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Frailty and Access to Kidney Transplantation.

American Society of Nephrology. Clinical Journal, 2019
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Frailty, a syndrome distinct from comorbidity and disability, is clinically manifested as a decreased resistance to stressors and is present in up to 35% of patient with ESKD.
Christine E. Haugen, Nadia M. Chu, H. Ying, Fatima Warsame, Courtenay M. Holscher, N. Desai, Miranda R. Jones, S. Norman, D. Brennan, J. Garonzik‐Wang, J. Walston, A. Bingaman, D. Segev, M. McAdams‐DeMarco   +13 more
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Clinical outcomes of simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation in elderly type II diabetic recipients

Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
The effect of age on outcomes after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK) among type II diabetes (T2DM) recipients remains inconclusive. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the age at time of transplantation and mortality ...
Yu Cao, Jie Zhao, Gang Feng, Zhen Wang, Jianghao Wei, Yang Xu, Chunbai Mo, Wenli Song   +7 more
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Is Bigger Better? Living Donor Kidney Volume as Measured by the Donor CT Angiogram in Predicting Donor and Recipient eGFR after Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Journal of Transplantation, 2021
Background. The role of kidney volume measurement in predicting the donor and recipient kidney function is not clear. Methods. We measured kidney volume bilaterally in living kidney donors using CT angiography and assessed the association with the donor ...
Chaudhry Adeel Ebad, David Brennan, Julio Chevarria, Mohammad Bin Hussein, Donal Sexton, Douglas Mulholland, Ciaran Doyle, Patrick O’Kelly, Yvonne Williams, Ruth Dunne, Conall O’Seaghdha, Dilly Little, Martina Morrin, Peter J. Conlon   +13 more
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Over-expressed microRNA-181a reduces glomerular sclerosis and renal tubular epithelial injury in rats with chronic kidney disease via down-regulation of the TLR/NF-κB pathway by binding to CRY1

Molecular Medicine, 2018
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) contribute to the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) by regulating renal homeostasis. This study explored the effects of miR-181a on CKD through the Toll-like receptor (TLR)/nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) pathway by
Lei Liu, Xin-Lu Pang, Wen-Jun Shang, Hong-Chang Xie, Jun-Xiang Wang, Gui-Wen Feng   +5 more
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Effect of Bicyclol tablets on drug induced liver injuries after kidney transplantation

Open Medicine, 2017
Liver injury is one of the most common complications in patients after kidney transplantation. Bicyclol tablets possess obvious anti-inflammatory and liver-protective functions. This study aimed to explore the clinical effect of preventive application of
Shang Wenjun, Feng Yonghua, Li Jinfeng, Wang Xinzhou, Xie Hongchang, Feng Guiwen   +5 more
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A Prospective Study of Eplerenone in the Treatment of Patients with Glomerulonephritis

Biomedicines, 2023
Background: High aldosterone levels contribute to kidney disease progression, while spironolactone in combination with ACEi or ARBs can potentially reduce proteinuria and ameliorate kidney function deterioration.
Marios Papasotiriou, Georgia Andrianna Georgopoulou, Adamantia Mpratsiakou, Theodoros Ntrinias, Georgios Lyras, Dimitrios S. Goumenos, Evangelos Papachristou   +6 more
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Bioengineering Kidneys for Transplantation [PDF]

Seminars in Nephrology, 2014
One in 10 Americans suffers from chronic kidney disease, and close to 90,000 people die each year from causes related to kidney failure. Patients with end-stage renal disease are faced with two options: hemodialysis or transplantation. Unfortunately, the transplantation option is limited because of the shortage of donor organs and the need for ...
Maria Lucia L, Madariaga, Harald C, Ott
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Renal amyloidosis: a hidden complication of celiac disease (a case report)

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
We report a case of a 36-year-old female with untreated celiac disease, exhibiting both digestive discomfort and extra-digestive symptoms, including anemia. She subsequently developed a nephrotic syndrome. Biopsy of the accessory salivary gland confirmed
Zaineb Kaouiri, Ikram Ftaimi, Meryem Benbella, Rabia Bayahia, Loubna Benamar, Naima Ouzeddoun, Tarik Bouattar   +6 more
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Assessment of hypertension-mediated organ damage in children and adolescents with hypertension

Blood Pressure, 2023
Purpose: Arterial hypertension (HT) is a main, potentially reversible cardiovascular risk factor. Long lasting HT leads to hypertension mediated organ damage (HMOD) of heart, vascular bed, and kidneys.
Michał Pac, Łukasz Obrycki, Jan Koziej, Krzysztof Skoczyński, Anna Starnawska-Bojsza, Mieczysław Litwin   +5 more
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Mortality after kidney transplantation: 10-year outcomes

Cirugía y Cirujanos, 2022
Objectives: In the past decade, advances in immunological therapy have increased the survival of kidney recipients and their grafts. However, it has not achieved the desired level of improvement.
Turgut Piskin, Arife Simsek, Sait Murat-Dogan, Baha T. Demirbas, Bulent Unal, Ismail O. Yildirim, Sibel A. Toplu, Haci B. Berktas, Hatice Can, Ebru I. Coskun, Mukadder Sanli, Huseyin Gurbuz, Mehmet S. Arslan, Zeynep Piskin, Julide Yagmur, Fatih Oguz, Yasar Bayindir, Ozkan Ulutas, Hulya Taskapan, Idris Sahin   +19 more
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