Do neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and interleukin-18 predict renal dysfunction in patients with familial Mediterranean fever and amyloidosis?

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous crescentic glomerulonephritis (SCG)/Kj mice are a candidate for suitable animal model of human pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN). In the present study, we used renal biopsy technique and analyzed time sequence correlations among crescent formation and glomerular neutrophil infiltrat...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Miyazawa S,Saiga K,Nemoto K,Mae T,Hotta O

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides possible bleeding complications a further problem in anticoagulation during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is the development of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT II) where further anticoagulation with heparin is contraindicated. The application of continuous hirudin as alter...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Hein OV,von Heymann C,Diehl T,Ziemer S,Ronco C,Morgera S,Siebert G,Kox WJ,Neumayer HH,Spies C

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic heart failure (CHF) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are serious medical conditions with significant morbidity and mortality and often coexist. Because of perioperative risks in these patients, they may not be considered a candidate for renal transplantation (RTx). MATERIAL AND METHODS:We compare re...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Kute VB,Vanikar AV,Patel HV,Gumber MR,Shah PR,Engineer DP,Balwani MR,Gautam RS,Modi PR,Shah VR,Trivedi HL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac dysfunction portends a poor prognosis in renal failure and vice versa. Functional abnormalities of heart in patients with renal insufficiency were frequently noted. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between left ventricular systolic and diastolic function and renal function in patients with v...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Hsieh MC,Su HM,Wang SY,Tsai DH,Lin SD,Chen SC,Chen HC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we demonstrated that furosemide improves renal hemodynamics and attenuates ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-associated changes in angiogenesis-related gene expression. However, the effect of furosemide on I/R-induced apoptosis is not known. We utilized a rat model of acute ischemic nephropathy to test the hypothes...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Aravindan N,Aravindan S,Riedel BJ,Weng HR,Shaw AD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a complex syndrome of acute nephropathy that occurs following infusion of intravascular contrast agents, and is associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events. While there is no ideal biomarker for making an early diagnosis of CIN, we hypothesized th...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Gutiérrez-Escolano A,Santacruz-Vázquez E,Gómez-Pérez F

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis develop progressive peritoneal fibrosis and loss of mesothelial layer. Regeneration of the mesothelium has been reported in the normal peritoneum but not the fibrotic peritoneum. Moreover, the origin of the regenerated mesothelial cells remains obscure. The aim of th...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Nishioka Y,Miyazaki M,Abe K,Furusu A,Harada T,Ozono Y,Taguchi T,Koji T,Kohno S

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often have CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) dysfunction and chronic inflammation. We aim to investigate the effect, function, and related mechanism of low-dose IL-2 on CD4+ regulatory T cells expansion in vitro from patients with CKD. METHODS:A total of 148 newly di...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Li Y,Liu X,Wang W,Wang S,Zhang J,Jiang S,Wang Y,Li L,Li J,Zhang Y,Huang H

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the utility of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) in both urine and serum as a follow-up marker for the discrimination of prerenal acute kidney injury (AKI) from intrinsic AKI in critically ill pediatric patients with established AKI at the time of patient presentation. PATIENTS AND METHOD...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Polat M,Fidan K,Derinöz O,Gönen S,Söylemezoglu O

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine is used extensively in kidney transplantation and is a substrate for cytochrome P450 enzymes. The role of cytochrome p450 polymorphisms in kidney transplant outcome has not yet been fully elucidated. We investigate the clinical impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms in CYP3A4, CYP3A5, PPARα, and POR*28...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Traynor C,Conlon P Jr,Phelan PJ,O'Kelly P,Elens L,McCormack M,Cavalleri G,Comber H,van Schaik RH,Conlon PJ

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract TGF-β1 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of chronic renal diseases. Although the specific mechanism is unknown, a major factor is the potent fibrogenic activity of TGF-β1 in the chronic progression of renal diseases. TGF-β1 closely correlates with renal fibrosis in cooperation with several fibrosis-...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Qi R,Li W,Yu S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Trendelenburg positioning (TP) is a common approach used during internal jugular vein (IJV) cannulation. No evidence indicates that TP significantly increases the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the IJV or decreases the overlap between the carotid artery (CA) and the IJV in dialysis patients. The prima...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Nayman A,Onal IO,Apiliogullari S,Ozbek S,Saltali AO,Celik JB,Temizoz O,Celik G

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdomyolysis ranges from an asymptomatic illness with elevated creatine kinase levels to a life-threatening condition associated with extreme elevations in creatine kinase, electrolyte imbalances, acute renal failure, and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The most common causes are crush injury, overexertion, ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Celik H,Celik O,Guldiken S,Inal V,Puyan FO,Tugrul A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sleep disturbances and cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction are major complications of hemodialysis (HD). The goal of this study is to identify clinical, heart rate variability (HRV) or laboratory parameters that are independently associated with subjective sleep quality. PATIENT AND METHODS:Forty-six sta...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Wei CY,Chung TC,Wu SC,Chung CF,Wu WP

