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Molecular Mechanisms of Kidney Injury and Repair in Arterial Hypertension [PDF]

, 2019
The global burden of chronic kidney disease is rising. The etiologies, heterogeneous, and arterial hypertension, are key factors contributing to the development and progression of chronic kidney disease. Arterial hypertension is induced and maintained by
Eckardt, Kai-Uwe, Sievers, Laura Katharina   +1 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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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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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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Identification, Characterization, and Localization of a Novel Kidney Polycystin-1-Polycystin-2 Complex [PDF]

, 2002
The functions of the two proteins defective in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, polycystin-1 and polycystin-2, have not been fully clarified, but it has been hypothesized that they may heterodimerize to form a "polycystin complex" involved ...
Ackermann, Bergsma, Boletta, Cai, Charron, Chen, Foggensteiner, Gallagher, Gonzalez-Perrett, Green, Grupp, Hanaoka, Huan, Hughes, Ibraghimov Beskrovnaya, Ibraghimov Beskrovnaya, Jat, Jat, Lehtonen, Lohning, Lu, Man, Markowitz, Mochizuki, Moy, Nathke, Obermuller, Olmsted, Ong, Ong, Ong, Ong, Pollack, Pritchard, Putney, Qian, Rothman, Scheffers, Tsiokas, Vassilev, Ward, Watnick, Wu, Xu   +43 more
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Outcomes of Live Virus Vaccination in Patients With Vascular Anomalies Being Treated With Sirolimus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Live vaccination in patients with vascular anomalies (VA) receiving sirolimus remains controversial due to immunosuppressive effects and theoretical risks. Procedure This single‐center retrospective study included patients with VA less than 4 years old at the start of sirolimus therapy who were incompletely vaccinated.
Svatava Merkle, Kiersten Ricci, Kelly Blache, Rebecca A. Marsh, Adrienne M. Hammill, Elissa Engel   +5 more
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The Fate (Outcome) of Clinically Apparent Single Lesion and Oligofocal Nephroblastomatosis Treated According to SIOP/GPOH Protocols for Wilms Tumor

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The management of clinically apparent single lesions or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis, a facultative precursor of nephroblastoma, remains debated. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients with clinically apparent single or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis (two to three lesions per kidney) among 2347 patients registered between
Nils Welter, Jens‐Peter Schenk, Jenny Wegert, Manfred Gessler, Leo Kager, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Marina Müller, Jean‐Michel Wolff, Joerg Fuchs, Steven W. Warmann, Clemens‐Magnus Meier, Jochen Hubertus, Christian Rübe, Christian Vokuhl, Patrick Melchior, Lena Tschirner, Norbert Graf, Rhoikos Furtwängler   +17 more
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Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
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The Role of Invasive Procedures in the Treatment of Complicated Gastrointestinal Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease in Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti, Giorgio Persano, Chiara Grimaldi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Carmen Malaspina, Francesco Quagliarella, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Tamara Caldaro, Alessandro Crocoli   +12 more
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