Increased expression of a brain/embryo-type myosin heavy chain isoform (MIIB2) in mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis.

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：:From the urine of patients with calcium nephrolithiasis, and of control subjects, we isolated organic substances according to molecular size and tested them for effects on calcium oxalate precipitation. Nine subgroup materials of varying sizes were prepared by ultrafiltration and Sephadex G-200 column chromatography f...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kitamura T,Zerwekh JE,Pak CY

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides its procoagulant activity, thrombin has been shown to stimulate cell proliferation and to regulate the fibrinolytic pathway. We report here the effect of purified human alpha thrombin on the synthesis of tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1) by cultured human me...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Villamediana LM,Rondeau E,He CJ,Medcalf RL,Peraldi MN,Lacave R,Delarue F,Sraer JD

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic deletion of the adenosine A1 receptor (A1AR) increased renal injury following ischemia-reperfusion injury suggesting that receptor activation is protective in vivo. Here we tested this hypothesis by expressing the human-A(1)AR in A(1)AR knockout mice. Renal ischemia-reperfusion was induced in knockout mice 2 d...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kim M,Chen SW,Park SW,Kim M,D'Agati VD,Yang J,Lee HT

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high frequency (25%) of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies is observed in French hemodialyzed patients; this is associated with detectable viremia in 85% and results in chronic hepatitis in more than 90%. We conducted a pilot study to examine the tolerance and efficacy of alpha-2b Interferon therapy upon HCV in...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pol S,Thiers V,Carnot F,Zins B,Romeo R,Berthelot P,Bréchot C

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemodialysis of 11 endstage renal failure patients with new cuprophan hollow fiber dialyzers produced significant leukopenia as well as increased plasma levels of both C3a and C5a antigens during the initial phases of the procedure. Formalin-fixed new dialyzers produced quantitatively similar phenomena in eight of the...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Chenoweth DE,Cheung AK,Ward DM,Henderson LW

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensinase A (aminopeptidase A; ATA) is an angiotensin II splitting exopeptidase, which is localized in endothelial and epithelial cells of the glomerular tuft. In order to investigate the influence of a reduction in renal mass on enzyme activity, ATA activity was measured in isolated rat glomeruli five and 14 wee...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Wolf G,Thaiss F,Scherberich JE,Schoeppe W,Stahl RA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The selective vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist tolvaptan is eliminated almost exclusively by non-renal mechanisms. As renal impairment can influence the pharmacokinetics of drugs even when eliminated by non-renal mechanisms, we evaluated the effect of renal insufficiency on the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of t...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Shoaf SE,Bricmont P,Mallikaarjun S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fistula failure has been classified as early and late. Early failure refers to those cases in which the arteriovenous (AV) fistula never develops to the point that it can be used or fails within the first 3 months of usage. It has been common practice to abandon these early failures; however, aggressive eval...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Beathard GA,Arnold P,Jackson J,Litchfield T,Physician Operators Forum of RMS Lifeline.

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary goal of this study was to determine if the ability to undergo catch-up growth following a transient injury is preserved in an experimental model of moderate chronic renal failure (CRF) and the effect of growth hormone (GH) administration on such phenomenon. Young rats were subtotally nephrectomized (days 0...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Molinos I,Santos F,Carbajo-Perez E,Garcia E,Rodriguez J,Garcia-Alvarez O,Gil H,Ordoñez FA,Loredo V,Mallada L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) plays an important role in renal tubular regeneration after ischemic injury in kidney. The present study reports the association between the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and EGF, and the effect of angiotensin II blockade with losartan (LSRT) on EGF expression in an experimenta...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Yang CW,Ahn HJ,Kim WY,Shin MJ,Kim SK,Park JH,Kim YO,Kim YS,Kim J,Bang BK

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In seven patients on maintenance hemodialysis, de novo recurrent renal stone formation was observed. In all patients, the underlying disease was glomerulonephritis, with or without the nephrotic syndrome. All patients had considerable persistent proteinuria. The stones consisted predominantly of protein, as revealed b...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Bommer J,Ritz E,Tschöpe W,Waldherr R,Gebhardt M

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologic calcification is a significant cause of increased morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease. The precise mechanisms of ectopic calcification are not fully elucidated, but it is known to be caused by an imbalance of procalcific and anticalcific factors. In the chronic kidney disease pop...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Paloian NJ,Leaf EM,Giachelli CM

更新日期：2016-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Clinical studies have shown that the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors or angiotensin II (Ang II) receptor antagonists decrease proteinuria and slow the progression of nephropathy in diabetes, indicating that Ang II plays an important role in the development of nephropathy. We have previously re...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Zhang SL,Filep JG,Hohman TC,Tang SS,Ingelfinger JR,Chan JS

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the increasing concern about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections, we studied the characteristics and outcome of MRSA nasal carriage and infections in our CAPD program. All patients entering into the CAPD program from January 1989 to December 1991 were enrolled into the study. The p...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lye WC,Leong SO,Lee EJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of cytokines and prostaglandins (PG) by peritoneal macrophages (PM luminal diameter of) may influence the cytokine network controlling peritoneal inflammation and in the long-term the function of the peritoneum as a dialysis membrane. In the present study, an evaluation of the long-term effects of peritone...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： McGregor SJ,Topley N,Jörres A,Speekenbrink AB,Gordon A,Gahl GM,Junor BJ,Briggs JD,Brock JH

