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Membranous nephropathy concurrent with renal amyloidosis: a six-patient report and literature review

Renal Failure
The KDIGO 2021 guidelines suggest that individuals who test positive for serum anti-phospholipase A2 receptor (anti-PLA2R) antibodies may not require a renal biopsy to establish a diagnosis of membranous nephropathy (MN).
Zhe Li, Jing Liu, Shuhua Zhu, Mingchao Zhang, Feng Xu, Chenfeng Jiao, Xianghua Huang, Zhen Cheng, Ke Zuo   +8 more
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IKZF1 as a potential therapeutic target for dendritic cell-mediated immunotherapy in IgA nephropathy

Cell Communication and Signaling
Background Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis globally and a major cause of renal failure. Immune dysregulation drives its pathogenesis.
Fei Peng, Chunjia Sheng, Jiayi He, Yena Zhou, Yilun Qu, Shuwei Duan, Yinghua Zhao, Jikai Xia, Jie Wu, Guangyan Cai, Lingling Wu, Chuyue Zhang, Xiangmei Chen   +12 more
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Inhibition of ACSS2-mediated histone crotonylation alleviates kidney fibrosis via IL-1β-dependent macrophage activation and tubular cell senescence

Nature Communications
Histone lysine crotonylation (Kcr), as a posttranslational modification, is widespread as acetylation (Kac); however, its roles are largely unknown in kidney fibrosis.
Lingzhi Li, Ting Xiang, Jingjing Guo, Fan Guo, Yiting Wu, Han Feng, Jing Liu, Sibei Tao, Ping Fu, Liang Ma   +9 more
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Urinary angiostatin: a novel biomarker of kidney disease associated with disease severity and progression

BMC Nephrology, 2019
Background This study aimed to evaluate the value of urinary angiostatin levels for assessing disease severity and progression of IgA nephropathy (IgAN).
Yuan-Yuan Xia, Ru Bu, Guang-Yan Cai, Xue-Guang Zhang, Shu-Wei Duan, Jie Wu, Di Wu, Xiang-Mei Chen   +7 more
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Kidney age, not kidney disease [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2019
Stevens, R, Evans, J, Oke, J
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GENDER AND AGE DISTRIBUTION, AND URINARY METABOLIC ABNORMALITIES IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT URINARY TRACT STONES

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015
Background: Urolithiasis is one of the most common urological disorders. Patients with recurrent urinary tract stones may have underlying metabolic abnormality. The objectives of this study were to determine the gender and age distribution, and frequency
Muhammad Naeem, Tariq Ahmad, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Hazrat Ullah   +3 more
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Kidney size and its correlation with demographics: a retrospective CT Scan-based study from Pakistan

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Background Kidney size is a critical parameter in the assessment of renal health, yet population-specific reference values are lacking for Pakistan. This study aimed to establish normative computed tomography (CT)-based renal dimensions and volumes in a ...
Muhammad Rashid Asghar, Faiza Mukhtar, Muhammad Shahzil, Wajahat Ali, Aimon Riaz, Ashar Yaqub, Ahmed Sheraz, Khuram Bashir, Nayyar Saleem   +8 more
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Clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of non-malignant pleural effusions in hospitalised patients: a retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open
Objective Non-malignant pleural effusions (NMPE) are common in hospitalised patients. Data on NMPE inpatients are scarce and the factors influencing the prognosis are unknown.Design This was a retrospective cohort study.Setting and participants We ...
Li Zhang, Ping Li, Xiangmei Chen, Xuefeng Sun, Li Tang, Yan Mei, Guangyan Cai, Yue Niu, Danni Wang, Yangyang Ma, Qingtao Zhang   +10 more
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Cellular microRNA networks regulate host dependency of hepatitis C virus infection

Nature Communications, 2017
Using genome-wide miRNA mimic and hairpin inhibitor screens, Li et al. identify 31 miRNAs that either inhibit or promote hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication at different steps of the viral life cycle.
Qisheng Li, Brianna Lowey, Catherine Sodroski, Siddharth Krishnamurthy, Hawwa Alao, Helen Cha, Stephan Chiu, Ramy El-Diwany, Marc G. Ghany, T. Jake Liang   +9 more
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Machine learning-based diagnosis and prognosis of IgAN: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Heliyon
Purpose: Plenty of studies have explored the diagnosis and prognosis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN) based on machine learning (ML), but the accuracy lacks the support of evidence-based medical evidence.
Kaiting Zhuang, Wenjuan Wang, Cheng Xu, Xinru Guo, Xuejing Ren, Yanjun Liang, Zhiyu Duan, Yanqi Song, Yifan Zhang, Guangyan Cai   +9 more
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