Graft surveillance: venous pressure, access flow, or the combination?

abstract：:We compared the effects of calcitriol and doxercalciferol, in combination with either calcium carbonate or sevelamer, on bone, mineral, and fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) metabolism in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. A total of 60 pediatric patients treated with peritoneal dialysis were randomized t...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Wesseling-Perry K,Pereira RC,Sahney S,Gales B,Wang HJ,Elashoff R,Jüppner H,Salusky IB

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) plays a central role in the progression of renal fibrosis. TGF-beta transduces its signal through the activin receptor-like kinase (ALK)5. IN-1130, a novel small molecule ALK5 inhibitor, inhibited the purified kinase domain of ALK5-mediated Smad3 phosphorylation with an I...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Moon JA,Kim HT,Cho IS,Sheen YY,Kim DK

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The peritoneum is progressively denuded of its mesothelial cell monolayer in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). These alterations of the mesothelium cause membrane dysfunction and progressive peritoneal fibrosis. Integrins regulate cell motility and play an important role in wound ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Tamura M,Osajima A,Nakayamada S,Anai H,Kabashima N,Kanegae K,Ota T,Tanaka Y,Nakashima Y

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of these studies was to quantitatively assess the role of endogenous angiotensin II activity in controlling transport in the proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) and whole nephron. We used the nonpeptide angiotensin II receptor antagonist DuP 753, which lacks the agonist and kinin/prostaglandin-inducing proper...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Xie MH,Liu FY,Wong PC,Timmermans PB,Cogan MG

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystin-1 (PC1) and -2 (PC2), products of the PKD1 and PKD2 genes, are mutated in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). They localize to the primary cilia; however, their ciliary function is in dispute. Loss of either the primary cilia or PC1 or PC2 causes cyst formation. However, loss of both cilia...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Shao L,El-Jouni W,Kong F,Ramesh J,Kumar RS,Shen X,Ren J,Devendra S,Dorschel A,Wu M,Barrera I,Tabari A,Hu K,Haque N,Yambayev I,Li S,Kumar A,Behera TR,McDonough G,Furuichi M,Xifaras M,Lu T,Alhayaza RM,Miyabaya

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endostatin (EST), an antiangiogenic factor, is enriched in aging kidneys. EST is also an interactive partner of transglutaminase 2 (TG2), an enzyme that cross-links extracellular matrix proteins. Here we tested whether EST and TG2 play a role in the fibrosis of aging. In wild-type mice, aging kidneys exhibited a 2- to...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Lin CH,Chen J,Zhang Z,Johnson GV,Cooper AJ,Feola J,Bank A,Shein J,Ruotsalainen HJ,Pihlajaniemi TA,Goligorsky MS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The renal proximal tubule actively transports charged, potentially toxic xenobiotics from blood to lumen. Basolateral uptake of organic anions is indirectly coupled to the sodium gradient through Na-dicarboxylate cotransport and dicarboxylate-organic anion exchange. Upon entry, a significant fraction of intracellular ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pritchard JB,Miller DS

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic inflammation and oxidative stress are highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease (ESRD). These conditions contribute to high mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in this patient population. To our knowledge, no pr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pupim LB,Himmelfarb J,McMonagle E,Shyr Y,Ikizler TA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are dependent on residual renal function for solute and water clearances, and this declines with time on dialysis. Loop diuretics have been postulated to slow this decline. METHODS:Sixty-one patients new to dialysis were randomly assigned to eithe...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Medcalf JF,Harris KP,Walls J

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high frequency (25%) of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies is observed in French hemodialyzed patients; this is associated with detectable viremia in 85% and results in chronic hepatitis in more than 90%. We conducted a pilot study to examine the tolerance and efficacy of alpha-2b Interferon therapy upon HCV in...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pol S,Thiers V,Carnot F,Zins B,Romeo R,Berthelot P,Bréchot C

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein (THP) is a unique protein that is produced exclusively by cells of the thick ascending limb of Henle's loop (TALH). This study examined whether dietary salt altered renal THP production. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were examined on days 1, 4, and 15 following placement in met...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Ying WZ,Sanders PW

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：:Insulin resistance has been associated with kidney disease even in the absence of diabetes; however, pathways linking insulin resistance to kidney disease are unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine if transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, a key cytokine associated with kidney disease, responds to circul...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Huan Y,DeLoach S,Daskalakis C,Dunn SR,Sharma K,Falkner B

