Vascular permeability factor mRNA and protein expression in human kidney.

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation is to analyze changes in plasma 1,25-(OH)2D and 24,25-(OH)2D after successful renal transplantation in 20 children and young adults. Studies were performed on 8 subjects between the 1st and 10th month and on 12 others between the 20th and 30th to 36th month. Samples were assayed for p...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Garabedian M,Silve C,Levy-Bentolila D,Bourdeau A,Ulmann A,Nguyen TM,Lieberherr M,Broyer M,Balsan S

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nephrotoxic glomerulonephritis is induced by the administration of antibody against the glomerular basement membrane (GBM). We demonstrated previously that Fc receptors for immunoglobulin G (IgG) (FcgammaR) play crucial roles in the induction of accelerated nephrotoxic glomerulonephritis by using FcRgamma-de...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fujii T,Hamano Y,Ueda S,Akikusa B,Yamasaki S,Ogawa M,Saisho H,Verbeek JS,Taki S,Saito T

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) are key mediators of adverse peritoneal membrane remodeling in peritoneal dialysis eventually leading to ultrafiltration failure. Both are pleiotropic growth factors with cell type-dependent regulation of expression and biological eff...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Catar R,Witowski J,Wagner P,Annett Schramm I,Kawka E,Philippe A,Dragun D,Jörres A

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11 beta-OHSD) transforms endogenous glucocorticoids to their respective "biologically inert" 11-dehydro derivatives. A decrease in enzyme activity allows glucocorticoids to induce mineralocorticoid-like renal sodium retention. Since positive sodium balance is required for optimum ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Brem AS,Bina B,Matheson KL,Barnes JL,Morris DJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk factors for disease states are rigorously defined. This analysis considers the definition of a risk factor as applied to the question of whether the serum phosphorus level is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Observational studies strongly suggest that phosphorus is associated with cardiovascular risk, an...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hruska K,Mathew S,Lund R,Fang Y,Sugatani T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defective recycling of megalin consequent to impaired phosphatidylinositol metabolism has been implicated as a mechanism causing tubular proteinuria in patients with Lowe syndrome. In this issue, Berquez et al. describe an innovative approach using a clinically approved drug to "rebalance" phosphatidylinositols and re...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Weisz OA

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crim1 is a cell-surface, transmembrane protein that binds to a variety of cystine knot-containing growth factors, including vascular endothelial growth factor A. In the developing renal glomerulus, Crim1 acts to tether vascular endothelial growth factor A to the podocyte cell surface, thus regulating its release to gl...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Wilkinson L,Gilbert T,Sipos A,Toma I,Pennisi DJ,Peti-Peterdi J,Little MH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our genetic hypercalciuric (GH) rats have been selected and inbred for 29 generations to maximize urine calcium (UCa) excretion compared to identical gender controls (Ctl). To determine the effect of the increased UCa on urinary supersaturation and stone formation, we pair fed 15 GH and 15 Ctl rats a standard 1.2% cal...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Bushinsky DA,Grynpas MD,Nilsson EL,Nakagawa Y,Coe FL

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both single-frequency bioimpedance and multiple-frequency spectroscopy are equally accurate in measuring total-body water and intracellular fluid. Estimates are consistent at a population level but not at the individual level, because of wide limits of agreement. There is no real 'gold standard' method providing estim...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Piccoli A

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enalapril effectively decreases hematocrits in patients with postrenal transplant erythrocytosis (PTE). We studied the effect of enalapril withdrawal on erythropoiesis in 18 patients with PTE who had been treated for 13 +/- 8 months. Hematocrit, reticulocyte count, plasma erythropoietin, and plasma insulin-like growth...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Julian BA,Gaston RS,Barker CV,Krystal G,Diethelm AG,Curtis JJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of the endothelial isoform of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) has been well established. Endothelium-derived nitric oxide has been shown to be essential for vascular homeostasis and modulation of eNOS has thus become a target in prevention of cardiovascular disease. The role of the inducible form of nitric...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Joles JA,Vos IH,Gröne HJ,Rabelink TJ

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying subjects with progressive chronic kidney disease will be important both in clinical practice and in conducting clinical trials. Pruijm et al. (in this issue) demonstrate for the first time that cortical oxygenation as evaluated by blood oxygenation level-dependent magnetic resonance imaging can predict fut...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Prasad PV

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The OSCAR study was a multicenter, prospective randomized open-label blinded end-point study of 1164 Japanese elderly hypertensive patients comparing the efficacy of angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) uptitration to an ARB plus calcium channel blocker (CCB) combination. In this prospective study, we performed presp...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kim-Mitsuyama S,Ogawa H,Matsui K,Jinnouchi T,Jinnouchi H,Arakawa K

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From August 1987 through February 1995 we performed 42 surgical procedures in 29 patients with occluded or stenotic radiocephalic arteriovenous fistulae. Operations were designed to preserve native veins for cannulation (Group I) or to preserve access in the same forearm, bypassing the failed fistula (Group II). For 2...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Oakes DD,Sherck JP,Cobb LF

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organomercurial diuretics stimulate renin secretion although the underlying cellular mechanisms remain undefined. Since organomercurials are also known to react with sulfhydryl groups, the present studies determined the effects of sulfhydryl reagents on renin secretion. The effects of the non-diuretic mercurial agent,...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lee DY,Cho KW,Lee JS,Honeyman TW,Park CS

