Acute response to captopril as a predictive test for surgery in renovascular hypertension.

abstract：AIM:Most transplant centres use SV40 large T antigen (TAg) staining for the diagnosis and assessment of BK polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (BKPyVAN). This study was performed to evaluate the significance of capsid protein VP1 expression in BKPyVAN. METHODS:We performed immunohistochemical staining using anti-SV40 ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Masutani K,Matsukuma Y,Tsuchimoto A,Okabe Y,Doi A,Kaku K,Nakamura M,Nakano T,Tsuruya K,Kitazono T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is already a considerable amount of evidence suggesting that fibronectin (Fn) plays an important role in the pathogenic process in some forms of glomerulonephritis (GN). It has been postulated that Fn may participate in the progression or regression of glomerular diseases. The Fn is presented in the kidney as a ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Altunkova I,Minkova V,Belovezhdov N

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chyloperitoneum is a rare condition in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. We report here a patient who developed chylous ascites during the course of tuberculous peritonitis. The diagnosis was confirmed by cultures of dialysate and peritoneal biopsy, and laparoscopy revealed severe hyperemia and intestine adhesi...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Huang CH,Chen HS,Chen YM,Tsai TJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man with sclerosing mesenteritis developed the nephrotic syndrome. Percutaneous renal biopsy revealed classical histologic findings of minimal change nephropathy with a mild interstitial nephritis. Immunomodulation with prednisone led to a rapid and complete remission of the proteinuria but did not alter...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Vernace MA,Bellucci AG,Mossey RT,Susin M,Mailloux LU,Wilkes BM,Katz S,Eskreis D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is most important to differentiate destructive spondyloarthropathy (DSA) from vertebral osteomyelitis (VOM), both showing similar roentgenographic findings and evaluate the spinal involvement of DSA. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is useful for morphological and biochemical analysis of spinal lesions, but few stu...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Maruyama H,Gejyo F,Arakawa M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the in vivo involvement of cellular adhesion molecules and cytokines in human glomerulonephritis, we have investigated the glomerular and interstitial expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) in 69 kidney biopsy specimens by immunohistochemical methods and its correlation with serum bioactiv...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Yokoyama H,Takaeda M,Wada T,Ohta S,Hisada Y,Segawa C,Furuichi K,Kobayashi K

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoprotective effect of ulinastatin was studied in LLC-PK1 cells treated with antimycin A, gentamicin, or cisplatin. All of the three agents induced a concentration-dependent increase in the release of lactate dehydrogenase and a decrease in the amount of remaining protein. In the cell injury models treated with ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Ishibashi M,Yamasaki F,Nakakuki M,Shinkawa T,Mizota M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the best time of administration of desferrioxamine (DFO) with respect to the dialysis session, using the approach of the stochastic dynamic system, integrated with the classical pharmacokinetic models. In the 6 patients studied, the mean arrival times of DFO, aluminoxamine (AlO) and ferrioxamine (FO) w...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Andriani M,Nordio M,Saporiti E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in plasma composition of essential fatty acids (EFAs) may be associated with the etiology of pruritus and other skin problems in patients undergoing hemodialysis. To study whether an oral supplementation with omega-6 (n-6) EFAs would restore deranged plasma EFAs and ameliorate skin symptoms, 9 and 7 dial...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Yoshimoto-Furuie K,Yoshimoto K,Tanaka T,Saima S,Kikuchi Y,Shay J,Horrobin DF,Echizen H

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An autopsy case of membranous glomerulonephritis associated with enterococcal endocarditis was reported. Although enterococcal antigen was not identified in glomerular deposits, the eluate from the patient's renal tissue was shown to specifically recombine with cells of the enterococcus isolated from his own ante mort...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Iida H,Mizumura Y,Uraoka T,Takata M,Sugimoto T,Miwa A,Yamagishi T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrotoxic agents such as puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) and sodium maleate (MAL) have been used to induce experimental glomerular proteinuria and tubular disease, respectively. Current studies show that PAN caused a massive loss of albumin in the urine while not affecting the excretion of the smaller, sex-dependent...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Neuhaus OW,Flory W,Biswas N,Hollerman CE

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4 patients on regular dialysis were studied by the echocardiographic method during ultrafiltration and dialysis performed sequentially according to two different protocols. Blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, systolic and diastolic dimension of the left ventricle, systolic and diastolic volumes ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Cini G,Camici M,Pentimone F,Palla R

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Deoxyglucosone (3-DG) has been identified as an intermediate of the Maillard reaction in vitro. We measured serum 3-DG levels using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and found a marked elevation in serum 3-DG levels in uremic patients compared with healthy subjects. The uremic patients with diabetes showed signif...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Niwa T,Takeda N,Miyazaki T,Yoshizumi H,Tatematsu A,Maeda K,Ohara M,Tomiyama S,Niimura K

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circumstantial evidence that pIgA has a key role in glomerular injury of IgAN is now strong. Although the answers to the questions posed in this review are necessarily incomplete, they do indicate that (1) pIgA is a major component of mesangial IgA. (2) circulating pIgA is increased and this pIgA is particularly enhan...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Harper SJ,Feehally J

