Renal transplantation for ethnic minorities in Canada: inequity in access and outcomes?

abstract：:The antiphospholipid syndrome is a common autoimmune disease caused by pathogenic antiphospholipid antibodies, leading to recurrent thrombosis and/or obstetrical complications. Importantly for nephrologists, antiphospholipid antibodies are associated with various renal manifestations including large renal vessel throm...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Bienaimé F,Legendre C,Terzi F,Canaud G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is not known whether angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors slow the progression of polycystic kidney disease (PKD). We performed a patient-level meta-analysis to compare the effect of antihypertensive regimens, including ACE inhibitors, to those without ACE inhibitors (controls) on kidney disease...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Jafar TH,Stark PC,Schmid CH,Strandgaard S,Kamper AL,Maschio G,Becker G,Perrone RD,Levey AS,ACE Inhibition in Progressive Renal Disease (AIPRD) Study Group.

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease is caused by mutations in the genes encoding uromodulin (UMOD), hepatocyte nuclear factor-1β (HNF1B), renin (REN), and mucin-1 (MUC1). Multiple names have been proposed for these disorders, including 'Medullary Cystic Kidney Disease (MCKD) type 2', 'Familial Ju...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Eckardt KU,Alper SL,Antignac C,Bleyer AJ,Chauveau D,Dahan K,Deltas C,Hosking A,Kmoch S,Rampoldi L,Wiesener M,Wolf MT,Devuyst O,Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes.

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is accumulating evidence that adult bone marrow (BM) cells show unexpected plasticity, and can differentiate into a wide range of specialized cells. In the case of intrinsic renal glomerular cells, BM-derived cells have been reported to differentiate into both mesangial cells and podocytes. However, th...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ikarashi K,Li B,Suwa M,Kawamura K,Morioka T,Yao J,Khan F,Uchiyama M,Oite T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it is known that risk of death from sepsis is higher in patients with pre-existing chronic kidney disease its mechanism is unknown. To study this we established a two-stage mouse model where renal disease was first induced by folic acid injection followed by sub-lethal cecal ligation and puncture to induce sepsi...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Doi K,Leelahavanichkul A,Hu X,Sidransky KL,Zhou H,Qin Y,Eisner C,Schnermann J,Yuen PS,Star RA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acutely injured mammalian kidney mounts a cellular and molecular response to repair itself. However, in patchy regions such intrinsic processes are impaired and dysregulated leading to chronic kidney disease. Currently, no therapy exists to treat established acute kidney injury per se. Strategies to augment human ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In a prior study the 21-aminosteroid (lazaroid) U74389F provided in vivo protection from oxidative stress when used as a preventive therapy in ischemia-reperfusion injury in the kidney. As the cell membrane is the principal site for lipoperoxidation, in the current study the very lipophilic 2-methylaminochro...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： De Vecchi E,Lubatti L,Beretta C,Ferrero S,Rinaldi P,Galli Kienle M,Trazzi R,Paroni R

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:IgA nephropathy is the most common glomerular disease. Mechanisms leading to its occurrence and controlling the evolution of the disease remain largely unknown. Various genetic factors have been found, mostly implicating immunologically relevant genes (IgH, TCR, human lymphocyte antigen, and complement loci)...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Aupetit C,Drouet M,Pinaud E,Denizot Y,Aldigier JC,Bridoux F,Cogné M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Metabolic acidosis caused by increased rates of fixed acid production is associated with increased urinary excretion of Ca and negative Ca balances. Metabolic acidosis caused by a reduced capacity of the kidneys to excrete acid contributes to the development of bone disease in the course of chronic renal fai...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lemann J Jr,Adams ND,Wilz DR,Brenes LG

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aldosterone has been known for many years to increase sodium (Na(+)) reabsorption by the distal nephron. The present in vitro experiments investigated the effect of the hormone on calcium (Ca(2+)) transport by the luminal membrane of the rabbit nephron, independent of any systemic influence. METHODS:Proxima...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Leclerc M,Brunette MG,Couchourel D

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated risk factors for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and the prognostic significance of serum creatinine levels in a community-based mass screening. We used the registries of both community-based mass screening and chronic dialysis programs. In 1983, a total of 107,192 subjects over 18 years of age (51...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Iseki K,Ikemiya Y,Fukiyama K

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:The adaptation of erythropoietin production to oxygen supply is determined by the abundance of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF), a regulation that is induced by a prolyl hydroxylase. To identify cells that express HIF subunits (HIF-1alpha and HIF-2alpha) and erythropoietin, we treated Sprague-Dawley rats with the prolyl...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Paliege A,Rosenberger C,Bondke A,Sciesielski L,Shina A,Heyman SN,Flippin LA,Arend M,Klaus SJ,Bachmann S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D receptor agonists (VDRAs) inhibit the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and reduce podocyte loss and fibrosis over and above RAS blockade. Several studies in humans show that VDRAs are antiproteinuric and have the potential to delay the progression of renal disease. Whether VDRAs will accomplish this goal among...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Agarwal R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23), a regulator of mineral metabolism, has been linked to cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. As community-based data of the longitudinal association between FGF23 and cardiovascular events are lacking, we investigated a possible relationship in 727 men of the Uppsala Lon...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ärnlöv J,Carlsson AC,Sundström J,Ingelsson E,Larsson A,Lind L,Larsson TE

