Oral glucose tolerance test after high-dose i.v. biotin administration in normoglucemic hemodialysis patients.

abstract：UNLABELLED:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease is an important complication and an independent risk factor for acute rejection and recipient morbidity-mortality. The aim of this study was to review the results of CMV disease in renal transplant recipients. METHOD:We have retrospectively analyzed CMV disease in 120 renal tra...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Cavdar C,Celtik A,Saglam F,Sifil A,Atila K,Celik A,Tosun P,Olmuscelik O,Bora S,Gulay H,Camsari T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of giant renal cyst measuring 30 cm, accompanied by abdominal swelling and erythrocytosis, is presented. A 45-year-old male presented with large abdominal mass, atrophic left kidney, hypertension, and erythrocytosis. The patient underwent multiple preoperative phlebotomies, open extirpation of the cyst, and n...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Pejcic T,Hadzi-Djokic J,Markovic B,Naumovic R

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Elevated serum levels of sIL-2R are commonly observed in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). However, the clinical implications in these subjects are unclear. This study is aimed to assess the significance of elevated sIL-2R levels in MHD patients.Methods: A total of 382 MHD patients were f...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Chen X,Li Y,Ding X,Zou J,Shen B,Liu Z,Lv W,Cao X,Xiang F

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In Taiwan, the widespread use of organophosphates (OPs) in agricultural and household environments results in numerous OP poisoning. To better understand the clinical significance of associated parameters on respiratory failure and patient outcome, we evaluate patients admitted to the Nephrology ward in our ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Lin CL,Yang CT,Pan KY,Huang CC

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The male spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR), as it ages, suffers many of the renal and cardiovascular complications that are recognized in humans as risk factors for radiocontrast (RC) agent induced renal failure (RF). Knowledge of this led us to test this strain of rats as a small animal model for RC-induced renal ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Duarte CG,Zhang J,Ellis S

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major problem, currently without treatments in clinical use. This reflects the failure of animal models to mimic the severity of IRI observed in clinical practice. Most described models lack both the ability to inflict a permanent reduction in renal function and the sensiti...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Whalen H,Shiels P,Littlejohn M,Clancy M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) ameliorates chronic renal failure, but its mechanism of action is unclear. This study was designed to test the delivery of HGF in the PCI-neo vector, using the 5/6 nephrectomized rat as a model for chronic renal failure, and to confirm that this protective...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Wang HY,Yang LZ,Gu CM,Chen Y,Zhao Y,Zhao D,Li TS,Cui MJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is strongly associated with morbidity and mortality in dialysis patients. However, the significance of high CRP levels in pre-dialysis patients has not been studied extensively. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of elevated serum CRP in pre-dialy...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Razeghi E,Parkhideh S,Ahmadi F,Khashayar P

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetic polymorphism of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) has been implicated in the risk of diabetic nephropathy (DN), but the published findings were inconsistent. We performed a comprehensive meta-analysis to derive a more precise estimation of the association between genetic polymorphisms of eNOS ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Zhang Y,Xiao HQ,Zeng XT,Zuo HX,Xu YC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently we demonstrated the effect of fenoldopam on ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) induced NFkappaB mediated pro-inflammatory signal transduction. However, the effect of fenoldopam on I/R-induced apoptosis is not known. We utilized a rat model of acute ischemic nephropathy to test the hypothesis that fenoldopam attenuate...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Aravindan N,Cata JP,Dougherty PM,Shaw AD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncertainty of measurement is the numeric expression of the errors associated with all measurements taken in clinical laboratories. Serum creatinine concentration is the most common diagnostic marker for acute kidney injury. The goal of this study was to determine the effect of the uncertainty of measurement of serum ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Kin Tekce B,Tekce H,Aktas G,Uyeturk U

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Oxidative stress (OS) and endothelial dysfunction are implicated in accelerated atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We assessed endothelial function, OS, and carotid intimal medial thickness (CIMT) and their correlates in 44 CKD stage 5 patients (group III) before and after hemodialysis (HD), 40 patien...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Khaira A,Mahajan S,Kumar A,Saraya A,Tiwari SC,Prakash S,Gupta A,Bhowmik D,Agarwal SK

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Experimental studies have shown that increased levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in uremia may cause elevation of intracellular calcium, predisposing to insulin resistance and lipid metabolism abnormalities. Administration of calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) in these models protects against the development ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Zanos S,Mitsopoulos E,Sakellariou G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). We previously reported renal parenchymal damage in autopsy subjects with stroke or abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between renal histology and clinical characteristics of pat...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Niizuma S,Nakamura S,Ishibashi-Ueda H,Yoshihara F,Kawano Y

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In various renal injuries, tissue damage occurs and platelet activation is observed. Recent studies suggest that some factors, such as serotonin, are released into microenvironment upon platelet activation following renal injury. In the present study, we aimed to investigate whether platelets and platelet-released ser...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Erikci A,Ucar G,Yabanoglu-Ciftci S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injectable vitamin D agents are commonly used to manage secondary hyperparathyroidism in dialysis patients. Yet, there are few data documenting the trends and geographic variations in the use of these agents in large, representative samples. We sought to describe patterns and variations in the use of vitamin D formula...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Beaubrun AC,Brookhart MA,Sleath B,Wang L,Kshirsagar AV

