Primary renal hematuria presenting as unilateral gross hematuria.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is an independent risk factor for morbidity and mortality in cardiovascular diseases not only in the general population, but also in hemodialysis (HD) patients. We previously reported that an increased visceral fat area (VFA) determined using computed tomography (CT) scans was associated with atheros...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Okamoto T,Morimoto S,Ikenoue T,Furumatsu Y,Ichihara A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four patients with noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, who had established nephropathy, were examined to evaluate the risk factors for the progression of diabetic nephropathy. Time-averaged values of blood pressure, serum total cholesterol and fasting plasma glucose concentrations, and the degree of proteinu...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Yokota C,Kimura G,Inenaga T,Kawano Y,Matsuoka H,Omae T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraskeletal tumoral calcinosis occur in uremic patients with high calcium phosphorus (Ca x P) product and progressive secondary hyperparathyroidism. However, cases are also described in which this association cannot be confirmed. The influence of aluminum, vitamins D and K, alkalosis, magnesium and local lesions is ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Pecovnik-Balon B,Kramberger S

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dialysis patients have increased susceptibility to infection and this is, in part, due to impaired phagocytic and bactericidal activities of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL). The mechanisms responsible for the reduced phagocytosis are not known. Dialysis patients have elevated blood levels of parathyroid hormone (P...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Alexiewicz JM,Smogorzewski M,Fadda GZ,Massry SG

更新日期：1991-01-01 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：:An 18-year-old woman complained of fever and edema and was admitted to Showa University Hospital for treatment of thrombocytopenia and deteriorating renal function. Laboratory studies demonstrated the presence of lupus anticoagulant (LA), prolongation of prothrombin time, hemolytic anemia, a negative Coombs' test, the...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sakaguchi S,Kitazawa K,Watanabe M,Mukai K,Totsuka D,Shibata T,Sugisaki T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since low-density lipoprotein (LDL) S-homocysteinylation has been recently reported to enhance atherogenicity of lipoprotein, we have investigated the levels of homocysteine (Hcy) linked to LDL in chronic proteinuric patients in which lipid abnormalities highly contribute to the excess of morbidity and morta...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Zinellu A,Loriga G,Scanu B,Pisanu E,Sanna M,Deiana L,Satta AE,Carru C

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and pathologic findings are described in 14 patients whose main abnormality was an excessively thin glomerular basement membrane (GBM). The subjects were aged 11-51 years, the majority males: most were referred because of hematuria, but proteinuria was the main problem in 2, while hypertension or renal functi...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Dische FE,Weston MJ,Parsons V

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperkalemia is common in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. However, few studies have examined the association between serum potassium level and mortality. METHODS:This study used annual cohorts of hemodialysis patients during 2007-2010. To determine hyperkalemia prevalence, monthly hyperkalemia ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Yusuf AA,Hu Y,Singh B,Menoyo JA,Wetmore JB

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young woman presented with nephrotic syndrome due to membranous nephropathy and a localized form of giant lymph node hyperplasia (Castleman's disease) occurring as a large intra-abdominal mass. Five months after surgical removal of the mass, only mild proteinuria persisted. Twenty months later a second kidney biopsy...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Ruggieri G,Barsotti P,Coppola G,Spinelli C,Balducci A,Ventola FR,d'Adamo G,Tata MV,Marinozzi V

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The elderly are the fastest growing subpopulation with end-stage renal disease. The goal of our study was to define characteristics of elderly patients who were considered ineligible for transplantation compared to those who were listed. METHODS:984 patients were referred for evaluation during a 2-year...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Lenihan CR,Hurley MP,Tan JC

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:The relationship of the duration of anuria to the recovery in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was studied in 71 children with diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome. A significant relationship was found, and regression analysis revealed that y = 114.61 - 5.68 x, where y is predicted GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) and x ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Robson WL,Leung AK,Brant R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperoxaluria may result from increased endogenous production or overabsorption of dietary oxalate in the gastrointestinal tract leading to nephrolithiasis and, in some, to oxalate nephropathy and chronic kidney disease. ALLN-177 is an oral formulation of a recombinant, oxalate specific, microbial enzyme oxa...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Langman CB,Grujic D,Pease RM,Easter L,Nezzer J,Margolin A,Brettman L

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus (FK) is currently widely used in transplant immunosuppression and the treatment of autoimmune diseases. However, FK induces nephrotoxicity which is characterized by functional and structural renal injury. The ubiquitous protein annexin A1 (ANXA1) has potent anti-inflammatory effects and protects a...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Araujo LP,Truzzi RR,Mendes GE,Luz MA,Burdmann EA,Oliani SM

