Women and Alport syndrome
Nephrotic syndrome in infancy c ...
Nephrotic syndrome in the first year of life (NSFL) is a heterogeneous group of disorders, the management of which is supportive, as most patients d ...
Maintenance therapy with mycoph ...
Rituximab (RTX) has a significant steroidsparing effect in children with steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS). However, patients are likely t ...
Cardiorespiratory fitness in yo ...
Limited knowledge exists on cardiorespiratory fitness (CR fitness) in adults having a renal transplant (Rtx) during childhood. Our aim was to assess ...
Dyslipidemia in children with C ...
Dyslipidemia has been shown to be a risk factor for increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adult patients with chronic kidney disease ( ...
Women and Alport syndrome
X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) is caused by mutations in type IV collagen causing sensorineural hearing loss, eye abnormalities, and progressive ki ...
Microalbuminuria: causes and im ...
Management strategies are increasingly focused on tackling the increasing burden of cardiovascular disease worldwide. Microalbuminuria is a powerful ...
Phenotypic variability of Barde ...
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) is a multisystemic developmental disorder diagnosed on the basis of the presence of obesity, retinal defects, polydactyl ...
The role of serum myeloid-relat ...
Myeloid-related protein (MRP) 8/14 complex is a marker of monocyte and neutrophil activation. We evaluated whether serum MRP8/14 complex is associat ...
Physiopathology of idiopathic n ...
Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) has been studied for decades in attempt to understand the physiopathological mechanisms explaining the disease. ...
Novel developments in thromboti ...
Thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA) represent a spectrum of related disorders associated with newly formed thrombi that block perfusion and thus affe ...
Comparative clinical outcomes b ...
Published data on the comparative achievement of The Kidney Disease Dialysis Outcome Quality Initative (KDOQI) recommended clinical performance targ ...
Parathyroid hormone levels in l ...
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a common complication of chronic renal failure. Kidney transplantation corrects renal insufficiency and most metabo ...
Should we consider MMF therapy ...
The management of steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, especially in patients who have failed to respond to cytotoxic drugs, such as cyclophosphami ...
Glomerular pathology in Alport ...
We have known for some time that mutations in the genes encoding 3 of the 6 type IV collagen chains are the underlying defect responsible for both X ...
Claudins in renal physiology an ...
The tight junction forms the paracellular permeability barrier in all epithelia, including the renal tubule. Claudins are a family of tight junction ...
A patient with acute urinary re ...
As the mass involved the sacrococcygeal bone and infiltrated the surrounding tissues, parts of the sacrum and coccyx needed to be removed. Histopath ...
A patient with polyuria and hyd ...
A 5-year-old boy was referred for treatment due to a longstanding history of polyuria/polydipsia of more than 3 liters per day and failure-to-thrive ...
Is cellular senescence importan ...
Somatic cellular senescence (SCS) describes the limited ability of cells to divide. Normally, SCS is associated with physiological aging, but eviden ...
Hemorrhagic colitis in postdiar ...
Hemorrhagic colitis (HC) is a severe manifestation of the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with HC ...
The influence of gender and sex ...
It has long been known that the female sex is associated with a better clinical outcome in chronic renal diseases. Although many experimental, clini ...
Iron deficiency in children wit ...
Iron deficiency (ID) contributes to the development of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The frequency of ID in children with ea ...
Urinary ß2-microglobulin in ver ...
It is important to identify premature infants with prenatal inflammation as it contributes to short- and longterm complications. Our object was to s ...
Renal function, renal volume, a ...
Steroids have been used for more than 20 years in preterm infants to induce pulmonary maturity; however, some long-term effects have been reported, ...
Alpha-tocopherol prevents intra ...
The role of α-tocopherol during nephrogenesis was investigated in rats subjected to maternal undernutrition, which reduces the number of nephrons. α ...
The demographics and costs of i ...
This study evaluates the impact of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) on the economy and inpatient healthcare utilization in the USA. A retrospective analy ...