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BACKGROUND:Guidelines for treating anemia in dialysis patients accept, as high-end range of serum ferritin useful to optimize erythropoietin therapy, values high as 500 to 900 microg/L, on the hypothesis that ferritin might be not representative of iron overload. METHODS:A superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) was used to make direct noninvasive magnetic measurements of nonheme hepatic iron content in 40 dialysis patients treated with intravenous iron, and liver iron content was compared with biochemical markers of iron status. RESULTS:Only 12/40 (30%) patients showed normal hepatic iron content (SQUID <400 microg/g), while 32.5% had mild (400 to 1000 microg/g) and 37.5% severe (>1000 microg/g) iron overload, although 28/40 patients (70%) had serum ferritin below 500 microg/L. Among many parameters, hepatic iron content was only correlated with ferritin (r= 0.324, P= 0.04). The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed the best specificity/sensitivity ratio to identify iron overload for ferritin >340 microg/L (W = 0.716). Multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that an increase in serum ferritin of 100 microg/L and female gender were independent variables associated with moderate to severe hepatic iron overload: OR 1.71 (95% CI 1.10 to 2.67) and OR 10.68 (95% CI 1.81 to 63.15), respectively. CONCLUSION:Hepatic iron overload is frequent in dialysis patients with ferritin below currently proposed high-end ranges, and the diagnostic power of ferritin in indicating true iron stores is better than presumed. Safety concerns should prompt a reevaluation of acceptable iron parameters, focusing on potential gender-specific differences, to avoid potentially harmful iron overload in a majority of dialysis patients, mainly females.
journal_name
Kidney Intjournal_title
Kidney internationalauthors
Canavese C,Bergamo D,Ciccone G,Longo F,Fop F,Thea A,Martina G,Piga Adoi
10.1111/j.1523-1755.2004.00480.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2004-03-01 00:00:00pages
1091-8issue
3eissn
0085-2538issn
1523-1755pii
S0085-2538(15)49803-5journal_volume
65pub_type
杂志文章abstract:BACKGROUND:It is still unclear whether age per se is associated with preservation of renal functional reserve, that is, of the increase in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) induced by appropriate vasodilating stimulus. METHODS:To gain insights into this issue, we evaluated the renal response to a maximal vasodilating s...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.0590031052.x
更新日期:2001-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:We aimed to identify genes with kidney specific, developmentally regulated expression. Here we report the cDNA sequence and expression pattern of KS, a novel kidney-specific rat gene. METHODS:A partial cDNA was identified by differential display polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of a renal cell fraction enric...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00143.x
更新日期:1998-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
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doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002481.x
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seropositivity is associated with increased risk for atherosclerotic disease in patients with end-stage renal disease. This association is due to a unique peripheral blood CD4(+) T cell population which lack CD28 (CD4(+)CD28(-) T cells). Here we found that this patient population has a significan...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2008.301
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS) may modulate the structural and functional changes that occur in the diabetic kidney. METHODS:Hypertensive transgenic (mREN-2)27 rat (TGR) that exhibit increased tissue renin expression were administered streptozotocin (STZ, diabetic) or citrate buffer (non-diabetic...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00019.x
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The kallikrein-kininogen-kinin system (KKK) has been implicated in the renal sodium excretion response to changes in dietary sodium. However, both increases and decreases in the activity of this system have been observed when urinary sodium excretion is augmented by a variety of maneuvers. To further evaluate the pote...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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abstract::Myeloproliferative neoplasms are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders that can produce an undefined glomerulopathy. To better characterize the glomerular disease associated with myeloproliferative neoplasms, we evaluated features of 11 patients with myeloproliferative neoplasm-related glomerulopathy that included ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2011.147
更新日期:2011-10-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00282.x
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Antineutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCAs) are implicated in the pathogenesis of systemic vasculitis. We asked whether ANCA could induce nitric oxide (NO) release from human neutrophils and, if so, whether this NO production was dependent on NO synthase (NOS) activity. METHODS:Neutrophil NO production was ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2001.059002593.x
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2008.699
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vascular calcification (VC) is an important reason for the high burden of vascular disease among chronic dialysis patients. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with increased promoters and decreased inhibitors of VC. The circulating levels of fetuin-A, a well-described inhibitor of calcification, regulate the c...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5002355
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00163.x
更新日期:2003-09-01 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
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1975.83
更新日期:1975-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:To study the molecular mechanism responsible for cadmium-induced Fanconi syndrome, an in vitro mouse model has been used. We have previously shown that exposure of primary cultures of kidney cortical cells to micromolar concentrations of cadmium inhibited uptake of the glucose analog, [14C] methyl alpha-d-gl...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00201.x
更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Vitamin D analogs may slow the progression of chronic kidney disease. Tan et al. report that paricalcitol has additive effects with an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) in suppressing extracellular matrix expression, interstitial inflammation, and myofibroblast activation in obstructive nephropathy. Paric...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/ki.2009.390
更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2017.07.030
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.2000.00999.x
更新日期:2000-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polycystic renal disease was induced in rats by feeding 2-amino-4,5-diphenylthiazole. Tubular (TBM) and glomerular basement membranes (GBM) were purified and analyzed for possible structural changes that may be a factor in the development of the tubular dilations and cysts. Changes in the relative quantities of TBM po...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1985.193
更新日期:1985-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1997.351
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1986.144
更新日期:1986-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1985.30
更新日期:1985-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1994.345
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.2013.273
更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00183.x
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00574.x
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.kint.2020.01.026
更新日期:2020-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1987.236
更新日期:1987-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1038/ki.2008.189
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::The effects of chronic respiratory alkalosis on divalent ion homeostasis have not been reported in any species. We studied four normal male subjects during a four-day control period (residence at 500 m), during six days of chronic respiratory alkalosis induced by hypobaric hypoxia (residence at 3450 m), followed by a ...
journal_title:Kidney international
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1038/ki.1992.340
更新日期:1992-09-01 00:00:00