IgA nephropathy in patients with familial Mediterranean fever.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury is characterized by cytoskeletal reorganization and loss of polarity in proximal tubule epithelial cells. Previously, we showed that myofibrillogenesis regulator (MR)-1 promoted actin organization in cardiomyocytes. MR-1 is also expressed in the kidney. METHODS:In this...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Wang X,Tao T,Ding R,Song D,Liu M,Xie Y,Liu X

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Anthropometric parameters may play a role in modulating the risk of kidney dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether anthropometric indices and the metabolic syndrome are associated with alterations of the renal resistive index (RI) in normoalbuminuric type 2 diabetic (T2DM) patients. METHOD...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Lamacchia O,Nicastro V,Camarchio D,Stallone G,Gesualdo L,Cignarelli M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The value of neutrophil-gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a novel biomarker in the detection of acute renal failure in children after cardiac surgery, has been highlighted in previous studies. The incidence of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) increases, which may possibly result in increas...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Bachorzewska-Gajewska H,Malyszko J,Sitniewska E,Malyszko JS,Dobrzycki S

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autopsy reports on 155 successive end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and 147 control patients without ESRD, matched for age, race and gender, were collected. Cystic transformation of the kidneys was noted in 58% of the ESRD patients and 13.6% of the control patients. There were 25 ESRD patients with renal adenoma...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Miller LR,Soffer O,Nassar VH,Kutner MH

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conditionally immortalized podocytes are valuable research tools but are difficult to efficiently transfect and do not provide graded transgene expression. METHODS:Conditionally immortalized mouse podocyte cell lines were established employing a tetracycline-inducible system. Glomerular cells, isolated from...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kajiyama H,Titus S,Austin CP,Chiotos K,Matsumoto T,Sakairi T,Kopp JB

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To study the role of the caliceal system in urine flow. METHODS:Eight patients (6 men, 2 women; mean age 42.6 +/- 7.6 years) with an upper polar renal mass (6 renal cysts; 2 hypernephromas) which did not encroach on the pelvicaliceal system were studied. After mass removal, a manometric catheter was introduced int...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shafik A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five patients with the clinical patterns of Bartter's syndrome underwent a series of clearance studies in order to characterize the underlying tubule defect. Free water generation during maximal water diuresis (CH2O), expressed as percentage of the distal delivery (CH2O + CCl), was lower in the patients (72.5 +/- 3.2%...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Colussi G,Rombolà G,Verde G,Airaghi C,Loli P,Minetti L

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) show increased cardiovascular morbidity. We hypothesized that vascular properties which can be routinely evaluated noninvasively are related to different stages of CKD and their clinical and biochemical characteristics. METHODS:Arterial vascular properties were qua...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tetzner F,Scholze A,Wittstock A,Zidek W,Tepel M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent among patients on hemodialysis (HD) and is associated with poor prognosis. Treatment with interferon and ribavirin is poorly tolerated, and few data are available on the impact of new direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). This study was intended to analyze the...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Abad S,Vega A,Hernández E,Mérida E,de Sequera P,Albalate M,Macías N,Milla M,López-Gómez JM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic dysfunction was observed in 34 patients with nontraumatic rhabdomyolysis. The serum levels of lactic dehydrogenase were markedly elevated in all patients. The peak values occurred within 72 h of hospitalization. There was no significant difference among patients with (9,044 +/- 1,154 U/l) and without acute ren...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Akmal M,Massry SG

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Evaluation of the risk factors, and phenotype-genotype correlation of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) gene (MEFV) and serum amyloid A1 (SAA1) gene polymorphisms in renal amyloidosis. METHODS:We investigated MEFV and SAA1 genotypes (alpha, beta, and gamma isoforms) in 50 FMF patients and 50 healthy c...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Delibaş A,Oner A,Balci B,Demircin G,Bulbul M,Bek K,Erdoğan O,Baysun S,Yilmaz E

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the renal effects of ioxitalamate, ioxaglate, and iopamidol in patients with chronic renal failure. Sixty consecutive patients with an estimated creatinine clearance (ECRCl) less than 60 ml/min were randomly assigned to receive either ioxitalamate, iopamidol, or ioxaglate. All patients received 500 cm...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Deray G,Bellin MF,Boulechfar H,Baumelou B,Koskas F,Baumelou A,Grellet J,Jacobs C

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis associated with dialysis was studied at the Artificial Kidney Unit (AKU) in Abha, Saudi Arabia. There were 13 tuberculosis patients out of 270 patients on maintenance hemodialysis from August 1986 to July 1993, a prevalence of 4.8%. Ten (77%) were female and 3 (23%) were male, mean age of 51.23 +/- 11.62 ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： al-Homrany M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Nephropathy after ingestion of Chinese herbs is known as a rapidly progressive form of interstitial renal fibrosis after a slimming regimen containing aristolochic acid that was identified first in Belgium. Intake of traditional Chinese herbal medicines is very popular in Taiwan. So we looked for similar...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Chang CH,Wang YM,Yang AH,Chiang SS