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valacyclovir induced neurotoxicity is a life-threatening complication, usually starting 24-48 h after drug-peak serum concentrations. The elderly with impaired renal function seem to be the most susceptible group to valacyclovir neurotoxicity. Although hemodialysis is considered the best method for rapid drug removal,...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Pipili C,Pantelias K,Deda E,Tsiamalos P,Kostis E,Grapsa E

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous crescentic glomerulonephritis (SCG)/Kj mice are a candidate for suitable animal model of human pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN). In the present study, we used renal biopsy technique and analyzed time sequence correlations among crescent formation and glomerular neutrophil infiltrat...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Miyazawa S,Saiga K,Nemoto K,Mae T,Hotta O

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thomas syndrome is a rare syndrome including Potter sequence, renal anomalies, heart defects, cleft palate with other oropharyngeal anomalies. Here, we report a newborn with Potter sequence, bilateral renal hypoplasia and cystic dysplasia, multiple cardiovascular malformations, long large ears, frontal bossing, small ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Ozkaya H,Akcan AB,Aydemir G,Aydınöz S,Kul M,Karademir F,Süleymanoğlu S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemodialysis (HD) patients often experience cardiovascular events, that might be related to altered calcium-phosphate metabolism, dyslipidemia, and chronic inflammation in addition to hypertension. Sevelamer, a non-calcium-containing phosphate binder, may improve the lipid profile of HD patients. However, th...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Yamada K,Fujimoto S,Tokura T,Fukudome K,Ochiai H,Komatsu H,Sato Y,Hara S,Eto T

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: To study the efficacy and safety of sustained low-efficiency diafiltration (SLEDf) versus hemodialysis (HD) for patients with wasp stings who developed stage III acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of consecutive patients who developed AKI following wasp stings....

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Deng YY,Shen JM,Mao YN,Gou R,Li WW,Ye TT

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Dyslipidemia is one of the onset and risk factors of chronic kidney disease and renal function drop is seen in lipoprotein abnormal animal models. However, the detailed molecular mechanism of renal lipotoxicity has not been clarified. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the influence of chole...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Honzumi S,Takeuchi M,Kurihara M,Fujiyoshi M,Uchida M,Watanabe K,Suzuki T,Ishii I

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compared to prior studies which frequently pinpoint the impairment of one parameter or function, this paper reports for the first time an extensive characterization of the toxic effects of gentamicin in a single model of primary cultured rabbit proximal tubule cells developed without insulin and glucose. Biochemical, ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Monteil C,Leclere C,Fillastre JP,Morin JP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of nifedipine and piracetam alone or in combination in the protection of renal function and morphology after cyclosporin A (CyA) administration. Thirty healthy mongrel dogs with a mean body weight of 15 kg were sacrificed. Six animals (group C) were given CyA 20 mg/kg bod...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Grekas D,Alivanis P,Kalekou H,Papayianni K,Karamouzis M,Tourkantonis A

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Oxidative stress due to hyperglycemia is a major cause of diabetes complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of pomegranate seed oil (PSO) on serum biochemical parameters, cardiomyopathy and nephropathy induced by diabetes mellitus. METHOD:W/A adult rats were divided into four groups (12...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Mollazadeh H,Sadeghnia HR,Hoseini A,Farzadnia M,Boroushaki MT

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mortality is a major problem in renal transplant patients, and appropriate preoperative evaluation is very important. We retrospectively reviewed the left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) of renal transplant patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The clinical records of 1763 patients who had preoperative LVEF result...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Ozkul F,Kasim Arik M,Erbiş H,Akbaş A,Yilmaz VT,Barutcu A,Ali Osmanoğlu I,Kocak H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The kidney is one of the prior damaged organs subjected to severe infection and sepsis shock. Our previous studies have shown that the normal mesenteric lymph (NML) obtained from healthy dogs could alleviate multiple organ injuries following endotoxic shock. In the current study, we further investigated the ...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Zhao ZG,Zhang LM,Song W,Du HB,Cui H,Niu CY

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, obesity has reached an epidemic stage and represents a challenge for health authorities across the globe. Certainly, with emergence of obesity epidemic, we started to see an increase in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and nephrolithiasis. Interestingly, epidemiologic studies have shown that t...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Ahmed MH,Ahmed HT,Khalil AA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews our experience with 111 pediatric patients following open-heart surgery over 1-year period. Peritoneal dialysis was required in 34 of 111 children (30.6%). We randomly selected 33 patients who did not require peritoneal dialysis as control group. The indications of dialysis were oligoanuria and/or...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Baskin E,Gulleroglu KS,Saygili A,Aslamaci S,Varan B,Tokel K

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1), the major fibrogenic growth factor, is implicated in the pathogenesis of renal scarring in experimental and clinical nephropathies as well as in chronic allograft nephropathy. In this study we examined the pattern of changes of TGF-beta1 excretion in the urine an...

journal_title：Renal failure

authors： Goumenos DS,Tsakas S,Karavias D,Savidaki I,Karatzas T,Vlachojannis JG

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00