KIM-1 expression in kidney allograft biopsies: Improving the gold standard.

abstract：:The effect of glycine on hypoxia- and ionomycin-induced increases in calpain activity in rat proximal tubules was determined. Calpain activity was determined both in vitro and in the intact cell using the fluorescent substrate N-succinyl-Leu-Leu-Val-Tyr-7-amido-4-methyl coumarin (N-succinyl-Leu-Leu-Val-Tyr-AMC) and We...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Edelstein CL,Ling H,Gengaro PE,Nemenoff RA,Bahr BA,Schrier RW

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a critical condition with a mortality rate as high as 50% and significantly contributes to the burden of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy. The incidence and prognosis of AKI have been shown to vary with patient age, with younger individuals being more resi...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fan H,Yang HC,You L,Wang YY,He WJ,Hao CM

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rho proteins are small guanine 5'-triphosphate (GTP)-binding proteins felt to be important regulators of several aspects of cell function, including the organization of the actin cytoskeleton. The effects of Rho proteins on the regulation of renal tubular epithelial cell function are not known. METHODS:Sele...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Anderson RJ,Ray CJ,Popoff MR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human renal dysplasia is frequently associated with urinary tract obstruction and the abnormal expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Here, we determined the renal responses and MAPK expression in developing kidneys that were obstructed in fetal lambs. Kidneys were harvested at various times after obst...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Omori S,Kitagawa H,Koike J,Fujita H,Hida M,Pringle KC,Awazu M

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease is known to be the most important complication among patients with renal failure, and oxidative stress has been proposed to play a major role as the source of such complications. Human serum albumin (HSA) is composed of human mercaptoalbumin (HMA) with cysteine residues having reducing...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Terawaki H,Yoshimura K,Hasegawa T,Matsuyama Y,Negawa T,Yamada K,Matsushima M,Nakayama M,Hosoya T,Era S

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of components of the classical and alternative complement pathways and the activity of the C3 nephritic factor (C3NeF) were measured in serum specimens from patients with type I (subendothelial deposits) and type II (intramembranous dense deposits) membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) and the results...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ooi YM,Vallota EH,West CD

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental studies have demonstrated the cardinal role played by the mononuclear phagocyte system in the removal of antigen-antibody complexes. To assess the functional capacity of phagocytes in patients with renal disease, 33 normal subjects, 10 patients with mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, 8 patients w...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ooi YM,Ooi BS

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetic nephropathy shows a higher incidence in male subjects, which may in part be owing to genetic factors. The angiotensin II type 2 receptor (AT2), present in the renal glomerulus, may oppose the deleterious effects of the type I receptor (AT1) through vasodilatation and growth inhibition. We determined whether t...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pettersson-Fernholm K,Fröjdö S,Fagerudd J,Thomas MC,Forsblom C,Wessman M,Groop PH,FinnDiane Study Group.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membranous nephropathy is characterized by deposition of immune complexes along the glomerular basement membrane. PLA2R and THSD7A are target antigens in 70% and 1-5% of primary membranous nephropathy cases, respectively. In the remaining cases, the target antigen is unknown. Here, laser microdissection of glomeruli f...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sethi S,Debiec H,Madden B,Charlesworth MC,Morelle J,Gross L,Ravindran A,Buob D,Jadoul M,Fervenza FC,Ronco P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major complication of cardiac bypass surgery. We examined whether levels of liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) can be an early biomarker for ischemic injury by measuring this protein in the urine of 40 pediatric patients prior to and following cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. AKI w...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Portilla D,Dent C,Sugaya T,Nagothu KK,Kundi I,Moore P,Noiri E,Devarajan P

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (Ngal) is a biomarker for acute and chronic renal injuries, including polycystic kidney disease (PKD). However, the effect of Ngal on PKD progression remains unexplored. To study this, we generated 3 strains of mice with different expression levels of Ngal within an establish...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Wang E,Chiou YY,Jeng WY,Lin HK,Lin HH,Chin HJ,Leo Wang CK,Yu SS,Tsai SC,Chiang CY,Cheng PH,Lin HJ,Jiang ST,Chiu ST,Hsieh-Li HM

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Aboriginal dialysis patients have reduced access to kidney transplantation. The reasons for this disparity are unknown. Tonelli et al. show that in Canada, residence location does not significantly impact on an Aboriginal dialysis patient's likelihood of receiving kidney transplantation. This Commentary explores the i...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Yeates KE

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kidneys excrete the daily acid load mainly by generating and excreting ammonia but the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Here we evaluated the role of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunit Kir4.2 (Kcnj15 gene product) in this process. In mice, Kir4.2 was present exclusively at t...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Bignon Y,Pinelli L,Frachon N,Lahuna O,Figueres L,Houillier P,Lourdel S,Teulon J,Paulais M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of clinical laboratory and biopsy-derived parameters were assessed for their prognostic significance in the short (24 months), intermediate (60 months) and long terms in 45 patients (43 female, 2 male) with diffuse proliferative lupus glomerulonephritis (DPGN). The factors evaluated were serum creatinine (SCr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Magil AB,Puterman ML,Ballon HS,Chan V,Lirenman DS,Rae A,Sutton RA