更新日期：2010-01-01 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

abstract：:Although the acute nephrotoxicity of cisplatin has been well documented, long-term follow-up studies are scanty. We have evaluated the renal function in 35 patients who have had completed therapy with cisplatin at least 3 months before the study. All patients had normal serum creatinine levels before chemotherapy. Eva...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Brillet G,Deray G,Jacquiaud C,Mignot L,Bunker D,Meillet D,Raymond F,Jacobs C

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report reviews the features of 149 cases of renal allograft rupture, while adding a detailed description of 3 more cases to the English literature. From November, 1973 to November, 1979, 3 cases of renal allograft rupture occurred in 100 renal transplants performed at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo., an...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Thukral R,Mir AR,Jacobson MP

更新日期：1982-01-01 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:It has been demonstrated that phosphate uptake through the type III sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter, Pit-1, induced apoptosis of aortic vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells in vitro. However, the apoptotic effects of high phosphate (HP) level in human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPM...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Park JW,Yook JM,Ryu HM,Choi SY,Morishita M,Do JY,Park SH,Kim CD,Choi JY,Chung HY,Kim YL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence is paramount in treating hypertension; however, no gold standard method is available for non-adherence screening, delineating high-risk patients. An International Classification of Diseases 9th Edition non-adherence diagnostic code (V15.81) has been available for decades; but, its utility is poorly...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Gosmanova EO,Molnar MZ,Alrifai A,Lu JL,Streja E,Cushman WC,Kalantar-Zadeh K,Kovesdy CP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Medullary sponge kidney (MSK) is characterized by malformation of the terminal collecting ducts and is associated with an increased risk of nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, urinary tract infections, renal acidification defects, and reduced bone density. It has been historically diagnosed with intravenous p...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Koraishy FM,Ngo TT,Israel GM,Dahl NK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-eight chronic hemodialysis patients were divided comparably into two groups (24 patients in each). Two micrograms of 1 alpha(OH)D3 was administered to one group for 3 months and its placebo to the other group. In the 1 alpha(OH)D3-treated group, serum total calcium increased from 7.82 +/- 0.11 (mean +/- SEM) to ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Shimamatsu K,Onoyama K,Fujimi S,Iseki K,Fujishima M

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperlipidemia is common in patients with glomerular proteinuria. It may contribute to atherosclerotic complications and accelerate glomerular damage. Early trials of the fibric acid derivative clofibrate led to a myositis syndrome causing many nephrologists to abandon attempts at treatment of nephrotic hyperlipidemia...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Appel GB,Appel AS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubulointerstitial disease is an invariant finding in proteinuric renal disease regardless of the underlying disease or the compartment in which the disease originates. Such histologic changes are functionally significant in that scores of such injury rather than glomerular histologic injury correlate with decrements ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Agarwal A,Nath KA

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Man-made or massive natural disasters may be followed by 'epidemics' of the muscle crush syndrome. The first descriptions of the crush syndrome were in the German-language literature following the earthquake of Messina in 1909 and World War II. On the threshold of World War II, the English-language literature was stil...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Better OS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxidative stress (OS) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) are accepted as nonclassical cardiovascular risk factors in end-stage renal disease patients. To clarify the role of these factors in the atherosclerotic process, we investigated if OS and ADMA are associated with common carotid artery intima media...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kocak H,Gumuslu S,Ermis C,Mahsereci E,Sahin E,Gocmen AY,Ersoy F,Suleymanlar G,Yakupoglu G,Tuncer M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1828, Friedrich Wöhler, a German physician and chemist by training, published a paper that describes the formation of urea, known since 1773 to be a major component of mammalian urine, by combining cyanic acid and ammonium in vitro. In these experiments the synthesis of an organic compound from two inorganic molecu...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Kinne-Saffran E,Kinne RK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of Dacron cuff double-lumen permanent catheters for hemodialysis has become more common in the dialysis unit as patients await for creation or maturation of a permanent hemoaccess for various reasons. Placement of these catheters is often done by surgeons. Nephrologists skilled in the placement of temporary ce...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Choudhury D,Ahmed Z,Girgis HI,Kronfli S

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the possible beneficial effect of intraperitoneal proteolytic enzyme administration on the development of hypertension-induced renal injury in the rat model of 2-kidney 1-clip (2K1C) Goldblatt hypertension. Male Wistar rats (120-150 g) underwent either sham surgery (control, n = 5) or clipping ...

journal_title：American journal of nephrology

authors： Sebeková K,Dämmrich J,Fierlbeck W,Krivosiková Z,Paczek L,Heidland A

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00