The nature of allorecognition.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review highlights the role of phosphorylation in the trafficking and targeting of aquaporin 2. Current knowledge will be put into the context of modulating the cell surface expression of aquaporin 2 by vasopressin in renal epithelial cells, which is critical for regulation of urinary concentratio...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Brown D,Hasler U,Nunes P,Bouley R,Lu HA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article will review briefly the emerging new concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of myocardial fibrosis in patients with hypertensive heart disease. RECENT FINDINGS:Although hypertensive heart disease is characterized clinically by development of left-ventricular hypertrophy in the absence o...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： González A,López B,Díez J

更新日期：2005-09-01 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：: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:Iron deficiency is a major contributory cause to the development of anaemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and thus, iron replacement therapy plays a critical role in the management of this condition. The two main routes for administering iron are oral and intravenous, and there have been a number o...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Macdougall IC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The review will examine clinically relevant advances in the area of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), mainly focusing on autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Discussion will focus on predicting the course of ADPKD, clinical trials and new research endeavors. RECENT FINDINGS:During the...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Steinman TI

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Volume regulatory mechanisms are reviewed for both short- and long-term adaptation of renal cells to anisotonic media. Within minutes after exposure to hypotonic solutions a common feature of many renal cells is the increase in plasma membrane potassium and chloride conductances. Although extrusion of intracellular po...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Laprade R,Noulin JF,Lapointe JY

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Defective transduction of the dopamine receptor signal in the kidney has been shown to be important in the pathogenesis of hypertension This review will discuss the genetic mechanism for the defective renal dopaminergic function and the interaction with other gene variant products in the pathogenesis ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Jose PA,Eisner GM,Felder RA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The majority of uric acid nephrolithiasis in humans occurs in the absence of frank hyperuricosuria and is primarily a disease of excessively low urinary pH. Uric acid is substantially less soluble than urate salts so in low urine pH urate is protonated, thus favoring precipitation even under what is c...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Moe OW

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Calciphylaxis remains a poorly understood vascular calcification disorder with predilection for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Recent data from large patient registries and databases have begun to provide information regarding incidence, risk factors, and outcomes in patients with calci...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Nigwekar SU

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise adaptation of renal sodium excretion to systemic needs is to a large extent achieved by the regulation of sodium re-absorption in the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron. Transcellular sodium re-absorption by the segment-specific cells of the aldosterone-sensitive distal nephron (often called principal ce...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Verrey F

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The characteristic structure of polarized proximal tubule cells is drastically altered by the onset of ischemic acute renal failure. Distinctive apical brush border microvilli disruption occurs rapidly and in a duration-dependent fashion. Microvillar membranes internalize into the cytosol of the cell or are shed into ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Ashworth SL,Molitoris BA

更新日期：1999-07-01 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：:Cells in renal medullas are exposed to a high concentration of salt during antidiuresis. They adapt in part by accumulating myo-inositol, glycine betaine, taurine, and other amino acids by transporting them from the interstitial fluid. This transport is osmotically regulated by changes in transcription of the transpor...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Burg MB

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence indicate a significant association between insulin and cardiovascular disease. This association might be explained by direct (cardio) vascular effects of insulin. Two hemodynamic actions of insulin are discussed in this review; it induces direct vasodilation in skeletal muscle and stimulation...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Tack CJ,Lenders JW,Goldstein DS,Lutterman JA,Smits P,Thien T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews the current state of knowledge concerning cyclosporine A-induced hypertension after heart transplantation, its pathophysiology and management. The hypothesis is presented that a common molecular mechanism mediates both the immunosuppressive and the hypertensive actions of cyclosporine. The calcium...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Sander M,Victor RG

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To describe the direct and indirect effects of estrogen on bone with special emphasis on the analysis of the recent findings related to the putative role of FGF23 in the estrogen-dependent parathyroid hormone (PTH) suppression. RECENT FINDINGS:Estrogens act directly on bone cells, downregulating oste...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Cannata-Andía JB,Carrillo-López N,Naves-Díaz M

更新日期：2010-07-01 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:Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is common and associated with fatigue, reduced quality of life and poorer clinical outcomes. Treatment with oral iron is often inadequate and international guidelines recommend intravenous (i.v.) iron as the preferred option for the treatment of IDA in certain clinical si...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kalra PA,Bhandari S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension in kidney transplant patients is a common complication that affects long-term patient and allograft survival. Although multifactorial in nature, at least two causes can be corrected by surgical or radiologic intervention--stenosis and native kidney-associated hypertension. Unfortunately, the current immun...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Curtis JJ

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Membranous nephropathy is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies mostly directed to podocyte antigens. PLA2R and THSD7A antigens were described in 2009 and 2014 using classical immunochemical techniques. In the last 2 years, thanks to the combination of laser microdissection of glomeruli and mass ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Ronco P,Debiec H

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Nox-4 is a member of the NADPH oxidase (Nox) family of enzymes implicated in reactive oxygen species generation. Nox-4 is distributed in many tissues; however, its physiological functions remain poorly understood. In contrast to other Nox isoforms, it is unique in that it produces large amounts of hyd...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Thallas-Bonke V,Jandeleit-Dahm KA,Cooper ME

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is increasing evidence that endothelin receptor blockade and, in particular, ET(A) receptor blockade not only confers protection against proteinuric renal disease in diabetes but also confers vasculoprotection. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent clinical trials using ET(A) receptor blockade in treating pro...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Jandeleit-Dahm KA,Watson AM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Due to the organ shortage, which prevents over 90 000 individuals in the United States from receiving life-saving transplants, the transplant community has begun to critically reevaluate whether organ sources that were previously considered too risky provide a survival benefit to waitlist candidates. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Ruck JM,Segev DL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute hypertension provokes a rapid decrease in proximal tubule salt and water reabsorption that increases the levels of sodium chloride at the macula densa, the error signal to increase arteriolar resistance to autoregulate renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate, and contributes to pressure natriuresis. The ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Magyar CE,McDonough AA

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Inadequately controlled blood pressure is considered an important risk factor for both chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and cardiovascular disease progression in CKD patients. Patients with CKD and hypertension are typically followed in primary care practice settings and blood pressure is not ...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： St Peter WL,Farley TM,Carter BL

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary hyperparathyroidism remains the predominant histologic lesion in pediatric patients undergoing regular dialysis, but recent evidence indicates that the regulation of parathyroid hormone secretion by calcium does not differ substantially between patients with osteitis fibrosa and subjects with normal renal fu...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Salusky IB,Ramirez JA,Goodman WG

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With the increasing incidence and prevalence of ESRD in the elderly, we are now transplanting more elderly patients. Although we know from previous reports that transplantation provides increased survival advantage and/or quality of life when compared to being on dialysis, we also know that transplant...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Kodali L,Turner A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data suggest that ischemic renal disease secondary to atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is a prevalent health problem. Atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis is a rapidly progressive process that can result in end-stage renal disease. Renal arteriography is the current diagnostic method of choice for the demonstrat...

journal_title：Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension

authors： Breyer JA,Jacobson HR

更新日期：1993-03-01 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