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Arginase in glomerulonephritis [PDF]

Kidney International, 2002
l-Arginine is converted to nitric oxide and citrulline by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS). Its in vivo inhibition has led to the revelation of a multitude of diverse, often conflicting functions in the inflammatory melee. l-Arginine is also converted to ornithine and urea by the enzyme arginase as a part of the hepatic urea cycle.
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Gynecological surgery in patients with kidney failure on chronic kidney replacement therapy: A binational data linkage study of morbidity and mortality outcomes

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study evaluates postoperative outcomes of patients with kidney failure on chronic kidney replacement therapy after gynecological surgery. Methods This binational data‐linkage study identified patients with kidney failure via the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry who underwent major gynecological ...
Mina Khair, Dharmenaan Palamuthusingam, Carmel M. Hawley, Elaine M. Pascoe, Usama Shahid, David W. Johnson, Magid Fahim   +6 more
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Secondary syphilis associated crescentic glomerulonephritis: A case report

Human Pathology Reports, 2021
Introduction: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the bacterium Treponema Pallidum and has a diverse clinical presentation, including nephropathies, the most common of which is membranous nephropathy. Crescentic glomerulonephritis is not
Marcelo Santos Sampaio, Grigoriy Alexander Shekhtman, Mandana Rastegar, Richard Michael Treger, Glenn Tetsu Nagami, Jonathan Eric Zuckerman   +5 more
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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis 2014

Clinical and Experimental Nephrology, 2016
The World Health Organization defines rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN)/rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome as an abrupt or insidious onset of macroscopic hematuria, proteinuria, anemia, and rapidly progressing renal failure.
Y. Arimura, E. Muso, S. Fujimoto, M. Hasegawa, S. Kaname, Joichi Usui, T. Ihara, Masaki Kobayashi, M. Itabashi, Kiyoki Kitagawa, J. Hirahashi, K. Kimura, S. Matsuo   +12 more
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Lupus nephritis management guidelines compared [PDF]

, 2015
In the past years, many (randomized) trials have been performed comparing the treatment strategies for lupus nephritis. In 2012, these data were incorporated in six different guidelines for treating lupus nephritis.
Bajema, IM, Bertsias, GK, Boumpas, DT, Gordon, C, Jayne, DR, Lightstone, L, Tesar, V, Wilhelmus, S   +7 more
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Epidermolysis bullosa for primary care providers: A practical review

Journal of General and Family Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of genetic skin diseases, which manifest as fragile skin and blistering in addition to many extracutaneous conditions. Pediatricians and primary care providers play an integral role in managing these patients with multifaceted care needs.
Kennedy Sparling, Judith O'Haver, Muayad Shahin, Amanda Damon, Nichole Halliburton, Kellie Badger, Mariam Iqneibi, Beth Moeves, Harper N. Price, Emily S. Gorell   +9 more
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HDAC1 inhibition by MS-275 in mesothelial cells limits cellular invasion and promotes MMT reversal [PDF]

, 2018
Peritoneal fibrosis is a pathological alteration of the peritoneal membrane occurring in a variety of conditions including peritoneal dialysis (PD), post-surgery adhesions and peritoneal metastases.
Battistelli, Cecilia, Bordoni, Veronica, DE TURRIS, Valeria, Domenici, Alessandro, Mai, Antonello, Manzione, Andrea, Mene', Paolo, Moioli, Alessandra, Noce, Valeria, Palladino, Marco, Rossi, Lucia, Strippoli, Raffaele, Tripodi, Marco, Valente, Sergio, Zwergel, Clemens   +14 more
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IgA-codominant Post-streptococcal Glomerulonephritis in a Patient with Type 1b Abernethy Malformation: A New Insight into the Pathogenesis

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis is an immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis as a result of transient dysregulation of alternate complement pathway along with in situ immune complex formation.
Shashank M. Shivanna, Umesha Lingaraj, Kishan Aralapuram, Bhushan C. Shetty, C. G. Sreedhara   +4 more
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Rare Bacteria Infecting the Heart and Affecting the Kidney of a Young Child

Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis, 2017
Rare bacteria can lead to infective endocarditis, which may lead to renal involvement as severe glomerulonephritis. We report our experience of a 12-year-old child who presented with infective endocarditis and blood culture-grown Gemella morbillorum – a ...
Gurinder Kumar, Alyaa Saeed Al Ali, Namrata Gulzar Bhatti   +2 more
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Chemokine receptor CCR1: A new target for progressive kidney disease [PDF]

, 2005
Infiltrating leukocytes are thought to contribute to the progression of kidney disease. Locally produced chemokines guide circulating leukocytes into the kidney, which renders therapeutic blockade of respective chemokine receptors on the leukocyte ...
Anders, Hans-Joachim, Ninichuk, Volha
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