Tackling the shortage of donor kidneys: how to use the best that we have.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress (OS) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) are accepted as nonclassical cardiovascular risk factors in end-stage renal disease patients. To clarify the role of these factors in the atherosclerotic process, we investigated if OS and ADMA are associated with common carotid artery intima media...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kocak H,Gumuslu S,Ermis C,Mahsereci E,Sahin E,Gocmen AY,Ersoy F,Suleymanlar G,Yakupoglu G,Tuncer M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a 29-year-old female with recurrent focal glomerulosclerosis (FGS) presenting as heavy proteinuria immediately following renal transplantation. From day 13 after transplantation, daily plasma exchange was performed 6 times. Proteinuria decreased from 13 to 0.2 g/day after plasma exchange and remained to be l...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Li PK,Lai FM,Leung CB,Lui SF,Wang A,Lai KN

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of nephrin and CD2AP, podocyte proteins which modulate the properties of glomerular barrier selectivity, has made it possible to unravel the mechanisms undergoing foot process effacement and proteinuria. Here we explored the role of nephrin and CD2AP together with the integrity of the slit...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gagliardini E,Benigni A,Tomasoni S,Abbate M,Kalluri R,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reflects a patient's perceived disease burden, treatment effectiveness, and health status. Given the time burden and physiologic effects of hemodialysis, patients who spend dialysis time (9-15 h/week) physically or intellectually engaged may have better HRQOL. We charac...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Warsame F,Ying H,Haugen CE,Thomas AG,Crews DC,Shafi T,Jaar B,Chu NM,Segev DL,McAdams-DeMarco MA

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultramorphological images and details of an uremic echinocyte are shown. The images confirm the existence of uremic echinocytes and demonstrate that atomic force microscopy can provide high-resolution images of cell surfaces. ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Zachée P,Boogaerts M,Snauwaert J,Hellemans L

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young woman presented with nephrotic syndrome due to membranous nephropathy and a localized form of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) occurring as a large intra-abdominal mass. Five months after surgical removal of the mass, only mild proteinuria persisted. Twenty months later a second kidney biopsy...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Ruggieri G,Barsotti P,Coppola G,Spinelli C,Balducci A,Ventola FR,d'Adamo G,Tata MV,Marinozzi V

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We examined the correlations between renal biopsy findings in Wegener's granulomatosis and renal function at baseline and 1 year in 22 patients who presented between 1988 and 1999. METHODS:Renal histology was independently reviewed by 2 pathologists who were masked to the clinical data. The primary out...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Haroun MK,Stone JH,Nair R,Racusen L,Hellmann DB,Eustace JA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic kidney disease affects approximately 10% of the world's adult population: it is within the top 20 causes of death worldwide, and its impact on patients and their families can be devastating. World Kidney Day and International Women's Day in 2018 coincide, thus offering an opportunity to reflect on the importan...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Piccoli GB,Alrukhaimi M,Liu ZH,Zakharova E,Levin A,World Kidney Day Steering Committee.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-eight chronic hemodialysis patients were divided comparably into two groups (24 patients in each). Two micrograms of 1 alpha(OH)D3 was administered to one group for 3 months and its placebo to the other group. In the 1 alpha(OH)D3-treated group, serum total calcium increased from 7.82 +/- 0.11 (mean +/- SEM) to ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shimamatsu K,Onoyama K,Fujimi S,Iseki K,Fujishima M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Apoptosis contributes to cyclosporine (CsA)-induced renal cell death. This study tested the effects of CsA-induced endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress on apoptotic cell death in an experimental model of chronic CsA nephropathy. METHODS:CsA (15 mg/kg per day) was given to rats for 7 or 28 days. The ER str...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Han SW,Li C,Ahn KO,Lim SW,Song HG,Jang YS,Cho YM,Jang YM,Ghee JY,Kim JY,Kim SH,Kim J,Kwon OJ,Yang CW

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a prevalent condition; however, little is known about healthcare resource utilization (HRU) by CKD patients. METHODS:This analysis included NHANES participants aged > or =18 years, with serum creatinine, urine protein, and hemoglobin measurements. We assessed the association ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Alexander M,Bradbury BD,Kewalramani R,Barlev A,Mohanty SA,Globe D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study investigated the protective effect of the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, enalapril, and the vitamin D analog, paricalcitol, alone or in combination, on cardiac oxidative stress in uremic rats. METHODS:Rats were made uremic by 5/6 nephrectomy and treated for 4 months as follows: (1) uremic + v...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Husain K,Ferder L,Mizobuchi M,Finch J,Slatopolsky E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Studies have shown that kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) is upregulated in damaged renal proximal tubules. In this study, we examined KIM-1 expression in glomerular epithelial cells in diabetic glomerulopathy. METHODS:Renal histology, immunostaining and Western blot for protein level, and real-time PCR...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Zhao X,Zhang Y,Li L,Mann D,Imig JD,Emmett N,Gibbons G,Jin LM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepcidin synthesis in hepatocytes is modulated in response to anemia, hypoxia or inflammation. A cross-sectional study was performed to assess hepcidin correlations with markers of iron status, erythropoietin therapy and markers of inflammation in hemodialyzed patients and in the healthy volunteers. METHODS...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Małyszko J,Małyszko JS,Hryszko T,Pawlak K,Mysliwiec M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients are reported who presented within the first 3 months posttransplantation with acute bone pain where serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allowed differentiation between bone edema, which resolved spontaneously, and avascular necrosis (AVN) requiring core decompression. Case 1 had ill-defined images con...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Pilmore H,Walker R,McMillan B,Paranjpe D,Berkeley B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collapsing glomerulopathy is a pattern of renal injury that is seen in association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Patients with this HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) present nephrotic syndrome and rapid deterioration of the renal function. There is no proven effective therapy for HIVAN, and the m...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Morales E,Martinez A,Sánchez-Ayuso J,Gutierrez E,Mateo S,Martínez MA,Herrero JC,Praga M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between abnormalities in nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) and autonomic function, measured by the Valsalva maneuver, was evaluated in 25 uremic patients and 22 normal subjects. NPT in uremic patients (45 +/- 6.8 min/night) was lower (p less than 0.01) than in normals (85 +/- 10.4 min/night). Valsalva...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Campese VM,Procci WR,Levitan D,Romoff MS,Goldstein DA,Massry SG