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with renal failure due to myeloma kidney and coincident digitalis intoxication due to prescribed daily digoxin administration was treated with digoxin-specific antibody fragments and plasmapheresis. Rapid response to therapy was noted, removal of digoxin-antidigoxin antibody complexes was confirmed, and prev...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Rabetoy GM,Price CA,Findlay JW,Sailstad JM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Thiazolidinediones (TZD) are ligands known to bind to and activate the nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma), and are currently used as insulin sensitizers in type 2 diabetes. Recently, several studies have shown that TZD may have a role in renal protection in various expe...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sommer M,Wolf G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies on end-of-life (EOL) care among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been largely limited to White hemodialysis patients. In this study, we sought to explore racial variability in EOL communication, care preferences and advance care planning (ACP) among patients with advanced CKD ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Eneanya ND,Wenger JB,Waite K,Crittenden S,Hazar DB,Volandes A,Temel JS,Thadhani R,Paasche-Orlow MK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Steroid therapy has become an effective option for patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome with tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN), while the use of cytotoxic agents is still debated. Our study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of patients treated with cyclophosphamide (CTX) combined with glucocorticoi...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shen Y,Xie J,Lin L,Li X,Shen P,Pan X,Ren H,Chen N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is uncertain whether kidneys from marginal donors are suitable for live kidney transplantation. In deceased donor kidneys, tubular cell senescence affects allograft function. However, the degree of cell senescence in a living donor kidney with marginal factors has not been reported. In this study, we asse...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sofue T,Kushida Y,Ozaki T,Moritoki M,Nishijima Y,Ohsaki H,Ueda N,Kakehi Y,Nishiyama A,Minamino T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of nephrin and CD2AP, podocyte proteins which modulate the properties of glomerular barrier selectivity, has made it possible to unravel the mechanisms undergoing foot process effacement and proteinuria. Here we explored the role of nephrin and CD2AP together with the integrity of the slit...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gagliardini E,Benigni A,Tomasoni S,Abbate M,Kalluri R,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In chronic hemodialysis patients, we evaluated determinants of repetitive ventricular tachyarrhythmias which included late potentials and heart rate variability. METHODS:We compared the presence of late potentials and heart rate variability obtained by ambulatory electrocardiogram (ECG), findings of ec...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Tamura K,Tsuji H,Nishiue T,Tokunaga S,Yajima I,Higashi T,Iwasaka T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Used in a variety of approved and off-label indications, there are several intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) preparations available which differ in the excipients (e.g. sucrose, glucose, maltose, D-sorbitol, glycine or L-proline) used to stabilize the protein in the solution. A very rare, but severe adverse ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Dantal J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of the bleeding diathesis of renal failure remains unsatisfactory. 1-Deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP) has recently been shown to shorten the prolonged bleeding time of renal failure and may as a result diminish the risk of clinical hemorrhage. We describe 2 cases where DDAVP was used successfully...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Watson AJ,Keogh JA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied plasma, dialysate, and muscle carnitine levels in patients with stable chronic renal failure on hemodialysis, and intermittent peritoneal, or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). In patients on hemodialysis, plasma carnitine levels fell from 46.2 +/- 4.5 mumol/l (mean +/- SEM) to 18.8 +/- 2.7 m...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Moorthy AV,Rosenblum M,Rajaram R,Shug AL

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The great Spanish military and orthopedic surgeon J. Trueta gained his field and clinical experience in the Spanish civil war (1936-1939) and in Britain during World War II. As part of his major contribution to traumatology, he searched for the causes of the characteristic oliguria of combat casualties. For this purpo...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Better OS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:While the familial nature of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has been recognized, it has primarily been defined from studies of first-degree relatives of selected sets of cases. The goal of this study is an evaluation of the familial clustering of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and CKD mortality using a pop...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Goldfarb-Rumyantzev AS,Cheung AK,Habib AN,Wang BJ,Lin SJ,Baird BC,Naiman N,Cannon-Albright L

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The objective of this study was to investigate the role of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signal transduction in the pathogenesis of calciphylaxis. METHODS:Skin biopsy specimens were obtained from 18 patients with, and 12 patients without, calciphylaxis. Tissue sections were stained with antibodies direct...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Nigwekar SU,Jiramongkolchai P,Wunderer F,Bloch E,Ichinose R,Nazarian RM,Thadhani RI,Malhotra R,Bloch DB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kidney failure is believed to have a negative impact on cognitive function, and cognitive impairment is common among maintenance hemodialysis (HD) patients. Previous studies have shown a beneficial effect of kidney transplantation in certain cognitive tests but not across all cognitive domains assessed. But,...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Radić J,Ljutić D,Radić M,Kovačić V,Dodig-Ćurković K,Šain M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study focused on the effect of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) dialysate obtained following different intraperitoneal dwell periods on the release of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha) from mononuclear leukocytes (PBMC). Aliquots of 5 x 10(6)/ml healthy periph...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Jörres A,Topley N,Steenweg L,Müller C,Köttgen E,Gahl GM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In hypoaldosteronemic patients with chronic renal insufficiency, administration of a mineralocorticoid steroid such as fludrocortisone can ameliorate hyperkalemia and metabolic acidosis, but this therapy is not always safe owing to the deleterious consequences of extracellular fluid volume expansion resulting from min...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sebastian A,Schambelan M,Sutton JM

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00