Kidney disease and silicosis.

abstract：:We report a case of graft intolerance syndrome in which transplant nephrectomy was performed 11 years after kidney transplantation. A 46-year-old man was admitted to our hospital in February 2018 with a mild fever, left lower abdominal pain, and gross hematuria with enlargement of the transplanted kidney. Urinary trac...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Tomonari M,Kobayashi A,Yamamoto I,Hatanaka S,Kawabe M,Yamakawa T,Katsumata H,Katsuma A,Mafune A,Nakada Y,Koike Y,Miki J,Kimura T,Tanno Y,Yamamoto H,Yokoo T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis as well as kidney injury secondary to fulminant intravascular hemolysis are rare extrapulmonary manifestations of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. We describe a 50-year-old female diagnosed with M. pneumoniae infection-associated hemolytic anemia, characterized by negative cold agglutinin tests but ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Carrara C,Abbate M,Sabadini E,Remuzzi G

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the role of vasoactive peptides such as endothelin (ET), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and human atrial natriuretic peptide (hANP) in the regulation of blood pressure in uremic patients, and to determine the effect of various types of dialyzer membranes on hemodialysis (HD)-induced changes in pla...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Niwa T,Fujishiro T,Uema K,Tsuzuki T,Tominaga Y,Emoto Y,Miyazaki T,Maeda K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The association between ultrafiltration rate (UFR) and mortality may be affected by the muscle mass or volume status in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, there is an absence of data regarding this association. METHODS:We performed an observational study on patients (≥18 years old) who had been on HD for ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lim Y,Yang G,Cho S,Kim SR,Lee YJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 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 concentration of ionic calcium (Ca2+ in the smooth muscular cells of the resistance vessels is a determining factor of their contraction. It depends on the influx of Ca2+ to the interior of the cells through the calcium channels in the sarcolemma. The effect of a specific Ca2+-channel blocking agent - nifedipine -...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Moreira J,Barata JD,Olias J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conjugated diene fatty acids (CDFA) were evaluated by second derivative spectrophotometry in the plasma and adipose tissue of 42 chronic renal failure (CFR) patients in conservative treatment, 40 patients treated by hemodialysis (HD) with cuprophane, cellulose acetate or hemophan, 29 treated by hemodiafiltration (HDF)...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lucchi L,Banni S,Botti B,Cappelli G,Medici G,Melis MP,Tomasi A,Vannini V,Lusvarghi E

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombospondin (TSP) is a multifunctional glycoprotein that is synthesized by a variety of cells including mesangial cells (MCs). To clarify the effect of TSP on the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, we studied the effect of glucose concentrations on TSP synthesis in cultured human MCs. Thereafter, the effects of ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Tada H,Isogai S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Haemophilus influenzae infection is a mild and self-limited disease in the healthy population. However, it may show an aggressive course in the immunocompromised state which underlines the importance of vaccination against this agent. On the other hand, posttranplant immunosuppression may impair immune respo...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Sever MS,Yildiz A,Eraksoy H,Badur S,Yüksel-Onel D,Görçin B,Türk S,Erkoç R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) reduce proteinuria and slow renal disease progression more effectively than other therapies in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, differences regarding efficacy and safety between these therapies rem...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Silvariño R,Rios P,Baldovinos G,Chichet MA,Perg N,Sola L,Saona G,De Souza N,Lamadrid V,Gadola L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The parathyroid gland responsiveness to hypocalcemia induced by short-term calcium-free hemodialysis in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was investigated in comparison with 10 nondiabetic uremic patients and compared with test results from the autonomic nervous system. Diabetic patients had lower C-te...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Heidbreder E,Götz R,Schafferhans K,Heidland A

更新日期：1986-01-01 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：:The effect of intravenous 1 alpha(OH)D3 on circulating intact parathyroid hormone (PTH) and COOH-terminal immunoreactive PTH was examined in 21 patients on chronic hemodialysis. The patients were treated for 3 months with increasing doses of 1 alpha(OH)D3 under careful control of serum Ca2+. 1 alpha(OH)D3 was given in...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Brandi L,Daugaard H,Tvedegaard E,Storm T,Olgaard K

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION/AIMS:The Acute Kidney Injury Network classification is based on small increases in serum creatinine (sCr) for stage 1. This study investigated whether changes in the urinary concentration of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) could predict small increases in sCr in patients undergoing coron...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Souza DF,Reis SS,Botelho RV,Ferreira-Filho SR

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify whether the changes of parathyroid size have any correlations with the long-term prognosis of calcitriol pulse therapy, we examined the time course of serum levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and size of parathyroid glands in 14 chronic dialysis patients during and after the oral calcitriol pulse therapy. ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Fukagawa M,Kitaoka M,Yi H,Fukuda N,Matsumoto T,Ogata E,Kurokawa K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal infection with verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) has been strongly implicated in the etiology of the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), the leading cause of pediatric acute renal failure. The binding of fluorescein-conjugated VT1 overlaid on to frozen human renal sections has been examined. Se...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lingwood CA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of patients with analgesic nephropathy presenting with the symptoms of hypercalcaemia, and who were found to have transitional cell carcinomas of the renal pelvis. On removal of the tumours, calcium levels fell to normal, indicating that a humoral factor produced by the tumour caused the hypercalca...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Derbyshire ND,Asscher AW,Matthews PN

