Influence of hematocrit on the measurement of lipoproteins demonstrated by the example of lipoprotein(a).

abstract：:Membranous nephropathy is a major cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults where podocyte injuries were found to mediate the development of proteinuria. Triptolide, a major active component of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, has potent immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and antiproteinuric effects. To study its antiprot...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Chen ZH,Qin WS,Zeng CH,Zheng CX,Hong YM,Lu YZ,Li LS,Liu ZH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The link between dialysis "vintage" (length of time on dialysis in months to years) and survival has been difficult to define, largely because of selection effects. End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is thought to be a wasting illness, but there are no published reports describing the associations between vintag...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Chertow GM,Johansen KL,Lew N,Lazarus JM,Lowrie EG

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atherosclerotic vascular disease is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes mellitus and end-stage renal disease. Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are strongly suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in these patients who also frequently experience infectious compli...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sengoelge G,Födinger M,Skoupy S,Ferrara I,Zangerle C,Rogy M,Hörl WH,Sunder-Plassmann G,Menzel J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic renal disease was induced in rats by feeding 2-amino-4,5-diphenylthiazole. Tubular (TBM) and glomerular basement membranes (GBM) were purified and analyzed for possible structural changes that may be a factor in the development of the tubular dilations and cysts. Changes in the relative quantities of TBM po...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Butkowski RJ,Carone FA,Grantham JJ,Hudson BG

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) is known to play an important role in the pathophysiology of renal tubular disease. Researchers have recently identified a novel mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK), TAK (TGF-beta activated kinase)1, which stimulates the MKK3/6-p38K pathway. The ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Terada Y,Nakashima O,Inoshita S,Kuwahara M,Sasaki S,Marumo F

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura have traditionally been considered separate entities. Defects in the regulation of the complement alternative pathway occur in atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, and defects in the cleavage of von Willebrand factor (VWF)-multimers arise in thr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Noone DG,Riedl M,Pluthero FG,Bowman ML,Liszewski MK,Lu L,Quan Y,Balgobin S,Schneppenheim R,Schneppenheim S,Budde U,James P,Atkinson JP,Palaniyar N,Kahr WH,Licht C

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteopontin is an arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) containing secreted phosphoprotein recently shown to stimulate a local macrophage influx when injected subcutaneously in mice. We examined the effect of angiotensin II infusion on renal injury and osteopontin expression in the rat kidney by in situ hybridization and i...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Giachelli CM,Pichler R,Lombardi D,Denhardt DT,Alpers CE,Schwartz SM,Johnson RJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of a tissue renin-angiotensin (RAS) system independent of the circulating RAS has prompted the search for cellular binding sites for angiotensinogen and for renin in order to explain their tissue uptake. Two receptors that bind with similar affinity mature renin and prorenin were identified, the mannose-...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Nguyen G

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The characteristic feature of Goodpasture disease is the occurrence of an autoantibody response to the noncollagenous domain of the alpha3 chain of type IV collagen [alpha3(IV)NC1] in the alveolar and glomerular basement membrane. These antibodies are associated with the development of a rapidly progressive ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hellmark T,Segelmark M,Unger C,Burkhardt H,Saus J,Wieslander J

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defective cholesterol metabolism primarily linked to reduced ATP-binding cassette transporter A1 (ABCA1) expression is closely associated with the pathogenesis and progression of kidney diseases, including diabetic kidney disease and Alport Syndrome. However, whether the accumulation of free or esterified cholesterol ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Liu X,Ducasa GM,Mallela SK,Kim JJ,Molina J,Mitrofanova A,Wilbon SS,Ge M,Fontanella A,Pedigo C,Santos JV,Nelson RG,Drexler Y,Contreras G,Al-Ali H,Merscher S,Fornoni A

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine plays an important role in regulation of renal sodium transport. Proximal tubule cells produce dopamine after decarboxylation of L-DOPA via the enzyme aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC). The presence and cellular localization of AADC-like immunoreactivity (-LI) and AADC mRNA were examined during pre- ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Meister B,Fried G,Holgert H,Aperia A,Hökfelt T

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions are present in the juxtaglomerular apparatus enabling intercellular communication. Our study determined the location of different connexin subtypes within the juxtaglomerular apparatus of the rat, and the role of these subtypes in renal hemodynamics through the use of specific mimetic peptides. Immunohis...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Takenaka T,Inoue T,Kanno Y,Okada H,Meaney KR,Hill CE,Suzuki H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the contribution of bicarbonate (Bi) to hemodynamic stability during hemodialysis (HD), we compared the effects of ultrafiltration dialysis with bicarbonate and with acetate under conditions of high-sodium (141 mEq/liter) and low-sodium (130 mEq/liter) dialysate concentrations in 12 stable HD patients. Group 1...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Velez RL,Woodard TD,Henrich WL

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted acidic glycoprotein that has potent monocyte chemoattractant and adhesive properties. Up-regulation of tubular OPN expression is thought to promote interstitial macrophage infiltration in experimental nephritis; however, the role of OPN in glomerular lesions, particularly crescent forma...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lan HY,Yu XQ,Yang N,Nikolic-Paterson DJ,Mu W,Pichler R,Johnson RJ,Atkins RC

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progranulin (PGRN), an autocrine growth factor, has multiple physiological functions and is widely involved in the pathogenesis of many types of diseases. The pivotal anti-inflammatory function of PGRN in rheumatoid arthritis encouraged us to examine the role of PGRN in acute kidney injury (AKI). We found that levels ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Zhou M,Tang W,Fu Y,Xu X,Wang Z,Lu Y,Liu F,Yang X,Wei X,Zhang Y,Liu J,Geng X,Zhang C,Wan Q,Li N,Yi F