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the role of the plasminogen activator/plasmin system in extracellular matrix (ECM) degradation by human mesangial cells cultured on thin films of 125I-labeled ECM (Matrigel). ECM degradation (release of 125I into the medium) was dependent on exogenous plasminogen, proportional to the number of mesangial ce...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Baricos WH,Cortez SL,el-Dahr SS,Schnaper HW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative importance of sarcopenia and its individual components as independent predictors of mortality in the dialysis population has not been determined. We estimated whole-body muscle mass using pre-dialysis bioimpedance spectroscopy measurements in 645 ACTIVE/ADIPOSE-enrolled prevalent hemodialysis patients fro...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kittiskulnam P,Chertow GM,Carrero JJ,Delgado C,Kaysen GA,Johansen KL

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the complement regulatory proteins are associated with several different diseases. Although these mutations cause dysregulated alternative pathway activation throughout the body, the kidneys are the most common site of injury. The susceptibility of the kidney to alternative pathway-mediated injury may be ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Laskowski J,Renner B,Le Quintrec M,Panzer S,Hannan JP,Ljubanovic D,Ruseva MM,Borza DB,Antonioli AH,Pickering MC,Holers VM,Thurman JM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous work has documented an acceleration of proteolysis and branched-chain amino acid oxidation when muscles from rats with chronic metabolic acidosis were incubated in vitro. The present study examines the impact of chronic metabolic acidosis on whole body amino acid turnover and oxidation in chronically catheter...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： May RC,Masud T,Logue B,Bailey J,England B

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) may be an important negative feedback modulator of endothelin-1 (ET-1)-stimulated mesangial cell proliferation and contraction. Recent studies suggest that ET-1 may induce prolonged mesangial cell PGE2 production, however the mechanism of this effect is unknown. The current study was undertaken...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hughes AK,Padilla E,Kutchera WA,Michael JR,Kohan DE

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic balance studies were performed in six adrenalectomized patients to investigate the renal and systemic acid-base consequences of mineralocorticoid deficiency in the absence of either glucocorticoid deficiency or parenchymal renal disease. Constant glucocorticoid replacement was provided with dexamethasone, 750 ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sebastian A,Sutton JM,Hulter HN,Schambelan M,Poler SM

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we studied a possible association between low parathyroid hormone (PTH) status and mortality in incident patients undergoing hemodialysis . A total of 1983 patients were included at baseline and prospectively followed for 24 months. Patients were classified according to their Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outc...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Merle E,Roth H,London GM,Jean G,Hannedouche T,Bouchet JL,Drüeke T,Fouque D,Daugas E,French Calcium and Phosphate Observatory.

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colony stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) is a chemoattractant and growth factor for macrophages. In autoimmune MRL-lpr mice, CSF-1 is detected in the circulation and there is an increase in CSF-1 transcripts and macrophages in the kidney. The purpose of this study was to establish whether the MRL-lpr kidney is responsible ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Naito T,Griffiths RC,Coffman TM,Kelley VR

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progranulin (PGRN), an autocrine growth factor, has multiple physiological functions and is widely involved in the pathogenesis of many types of diseases. The pivotal anti-inflammatory function of PGRN in rheumatoid arthritis encouraged us to examine the role of PGRN in acute kidney injury (AKI). We found that levels ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Zhou M,Tang W,Fu Y,Xu X,Wang Z,Lu Y,Liu F,Yang X,Wei X,Zhang Y,Liu J,Geng X,Zhang C,Wan Q,Li N,Yi F

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Lipid peroxidation impairs renal function. Aldosterone contributes to renal injury in the remnant kidney model. This study aimed to determine the effects of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) on renal function and aldosterone levels in chronic renal failure. METHODS:Adult male Wistar rats were submitted...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Shimizu MH,Coimbra TM,de Araujo M,Menezes LF,Seguro AC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. The objective of this study was to determine whether alterations of the plasma and urinary VEGF and sFLT-1 levels were related to the stages and risk factors of diabetic nephropathy. ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kim NH,Oh JH,Seo JA,Lee KW,Kim SG,Choi KM,Baik SH,Choi DS,Kang YS,Han SY,Han KH,Ji YH,Cha DR

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive renal fibrosis is the final common pathway leading to renal failure irrespective of the initiating cause. Clinical studies of renal fibrosis found that prominent mast cell accumulation correlated with worse outcomes. Mast cells are pluripotent innate immune cells that synthesize and secrete profibrotic med...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Summers SA,Gan PY,Dewage L,Ma FT,Ooi JD,O'Sullivan KM,Nikolic-Paterson DJ,Kitching AR,Holdsworth SR

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most prevalent primary chronic glomerular disease for which no safe disease-specific therapies currently exist. IgAN is an autoimmune disease involving the production of autoantigenic, aberrantly O-glycosylated IgA1 and ensuing deposition of nephritogenic immune complexes in the kidney. A...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Myette JR,Kano T,Suzuki H,Sloan SE,Szretter KJ,Ramakrishnan B,Adari H,Deotale KD,Engler F,Shriver Z,Wollacott AM,Suzuki Y,Pereira BJG

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00