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate food sensitization, the human basophil degranulation test (HBDT), usually used for allergy diagnosis, was performed in 34 idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) patients, classified as minimal change glomerular disease, with or without atopic manifestations, and in 19 blood donors; five food allergens (wheat ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Lagrue G,Heslan JM,Belghiti D,Sainte-Laudy J,Laurent J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Normal and streptozotocin diabetic rats were subjected to ischemic injury by unilateral renal artery occlusion for 60 min. The cortical and the medullary oxygen consumption (QO2) in the postischemic and the control, contralateral nonischemic, kidneys were measured 1 h, 1 day, and 1, 2 and 4 weeks for normal rats and 1...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Kuramochi G,Homma S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Diastolic dysfunction (DD) and low levels of thyroid hormones (TH) are frequent found in chronic kidney disease; both are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. However, a link between them has not yet been established. The aim of this study was to analyze DD as a surrogate marker of fi...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Sánchez V,Paniagua R,Prado MD,Mora C,Orihuela O,Martínez-Baca F,Pérez EE,Calzada C,Romero R,Avila M

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Our previous study with prevalent cases suggested that some genetic, immunological and lifestyle-related factors increased the risk of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). To confirm this hypothesis, we conducted another case-control study. METHODS:The study included 116 incident cases and 276 sex-, age...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Wakai K,Nakai S,Matsuo S,Kawamura T,Hotta N,Maeda K,Ohno Y,Research Group on IgA Nephropathy.

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoprotective effect of ulinastatin was studied in LLC-PK1 cells treated with antimycin A, gentamicin, or cisplatin. All of the three agents induced a concentration-dependent increase in the release of lactate dehydrogenase and a decrease in the amount of remaining protein. In the cell injury models treated with ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Ishibashi M,Yamasaki F,Nakakuki M,Shinkawa T,Mizota M

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum prolactin levels were elevated in male Sprague-Dawley rats with acute renal failure induced by glycerol administration. Specific prolactin binding to kidney membrane preparations was reduced in glycerol and antirat glomerular basement membrane serum-treated rats, after morphological and biochemical acute renal f...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Dobbie JW,Mountjoy K,Cowden EA,Allison ME,Ratcliffe JG

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4 patients on regular dialysis were studied by the echocardiographic method during ultrafiltration and dialysis performed sequentially according to two different protocols. Blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, systolic and diastolic dimension of the left ventricle, systolic and diastolic volumes ...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Cini G,Camici M,Pentimone F,Palla R

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glomerular hyperfiltration (GH) is a hallmark of renal dysfunction in diabetes and obesity. Recent clinical trials demonstrated that SGLT2 inhibitors are renoprotective, possibly by abating hyperfiltration. The present review considers the current evidence for a cause-to-effect relationship between hyperfilt...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Chagnac A,Zingerman B,Rozen-Zvi B,Herman-Edelstein M

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to undergo spontaneous and induced interleukin-1 (IL-1) production was examined in 10 healthy controls and in 10 patients undergoing intermittent hemodialysis (HD) using cuprophane membranes. Extracellular and cytoplasmic IL-1 activity was assayed by biologic a...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Blumenstein M,Schmidt B,Ward RA,Ziegler-Heitbrock HW,Gurland HJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2014 57.5% of HD patients and 62.7% of PD patients achieved the audit measure for phosphate. 29.0% of HD and 30.3% of PD patients had a serum phosphate above the audit standard range. 79.1% of HD and 79.7% of PD patients had adjusted calcium between 2.2–2.5 mmol/L. 57.4% of HD and 65.0% of PD patients had a serum P...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Nicholas J,Evans R,Shaw C,Dawnay A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic renal failure was produced in rabbits by occluding the renal arteries for 90 min. Group 1 (n = 8) received radiocontrast media at the time of occlusion, group 2 (n = 8) 24 h after occlusion, and group 3 (n = 8) 3 days after occlusion. Group 4 (n = 12) was subjected to ischemic injury alone, group 5 (n = 4) se...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Schultz SG,Lavelle KJ,Swain R

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic renal failure induces anemia and a short erythrocyte life span. Red blood cell (RBC) osmotic fragility is the resistance of RBC hemolysis to osmotic changes that is used to evaluate RBC friability. To find the cause of shortened red cell survival in uremic patients, we evaluated the RBC osmotic fragility in 57...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Wu SG,Jeng FR,Wei SY,Su CZ,Chung TC,Chang WJ,Chang HW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the nephron population diminishes and azotemia develops, each remaining nephron adapts and increases its function by as much as 80%. To determine whether this adaption is permanent or transient, a rat model utilizing one remnant kidney and one normal control kidney was used. In stage one, immediately after ligation...

journal_title：Nephron

authors： Shankel SW,McDaniel J

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00