Evaluation of the severity of traumatic rhabdomyolysis using technetium-99m pyrophosphate scintigraphy.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients on chronic hemodialysis have a high prevalence of heart disease and poor self-reported physical function. The association between structural heart disease and self-reported physical function in patients on hemodialysis is unknown. METHODS:We studied the association between elevated pulmonary a...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Abreo AP,Herzog CA,Kutner NG,Lea J,Johansen KL

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate the role of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signal transduction in the pathogenesis of calciphylaxis. METHODS:Skin biopsy specimens were obtained from 18 patients with, and 12 patients without, calciphylaxis. Tissue sections were stained with antibodies direct...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nigwekar SU,Jiramongkolchai P,Wunderer F,Bloch E,Ichinose R,Nazarian RM,Thadhani RI,Malhotra R,Bloch DB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have a high prevalence of periodontal disease that may predispose to tooth loss and inflammation. The goal of this study was to test the hypotheses that a genetic rat model of progressive CKD would exhibit altered oral bone properties and that treatment with ei...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Allen MR,Chen NX,Gattone VH 2nd,Moe SM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We previously reported that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving warfarin therapy and whose international normalized ratio increases to >3.0 may develop acute kidney injury (AKI) as a result of glomerular hemorrhage and formation of obstructive red blood cell (RBC) casts. We named this c...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Ozcan A,Ware K,Calomeni E,Nadasdy T,Forbes R,Satoskar AA,Nadasdy G,Rovin BH,Hebert LA,Brodsky SV

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one renal transplant recipients, submitted to treatment with cyclosporin in association with other immunosuppressive agents, were also treated for 9 months with two hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors, simvastatin (10 mg/day) or pravastatin (20 mg/day), for concomitant hypercholesterolemia and...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Capone D,Stanziale P,Gentile A,Imperatore P,Pellegrino T,Basile V

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the relationship between the renal regulation of sodium and calcium excretion at extremes of sodium intake, we studied 6 normal men ingesting a fixed, 400 mg/day calcium intake and four levels of sodium intake from 10 to 1,500 mEq/day. Serum ionized calcium was not influenced by sodium intake. Blood press...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： McCarron DA,Rankin LI,Bennett WM,Krutzik S,McClung MR,Luft FC

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent reports have highlighted that diabetic patients with kidney failure are at increased risk of technique failure and transfer to haemodialysis within 90 days of initiating peritoneal dialysis (PD). We wished to determine whether there were differences between diabetic and non-diabetic patients within th...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Udo A,Goodlad C,Davenport A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs frequently in the intensive care unit. A primary cause is renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury, during which excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced. ROS subsequently damage renal cells, leading to the development of AKI. Here, we investigated whether renal I/R i...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Yamamoto S,Hagiwara S,Hidaka S,Shingu C,Goto K,Kashima K,Noguchi T

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently described that in the erythrocytes from uremic patients on chronic hemodialysis, the pentose-phosphate shunt is defective, the membrane concentrations of malonyldialdehyde, resulting from peroxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the membranes themselves, are increased, and the concentrations of ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Taccone-Gallucci M,Giardini O,Lubrano R,Mazzarella V,Bandino D,Khashan S,Mannarino O,Elli M,Cozzari M,Buoncristiani U

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the possible beneficial effect of intraperitoneal proteolytic enzyme administration on the development of hypertension-induced renal injury in the rat model of 2-kidney 1-clip (2K1C) Goldblatt hypertension. Male Wistar rats (120-150 g) underwent either sham surgery (control, n = 5) or clipping ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sebeková K,Dämmrich J,Fierlbeck W,Krivosiková Z,Paczek L,Heidland A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus is mainly metabolized by cytochrome P450 3A5 (CYP3A5), which is expressed in the liver. However, CYP3A5 is also expressed in the kidney tissue and may contribute to local tacrolimus clearance in the kidney allograft. We aimed to evaluate the association between the allograft CYP3A5 genotype and tr...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Udomkarnjananun S,Townamchai N,Chariyavilaskul P,Iampenkhae K,Pongpirul K,Sirichindakul B,Panumatrassamee K,Vanichanan J,Avihingsanon Y,Eiam-Ong S,Praditpornsilpa K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been demonstrated that phosphate uptake through the type III sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter, Pit-1, induced apoptosis of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells in vitro. However, the apoptotic effects of high phosphate (HP) level in human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPM...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Park JW,Yook JM,Ryu HM,Choi SY,Morishita M,Do JY,Park SH,Kim CD,Choi JY,Chung HY,Kim YL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Intravenous (IV) iron preparations are widely used in the management of anemia in ESRD populations. Recent changes in reimbursement policy have dramatically increased the use of IV iron to lower the use of costly erythropoiesis-stimulating agents. These preparations are frequently administered with insu...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kamanna VS,Ganji SH,Shelkovnikov S,Norris K,Vaziri ND

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both the Old Testament and the Talmud contain a great deal of information on medicine, nephrology, health and disease. The basic premise of early Jewish medicine is based on the notion that disease is due to structural changes in internal organs. This is in contrast to the mythical dogma of humoralism as the basis of ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Massry SG,Smogorzewski M,Hazani E,Shasha SM

