Angiotensin-converting enzyme gene polymorphism and reversibility of uremic left ventricular hypertrophy following long-term antihypertensive therapy.

abstract：:The survival of patients with diabetes mellitus in the general population has improved in recent years. Here we assessed whether similar trends have occurred in 1688 kidney recipients, including 413 with diabetes prior to transplant between 1996 and 2007. Compared to patients without diabetes, the 5-year mortality was...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Keddis MT,El Ters M,Rodrigo E,Dean P,Wohlfahrtova M,Kudva YC,Lorenz EC,Cosio FG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phagocyte-derived interleukin-12 (IL-12) is a key cytokine that induces the development of an effective Th1 type immune response in various inflammatory and infectious disorders. To determine the importance of IL-12 in the pathogenesis of autoimmune renal injury we examined the renal production of this heterodimeric c...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fan X,Oertli B,Wüthrich RP

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an urgent need for therapeutic agents that target humoral alloimmunity in solid organ transplantation. This includes sensitized patients with preformed donor-specific human leukocyte antigen antibodies and patients who develop de novo donor-specific antibodies, both of which are associated with acute and chro...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Leibler C,Thiolat A,Elsner RA,El Karoui K,Samson C,Grimbert P

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the relationship between the alteration of podocytic processes (PP) and proteinuria has been controversial for almost 30 years. In spite of several morphometric studies the range of PP alterations in different proteinuric conditions has gone unnoticed. Thus, we studied the distribution of abnormally ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fries JW,Rumpelt HJ,Thoenes W

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic cyclosporine nephrotoxicity is a poorly understood drug side-effect characterized by renal cortical interstitial scarring. To evaluate procollagen mRNA levels as an early factor in the development of this form of renal fibrosis, we measured renal procollagen alpha 1 (I), alpha 1 (III), alpha 1 (IV) and beta-ac...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Nast CC,Adler SG,Artishevsky A,Kresser CT,Ahmed K,Anderson PS

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this mini review, we would like to challenge the well-established 'fact' that lead exposure causes chronic renal failure (CRF). Even though only scarce evidence exists of the relationship between lead and renal failure, a World Health Organization Environmental Health Criteria document summarizes that 'Lead has bee...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Evans M,Elinder CG

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a rat model of glomerular immune injury induced by administration of anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody and resembling human rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, we explored whether activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) regulates synthesis of eicosanoids originating from cyclooxygenation o...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lianos EA,Guglielmi K,Sharma M

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated glucose levels and glomerular hypertension (Pgc) are considered to contribute to the elaboration of matrix protein by mesangial cells (MCs) in diabetic glomeruli. MCs grown in 30 mM of glucose produce excessive matrix protein, as do MCs exposed to cyclic strain, and the combination of the two exacer...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ingram AJ,Ly H,Thai K,Kang MJ,Scholey JW

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The p21 protein is found in the nucleus of most cells where it modulates cell cycle activity. At low levels, p21 stabilizes interactions between D cyclins and their cyclin-dependent kinases (cdks), but at high levels after induction by several different stress pathways, it causes cell cycle arrest. The p21 m...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Megyesi J,Andrade L,Vieira JM Jr,Safirstein RL,Price PM

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclosporine (CsA) is effective for the treatment of children with steroid-dependent and -resistant nephrotic syndrome (NS), but it can result in chronic CsA nephrotoxicity including CsA-induced tubulointerstitial lesions. The factors responsible for the development of CsA-induced tubulointerstitial lesions ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Iijima K,Hamahira K,Tanaka R,Kobayashi A,Nozu K,Nakamura H,Yoshikawa N

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. The objective of this study was to determine whether alterations of the plasma and urinary VEGF and sFLT-1 levels were related to the stages and risk factors of diabetic nephropathy. ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kim NH,Oh JH,Seo JA,Lee KW,Kim SG,Choi KM,Baik SH,Choi DS,Kang YS,Han SY,Han KH,Ji YH,Cha DR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies from this laboratory it has been shown that ATP-ase activity in situ in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) is clearly reduced in rats rendered nephrotic after treatment with adriamycin (ADR). The question was raised whether this reduction of ATP-ase activity in the GBM is due to toxic activity ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Bakker WW,Kalicharan D,Donga J,Hulstaert CE,Hardonk MJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of dietary protein and phosphorous restriction was evaluated in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study. In Study A, 585 patients with a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of 25 to 55 ml/min/1.73 m2 were randomly assigned to a usual-protein diet (1.3 g/kg/day) or a low-protein diet (0.58 g/kg/d...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kopple JD,Levey AS,Greene T,Chumlea WC,Gassman JJ,Hollinger DL,Maroni BJ,Merrill D,Scherch LK,Schulman G,Wang SR,Zimmer GS

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) leads to interstitial fibrosis of the obstructed kidney, and TGF-beta is considered to play an important role in this fibrotic process. Smad7 has been recently identified as an antagonist of TGF-beta signaling. To investigate whether this novel molecule can be exploited ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Terada Y,Hanada S,Nakao A,Kuwahara M,Sasaki S,Marumo F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The debate on the association between nonphenacetin-containing combined analgesics and renal disease has lasted for several years. METHOD:A peer review committee of scientists, selected jointly by the regulatory authorities of Germany, Switzerland, and Austria and the pharmaceutical industry was asked to cr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Feinstein AR,Heinemann LA,Curhan GC,Delzell E,Deschepper PJ,Fox JM,Graf H,Luft FC,Michielsen P,Mihatsch MJ,Suissa S,Van Der Woude F,Willich S

