine oxidase suggests that the renal effects of biogenic amines might depend in...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Pizzinat N,Remaury A,Parini A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardinal feature of systemic lupus erythematosus is the formation of anti-nuclear antibodies. In recent years, it has become clear that the nucleosome is a major autoantigen that drives this T cell-dependent autoimmune response, as exemplified by the presence of nucleosome-specific T helper cells and the high prev...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Berden JH,Licht R,van Bruggen MC,Tax WJ

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Renal acid-base homeostasis, to a very large extent, depends on renal ammonia production and transport. A putative ammonia transporter family of proteins has recently been identified, and at least two members of this family are expressed in the renal connecting segment and collecting duct. The purpose...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Weiner ID

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Development of the mammalian kidney is a complex process involving numerous signals and signaling pathways. Other complex tissues have benefited enormously from studies in lower, simpler organisms. The present review provides an update on what we have learned from the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster,...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Cagan R

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Arterial stiffness due to alterations in extracellular matrix is one of the mechanisms responsible for increased peripheral resistance in hypertension. Recent evidence points to arterial stiffness as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events. This review focuses on recent advances in the biolo...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Briones AM,Arribas SM,Salaices M

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00