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The remnant kidney model was produced in mice by unilateral nephrectomy and partial infarction of the remaining kidney. Control mice underwent laparotomy only. The mice were studied for up to 44 weeks. No quantitative differences were noted in systolic arterial pressure, proteinuria, or histopathology between control ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kren S,Hostetter TH

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute urinary obstruction causes interstitial inflammation with leukocyte accumulation and the secretion of soluble mediators. Here we show that unilateral ureteral ligation caused a progressive increase in renal F4/80(+) and F4/80(-) dendritic cells, monocytes, neutrophils and T-cells 24-72 h following obstruction. D...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Dong X,Bachman LA,Miller MN,Nath KA,Griffin MD

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Only few noninvasive methods have the potential to quantitate renal blood flow (RBF) in humans. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a clinical imaging method that can be used to measure the tissue blood flow noninvasively. The purpose of this study was to validate PET measurement of RBF using 15O-labeled w...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Juillard L,Janier MF,Fouque D,Lionnet M,Le Bars D,Cinotti L,Barthez P,Gharib C,Laville M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed clinical and pathologic data from 36 recipients of 38 renal allografts who developed nephrotic syndrome following transplantation. Three groups were identified on the basis of histologic changes in the graft, and each group had a distinct clinical course. Nine grafts (23.7%) had recurrent glomerulonephriti...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Cheigh JS,Mouradian J,Susin M,Stubenbord WT,Tapia L,Riggio RR,Stenzel KH,Rubin AL

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) is widely used to study renal fibrosis; however, renal injury can only be scored semiobjectively by histology. We sought to improve the UUO model by reimplanting the obstructed ureter followed by removal of the contralateral kidney, thus allowing longitudinal measurem...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Tapmeier TT,Brown KL,Tang Z,Sacks SH,Sheerin NS,Wong W

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nephrotic syndrome is associated with abnormal lipoprotein metabolism and increased risk of coronary heart disease. Endothelial dysfunction, an early phase of atherogenesis that manifests as impaired flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the peripheral circulation, may link these associations. METHODS:We examined...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Watts GF,Herrmann S,Dogra GK,Playford DA,Best JD,Thomas MA,Irish A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The essential role of the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin (Epo) in the control of red blood cell production is well established. Synthesis of Epo is induced in response to low oxygen (hypoxia). In response to stimulation, increases in serum Epo levels are paralleled by changes in the abundance of Epo mRNA. These c...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Göpfert T,Eckardt KU,Geb B,Kurtz A

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Random, nontimed blood pressure (BP) measurements in the outpatient clinic may fail to provide reliable information on actual daily BP control in renal patients on chronic antihypertensive therapy. METHODS:In a cohort of 163 patients with proteinuric chronic nephropathies followed prospectively with repeate...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ruggenenti P,Perna A,Lesti M,Pisoni R,Mosconi L,Arnoldi F,Ciocca I,Gaspari F,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether alpha (alpha)-adrenoceptor agonists have a stimulatory effect on the expression of the angiotensinogen (Ang) gene in opossum kidney (OK) cells, we used OK 27 cells with a fusion gene containing the 5'-flanking regulatory sequence of the rat angiotensinogen gene fused with a human growth hormone ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Wang TT,Lachance S,Delalandre A,Carrière S,Chan JS

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) leads to interstitial fibrosis of the obstructed kidney, and TGF-beta is considered to play an important role in this fibrotic process. Smad7 has been recently identified as an antagonist of TGF-beta signaling. To investigate whether this novel molecule can be exploited ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Terada Y,Hanada S,Nakao A,Kuwahara M,Sasaki S,Marumo F

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early identification of kidney transplant recipients at risk of progressive allograft dysfunction may allow clinicians to provide closer monitoring and more aggressive risk factor modification. In this issue, Raynaud et al. presented a latent class model that clustered kidney transplant recipients into 8 risk categori...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Dinh A,McCulloch CE,Ku E

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a major cause of end-stage kidney disease. Recent advances in molecular genetics show that defects in the podocyte play a major role in its pathogenesis and mutations in inverted formin 2 (INF2) cause autosomal dominant FSGS. In order to delineate the role of INF2 mutat...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Gbadegesin RA,Lavin PJ,Hall G,Bartkowiak B,Homstad A,Jiang R,Wu G,Byrd A,Lynn K,Wolfish N,Ottati C,Stevens P,Howell D,Conlon P,Winn MP

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteocytes within the mineralized bone matrix control bone remodeling by regulating osteoblast and osteoclast activity. Osteocytes express the aging suppressor Klotho, but the functional role of this protein in skeletal homeostasis is unknown. Here we identify Klotho expression in osteocytes as a potent regulator of b...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Komaba H,Kaludjerovic J,Hu DZ,Nagano K,Amano K,Ide N,Sato T,Densmore MJ,Hanai JI,Olauson H,Bellido T,Larsson TE,Baron R,Lanske B

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major temporal changes in the case mix of patients accepted for renal replacement therapy impede analysis of long-term mortality trends in end-stage renal disease patients. A record linkage study of 2 large electronic hospital inpatient data sets with national mortality data used standardization by age, sex, and comor...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Stengel B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials and experimental studies have highlighted the importance of epigenetic processes in the development of diabetic complications. One of the earliest features of diabetic nephropathy is renal enlargement. The epidermal growth factor (EGF) has a pivotal role in the development of diabetic nephromegaly and ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Gilbert RE,Huang Q,Thai K,Advani SL,Lee K,Yuen DA,Connelly KA,Advani A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00