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Adiponectin in Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF]

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2020
Adiponectin is the adipokine associated with insulin sensitization, reducing liver gluconeogenesis, and increasing fatty acid oxidation and glucose uptake. Adiponectin is present in the kidneys, mainly in the arterial endothelium and smooth muscle cells, as well as in the capillary endothelium, and might be considered as a marker of many negative ...
Jarosław Przybyciński, Violetta Dziedziejko, Kamila Puchałowicz, Leszek Domański, Andrzej Pawlik   +4 more
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Antiphospholipid syndrome: A disease of protean face [PDF]

Journal of Nephropathology, 2013
Background: Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic disorder characterizes by recurrent arterial and venous thrombosis and/or pregnancy miscarriages and positive test for antiphospholipid antibodies.
Mohammadreza Ardalan, Amir Vahedi
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Chronic Kidney Disease

, 2023
This book provides a comprehensive overview of chronic kidney disease (CKD). It includes fifteen chapters over four sections on “Clinical Nephrology”, “Biomarkers and Molecular Biology”, “Hemodialysis and Transplantation”, and “Basic Research and ...

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Efficacy of rituximab therapy in children with nephrotic syndrome: a 10-year experience from an Iranian pediatric hospital

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background There are controversy results in the optimal management of children with steroid-dependent and steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome (SDNS, SRNS).
Behnaz Bazargani, Zahra Noparast, Leila Khedmat, Daryoosh Fahimi, Seyed Taher Esfahani, Mastaneh Moghtaderi, Arash Abbasi, Azadeh Afshin, Sayed Yousef Mojtahedi   +8 more
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The prevalence and identification of chronic kidney disease in Switzerland [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is characterized by a gradual loss of kidney function. Patients in early CKD stages are often asymptomatic or show non-specific symptoms.
Tomonaga, Yuki
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Synergistic effect between the KCNQ1 haplotype and alcohol consumption on the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korean cohorts

Scientific Reports, 2021
Potassium voltage-gated channel subfamily Q member 1 (KCNQ1) is one of the strongest susceptibility genes for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Association studies between KCNQ1 genetic variants and T2DM have been reported. The multifactorial disease T2DM
Ji Young Park, Min-Gyu Yoo, Ji Ho Yun, Hye-Ja Lee, Sang Ick Park   +4 more
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Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: Health system planning requires careful assessment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) epidemiology, but data for morbidity and mortality of this disease are scarce or non-existent in many countries.
GBD Chronic Kidney Disease Collaboration
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The cost of implementing UK guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease [PDF]

, 2007
Background. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem. In the UK, guidelines have been developed to facilitate case identification and management.
B. Klebe, Stevens, PE, H. Hobbs, Lamb, EJ, Cooley, R, Hobbs, Helen, Irving, J, John, Ian, Hobbs, H, D. J. O'Donoghue, Farmer, CKT, J. New, Klebe, Bernhard, Middleton, R, S. de Lusignan, Klebe, B, Middleton, Rachel, J. Irving, O'Donoghue, DJ, John, I, R. Middleton, I. John, Stevens, Paul E., P. E. Stevens, New, John, Cooley, Roger, Lamb, Edmund J., R. Cooley, O'Donoghue, Donal J., Farmer, Chris, de Lusignan, S, New, J, Irving, Jean, de Lusignan, Simon, C. K.T. Farmer, E. J. Lamb   +35 more
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Is “chronic kidney disease” a disease? [PDF]

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 2018
AbstractSeveral philosophers of medicine have attempted to answer the question “what is disease?” In current clinical practice, an umbrella term “chronic kidney disease” (CKD) encompasses a wide range of kidney health states from commonly prevalent subclinical, asymptomatic disease to rare end‐stage renal disease requiring transplant or dialysis to ...
Smart, B, Stevens, R, Verbakel, J
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Kidney disease management in UK primary care: guidelines, incentives and Information Technology [PDF]

, 2007
The last few years have seen new developments to understand and tackle the significant public health issue posed by chronic kidney disease (CKD). Established renal disease currently consumes 2% of the UK National Health Service budget and predictions are
O'Donoghue, Donal J., Middleton, Rachel, Newport, John, Farmer, Chris, de Lusignan, Simon, Klebe, Bernhard, Stevens, Paul E., Cooley, Roger   +7 more
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