Serum cystatin C for estimation ...
Residual renal function (RRF) is an important parameter in the management of patients on chronic dialysis. The aim of this cross-sectional study was ...
Eculizumab induces long-term re ...
A 15-year-old male patient developed atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) at 16 months of age leading to end-stage renal disease. The family hi ...
Self-reported quality of life i ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) would be expected to impact upon the quality of life (QoL) of children and young people; therefore, it is important tha ...
Elevated FGF 23 and phosphorus ...
Increased mortality of adult chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients is associated with coronary calcifications (CC), increased serum phosphorus (P), use ...
No difference in meeting hemogl ...
Urologic disorders are the most common cause of chronic kidney disease in children. To determine whether children with urologic etiology of end-stag ...
Overexpression of p18INK4C in L ...
Studies have demonstrated that cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CDKI) that inhibit cell-cycle progression have a protective effect against acute ...
Defining the genetic blueprint ...
Thousands of genes show differential expression patterns during kidney development, suggesting that the genetic program driving this process is comp ...
Ibandronate affects bone growth ...
Bisphosphonates have been shown to attenuate ectopic calcification in experimental uremia. While they are known to reduce bone turnover, the effects ...
Clinical outcome and occurrence ...
Acute idiopathic tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is considered a condition with a good long-term prognosis. However, there is evidence that some ...
Primary versus secondary hypert ...
Childhood hypertension has classically been recognized as a secondary disease. However, primary hypertension also occurs in children. The aim of thi ...
Efficacy of eculizumab in a pat ...
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare, chronic, life-threatening disease due to complement dysregulation. The use of early-onset plasm ...
The definition of daytime and n ...
To test if an arbitrary definition of day and night periods that differs to patient-reported awake and sleep periods leads to inaccuracies in interp ...
Medication beliefs and perceive ...
Understanding patient beliefs about medications and perceived barriers is important for optimal medical management. Differentiating adolescent views ...
Solutions for peritoneal dialys ...
The purpose of this article is to provide recommendations on the choice of peritoneal dialysis (PD) fluids in children by the European Pediatric Dia ...
Continuous EPO receptor activat ...
The short half-life of erythropoietin (rHuEPO) leads to repeated fluctuations in hemoglobin levels and the need for frequent administration. Continu ...
Calcium signaling triggered by ...
The kidney is extraordinarily sensitive to adverse fetal programming. Malnutrition, the most common form of developmental challenge, retards formati ...
Cystatin C, cardiometabolic ris ...
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between cystatin C (CysC), cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs), and body composition in severe ...
Blood pressure profile in renal ...
Hypertension is a common complication after renal transplantation and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of the cu ...
A case of systemic amyloidosis ...
Reactive AA amyloidosis is caused by the accumulation of the acute phase reactant, serumamyloid A (SAA), as a complication of chronic inflammatory c ...
Dialysate CA125 levels after 5 ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate longitudinal changes in dialysate cancer antigen 125 (dCA125) levels over time and to analyze relationships be ...
Growth of kidney-transplanted p ...
Experimental findings indicate that sirolimus (SRL) inhibits longitudinal growth by mechanisms potentially related to its inhibitory effects on both ...
Acute antibody-mediated rejecti ...
Acute antibody-mediated rejections (aAMR) after renal transplantation are defined by rapidly deteriorating graft function, detection of donor-specif ...
A novel WT1 heterozygous nonsen ...
WT1 mutations have been described in a variety of syndromes, including Denys-Drash syndrome (DDS), which is characterized by predisposition to Wilms ...
Two-photon in vivo imaging of c ...
In vivo imaging of cells gives a glimpse into the world of biology in a natural setting unparalleled by any other venue. Two-photon imaging of fluor ...
Regional citrate anticoagulatio ...
be a standard component of pediatric apheresis therapy for more than a decade. However, data on dosing recommendations and evaluations of the effect ...