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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 +4 more
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Mechanisms of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in chronic allograft injury [PDF]
, 2012 The first successful transplantation of a human kidney was performed more than 50 years ago by Murray and colleagues in 1954 between identical twins. The success of this transplantation was due to the fact that no significant rejection occurs between ...
Ryan, Michael P. +4 more
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Annals of Internal Medicine, 2009 This issue provides a clinical overview of chronic kidney disease, focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and patient information. The content of In the Clinic is drawn from the clinical information and education resources of the American College of Physicians (ACP), including ACP Smart Medicine and MKSAP (Medical Knowledge and Self-Assessment ...
Paul, Drawz, Mahboob, Rahman
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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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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 +8 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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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 +4 more
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, 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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Bisphenol A in Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF]
International Journal of Nephrology, 2013 Phenols are uremic toxins of intestinal origin formed by bacteria during protein metabolism. Of these molecules, p-cresol is the most studied and has been associated with renal function impairment and vascular damage. Bisphenol A (BPA) is a molecule with structural similarity with phenols found in plastic food and beverage containers as well as in some
Emilio González-Parra +5 more
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The Podocyte in Diabetic Kidney Disease
The Scientific World Journal, 2009 Approaching epidemic levels, diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is now the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Microalbuminuria is an early clinical marker of DKD that results from damage to the glomerular filtration barrier at the level of the ...
Erin Stitt-Cavanagh +2 more
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