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Acute Kidney Injury Network: report of an initiative to improve outcomes in acute kidney injury

Critical Care, 2007
IntroductionAcute kidney injury (AKI) is a complex disorder for which currently there is no accepted definition. Having a uniform standard for diagnosing and classifying AKI would enhance our ability to manage these patients.
R. Mehta, J. Kellum, Sudhir V. Shah, B. Molitoris, C. Ronco, D. Warnock, A. Levin   +6 more
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Kidney Cancer, Version 3.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

The Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 2022
The NCCN Guidelines for Kidney Cancer focus on the screening, diagnosis, staging, treatment, and management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Patients with relapsed or stage IV RCC typically undergo surgery and/or receive systemic therapy.
R. Motzer, E. Jonasch, N. Agarwal, A. Alva, M. Baine, Kathryn E. Beckermann, M. Carlo, T. Choueiri, B. Costello, I. Derweesh, A. Desai, Yasser Ged, S. George, J. Gore, N. Haas, S. Hancock, Payal Kapur, Christos Kyriakopoulos, E. Lam, P. Lara, C. Lau, Bryan Lewis, D. Madoff, B. Manley, M. Michaelson, A. Mortazavi, L. Nandagopal, E. Plimack, L. Ponsky, Sundhar Ramalingam, B. Shuch, Z. Smith, J. Sosman, M. Dwyer, Lisa A. Gurski, Angela Motter   +35 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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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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Emerging key roles for P2X receptors in the kidney [PDF]

, 2013
P2X ionotropic non-selective cation channels are expressed throughout the kidney and are activated in a paracrine or autocrine manner following the binding of extracellular ATP and related extracellular nucleotides. Whilst there is a wealth of literature
Birch, R. E., Peppiatt-Wildman, Claire M., Schwiebert, E. M., Wildman, Scott S.P.   +3 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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Diabetes and kidney cancer: A direct or indirect association? [PDF]

, 2010
A positive association between diabetes and kidney cancer has been reported in several investigations, but it is unclear whether diabetes or its complications account for this association.
Bahij S. Nuwayhid, Eva L. Evans, Rohit P. Ojha, Tabatha N. Powell, Zuber D. Mulla   +4 more
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Global Epidemiology of End-Stage Kidney Disease and Disparities in Kidney Replacement Therapy

American Journal of Nephrology, 2021
Background: The global epidemiology of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) reflects each nation’s unique genetic, environmental, lifestyle, and sociodemographic characteristics.
J. Thurlow, M. Joshi, G. Yan, K. Norris, L. Agodoa, C. Yuan, R. Nee   +6 more
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Alemtuzumab induction and tacrolimus monotherapy in pancreas transplantation: One- and two-year outcomes [PDF]

, 2006
BACKGROUND. Alemtuzumab (Campath-1H) induction with tacrolimus monotherapy has been shown to provide effective immunosuppression for kidney, liver, lung, and small bowel transplantation.
Abu-Elmagd, Akhtar Khan, Amadeo Marcos, Amit Basu, Calne, Ciano, Deanna Blisard, Flechner, Gruessner, Hale, Henkie P. Tan, John J. Fung, Kaufmann, Kirk, Knechtle, Knechtle, Kusum Tom, Marcos, Marcos, McCurry, Ngoc L. Thai, Ron Shapiro, Shapiro, Shapiro, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Stuart, Thai, Thomas E. Starzl, Tryphonopoulos, Tzakis, Watson   +33 more
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A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2021
BACKGROUND In response to a national call for reevaluation of the use of race in clinical algorithms, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) established a Task Force to reassess inclusion of race in the ...
C. Delgado, Mukta Baweja, D. Crews, N. Eneanya, C. Gadegbeku, L. Inker, Mallika L. Mendu, W. Miller, M. Moxey-Mims, Glenda V Roberts, W. S. St. Peter, Curtis Warfield, N. Powe   +12 more
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