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Returning to society plays an important role in improving the quality of life in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, and retention of employment is one of the core enablers. The study is to assess the employment status and to determine the variables for unemployment in Chinese MHD patients. METHODS:Prevalent ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Huang B,Lai B,Xu L,Wang Y,Cao Y,Yan P,Chen J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the prevalence and risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) among community elderly population in Shanghai, China, in order to provide early diagnosis and treatment of CKD, and improve the quality of life for elderly people. METHODS:In all, 24,886 residents (≥65 years old) were selected f...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Huang YP,Zheng T,Zhang DH,Chen LY,Mao PJ

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From unpublished experience of clinicians in the rural tropics, the combination of furosemide and dopamine is beneficial in the management of mild acute renal failure in tropical disease. We studied two groups of patients with leptospirosis and mild acute renal failure whose serum creatinine ranged from 2.4 to 5 mg/dL...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Niwattayakul K,Sitprija V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The use of hemodialysis temporary dual-lumen catheters is often complicated by infections, which may be a significant cause of death among patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of bacteremia and bacterial colonization related to non-tunneled, non-cuffed, du...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： de Freitas LW,Neto MM,Nascimento MM,Figueiredo JF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study was designed to investigate whether 3-amino benzamide (3-AB), a poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, has a protective effect on kidney injury induced by renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) by decreasing oxidative and nitrosative stress on renal dysfunction and injury. MATERIALS AND METHO...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Oztas E,Guven A,Turk E,Uysal B,Akgul EO,Cayci T,Ersoz N,Korkmaz A

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Albumin has been considered a "sacrificial plasma antioxidant" due to the high reactivity of the protein sulfhydryl groups with oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Based on its large quantity and high turnover. It is considered as one of the most important plasma antioxidants for pr...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Wratten ML,Sereni L,Tetta C

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the isolated unilateral renal venous thrombosis (RVT) detected in a young patient who used vibration belt to stay thin. Apart from her sickle cell trait, the patient presented no other clinical situations associated with RVT. ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Balal M,Paydas S,Inal M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hemodialysis (HD) patients could develop vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) infection, limited studies of VRE-related peritoneal dialysis (PD) peritonitis have been reported. Here, we document a patient who developed peritonitis for the first time with VRE infection after shifting from HD to PD over 4 wee...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Chang CM,Liang CC,Yeh HC,Yang YF,Wang IK,Lin HH,Huang CC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is one of the important mechanisms of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Therefore, this study was designed to explore the potential protective effects of morin and/or hesperidin on oxidative stress in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. This study was performed on 42 Wistar rats. Rats were divided into ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Kaltalioglu K,Coskun-Cevher S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy (DN) has become the most common pathogenesis of end-stage renal disease. Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of DN. A meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the association between 4 G/5 G variants in the PAI-1 gene and DN susceptibility. Datab...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Xue C,Nie W,Zhou C,Yu F,Wang DM,Dai B,Mei CL

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vascular smooth muscle, calcium overload is a highly pathogenic event, which increases with advancing age. An increase in the calcium content of arterial wall may be produced in rats by treatment with vitamin D3. The aim of this study was to evaluate the renal clearance of sulfanilamide (a model organic anion, pref...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Quaglia NB,Brandoni A,Ferri A,Torres AM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The kidney is one of the prior damaged organs subjected to severe infection and sepsis shock. Our previous studies have shown that the normal mesenteric lymph (NML) obtained from healthy dogs could alleviate multiple organ injuries following endotoxic shock. In the current study, we further investigated the ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Zhao ZG,Zhang LM,Song W,Du HB,Cui H,Niu CY

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In Taiwan, the widespread use of organophosphates (OPs) in agricultural and household environments results in numerous OP poisoning. To better understand the clinical significance of associated parameters on respiratory failure and patient outcome, we evaluate patients admitted to the Nephrology ward in our ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Lin CL,Yang CT,Pan KY,Huang CC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The relation of chronic kidney disease (CKD) with metabolic, psychiatric and endocrinologic disorder is well-known. Depressive mood and sexual dysfunction are frequently observed as renal functions deteriorate. We aimed to analyze the relationship of sexual dysfunction, depressive mood and life quality in patients ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Esen B,Kahvecioglu S,Atay AE,Ozgen G,Okumus MM,Seyahi N,Sit D,Kadioglu P

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A nephrologist in the millennium offers comprehensive care to renal failure patients. Interventional nephrology plays a major role in this new approach. Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center (OBVAMC) is the first federal health care provider in the nation offering such services. Lack of intervention...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Vachharajani TJ,Atray NK

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Determination of fluid overload is important in chronic kidney disease. Early diagnosis and treatment of volume overload may decrease morbidity and mortality. We aimed to determine body composition by using bioelectrical impedance analysis, and studying other clinical characteristics, inferior vena cava diam...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Yilmaz Z,Yildirim Y,Oto F,Aydin FY,Aydin E,Kadiroglu AK,Yilmaz ME

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00