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The significance of serum levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis

Renal Failure, 2020
Background Elevated serum levels of sIL-2R are commonly observed in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). However, the clinical implications in these subjects are unclear.
Xiaohong Chen, Yang Li, Xiaoqiang Ding, Jianzhou Zou, Bo Shen, Zhonghua Liu, Wenlv Lv, Xuesen Cao, Fangfang Xiang   +8 more
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Low-dose IL-2 expands CD4+ regulatory T cells with a suppressive function in vitro via the STAT5-dependent pathway in patients with chronic kidney diseases

Renal Failure, 2018
Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) often have CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) dysfunction and chronic inflammation. We aim to investigate the effect, function, and related mechanism of low-dose IL-2 on CD4+ regulatory T cells ...
Yuanyuan Li, Xueyong Liu, Wei Wang, Shaohua Wang, Jianchun Zhang, Song Jiang, Yang Wang, Liping Li, Jinghua Li, Youkang Zhang, Haichang Huang   +10 more
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Prescription characteristics of phosphate binders in a high pill burden for hemodialysis patients

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2021
Background Dialysis patients have to take many oral drugs, causing a high pill burden. Phosphate binders (PBs) account for a large proportion of daily pill burden; however, the relationship between patient background and prescription status of PBs is not
Nobuo Nagano, Kyoko Ito, Takashi Ono, Yuichi Ariyoshi, Soichiro Masima, Hajime Kobayashi, Tetsuo Ando, Takaaki Tsutsui, Tetsuya Ogawa   +8 more
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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Kidney Transplant Donors “Lesser the Better” [PDF]

Translational Research in Urology
Introduction: Preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis is crucial for reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) in kidney transplant donors. Purpose of the study was to compare the effects of various doses of antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients undergoing
Asad Bashir, Umar Farooq, Nasrum Minallah, Fiaz Touqeer, Zia Ul Haq Akram, Salman Jamil, Ali Asad, Javeria Shahzad, Sehrish Shakir, Maria Khalil, Faheem Aslam   +10 more
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A Rare Case Report of Giant Urinary Bladder Stone Causing Recurrent Dysuria in a Woman

Case Reports in Urology, 2022
Background. Large urinary bladder stones are not common and even less common in females. We report a case of large bladder stone presented with acute retention of urine in a female patient. Case Report.
Rojan Adhikari, Hari Prasad Baral, Utsav Bhattarai, Ravi Kiran Gautam, Kiran Jung Kunwar, Dipesh Shrestha, Bijay Mansingh Katwal   +6 more
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Imaging of High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: Recommendations From SIOPEN Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in early childhood. Its clinical behavior is highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression to fatal outcome despite intensive treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology Europe Neuroblastoma Group (SIOPEN) Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees ...
Annemieke Littooij, Catia Olianti, Herve Brisse, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Maria Garganese, Tepas Kapadia, Jurgen Schaefer, Hugh Wallace, Simon Wan, Bart de Keizer, Irmina Sefic Pasic, Julian Rogasch   +11 more
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Emphysematous Pyelonephritis in a Non-Diabetic Renal Transplant Patient: A Rare Encounter [PDF]

Translational Research in Urology
Introduction: Emphysematous pyelonephritis is a necrotizing infection characterized by the presence of gas in the renal parenchyma, collecting system, and peri-renal tissues.
Asad Bashir, Umar Farooq, Nasrum Minallah, Fiaz Touqeer, Salman Jamil, Rubab Abid   +5 more
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Results of the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Group's United Kingdom Relapsed Wilms Tumour Trial

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The United Kingdom relapsed Wilms tumour (UKW‐R) trial aimed to improve the historically low survival rates after relapse of Wilms tumour (WT) through a prospective national risk‐stratified protocol. The trial also evaluated efficacy and toxicity of high‐dose melphalan.
Sucheta J. Vaidya, Veronica Moroz, Juliet Hale, Vesna Pavasovic, Rachel Hobson, Patricia Sartori, Daniel Saunders, Mark Powis, Gordan M. Vujanic, Stephen Baker, Kathy Pritchard‐Jones   +10 more
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Protocol and establishment of a Queensland renal biopsy registry in Australia

BMC Nephrology, 2020
Background Renal biopsy is often required to obtain information for diagnosis, management and prognosis of kidney disease that can be broadly classified into acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Joseph Patrick Burke, Manaf Aljishi, Leo Francis, Wendy Hoy, Dakshinamurthy Divi, Roy Cherian, Jeremy Frazier, Glenda Gobe, Pedro Gois, Sridevi Govindarajulu, Sonny Huynh, Shilpanjali Jesudason, George John, Krishan Madhan, Andrew Mallett, Valli Manickam, Clyson Mutatiri, Shu-Kay Ng, Zaw Thet, Peter Trnka, Sree Krishna Venuthurupalli, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan   +21 more
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Clinical Course and Impact of Breaks in Therapy for Children With Relapsed/Refractory Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pediatric relapsed or refractory (R/R) solid tumors carry a dismal prognosis, and postrelapse patient experiences are not well described. We present postrelapse outcomes, including number of R/R events and subsequent therapy regimens.
Matthew T. McEvoy, Elizabeth L. Seashore, W. Susan Cheng, Shondra Clay, Jessica A. Casas, Jennifer H. Foster   +5 more
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