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Annals of Urologic OncologyThere seems yet no satisfactory explanation for the mysterious endemic renal disease, known as Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), seen across rural parts of several Balkan countries in the last century although some have claimed aristolochic acid as the ...
Peter Mantle +3 more
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TGFB1I1 promotes cell proliferation and migration in urothelial carcinoma
The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume 40, Issue 3, Page 269-279, March 2024.Abstract Urothelial carcinoma (UC) is common cancer worldwide with a high prevalence in Taiwan, especially in the upper urinary tract, including the renal pelvis and ureter, also classifying as upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma. Here, we aim to find a representative prognostic marker that strongly correlates to this type of carcinoma ...
Peir‐In Liang +6 more
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Selenium status of patients with Balkan endemic nephropathy
, 1992 The selenium (Se) contents in common cereals in endemic and nonendemic areas in Serbia are very low. Plasma Se levels of both patients and healthy subjects, were also low, reflecting low Se intakes.
Mihailović, M. +3 more
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Aristolochic Acid Induced Suicidal Erythrocyte Death
Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 2014 Background/Aims: Aristolochic Acid, a component of Aristolochia plants, has been shown to cause acute kidney injury, renal aristolochic acid nephropathy, Balkan endemic nephropathy, and urothelial carcinoma.
Abaid Malik +5 more
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Acute Kidney Injury Following the Ingestion of a Medicinal Plants’ Mixture: A Case Report
Case Reports in Nephrology, Volume 2024, Issue 1, 2024.Acute renal failure secondary to medicinal plants is common in countries where the use of traditional phytotherapy is preponderant. Although the nephrotoxic potentials of some herbal preparations have been well characterized, the use of many medicinal plants is still considered largely safe, often relying on weak evidence. Here, we report the case of a
Anfel Selles +7 more
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EHA2021 Virtual Congress Abstract Book
, 2021 HemaSphere, Volume 5, Issue S2, June 2021.
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Endemic Nephropathy Around the World
Kidney International Reports, 2017 There have been several global epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). Some, such as Itai-Itai disease in Japan and Balkan endemic nephropathy, have been explained, whereas the etiology of others remains unclear. In countries such
Fiona J. Gifford +3 more
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Role of Environmental Toxins in Endemic (Balkan) Nephropathy [PDF]
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 2007 An international symposium, held in Zagreb, Croatia, in October 2006, brought together basic scientists and clinical investigators engaged in research on endemic (Balkan) nephropathy, a chronic renal tubulointerstitial disease of previously unknown cause that often is accompanied by upper urinary tract urothelial cancer.
Grollman, A. P., Jelaković, Bojan
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Rat Kidney Cancers Determined by Dietary Ochratoxin A in the First Year of Life
Journal of Kidney Cancer and VHL, 2016 An experiment to explore renal carcinogenic efficacy of male rat exposure to dietary ochratoxin A (OTA) only in the first year of life has been made in comparison to lifetime exposure. Ten months exposure to OTA at 300 μg/kg b.w.
Peter George Mantle
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Bilateral tumors of the upper urothelium [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2006 Introduction: The incidence of tumors of the upper urothelium is high in our country, apart from their relation to specific regions (BEN and PBEN) and their frequent bilateralism. Bilateral forms are present in significant percentage and are followed, in
Đokić Milan +4 more
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