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Homocysteine and IgA nephropathy: observational and Mendelian randomization analyses
. Background:. High levels of plasma homocysteine occur almost uniformly in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common form of primary glomerulonephritis and a common cause of ESRD in young adults.
Yue-Miao Zhang +6 more
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Renal AA-amyloidosis in intravenous drug users - a role for HIV-infection? [PDF]
Background: Chronic renal disease is a serious complication of long-term intravenous drug use (IVDU). Recent reports have postulated a changing pattern of underlying nephropathy over the last decades.
Amann, Kerstin Ute +7 more
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Association between urinary sodium, creatinine, albumin, and long term survival in chronic kidney disease [PDF]
Dietary sodium intake is associated with hypertension and cardiovascular risk in the general population. In patients with chronic kidney disease, sodium intake has been associated with progressive renal disease, but not independently of proteinuria.
Fox, Jonathan G. +6 more
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Hyperhomocysteinemia in Chronic Renal Disease [PDF]
Abstract Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death both in the general population and in patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF). CVD is responsible for about 40% of all deaths in both demographic groups.Although the proportion of people dying of cardiovascular causes is similar, the risk of CVD is far greater for ...
A G, Bostom, B F, Culleton
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Background Controversy remains whether white coat hypertension (WCH) is associated with renal prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods In the present multicenter, prospective study, we analyzed data of participants with CKD stage ...
Qin Wang +5 more
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Characterisation of feline renal cortical fibroblast cultures and their transcriptional response to transforming growth factor beta 1 [PDF]
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in geriatric cats, and the most prevalent pathology is chronic tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis. The cell type predominantly responsible for the production of extra-cellular matrix in renal fibrosis is ...
A Clayton +58 more
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Serum uromodulin and progression of kidney disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
Background Uromodulin is specifically synthesized and secreted by kidney tubular epithelial cells. Studies on the association of serum uromodulin and outcomes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) are lacking.
Li Lv +9 more
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An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Qin Wang +5 more
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Potential Involvement of Complement Activation in Kidney Vascular Lesions of Arterionephrosclerosis
BackgroundComplement dysregulation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of malignant nephrosclerosis with typical pathological manifestation as thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in recent studies.
Xuejing Chen +6 more
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Hypertension Treatment for Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease [PDF]
Chronic kidney disease is common and frequently complicated with hypertension. As a major modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease in this high risk population, treatment of hypertension in chronic kidney disease is of paramount importance.
Agarwal, Rajiv, Sinha, Arjun D.
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