The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi +14 more
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Use of Estimating Equations for Dosing Antimicrobials in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury Not Receiving Renal Replacement Therapy. [PDF]
, 2018 Acute kidney injury (AKI) can potentially lead to the accumulation of antimicrobial drugs with significant renal clearance. Drug dosing adjustments are commonly made using the Cockcroft-Gault estimate of creatinine clearance (CLcr). The Modified Jelliffe
Awdishu, Linda +5 more
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Long-term renal function and hypertension in adult survivors of childhood sarcoma [PDF]
, 2018 Aim: Little data is available on long-term renal impairment in survivors from childhood sarcoma. We investigated the prevalence of renal impairment and hypertension after very long-term follow-up in survivors who reached adulthood after treatment for ...
Andreoli, Gianmarco +6 more
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Kidney International Reports, 2018 Gender differences exist in the prevalence of glomerular diseases. Data based on histological diagnosis underestimate the prevalence of preeclampsia, which is almost certainly the commonest glomerular disease in the world, and uniquely gender-specific ...
Kate Wiles, Liz Lightstone
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Dietary interventions to contrast the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy. a critical survey of new data [PDF]
, 2017 This article is a critical overview of recent contributions on the dietary corrections and the foods that have been claimed to delay or hinder the onset of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and its progression to end-stage renal disease.
Iacobini, Carla +3 more
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Life Expectancy for Patients From the Southeastern United States With IgA Nephropathy
Kidney International Reports, 2018 Although end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and surrogate markers for renal dysfunction are frequently used as outcome markers for IgA nephropathy, the clinical course after reaching ESRD is not well documented. This study examined outcomes of progression to
M. Colleen Hastings +7 more
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Cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis: classification and clinical and therapeutic aspects [PDF]
, 2007 Cryoglobulinaemia may cause cutaneous vasculitis and glomerulonephritis, potentially leading to end stage renal failure. An important proportion of cryoglobulinaemias are secondary to hepatitis C virus infection.
Braun, Gerald S. +4 more
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Roles for Exosome in Various Kidney Diseases and Disorders
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Exosome is a nanoscale vesicle with a size range of 30–100 nm. It is secreted from cell to extracellular space by exocytosis after fusion of multivesicular body (MVB) (formed by endocytic vesicles) with plasma membrane.
Visith Thongboonkerd
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Glomerular C4d deposition in proliferative glomerular diseases
Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2021 Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of C4d in native renal biopsies of proliferative glomerular diseases, complement pathways in these diseases, and assess the relationship of C4d with histological and clinicopathological parameters, other complement proteins, and ...
Sarojini Raman +4 more
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CXCL16 and oxLDL are induced in the onset of diabetic nephropathy [PDF]
, 2009 Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major cause of end-stage renal failure worldwide. Oxidative stress has been reported to be a major culprit of the disease and increased oxidized low density lipoprotein (oxLDL) immune complexes were found in patients with ...
Abdel-Aziz, Abdel-Aziz H. +11 more
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