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary hyperoxaluria type I (PH I) is a congenital error of metabolism that can be manifested by an increased oxalate production, and ultimately result in kidney failure. After a combined liver/kidney transplantation, children with PH I have persistent excretion of oxalate that causes crystal formation in the urinary...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Jouvet P,Priqueler L,Gagnadoux MF,Jan D,Beringer A,Lacaille F,Revillon Y,Broyer M,Daudon M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A genome-wide association scan of the Genetics of Kidneys in Diabetes (GoKinD) collections identified four novel susceptibility loci, located on chromosomes 7p14.3, 9q21.32, 11p15.4, and 13q33.3 associated with type 1 diabetic nephropathy. A recent evaluation of these loci in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes sup...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pezzolesi MG,Poznik GD,Skupien J,Smiles AM,Mychaleckyj JC,Rich SS,Warram JH,Krolewski AS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The hypothesis that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors interfere with the treatment of anemia with recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEPO) remains controversial. To test this hypothesis, a retrospective analysis was conducted in a large group of hemodialysis patients with renal anemia. METHODS...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Hayashi K,Hasegawa K,Kobayashi S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow (BM) cells are reported to contribute to the process of regeneration following myocardial infarction. The present study examined two independent clonal studies to determine the origin of bone marrow (BM)-derived cardiomyocytes. First, we transplanted single CD34(-)c-kit(+)Sca-1(+)lineage(-) side population...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Fukuda K,Fujita J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent identification of RPGRIP1L as a Joubert syndrome gene brings the total of known genes to five. Three of these are also associated with the lethal Meckel syndrome, and two with Senior-Løken syndrome; both of these disorders share Joubert syndrome phenotypes, illustrating the genetic complexity of this. ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Harris PC

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of effective therapies for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been hindered by delayed diagnosis in the clinical setting, varying definitions of AKI, and limited prognostic information. In a study by Portilla et al., elevations in liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) were found to predict AKI in childr...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Thurman JM,Parikh CR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the utility of interleukin-10 (IL-10), a cytokine with potent anti-macrophage and anti-Th1 activity, in the treatment of experimental anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) nephritis in the rat. Accelerated anti-GBM disease was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by immunization with rabbit IgG, follow...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Chadban SJ,Tesch GH,Lan HY,Atkins RC,Nikolic-Paterson DJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mice overexpressing thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) develop mixed cryoglobulinemia with renal disease closely resembling human cryoglobulin-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), including glomerular deposits of immunoglobulins and complement. We assessed the effect of complement inh...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Mühlfeld AS,Segerer S,Hudkins K,Farr AG,Bao L,Kraus D,Holers VM,Quigg RJ,Alpers CE

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine plays an important role in regulation of renal sodium transport. Proximal tubule cells produce dopamine after decarboxylation of L-DOPA via the enzyme aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC). The presence and cellular localization of AADC-like immunoreactivity (-LI) and AADC mRNA were examined during pre- ...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Meister B,Fried G,Holgert H,Aperia A,Hökfelt T

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid abnormalities have been suggested as a major cause of the accelerated atherosclerosis and the high incidence of coronary heart disease in chronic renal failure patients. In the present work the postprandial lipoprotein metabolism was studied in chronic dialysis patients with or without fasting hypertriglyceridem...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Weintraub M,Burstein A,Rassin T,Liron M,Ringel Y,Cabili S,Blum M,Peer G,Iaina A

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The soluble urokinase receptor (suPAR) promotes proteinuria and induces focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)-like lesions in mice. A serum suPAR concentration cutoff of 3000 pg/ml has been proposed as a clinical biomarker for patients with FSGS. Interestingly, several studies in patients with glomerulopathy found...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Meijers B,Maas RJ,Sprangers B,Claes K,Poesen R,Bammens B,Naesens M,Deegens JK,Dietrich R,Storr M,Wetzels JF,Evenepoel P,Kuypers D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have recently demonstrated an increase in apoptosis in Han:SPRD rat kidneys with autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Caspase-3 and caspase-7 are major mediators of apoptosis. There are two pathways of caspase-3 and caspase-7-mediated apoptosis: (1) the "extrinsic" pathway involving the d...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Tao Y,Kim J,Stanley M,He Z,Faubel S,Schrier RW,Edelstein CL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is clear that genetic predispositions play a role in progressive glomerulosclerosis, identification of specific genes is difficult because of natural genetic heterogeneity among individuals. We have reported a differential susceptibility to progressive glomerulosclerosis after induction of experimental glo...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Aben JA,Ijpelaar DH,Baelde H,Worley P,Noble N,Bruijn JA,de Heer E

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclosporine A (CsA) is a potent immunosuppressive drug that inhibits the transcription of several proinflammatory cytokines including interleukin-2. In contrast, CsA stimulates transcription of the pleuripotent cytokine, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF beta). Since the effect of CsA in transplant recipients is u...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Pankewycz OG,Miao L,Isaacs R,Guan J,Pruett T,Haussmann G,Sturgill BC

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D hydroxylated at carbon 25 (25(OH)D) is generally recognized as a precursor of active vitamin D. Despite its low affinity for the vitamin D receptor (VDR), both deficient and excessive 25(OH)D levels are associated with poor clinical outcomes. Here we studied direct effects of 25(OH)D3 on the kidney using 25(...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Kusunoki Y,Matsui I,Hamano T,Shimomura A,Mori D,Yonemoto S,Takabatake Y,Tsubakihara Y,St-Arnaud R,Isaka Y,Rakugi H

更新日期：2015-11-01 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 pathologic and clinical features of 16 patients with dense intramembranous deposit disease are described. By light microscopy nine patients had membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, five had focal segmental necrotizing glomerulonephritis with segmental epithelial crescents, four of whom also had a prominent tu...

journal_title：Kidney international

authors： Sibley RK,Kim Y

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00