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Extended infusion of rituximab combined with steroids is effective in inducing remission and reducing relapse in adult minimal change disease

BMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Minimal change disease is a common cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. Higher relapse rate put patients at risk of steroids toxicity due to long-term exposure.
Diankun Liu, Zhanmei Zhou, Mengyi Wang, Sheng Nie, Jun Li, Bianxiang Hu, Wenjuan He, Guobao Wang, Jun Ai   +8 more
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The Comparison of the Kidney Effects of Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors and Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Agonist-Administered Concomitant with Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Japanese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Chronic Kidney Disease

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2021
Background and Aim. Strong evidence exists supporting the utility of sodium glucose cotransporter inhibitors (SGLT2is) for treating not only cardiovascular events but also renal events.
Kazuo Kobayashi, Masao Toyoda, Nobuo Hatori, Kazuyoshi Sato, Masaaki Miyakawa, Kouichi Tamura, Akira Kanamori   +6 more
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Kidney age, not kidney disease [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2018
KEY POINTS Although a variety of conditions and syndromes may affect the kidneys over either chronic or acute time frames, the term “chronic kidney disease” (CKD) is used to describe a decrease in the filtration ability of the glomerular capillaries in the kidney.
Stevens, Richard J, Evans, Julie, Oke, Jason, Smart, Benjamin, Hobbs, Richard, Holloway, Elizabeth, Horwood, Jeremy, Judd, Marion, Locock, Louise, McLellan, Julie, Perera, Rafael   +10 more
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Effect of a Hemodialysis Session on Markers of Inflammation and Endotoxin

International Journal of Inflammation, 2022
Background. People receiving hemodialysis (HD) treatment have higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, ascribed to an increased prevalence of traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
Shyam Dheda, David A Vesey, Carmel Hawley, David W Johnson, Magid Fahim   +4 more
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Polycystic Kidney Disease [PDF]

The Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2005
Polycystic kidney disease, an inherited systemic disorder, is characterized by the development of multiple cysts in the kidneys and other organs. Patients can present at any age, but more often come to clinical attention (unless there is a family history) after age 30. Patients who are diagnosed before age 30 have a worse renal survival.
Pamela J, Fall, L Michael, Prisant
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Fatal peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Mycobacterium mageritense: a case report with review

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2023
Background Peritonitis is a serious and potentially fatal complication of peritoneal dialysis. We report a case of fatal peritonitis caused by Mycobacterium mageritense that was detected for the first time in peritonitis. Case presentation A male patient
Nobuhiro Hashimoto, Nao Kani, Shuzo Makino, Tomoya Naka, Hiromitsu Miyakawa, Kazuhiro Okamoto, Ryuta Uwatoko, Saki Bessho, Rei Iio, Yoshiyasu Ueda, Terumasa Hayashi   +10 more
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Polycystic Kidney Disease [PDF]

New England Journal of Medicine, 1989
The Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic disease which is characterized by the gradual emergence of cystic lesions in the kidneys, which replace the renal parenchyma causing deterioration of its function to stage 5. The PKD is one of the causes of Chronic Kidney Disease on renal replacement therapy (RRT).
Lavie, C.J., Klein, A.L., Seward, J.B., Tajik, A.J.   +3 more
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Diabetic kidney disease [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2015
The kidney is arguably the most important target of microvascular damage in diabetes. A substantial proportion of individuals with diabetes will develop kidney disease owing to their disease and/or other co-morbidity, including hypertension and ageing-related nephron loss.
Thomas, Merlin C., Brownlee, Michael, Susztak, Katalin, Sharma, Kumar, Jandeleit-Dahm, Karin A.M., Zoungas, Sophia, Rossing, Peter, Groop, Per Henrik, Cooper, Mark E.   +8 more
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Troponins, Acute Coronary Syndrome and Renal Disease: From Acute Kidney Injury Through End-stage Kidney Disease [PDF]

, 2019
The diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is heavily dependent on cardiac biomarker assays, particularly cardiac troponins. ACS, particularly non-ST segment elevation MI, are more common in patients with acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease (
Banerjee, A, Banerjee, D, Ferrett, C
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Trametenolic Acid Ameliorates the Progression of Diabetic Nephropathy in db/db Mice via Nrf2/HO-1 and NF-κB-Mediated Pathways

Journal of Immunology Research, 2022
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a fatal complication of diabetes and the main cause of end-stage renal disease. Due to the suboptimal effects of current treatments, there is an urgent need to develop new therapeutic strategies for DN. Trametenolic acid (TA),
Qi Duan, Lingling Tian, Jiabing Feng, Xinbo Ping, Lihong Li, Hasnaa Yaigoub, Rongshan Li, Yafeng Li   +7 more
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