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular death continues to be a major problem in renal failure. Structural abnormalities of the heart and the vasculature contribute to the increased cardiovascular risk. They are ameliorated by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, but because of the nonspecifity of ACE inhibition, it is un...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Amann K,Gassmann P,Buzello M,Orth SR,Törnig J,Gross ML,Magener A,Mall G,Ritz E

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred six patients with terminal renal insufficiency and 29 medical personnel were given three doses of hepatitis B vaccine at an interval of 0, 1, and 6 months (Merck, Sharp and Dohme, West Point, Pennsylvania, part of a joint study no. 649). Chronic hemodialysis patients (N = 99) received 40 micrograms vaccine...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Köhler H,Arnold W,Renschin G,Dormeyer HH,Meyer zum Büschenfelde KH

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Microalbuminuria (MA) is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease, but its causes are incompletely understood. Hyperhomocysteinemia is a recently recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease independent of established risk factors. It is not known whether hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with MA, ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hoogeveen EK,Kostense PJ,Jager A,Heine RJ,Jakobs C,Bouter LM,Donker AJ,Stehouwer CD

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of endogenous atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) in the immediate response of sodium excretion to unilateral nephrectomy (UNX) was investigated in anesthetized euvolemic rats through measurement of UNX-induced change in plasma ANP concentration and the response of the remaining kidney to UNX following administr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Valentin JP,Ribstein J,Neuser D,Nüssberger J,Mimran A

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied renal autoregulation in pancreatectomized Munich-Wistar diabetic rats and in their sham-operated controls. In a second experiment we studied renal autoregulation in untreated and insulin treated streptozotocin diabetic Munich-Wistar rats and their nondiabetic controls. In the first experiment the diabetic r...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Mauer SM,Brown DM,Steffes MW,Azar S

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients receiving cadaveric kidney transplants often experience delayed graft function. As iodinated contrast media injection (ICMI), necessary for cerebral angiography, which is often used to diagnose brain death, can be nephrotoxic, we compared renal function recovery (RFR) and 1-year and long-term graft survival a...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Vigneau C,Fulgencio JP,Godier A,Chalem Y,El Metaoua S,Rondeau E,Tuppin P,Bonnet F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the complement regulatory proteins are associated with several different diseases. Although these mutations cause dysregulated alternative pathway activation throughout the body, the kidneys are the most common site of injury. The susceptibility of the kidney to alternative pathway-mediated injury may be ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Laskowski J,Renner B,Le Quintrec M,Panzer S,Hannan JP,Ljubanovic D,Ruseva MM,Borza DB,Antonioli AH,Pickering MC,Holers VM,Thurman JM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dose escalation study of adipose-derived human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy was studied in 21 subjects. This dose escalation study confirmed no significant cellular toxicity, but it showed improvement in renal oxygenation and glomerular filtration rate. No significant renal toxicity from cell therapy was show...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sivanathan KN,Coates PT

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This very brief summary of the various possible contributions of PG to normal and abnormal renal function should highlight the problem of assigning a specific role to PG in overall renal physiology and pathophysiology. PG produced in specific segments of the nephron will affect specific functions occurring in this seg...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Schlondorff D,Ardaillou R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to define cut-off values for serum creatinine as an indicator of several levels of renal impairment. METHODS:To identify the suitable values, receiver operating characteristic curves were constructed based on the data of 984 laboratory assessments of renal function. The glomerular ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Couchoud C,Pozet N,Labeeuw M,Pouteil-Noble C

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D hydroxylated at carbon 25 (25(OH)D) is generally recognized as a precursor of active vitamin D. Despite its low affinity for the vitamin D receptor (VDR), both deficient and excessive 25(OH)D levels are associated with poor clinical outcomes. Here we studied direct effects of 25(OH)D3 on the kidney using 25(...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kusunoki Y,Matsui I,Hamano T,Shimomura A,Mori D,Yonemoto S,Takabatake Y,Tsubakihara Y,St-Arnaud R,Isaka Y,Rakugi H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high serum fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Mice with folic acid-induced AKI had an increase in bone FGF23 mRNA expression together with an increase in serum FGF23 and severa...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Durlacher-Betzer K,Hassan A,Levi R,Axelrod J,Silver J,Naveh-Many T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a rare glomerular disease. Kidney biopsy is required to establish the diagnosis. Recent studies have identified abundant glomerular deposition of DNAJB9 as a unique histological marker of FGN. We developed an immunoprecipitation-based multiple reaction monitoring method to measur...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Nasr SH,Dasari S,Lieske JC,Benson LM,Vanderboom PM,Holtz-Heppelmann CJ,Giesen CD,Snyder MR,Erickson SB,Fervenza FC,Leung N,Kurtin PJ,Alexander MP

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00