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transition between the glomerulus and the proximal tubule was studied by light and electron microscopy in perfusion-fixed rabbit kidneys. In most nephrons a transitional segment of tubule occurred between the Bowman's capsule and the proximal tubule proper. This initial part of the tubule was lined by flattened ce...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sch0nheyder HC,Maunsbach AB

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods for estimating glomerular volume were compared in Zenker-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies from 10 patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and 6 normal kidney donors. Two methods of measurement of individual glomerular volumes were used: the Cavalieri method (considered the "gold standard") and the m...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lane PH,Steffes MW,Mauer SM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:While the association of complement activation and glomerulonephritis has been recognized for decades, the pathogenic mechanisms of complement-mediated glomerular damage are incompletely understood. Expression of the C5a receptor in the kidney suggests that C5a could play a direct role in initiating or promo...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Braun M,Davis AE 3rd

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel variant of the LLC-PK1 cell line was used to examine directly the mechanism whereby PGF2 alpha and TPA inhibit renal ammoniagenesis. The variant cells, which exhibit a growth pattern and morphology similar to the parent cell line, were isolated by a self selection process utilizing long-term cultures of parent...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sahai A,Fadda GZ,Sandler RS,Tannen RL

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Controversy exists regarding the possible associations between a single nucleotide polymorphism of the transcobalamin II encoding gene (TCN2 776C>G) and plasma levels of vitamin B(12), folate, or total homocysteine. METHODS:In a cross-sectional study of 732 kidney allograft recipients, patients were categor...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Winkelmayer WC,Skoupy S,Eberle C,Födinger M,Sunder-Plassmann G

更新日期：2004-05-01 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：:Circulating immune complexes (CIC), measured by the solid-phase Clq method, were found to be in abnormal concentration in about half of 39 patients with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN). In contrast, they were present, usually in higher concentration, in nearly all patients with active lupus nephritis. ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Davis CA,Marder H,West CD

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiproteinuric effect of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) patients with diabetic nephropathy varies considerably. Therefore, we tested the potential role of an insertion (I)/deletion (D) polymorphism of the ACE gene on this early antiproteinuric responsi...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Jacobsen P,Rossing K,Rossing P,Tarnow L,Mallet C,Poirier O,Cambien F,Parving HH

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow (BM) cells are reported to contribute to the process of regeneration following myocardial infarction. The present study examined two independent clonal studies to determine the origin of bone marrow (BM)-derived cardiomyocytes. First, we transplanted single CD34(-)c-kit(+)Sca-1(+)lineage(-) side population...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fukuda K,Fujita J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ambient glucose concentrations alter type 1 angiotensin II receptor (AT1R) expression in renal tissues. The direction of change in AT1R density may depend on the specific cell type and the capacity for that cell type to use glucose as an energy substrate. Given the effects of angiotensin II (Ang II) in proximal tubule...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Becker BN,Kondo S,Cheng HF,Harris RC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed the protein content of proximal tubular fluid (PTF) by ultramicro disc electrophoresis and measured total protein excretion rates both in control conditions and during angiotensin infusion to the rat. Under control conditions PTF albumin concentration was 1.49 +/- 1.12 (SD) mg/100 ml and did not incre...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Eisenbach GM,Liew JB,Boylan JW,Manz N,Muir P

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a potent immunosuppressive drug that inhibits the transcription of several proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin-2. In contrast, CsA stimulates transcription of the pleuripotent cytokine, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta). Since the effect of CsA in transplant recipients is u...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pankewycz OG,Miao L,Isaacs R,Guan J,Pruett T,Haussmann G,Sturgill BC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The underlying mechanisms of renal transplant dysfunction are poorly understood. There is little information on tubular function in kidney grafts. The cDNAs encoding kidney-specific cell surface proteins required for renal reabsorption of sodium (sodium cotransporter in thick ascending limb of Henle, rBSC1) ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Michimata M,Wang W,Fujita S,Mizutani H,Fujimori K,Satomi S,Ohta M,Ito S,Kimura T,Araki T,Imai Y,Matsubara M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fixed anionic sites within the glomerular capillary wall influence the permeation of serum proteins, the localization of various antigens, and the deposition of antibody in the subepithelial space. In anti-GBM nephritis antibody deposition occurs very rapidly to antigenic sites located relatively proximal in the glome...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Madaio MP,Salant DJ,Adler S,Darby C,Couser WG

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta 2-microglobulin-related amyloidosis (A beta 2M) represents a frequent complication in long-term dialysis patients. Although the pathogenetic mechanism has yet to be fully understood, it is known that amyloid fibrils usually consist of intact molecules of beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2m). Plasma proteinase inhibitor...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Campistol JM,Shirahama T,Abraham CR,Rodgers OG,Solé M,Cohen AS,Skinner M

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00