Adjusting dry weight by extracellular volume and body composition in hemodialysis patients.

abstract：:In order to evaluate effects of metabolic acidosis on glucose metabolism in uremia, we studied, by an intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT), 46 patients with severe chronic renal failure divided into three groups according to their blood bicarbonate (BB) values: group A formed by 15 patients without or with light...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Allegra V,Mengozzi G,Martimbianco L,Vasile A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to determine if low doses of ciclosporin (CS) designed to give fasting serum levels of 50-100 ng/ml achieve effective immunosuppression when used from the early postoperative period after renal transplantation. Ninety-four primary renal transplant recipients were studied. Group 1 patients were treate...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Brady HR,Kamel KS,Harding ME,Cook GT,deVeber GA,Cardella CJ

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using immunofluorescence, we studied 19 patients with IgA nephropathy to determine whether the expression of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 in glomeruli might reflect the disease activity. The relationship between the expression of ICAM-1 and the infiltration of lymphocytes, monocytes and polymorphonuclear l...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Tomino Y,Ohmuro H,Kuramoto T,Shirato I,Eguchi K,Sakai H,Okumura K,Koide H

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum concentrations of soluble interleukin 2 receptor (IL-2R) were measured in 65 hemodialysis patients and compared with serum levels of beta 2-microglobulin and tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA). Elevated IL-2R levels, found in 85% of examined patients, correlated with elevated TPA serum concentrations (p less than ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Walz G,Kunzendorf U,Josimovic-Alasevic O,Preuschoff L,Schwarz A,Keller F,Asmus G,Offermann G,Diamantstein T,Distler A

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The daily urinary excretion of oxalate has been found to be lower than normal in patients with renal failure and the decrease to be directly proportional to the impairment of renal function. It has also been found that the gut flora from uremic patients destroys oxalate 'in vitro' more efficiently than the gut flora f...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Camici M,Balestri PL,Lupetti S,Colizzi V,Falcone G

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1,026 patients undergoing haemodialysis as the only chronic treatment were studied in all the dialysis units of the Veneto region, Italy. Aluminium was determined in water, dialysis fluids, and patients' serum. Aluminium mean concentration was 9.1 micrograms/l in tap water and 13.3 and 15.7 micrograms/l in ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Piccoli A,Andriani M,Mattiello G,Nordio M,Modena F,Dalla Rosa C

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the cytokines responsible for the increase in production of IgA in patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the roles of interleukin-4 (IL-4) and soluble CD23 (sCD23) were examined. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and serum were obtained from 24 patients with IgAN and 14 patients with non-IgA prol...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Yano N,Endoh M,Takemura F,Naka R,Kashem A,Nomoto Y,Sakai H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From a review of the literature regarding kinetic models used for assessing the adequacy of hemodialysis, no definite conclusions can be drawn as to whether the classical urea kinetic model (UKM) or modified direct dialysis quantification (mDDQ) is more reliable. We compared mDDQ with classical UKM and with a modified...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Bosticardo GM,Alloatti S

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal handling of urate, xanthine and hypoxanthine was studied in a hypouricemic patient who had increased plasma concentrations of xanthine and hypoxanthine. The patient, a 50-year-old man, had been suffering from Parkinson's disease, while neither systemic disorders nor particular renal diseases known to affect plas...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Kawachi M,Kono N,Kiyokawa H,Mineo I,Nakajima H,Shimizu T,Yorifuji S,Kuwajima M,Tarui S

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that calcium deposition and calcium content in cultured human aortic smooth muscle cells (SMC) increased when the cells are incubated in a medium with a high phosphate concentration (2 mM). To determine the cellular components or soluble factors contributing to the deposition, we cultured commerci...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Watanabe Y,Suzuki M,Oyama Y,Kusano E,Tamba K,Iimura O,Ito C,Imai M,Asano Y