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One reason for the inadequacy of current renoprotective therapy and the persistent poor renal prognosis in diabetic nephropathy is the large interindividual variation in response to treatment. Genetic as well as non-genetic factors are known to influence treatment efficacy. This Commentary summarizes the impact of the...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Jacobsen PK,Tarnow L,Parving HH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent advances in the understanding of the molecular biology of rodent renal development have lead to the ability to culture the components of the developing rat kidney-the ureteric bud (UB) and the metanephric mesenchyme (MM)-in isolation from one another. Here we here describe a method for subculturing an...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Steer DL,Bush KT,Meyer TN,Schwesinger C,Nigam SK

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic balance studies were performed in six adrenalectomized patients to investigate the renal and systemic acid-base consequences of mineralocorticoid deficiency in the absence of either glucocorticoid deficiency or parenchymal renal disease. Constant glucocorticoid replacement was provided with dexamethasone, 750 ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sebastian A,Sutton JM,Hulter HN,Schambelan M,Poler SM

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is suggested that either arginine or its metabolites, nitric oxide and polyamines play a role in the renal hemodynamic alterations observed in the early stages of diabetes. Yet, the regulation of arginine transport in diabetic kidneys has never been studied. METHODS:Arginine uptake was determined in glom...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Schwartz IF,Iaina A,Benedict Y,Wollman Y,Chernichovski T,Brasowski E,Misonzhnik F,Ben-Dor A,Blum M,Levo Y,Schwartz D

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiphoton excitation fluorescence microscopy is a state-of-the-art confocal imaging technique ideal for deep optical sectioning of living tissues. It is capable of performing ultrasensitive, quantitative imaging of organ functions in health and disease with high spatial and temporal resolution which other imaging mo...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sipos A,Toma I,Kang JJ,Rosivall L,Peti-Peterdi J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Regular access monitoring is recommended to detect and treat access stenosis in order to prevent access thrombosis and failure. METHODS:In 1999, we instituted monthly access blood flow monitoring using the ultrasound dilution technique (UDT). In a sequential observational trial, 222 patients were studied fo...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Shahin H,Reddy G,Sharafuddin M,Katz D,Franzwa BS,Dixon BS

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that metabolic clearance rate (MCR) of calcitriol is decreased in experimental renal failure. In this experiment, we examined the effects of calcitriol, 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) and 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (24,25(OH)2D3) on the MCR of calcitriol in renal ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Patel S,Simpson RU,Hsu CH

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for long-term renal transplant dysfunction, but no prospective clinical trials have investigated the effects of statin treatment on graft function in renal transplant recipients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of fluvastatin on long-term renal transpla...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fellström B,Holdaas H,Jardine AG,Holme I,Nyberg G,Fauchald P,Grönhagen-Riska C,Madsen S,Neumayer HH,Cole E,Maes B,Ambühl P,Olsson AG,Hartmann A,Logan JO,Pedersen TR,Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation Study Inve

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aldosterone has been suggested to play a role in the initiation and progression of diabetic nephropathy. Currently recommended treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers [renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockade] does not suppress circulating aldosterone ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Schjoedt KJ,Rossing K,Juhl TR,Boomsma F,Rossing P,Tarnow L,Parving HH

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between dietary sodium and potassium intake with the development of kidney disease remains unclear, particularly among younger individuals. Here, we determined whether dietary sodium and potassium intake are associated with incident chronic kidney disease (CKD) using data from 1,030 adults (age 23-35 i...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Elfassy T,Zhang L,Raij L,Bibbins-Domingo K,Lewis CE,Allen NB,Liu KJ,Peralta CA,Odden MC,Zeki Al Hazzouri A

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On a typical Western diet, the body is faced with the generation of a metabolically derived acid load that must be excreted to maintain systemic acid-base balance. The kidney is responsible for this task and matches daily acid excretion with daily acid production. Multiple nephron segments are involved in the process,...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Preisig PA

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue, McMahon et al. report that, by combining phenotypic, metabolomic, and genetic data, they could better detect chronic kidney disease at the early stages and provide insight into its pathobiology. The most significant findings of the study are that several urinary metabolites (e.g., glycine and histidine)...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Zhang G,Saito R,Sharma K

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The homocysteine hypothesis states that circulating homocysteine is a vascular toxin in concentrations that occur in the general population and in renal failure. This hypothesis is currently being tested in the Kidney and End State Renal Disease Study (HOST), but data have emerged since the HOST began that suggest its...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hoffer LJ

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-protein diets (LPD) increase insulin-mediated glucose disposal in chronic renal failure (CRF), but the fate of the better utilized glucose and the effect on energy production rate are unknown. Using a two-step (1 and 5 mU x kg(-1) x min(-1)) euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp combined with indirect calorimetry, we ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Rigalleau V,Combe C,Blanchetier V,Aubertin J,Aparicio M,Gin H

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unknown whether the association between body mass index (BMI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is mediated by genetic confounding or obesity-associated diabetes. We investigated the association between BMI and incident CKD in 29,136 Swedish twins with no history of CKD or diabetes, first using traditional Cox re...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Xu H,Kuja-Halkola R,Chen X,Magnusson PKE,Svensson P,Carrero JJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00