Abstract：
:Cell-to-cell signal exchange during antigen presentation deeply influences the profile and extent of the immune response. Together with the TCR/MHC-mediated signal, accessory signals are provided to the T cell by the antigen-presenting cell (APC), through specific receptor-ligand interactions that represent indispensable costimulation for T-cell activation and survival. The main costimulatory pathways are the B7 family members and the CD40-CD154 receptor-ligand pair. B7-1 and B7-2 costimulate T-cells by binding to CD28. Their binding is prevented by the neoexpression of CTLA4, a CD28 homologue that can deliver a negative signal. Another CD28-like molecule, called ICOS (inducible costimulator), has been described and binds B7RP-1, a third member of the B7 family, but not B7-1 and B7-2. The CD40-CD154 interaction works as a two way costimulatory system by triggering activation signals to both T-cell and APCs. Its importance is highlighted by the discovery that mutations of the CD154 gene are responsible for a severe human immunodeficiency. Disruption of the natural costimulatory interaction was highly effective for prevention and treatment in several experimental models of autoimmune disease and transplant rejection. This review focuses on the most significant advances in understanding the physiopathological events involving costimulatory molecules, and their impact on renal diseases and transplantation.
journal_name
J Nephroljournal_title
Journal of nephrologyauthors
Biancone L,Deambrosis I,Camussi Gsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-01-01 00:00:00pages
7-16issue
1eissn
1121-8428issn
1724-6059journal_volume
15pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：:Renal involvement is uncommon in the rare condition of Type I cryoglobulinaemia. On review of the literature most cases featured membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis on renal biopsy. In this case report, we describe a presentation of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis that histologically demonstrated necrotisi...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), is implicated in endothelial dysfunction and is a marker of renal disease progression and cardiovascular (CV) complications. Various cell species exhibit the enzymatic system that generates and degrades this methylar...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Because urinary low molecular weight protein (LMWP) measurement shows changes in renal integrity at an early stage, beta2-microglobulin (B2m), retinol-binding protein (RBP) and alpha1-microglobulin (A1m) were evaluated in 24-hour urine collection of 65 patients with pure monoclonal light chain (MLC) proteinu...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:The literature on the clinical effectiveness of treatments for steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SRNS) is very limited. The available evidence suggests a beneficial effect of cyclosporine on remission rates. Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) represents a promising therapeutic alternative without nephrotoxici...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/jn.2011.6327
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-induced nephropathy (CI-AKI) is a complication of diagnostic/therapeutic hemodynamic procedures in cardiology, which may also cause renal cholesterolinic atheroembolism. Despite the severe clinical impact of these complications, there is no optimal therapy for preventing and treating them. We sugge...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/jn.5000266
更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:HERMEX is a population-based study which tries to evaluate the relative weight of cardiovascular risk factors in inhabitants of Extremadura, Spain. This report presents the data about chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a Spanish population sample. METHODS:For an observational cross-sectional population-based s...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/jn.5000221
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It has been increasingly apparent that end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients carry an inflammatory burden, which may play a pivotal role in the evolution of not only wasting but also of the massive increase in the relative risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Also increased oxidative stress (an impairment of the pr...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a class of receptors of the innate immune system which detect pathogen-associated and danger-associated molecular patterns in order to initiate an inflammatory response. TLR2 and TLR4 downward signaling causes the production of proinflammatory cytokines that can induce insulin resistance...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-017-0432-8
更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chyluria results from an abnormal connection between lymphatic bed and urinary tract, causing lymph leakage into the urine. The clinical picture often begins with the appearance of cloudy, milky urines accompanied by monolateral flank pain, malnutrition, weight loss and weakness. We report a case of chyluria that occu...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.5301/JN.2011.8355
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The risks connected with dialysis fluid contamination are well established. Epidemiological studies have demonstrated just how difficult it is to obtain permanently satisfactory quality standards. Therefore, dialysis centers must have effective and regular quality control programs, particularly with the grow...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:We tested the hypothesis that the universal application of myocardial scanning with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) would result in better risk stratification in renal transplant candidates (RTC) compared with SPECT being restricted to patients who, in addition to renal disease, had other ...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Benefits and risks of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) are controversial. We tested the role of ACE-I in slowing the progression of renal damage in a real-world elderly population with CKD stage 5. METHODS:We evaluated all patients consecutively refer...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-016-0290-9