更新日期：1982-01-01 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

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the association of dialysate interleukin-6 (IL-6), a marker of ongoing peritoneal inflammation, with the alteration of peritoneal solute transport rate (PSTR) in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients. METHODS:Stable CAPD patients were enrolled in the present study. A total of...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Yang X,Zhang H,Hang Y,Yan H,Lin A,Huang J,Ni Z,Qian J,Fang W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteinuria is characteristic of many glomerular conditions, and often exceeds 2-3 g/24 h. There are several possible routes by which such profuse proteinuria might contribute to progression of the underlying pathology, whatever its type. First, proteinuria leads to a transit of protein through glomerular structures, ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Cameron JS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uric acid has been reported to be a risk factor for the development of chronic kidney disease; however, no study has examined whether uric acid may confer a risk for acute kidney injury. METHODS:We investigated the relation between serum uric acid and the incidence of postoperative acute kidney injury in pa...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Ejaz AA,Beaver TM,Shimada M,Sood P,Lingegowda V,Schold JD,Kim T,Johnson RJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) involving skin, digit, esophagus, and lung developed the nephrotic syndrome and rapidly progressive renal insufficiency. Renal pathology revealed capillary collapse, cellular crescents, arteriolar hyaline deposition, and mesangial proliferation. On immunofluorescence...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Eiser AR,Zilversmit R,Neff MS,Grishman E,Slifkin RF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 22-year-old woman presented glomerulonephritis with Schönlein-Henoch-like syndrome and monoclonal abnormality. One month later, she developed a rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with hypertension and persistent purpura. In the two renal biopsies performed during the first and the second attack, mesangial expans...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Orfila C,Meeus F,Bernadet P,Lepert JC,Suc JM

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Intradialytic hypotension is the most common complication of modern day haemodialysis (HD). Convective modalities, including haemodiafiltration (HDF) are reported to result in greater cardiovascular stability compared to standard HD, which has been suggested to be due to improved solute transport betwee...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kumar S,Khosravi M,Massart A,Potluri M,Davenport A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent among patients on hemodialysis (HD) and is associated with poor prognosis. Treatment with interferon and ribavirin is poorly tolerated, and few data are available on the impact of new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). This study was intended to analyze the...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Abad S,Vega A,Hernández E,Mérida E,de Sequera P,Albalate M,Macías N,Milla M,López-Gómez JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the association of vancomycin with acute kidney injury (AKI) in relation to its serum concentration value and to examine the risk of AKI in patients treated with vancomycin when compared with a matched cohort of patients receiving non-glycopeptide antibiotics (linezolid/daptomycin). METHODS:Fro...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gyamlani G,Potukuchi PK,Thomas F,Akbilgic O,Soohoo M,Streja E,Naseer A,Sumida K,Molnar MZ,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Kovesdy CP

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:African Americans (AAs) suffer the widest gaps in chronic kidney disease (CKD) outcomes compared to Caucasian Americans (CAs) and this is because of the disparities that exist in both health and healthcare. In fact, the prevalence of CKD is 3.5 times higher in AAs compared to CAs. The disparities exist at al...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Harding K,Mersha TB,Vassalotti JA,Webb FA,Nicholas SB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Home dialysis patients may be at an increased risk of adverse events after transitional states. The home dialysis virtual ward (HDVW) trial was conducted in Canadian dialysis centers and aimed to evaluate potential care gaps and patient satisfaction during the HDVW. METHODS:The HDVW was a multicenter single...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nadeau-Fredette AC,Chan CT,Bargman JM,Copland MA,Finkle SN,Oliver MJ,Pauly RP,Perl J,Shah NA,Zimmerman DL,Tennankore KK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placental growth factor (PlGF), a member of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family, has recently emerged as a predictor of survival and cardiovascular risk. Along with others, we have shown an independent association between PlGF and cardiovascular events in CKD patients, but not much is known ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Matsui M,Samejima K,Takeda Y,Tanabe K,Morimoto K,Okamoto K,Tagawa M,Onoue K,Okayama S,Kawata H,Kawakami R,Akai Y,Saito Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00