Waist circumference is strongly associated with renal resistive index in normoalbuminuric patients with type 2 diabetes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Data concerning long-term mortality predictors among large, purely diabetic hemodialysis collectives are scarce. METHODS:We used data from a multicenter, prospective, randomized trial among 1,255 hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and its observational follow-up study. The associatio...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Triebswetter S,Gutjahr-Lengsfeld LJ,Schmidt KR,Drechsler C,Wanner C,Krane V

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Familial hypomagnesemia with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosis (FHHNC) is a rare renal tubular disorder complicated by progressive renal failure during childhood or adolescence. Recently, causative mutations in the CLDN19 gene have been identified in FHHNC patients presenting with severe ocular involv...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Naeem M,Hussain S,Akhtar N

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Persons with chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent a population prone to cardiovascular disease (CVD) but vulnerable to adverse medication effects. We assessed the impact of intensive antihypertensive therapy on the cerebrovascular and other CVD outcomes in high-risk patients with type 2 diabetes and baseli...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Papademetriou V,Zaheer M,Doumas M,Lovato L,Applegate WB,Tsioufis C,Mottle A,Punthakee Z,Cushman WC,ACCORD Study Group.

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fatigue is an important symptom to patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence and severity of fatigue among non-dialysis-dependent CKD and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, to examine the association of fatigue with subjective and objective ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Jhamb M,Liang K,Yabes J,Steel JL,Dew MA,Shah N,Unruh M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the etiology of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (idiopathic nephrotic syndrome [INS]; characterized by repeated relapses and comorbid allergic conditions) remains unknown, recent evidence suggests that dysfunction in regulatory T cells (Tregs) plays an important role in the development of INS as well as ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tsuji S,Suruda C,Hashiyada M,Kimata T,Yamanouchi S,Kitao T,Kino J,Akane A,Kaneko K

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conditionally immortalized podocytes are valuable research tools but are difficult to efficiently transfect and do not provide graded transgene expression. METHODS:Conditionally immortalized mouse podocyte cell lines were established employing a tetracycline-inducible system. Glomerular cells, isolated from...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kajiyama H,Titus S,Austin CP,Chiotos K,Matsumoto T,Sakairi T,Kopp JB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated osteoprotegerin (OPG) levels are inversely correlated with creatinine clearance and end-stage renal disease in patients with diabetes, however its role in predicting decline in renal function and progression to a more advanced stage disease in the elderly general population is unknown. METHODS:This...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Lewis JR,Lim WH,Zhu K,Wong G,Dhaliwal SS,Lim EM,Ueland T,Bollerslev J,Prince RL

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Current status of primary hyperoxaluria (PH) has not been surveyed in Japan. METHODS:Japanese patients with PH were reviewed in the published literature. RESULTS:Fifty-nine patients were diagnosed as PH from 1962 to 2003. The median ages both at diagnosis and at the onset of initial symptoms were 17 (...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Takayama T,Nagata M,Ichiyama A,Ozono S

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence is paramount in treating hypertension; however, no gold standard method is available for non-adherence screening, delineating high-risk patients. An International Classification of Diseases 9th Edition non-adherence diagnostic code (V15.81) has been available for decades; but, its utility is poorly...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gosmanova EO,Molnar MZ,Alrifai A,Lu JL,Streja E,Cushman WC,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Kovesdy CP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) patients run the risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) and subsequent chronic kidney disease, affecting morbidity and mortality. Sevoflurane has anti-inflammation properties, and renal ischemia/reperfusion under sevoflurane anesthesia resulted in drastic impro...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kong HY,Zhu SM,Wang LQ,He Y,Xie HY,Zheng SS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS) is a comprehensive and quantitative system to assess malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome, and a strong correlation between MIS and morbidity/mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients had been demonstrated. However, there is no cut-off value of MIS to ca...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Ho LC,Wang HH,Peng YS,Chiang CK,Huang JW,Hung KY,Hu FC,Wu KD

更新日期：2008-01-01 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:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasingly common and disproportionately affects older adults. The contribution of kidney disease to the functional impairment noted in the elderly CKD population is unclear. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional analysis of a hypertensive cohort of people aged ≥75 years from t...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wolfgram DF,Garcia K,Evans G,Zamanian S,Tang R,Wiegmann T,Sharma R,Campbell R,Whittle J,SPRINT Study Research Group.