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors utilized two groups of adult male rats to study the effect of chronic-uremic toxemia on the synthesis of thyroid hormones. The control group was sham operated, while the other group had about 70--80% of the left kidney tissue surgically excised and a total right nephrectomy performed 10 days later. At the ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Costa e Silva A,Albuquerque RH,Santana JP

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a review of the literature regarding kinetic models used for assessing the adequacy of hemodialysis, no definite conclusions can be drawn as to whether the classical urea kinetic model (UKM) or modified direct dialysis quantification (mDDQ) is more reliable. We compared mDDQ with classical UKM and with a modified...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Bosticardo GM,Alloatti S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a rare case of IgA nephropathy in a patient who developed atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) associated with a complement factor H (CFH) gene mutation, and who was successfully treated with eculizmab. A 76-year-old man was admitted as the patients had thrombotic microangiopathies findings. The patien...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Nakamura H,Anayama M,Makino M,Makino Y,Tamura K,Nagasawa M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reduction in the serum urate concentration in hyperuricemic subjects can be achieved by increasing the renal excretion of uric acid, by inhibiting its synthesis, or by a combination of both modalities. The three most commonly used hypouricemic drugs are probenecid, sulfinpyrazone and allopurinol. Each drug has been ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Kelley WN

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene polymorphism has been shown to be associated with cardiovascular disease in healthy subjects as well as in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In this study, we examined the allelic frequency and genotype distribution of the MTHFR gene in 151 Chinese ESRD ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lim PS,Hung WR,Wei YH

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic renal failure was produced in rabbits by occluding the renal arteries for 90 min. Group 1 (n = 8) received radiocontrast media at the time of occlusion, group 2 (n = 8) 24 h after occlusion, and group 3 (n = 8) 3 days after occlusion. Group 4 (n = 12) was subjected to ischemic injury alone, group 5 (n = 4) se...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Schultz SG,Lavelle KJ,Swain R

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conglomerates of food and mucus or phytobezoars composed of vegetable matter are sometimes found in the stomach in the general population. Reports of phytobezoars in uremic patients are, however, scarce. Here we describe 2 uremic patients in which esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed due to dyspepsia associated wi...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Catalano C,Leone L,Fabbian F,Conz PA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sclerostin is an osteocyte hormone that decreases osteoblastogenesis. Sclerostin may play a key role in osteoporosis and also in vascular calcification (VC). In chronic kidney disease and haemodialysis (HD) patients, serum sclerostin levels are high. AIM:To assess the correlation of serum sclerostin levels ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Jean G,Chazot C,Bresson E,Zaoui E,Cavalier E

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 5-year-old Chinese girl had had absence seizures and received sodium valproate (VPA) treatment which provided good control. Six months later, she developed interstitial nephritis with proteinuria and microhematuria. Renal biopsy revealed interstitial nephritis with granular deposition of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and C...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lin CY,Chiang H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using immunofluorescence, we studied 19 patients with IgA nephropathy to determine whether the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 in glomeruli might reflect the disease activity. The relationship between the expression of ICAM-1 and the infiltration of lymphocytes, monocytes and polymorphonuclear l...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Tomino Y,Ohmuro H,Kuramoto T,Shirato I,Eguchi K,Sakai H,Okumura K,Koide H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complete remission (CR) and partial remission (PR) are beneficial to the long-term outcome of patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN). However, we are lacking in studies that evaluate the clinical predictors of response to treatment with prednisone plus cyclophosphamide (CP). The objectives of ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Li S,Wang L,Zhang M,Zhou W,Fang W,Wang Q,Qi C,Mou S,Shao X,Ni Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests a role of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in diabetic nephropathy. The effect of diabetes and low protein diet on renal immunohistochemical ACE localization was studied in streptozotocin-induced DM rats. Immunohistochemical ACE localization was reduced in DM rats, and a low protein diet pa...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Mizuiri S,Kobayashi M,Nakanishi T,Yoshikawa H,Miyagi M,Tanegashima M,Sakai K,Hayashi I,Fushimi T,Hasegawa A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration changes, during hemodialysis treatment, of 18 characteristic uremia compounds, analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography in sera of renal patients were studied. Pre- to postdialysis concentration ratios (dialysis ratio, D) varied from 0.83 to 3.04 for the different solutes. A division into thre...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Schoots AC,Peeters JA,Gerlag PG

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) is a specific inhibitor of interleukin-1 (IL-1). It is structurally similar to IL-1 and binds to IL-1 cell surface receptors, but does not transduce a signal. To examine the relationship between the production of IL-1Ra and IL-1, we incubated peripheral blood mononuclear cell...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Pereira BJ,King AJ,Falagas ME,Dinarello CA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The widespread use of diuretics, potassium supplements, and medications that block renin angiotensin system puts the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population at high risk for dyskalemia, both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia. The optimal potassium level in a CKD patient is unknown. Subject of review: Two recent stud...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Tandukar S,Fried LF

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased serum levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are a well-known risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) in the general population and have been suggested as one of the best predictor of CHD after renal transplantation. However, very heterogeneous HDL-C levels have been reported in renal tr...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Radeau T,Vohl MC,Houde I,Lachance JG,Noël R,Després JP,Douville P,Bergeron J

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00