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Horvat and coauthors report on trends in living kidney transplantation in 69 countries, having assembled the data from registries, national societies, the medical literature, and direct contact with transplant centers. Assembling worldwide data on live-donor kidney transplants is a commendable accomplishment that serv...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Delmonico FL

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indomethacin has been used to lower proteinuria in human glomerular diseases with controversial results. The mechanism of indomethacin beneficial effects has not been established. A possible explanation is that indomethacin reduces proteinuria by inhibiting the synthesis of renal prostaglandins (PGs); however, appropr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Zoja C,Benigni A,Verroust P,Ronco P,Bertani T,Remuzzi G

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal function measurement by clearance methods relies on accurately timed urine collection. In small experimental animals, renal function measurement is usually performed under anesthesia and/or with the application of bladder catheters to ensure accurate urine collection. To avoid both anesthesia and the need for bl...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Marcel de Vries PA,Navis G,de Boer E,de Jong PE,de Zeeuw D

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Precise immunofluorescence criteria for C3 glomerulopathy remain to be defined. Here we tested hierarchical immunofluorescence criteria with varying stringency for C3 glomerulopathy in a cohort with dense deposit disease as the gold standard and then applied these criteria to analyze the incidence of C3 glomerulopathy...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hou J,Markowitz GS,Bomback AS,Appel GB,Herlitz LC,Barry Stokes M,D'Agati VD

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copy number variations associate with different developmental phenotypes and represent a major cause of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT). Because rare pathogenic copy number variations are often large and contain multiple genes, identification of the underlying genetic drivers has proven to...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Westland R,Verbitsky M,Vukojevic K,Perry BJ,Fasel DA,Zwijnenburg PJ,Bökenkamp A,Gille JJ,Saraga-Babic M,Ghiggeri GM,D'Agati VD,Schreuder MF,Gharavi AG,van Wijk JA,Sanna-Cherchi S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired olfactory function is a marker of neurologic dysfunction in the uremic state. Retained uremic toxins not adequately cleared with dialysis may undermine the integrity of the olfactory epithelium and olfactory bulb and malign central olfactory processing. The evidence suggests that only renal transplantation, w...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Bomback AS,Raff AC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery stenosis induces renal inflammation and kidney injury in pigs even in the absence of myocardial infarction or clinically significant heart failure. This effect is aggravated by experimentally induced renovascular hypertension. Interestingly, oxidative stress originating from the ischemic myocardium was...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Rump LC,Stegbauer J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein misfolding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) leads to ER stress. The unfolded protein response and ER-associated degradation (ERAD) interact in a coordinated manner with the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy to alleviate protein misfolding or its consequences. The intersecting actions of these processe...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Cybulsky AV

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously established that interferon (IFN)-gamma stimulated, antigen-pulsed tubular epithelial cells (TEC) stimulate antigen (Ag) specific activation of T cell hybridomas to express IL-2. In contrast, these Ag pulsed TEC do not stimulate T helper 1 (Th1) clones to proliferate, but rather render them unrespon...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Yokoyama H,Zheng X,Strom TB,Kelley VR

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, we observed that the severity of glomerulonephritis in an experimental model of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) induced by Sendai virus differs between C57BL/6 and BALB/c mouse strains. The determinants of differing renal insufficiency are not understood. In the present study, we examine the ca...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kobayashi N,Bagheri N,Nedrud JG,Strieter RM,Tomino Y,Lamm ME,Emancipator SN

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candidate biomarkers for vasculopathy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) include circulating endothelial cells and the recently identified endothelial protein C receptor (EPCR) which, when shed, promotes a thrombotic diathesis. This study sought correlation between plasma levels of soluble EPCR and diseas...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sesin CA,Yin X,Esmon CT,Buyon JP,Clancy RM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class IV-S lupus nephritis is often associated with more necrosis and fewer subendothelial immune deposits compared to class IV-G lupus nephritis, suggestive of necrotising glomerular inflammation found in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis. ANCAs are present in a significant proportion o...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Turner-Stokes T,Wilson HR,Morreale M,Nunes A,Cairns T,Cook HT,Pusey CD,Tarzi RM,Lightstone L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute renal allograft rejection with intimal arteritis is designated by the widely used Banff 97 classification as type 2A or 2B depending on the extent of arteritis, without regard to interstitial inflammation or tubulitis. We examined whether the distinction between type 2A and 2B is relevant to short- and...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Haas M,Kraus ES,Samaniego-Picota M,Racusen LC,Ni W,Eustace JA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Inhibition of pressure natriuresis in mice lacking the AT2 receptor. BACKGROUND:Angiotensin II type 2 (AT2) receptor knockout mice have higher blood pressures than wild-type mice; however, the hypertension is imperfectly defined. We tested the hypothesis that renal mechanisms could be contributory. METHODS...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Gross V,Schunck WH,Honeck H,Milia AF,Kärgel E,Walther T,Bader M,Inagami T,Schneider W,Luft FC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-efficiency hemodialysis may induce a deficiency in hydrosoluble vitamins. Supplementation with B-complex vitamins has been shown to lower serum homocysteine concentrations in several groups, but relatively few studies have concerned hemodialysis patients. Our objectives were to determine the status in B...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Tremblay R,Bonnardeaux A,Geadah D,Busque L,Lebrun M,Ouimet D,Leblanc M

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00