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Although the PTH-suppressive effect of intravenous calcitriol has already been demonstrated by various studies, the precise dose-response to calcitriol has not been fully determined for uremic secondary hyperparathyroidism (2HPT). In order to investigate in detail the dose-response of intravenous calcit...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Koshikawa S,Akizawa T,Kurokawa K,Marumo F,Sakai O,Arakawa M,Morii H,Seino Y,Ogata E,Ohashi Y,Akiba T,Tsukamoto Y,Suzuki M

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine (CsA) nephrotoxicity is partially mediated by renal vasoconstriction due to an imbalance between vasodilator and vasoconstrictor eicosanoids. LSL 90202 is a purified lysine salt of eicosapentaenoic acid which is a known inhibitor of renal eicosanoid synthesis. The aim of the present work was to determine ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Torras J,Valles J,Sanchez J,Sabate I,Seron D,Carrera M,Castelao AM,Herrero I,Puig-Parellada P,Alsina J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old male was admitted to the hospital because of polyuria and polydipsia. After admission, proteinuria and hematuria were found. The kidney function deteriorated and necessitated the initiation of chronic hemodialysis. Examination of the bone marrow revealed multiple myeloma and kappa light chains were found...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Knobler H,Kopolovic J,Kleinman Y,Rubinger D,Silver J,Friedlaender MM,Popovtzer MM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The renal prognosis of post-renal acute kidney injury (PoR-AKI) has not been verified so far. The objective of this study was to assess the association of baseline anemia with long-term renal prognosis in patients with PoR-AKI. METHODS:We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Consecutive ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Sasaki S,Kawarazaki H,Hasegawa T,Shima H,Naganuma T,Shibagaki Y

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericardial drainage via percutaneous catheter placement and local nonabsorbable steroid instillation was employed as definitive therapy for uremic patients who had intractable pericardial effusions. Twelve patients are reported. Prior daily dialysis, and in one case systemic steroids, were not curative. 11 of 12 case...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Buselmeier TJ,Simmons RL,Najarian JS,Mauer SM,Matas AJ,Kjellstrand CM

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was designed to evaluate the eventual correction of anemia and iron status in 39 iron-deficient uremics starting hemodialysis. Nine patients (control group) had no iron supplementation, 10 had oral ferrous iron, and 20 were treated with intravenous iron gluconate. Follow-up periods were 12 month...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Fudin R,Jaichenko J,Shostak A,Bennett M,Gotloib L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a cytokine which plays an important role in the division, proliferation and migration of endothelial cells. In the kidney, VEGF expression is found in glomerular podocytes and in tubular epithelial cells, which may result in acute inflammatory reactions. METHODS:...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Prakash S,Agrawal S,Kumar S,Prasad N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 12 weeks following 5/6 nephrectomy in rats with moderate uremia (creatinine 0.7-1.2 mg/100 ml, BUN 53-89 mg/100 ml), no significant increases in total soft tissue calcification were observed. The calcium concentration of skeletal muscle remained unchanged at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after surgery. A slight but no...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Ellis KJ,Martino A,Yasumura S,Brook D,Cohn SH,Letteri JM

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the great problem of viral hepatitis in hemodialysis patients, the Italian Society of Nephrology decided to perform a national epidemiologic survey. We contacted 467 nephrological centers by a questionnaire which let us have information on 25,746 uremic patients: 18,338 on HD, 2,250 on PD and 5,176 with kid...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Mioli VA,Balestra E,Bibiano L,Carletti P,Della Bella S,Fanciulli E,Gaffi G,Marinelli R,Perilli R,Ricciatti AM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent intradialytic hypotension is probably the most severely disabling feature in dialysis patients and the etiology is multifactorial. We assessed the efficacy and safety of midodrine, a selective alpha1-adrenergic pressor agent in 12 patients with recurrent intradialytic hypotension. Symptomatic intradialytic h...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lim PS,Yang CC,Li HP,Lim YT,Yeh CH