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Man-made or massive natural disasters may be followed by 'epidemics' of the muscle crush syndrome. The first descriptions of the crush syndrome were in the German-language literature following the earthquake of Messina in 1909 and World War II. On the threshold of World War II, the English-language literature was stil...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Better OS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated considerable variability in the volumes of different glomeruli in given individuals (individual glomerular volume: IGV) in a stereologic study of kidneys at forensic autopsy performed to investigate sudden or unexpected death in people without manifest kidney disease. We review some important asso...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Hoy WE,Hughson MD,Diouf B,Zimanyi M,Samuel T,McNamara BJ,Douglas-Denton RN,Holden L,Mott SA,Bertram JF

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin-stimulating agent (ESA) hyporesponsiveness is aggravated by chronic inflammation in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Dyslipidemia is prevalent in MHD patients. Statin therapy has been demonstrated to not only be effective in lowering lipid levels, but also numerous pleiotropic effects including ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chiang CK,Yang SY,Peng YS,Hsu SP,Pai MF,Huang JW,Hung KY,Wu KD

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The elderly are the fastest growing subpopulation with end-stage renal disease. The goal of our study was to define characteristics of elderly patients who were considered ineligible for transplantation compared to those who were listed. METHODS:984 patients were referred for evaluation during a 2-year...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Lenihan CR,Hurley MP,Tan JC

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cystic epithelia in polycystic kidney disease display features similar to malignant cells. Thiazolidinediones have been shown to have anti-neoplastic properties, therefore we tested the hypothesis that pioglitazone reduces cyst formation, improves renal function, and prolongs survival in a mouse model o...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Raphael KL,Strait KA,Stricklett PK,Baird BC,Piontek K,Germino GG,Kohan DE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) play an important role in the atherosclerosis. Recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) has become widely used to treat anemic hemodialyzed (HD) patients; however, an increased mortality has been reported for HD patients with cardiovascular d...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Pawlak K,Pawlak D,Mysliwiec M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, who had established nephropathy, were examined to evaluate the risk factors for the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Time-averaged values of blood pressure, serum total cholesterol and fasting plasma glucose concentrations, and the degree of proteinu...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Yokota C,Kimura G,Inenaga T,Kawano Y,Matsuoka H,Omae T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since it was first discovered in the early 1980s, the role of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the control of fluid and electrolyte balance and blood pressure has been extensively studied in both health and disease. We report here a study of ANP and its relationship to corresponding changes in right atrial pressure...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tan SY,Nolan J,Craig K,Swainson CP

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubulointerstitial disease is an invariant finding in proteinuric renal disease regardless of the underlying disease or the compartment in which the disease originates. Such histologic changes are functionally significant in that scores of such injury rather than glomerular histologic injury correlate with decrements ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Agarwal A,Nath KA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of chronic kidney disease (CKD) screening in the general population remains unclear but may be beneficial in populations with high disease prevalence. We examined risk factors for albuminuria among participants in a state-wide CKD screening program in Hawaii. METHODS:The National Kidney Foundation...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wong LL,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Page V,Hayashida G,You AS,Rhee CM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively reviewed the course of 1,000 renal transplants performed in 835 recipients (758 nondiabetics) to assess the incidence of new onset posttransplant diabetes in former nondiabetics. A total of 119 (15.7%) recipients manifested posttransplant diabetes, of whom 64 (53.8%) became hyperglycemic within 3 we...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Friedman EA,Shyh TP,Beyer MM,Manis T,Butt KM

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment of metabolic acidosis to target the higher serum bicarbonate level than guideline recommendation may downregulate muscle protein degradation and improve renal function among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We conducted a study to test the effects of increased serum bicarbonate level on muscl...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kittiskulnam P,Srijaruneruang S,Chulakadabba A,Thokanit NS,Praditpornsilpa K,Tungsanga K,Eiam-Ong S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (FJHN) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by early onset of hyperuricemia, decreased fractional renal urate excretion and progressive interstitial nephropathy. Mutations in the uromodulin (UMOD) gene encoding uromodulin/Tamm-Horsfall, a glycosylphospha...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wei X,Xu R,Yang Z,Li Z,Liao Y,Johnson RJ,Yu X,Chen W

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) secondary to diabetes mellitus show a high incidence of atherosclerosis with its thrombotic complications. Both CRF and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) results in fibrinolysis defects causally related to atherogenesis and thrombogenesis. It is not well known whet...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Opatrný K Jr,Zemanová P,Mares J,Vít L,Opatrná S,Sefrna F,Hejda V,Tomsů M,Eiselt J,Massry SG

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Serum phosphorus levels have been associated with adverse long-term outcome in several populations, however, no prior studies evaluated short-term postoperative outcome. The present study evaluated the predictive value of phosphorus levels on 30-day outcome after vascular surgery. METHODS:The study inc...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： van Kuijk JP,Flu WJ,Chonchol M,Valentijn TM,Verhagen HJ,Bax JJ,Poldermans D

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of a single dose of 1,25-OH(2)D(3) can lower PTH levels for up to 4 days in chronic hemodialysis patients. Our purpose was to verify the effects of the same weekly dose of calcitriol per os given in one, two or three administrations, to patients on dialysis with secondary hyperparathyroidism. Thirty pat...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Manni M,Calabria S,Dinnella A,D'Anello E,Mantella D,Sardella D,Sturniolo A,Splendiani G,Coen G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00