更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin, a novel adipocytokine with antiinflammatory and antiatherosclerosis properties, has been found to be an inverse predictor of cardiovascular outcomes among uremic patients on hemodialysis. However, its role in uremic patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) remains unclear. Th...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Renal tubular epithelial cells (TECs) function as antigen-presenting cells because they constitutively express MHC class II molecules and have the ability to present peptide antigen to CD4+T cells. However, the costimulatory signals provided by TECs for optimal T-cell activation have not been fully character...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall protein) is the most abundant urinary protein in healthy individuals. Despite 60 years of research, its physiological role remains rather elusive. Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy and medullary cystic kidney disease Type 2 are autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial nephrop...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-014-0079-7
更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Appropriate timing of starting chronic dialysis in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) under nephrology care still is undefined. We systematically reviewed the most recent studies that have compared outcomes of stage 5-CKD under conservative versus substitutive treatment. Eleven studies, most in elderl...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-015-0243-8
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) are independent predictors of morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. The level of serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) is increased in MHD patients, which is a kind of uremic toxin. It can competitively inhibit nitric oxide ...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.5301/jn.2011.6252
更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This review summarizes the plausible mechanisms of carcinogenesis, critically analyzes the literature on cancer risk and discusses issues of cancer screening in chronic dialysis patients. Despite conflicting results among various studies, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that there is a heightened incidence of...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Removal of anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibody by extracorporeal treatment including plasmapheresis or immunoadsorption (IA) has been considered an effective method in the treatment of Goodpasture's syndrome. In this study, we investigated the effect of IA on serum anti-GBM level and evalua...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The term sarcopenia was first introduced in 1988 by Irwin Rosenberg to define a condition of muscle loss that occurs in the elderly. Since then, a broader definition comprising not only loss of muscle mass, but also loss of muscle strength and low physical performance due to ageing or other conditions, was developed a...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-020-00840-y
更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00
abstract：:The metabolic syndrome is a cluster of cardiometabolic alterations at least partly dependent on reduced insulin sensitivity and hyperinsulinemia that can have several renal implications. A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies available in the international literature in English language demonstrates that the...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-014-0085-9
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The detailed mechanisms and treatment methods of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) are not fully understood. We conducted a prospective study in CHF patients manifesting CKD to examine if AST-120 (Kremezin) improves cardiac and renal functions. METHODS:Twenty outpatie...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recent molecular cloning experiments have identified the existence of four NBC isoforms (NBC1, 2, 3 and 4) and two NBC-related proteins AE4 and NCBE (Anion Exchanger 4 and Sodium-dependent Chloride-Bicarbonate Exchanger). Except for AE4 which does not transport Na, all are presumed to mediate the cotransport of Na+ an...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Peripheral artery disease (PAD) represents a major complication in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but its early diagnosis is still problematic. Traditionally, ankle-arm blood pressure index (API) determined by means of a simple hand-held unidimensional Doppler device has been used for noninvasive dia...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In the general population, moderate exercise is associated with several health benefits including a decreased risk of obesity, coronary heart disease, stroke, certain types of cancer and all-cause mortality. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), physical inability is an independent risk of death. Health benefits of regular...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1007/s40620-014-0169-6
更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) following acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with adverse outcomes. The recently proposed KDIGO criteria suggested modifications to the consensus classification system for AKI, namely lowering the threshold of increase in absolute serum creatinine and ext...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1007/s40620-017-0461-3
更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital nephrotic syndrome is an uncommon disorder that may be caused by several diseases. These may be inherited, sporadic, acquired or part of a general malformation syndrome. METHODS:We reviewed the clinical characteristics, pathologic findings, and results of medical management in 30 infants who pres...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The G-1082A polymorphism of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) gene has been associated with modified gene expression and the progression of primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN). In the present study, we evaluated its influence on recurrent IgAN after renal transplantation. METHODS:We studied 103 patients who suffered fr...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Henoch-Schonlein purpura is a clinical syndrome characterized by the association of skin, joint, and gastrointestinal symptoms. Henoch-Schonlein purpura is characterized by wide-spread vasculitis. Although the clinical symptoms of this disease are characteristic, the diagnosis is not always easy to establish because o...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Although several in vitro studies and clinical observations suggest that ACE-inhibitors (ACE-I) are a promising treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN), meta-analysis of published data is not yet conclusive. Therefore, a European double-blinded, prospective, randomized therapeutic trial was designed to evaluate ACE-I tre...
journal_title：Journal of nephrology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
doi：
更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00