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the psychosocial effects of exercise training on hemodialysis (HD) patients. Thirty-one uremic patients, aged 50.6+/-11.6 years, on maintenance HD were studied. Twenty patients were selected at random for a 6-month exercise renal rehabilitation program (ERRP) consisting of 3 weekly ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Kouidi E,Iacovides A,Iordanidis P,Vassiliou S,Deligiannis A,Ierodiakonou C,Tourkantonis A

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:29 patients receiving haemodialysis treatment for chronic renal failure were divided into two groups on the basis of the presence or absence of bone disease as defined by radiology and bone alkaline phosphatase. The group of patient with bone disease showed a significantly greater increase in protein-bound calcium dur...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Gosling P,Naik RB,Price CP,Sammons HG,Robinson BH

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anderson-Fabry disease (AFd) is a rare X-linked disorder characterized by deficiency of alpha-galactosidase A that leads to systemic accumulation of neutral glycosphingolipids, predominantly globotriaosylceramide (Gb3), in body fluids and visceral tissues, including the kidney. End-stage renal failure is a common mani...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Sessa A,Meroni M,Battini G,Maglio A,Nebuloni M,Tosoni A,Panichi V,Bertagnolio B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the length of hemodialysis on the outcome of renal transplant was evaluated in 43 recipients of renal allograft. 22 out of 23 patients (95.7%) dialyzed for longer than one year had an excellent renal function at one year, while only 10 out of 20 patients (50%) dialyzed for less than one year had good ren...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Rashid A,Sengar DP,Couture RA,Posen GA,Harris JE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Enamel-renal syndrome is characterized by nephrocalcinosis, enamel defects, gingival hyperplasia and eruption failures. It has been recently identified that recessive mutations in the FAM20A gene result in amelogenesis imperfecta (AI)-gingival fibromatosis. The aim of this research to determine whether ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Koruyucu M,Seymen F,Gencay G,Gencay K,Tuna EB,Shin TJ,Hyun HK,Kim YJ,Kim JW

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgA nephropathy besides exhibiting a characteristic geographical distribution has been noted to have a low incidence in the blacks of the USA. There is a paucity of data on IgA nephropathy in the blacks of Africa. We report our findings among the blacks and compare these with Indians. An analysis of the primary glomer...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Seedat YK,Nathoo BC,Parag KB,Naiker IP,Ramsaroop R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 16-year-old female with acro-renal-ocular syndrome complicated by ventricular septal defect is described. Renal biopsy was performed for the first time in this syndrome, and the results suggested that proteinuria and renal dysfunction were caused by chronic pyelonephritis secondary to malrotation of the kidney and a...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Naito T,Kida H,Yokoyama H,Abe T,Takeda S,Uno D,Hattori N

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:136 patients on hemodialysis, 89 males and 47 females, were studied; we evaluated the index of hepatic function (SGOT and SGPT) and antibodies against HCV. We observed 42 cases of increased transaminases classified as non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis. Antibodies against HCV were present in 40 patients. Among 42 patients ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： La Russa A,Bufano G,Cauzzi L,Pecchini P

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The development of abnormalities in red blood cell (RBC) deformability in patients undergoing hemodialysis remains a major problem, because it is related to peripheral microcirculation, oxygen supply, and various complications in such patients. gamma-Linolenic acid (GLA; 18:3n-6), one of the polyunsaturated ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Iijima S,Otsuka F,Kikuchi H,Yamada K,Nakajima T,Yahiro K,Kondo A

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of T cell-mediated immunity in the early phase of nephrotoxic serum nephritis (NTN) was examined by transfer of pan T, CD8-positive, and CD4-positive cells. The disease was induced by transferring rabbit gamma-globulin (RGG)-sensitized T cells to nude (rnu/rnu) rats pretreated with a subnephritogenic dose (a ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Kuroda T,Kawasaki K,Oite T,Arakawa M,Shimizu F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00