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal function and life expectancy can be improved by aggressive antihypertensive therapy in severe hypertension. However, most reports of severe hypertension and renal failure concern primary hypertensive states. 3 cases of primary renal disease, 1 glomerular, 1 obstructive and 1 of chronic pyelonephritis, are descri...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Friedlaender MM,Rubinger D,Popovtzer MM

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioisotopic methods for the determination of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) are highly accurate but require the collection of multiple blood and urine samples and are costly to perform due to personnel, material, and analysis costs. Nonradioactive methods of GFR determination have the potential of minimizing p...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Rocco MV,Buckalew VM Jr,Moore LC,Shihabi ZK

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE:In the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial, the possible relationships between acute kidney injury (AKI) and risk of major cardiovascular events and death are not known. STUDY DESIGN:Post hoc analysis of a multicenter, randomized, controlled, open-label clinical trial. SETTING AND PARTI...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Dieter BP,Daratha KB,McPherson SM,Short R,Alicic RZ,Tuttle KR

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcaligenes xylosoxidans is an uncommon cause of peritonitis in patients on maintenance continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Peritonitis caused by A. xylosoxidans usually carries a poor prognosis because of the pathogen's virulence and its universal resistance to most antimicrobial agents. Even after earl...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tang S,Cheng CC,Tse KC,Li FK,Choy BY,Chan TM,Lai KN

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed blood volume (BV) in 20 edematous patients with nephrotic syndrome and in 32 subjects without renal or other disease liable to induce BV variation. Two methods were chosen, one using 131I-albumin and the other 51Cr red blood cells. Among the 20 patients, 11 presented minimal-change lesions, and 9 had histo...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Olmer M,Berland Y,Purgus R,Schultz G

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To promote understanding of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) pathophysiology, we tried to elucidate glomerular protein profiles in IgAN, using microsieving that we established recently to isolate glomeruli from renal biopsy samples and proteomic approaches. METHODS:Glomeruli were isolated from renal biop...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kojima S,Koitabashi K,Iizuka N,Okamoto K,Arito M,Sato T,Kurokawa MS,Suematsu N,Shibagaki Y,Yasuda T,Kimura K,Kato T

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The platelet content of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), adenosine diphosphate (ADP), serotonin and ouabain-insensitive, magnesium-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) was determined in patients with chronic renal failure, patients on chronic hemodialysis, and kidney transplant recipients. Platelet ATP content was...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Eknoyan G,Brown CH 3rd

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:While the familial nature of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been recognized, it has primarily been defined from studies of first-degree relatives of selected sets of cases. The goal of this study is an evaluation of the familial clustering of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and CKD mortality using a pop...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS,Cheung AK,Habib AN,Wang BJ,Lin SJ,Baird BC,Naiman N,Cannon-Albright L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accelerated atherosclerosis is both a cause and a consequence of chronic renal failure. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are an important component of atherosclerotic plaques, responsible for promoting plaque stability in advanced lesions. In contrast, VSMC apoptosis has been implicated in a number of deleterious ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Clarke M,Bennett M

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:John Bostock has a reasonable claim to being one of the first chemical pathologists. Most of his work was done before that of William Prout, with whom both he and Bright were in contact. Bostock's work was done about the same time as that of his friends and colleagues Marcet and Wollaston. Although other, notably Crui...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Cameron JS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin ulceration is a well-characterized thrombotic complication of the heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) syndrome. We present the case of a 73-year-old diabetic woman nearing end-stage renal failure who developed extensive upper thigh, abdominal and buttock ulceration following initiation of subcutaneous heparin ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Denton MD,Mauiyyedi S,Bazari H

更新日期：2001-07-01 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:Published reports examining the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoids for preserving renal function in immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) have yielded conflicting results. To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of glucocorticoids agents for IgAN, we conducted a meta-analysis of the published ra...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Cheng J,Zhang X,Zhang W,He Q,Tao X,Chen J

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Telomere attrition is a novel risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Studies of telomere length in relation to kidney function are limited. We explored the association of kidney function with telomere length and telomere shortening. METHODS:The Heart and Soul Study is a longitudinal study of patients with ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Bansal N,Whooley MA,Regan M,McCulloch CE,Ix JH,Epel E,Blackburn E,Lin J,Hsu CY

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To verify if exogenous prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is able to release antidiuretic hormone (ADH) and if endogenous angiotensin II plays a role in this eventual PGE2-induced stimulation of vasopressin, increasing doses of PGE2 were infused in 6 normal volunteers before (PGE2 study) and after the administration of 100 mg of...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Usberti M,Gargiulo A,Comberti E,Campisi S,Poiesi C,Brognoli M,Doregatti C,Rondina M,Zaneboni A,Ghielmi S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed at evaluating the after effects of a single bout of aerobic exercise on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), peripheral vascular resistance and blood pressure (BP) in stages 2-3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. We hypothesized that CKD patients present a greater decline in these v...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Aprile DC,Oneda B,Gusmão JL,Costa LA,Forjaz CL,Mion D Jr,Tinucci T

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A renal transplant recipient with a remote history of end-stage renal disease due to postpartum hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) presented with acute renal failure after having stable renal allograft function for 9 years. A diagnosis of thrombotic microangiopathy was made based on clinical and histologic findings at re...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gohh RY,Williams ME,Crosson AW,Federman M,Zambetti FX

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00