Clinical characteristics of males with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in an inception cohort of patients in Ghana [PDF]
Ghana Medical Journal, 2019 Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is said to be rare in Sub-Saharan Africa and even rarer in males worldwide. SLE is mostly considered a disease of women, though men may also be affected, and this may lead to a delay in diagnosis in men. The
Dzifa Dey +7 more
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Identifying chemokines as therapeutic targets in renal disease: Lessons from antagonist studies and knockout mice [PDF]
, 2004 Chemokines, in concert with cytokines and adhesion molecules, play multiple roles in local and systemic immune responses. In the kidney, the temporal and spatial expression of chemokines correlates with local renal damage and accumulation of chemokine ...
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Clinical Case Reports, 2021 Although extra‐glomerular involvement of microscopic polyangiitis is not regarded as a characteristic finding of the disease, tubulointerstitial nephritis should be considered as a new subclass of renal involvement.
Se Hee Kim +3 more
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A discrete cluster of urinary biomarkers discriminates between active systemic lupus erythematosus patients with and without glomerulonephritis. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundManagement of lupus nephritis (LN) would be greatly aided by the discovery of biomarkers that accurately reflect changes in disease activity.
Avila-Casado, Carmen +10 more
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Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2008 INTRODUÇÃO: Os pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) apresentam morbimortalidade importante por doenças cardiovasculares (DCV). A síndrome metabólica (SM) é um transtorno complexo representado por um conjunto de fatores de risco para DCV ...
Bernardo Matos da Cunha +6 more
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Pilot trial of fk 506 in the management of steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome [PDF]
, 1993 Seven patients with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome were treated with FK 506 monotherapy. Four patients were children with focal sclerosing glomerulonephritis (FSGS).
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Wars, disasters and kidneys [PDF]
, 2014 This paper summarizes the impact that wars had on the history of nephrology, both worldwide and in the Ghent Medical Faculty notably on the definition, research and clinical aspects of acute kidney injury.
Lameire, Norbert
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Phenotyping renal leukocyte subsets by four-color flow cytometry: Characterization of chemokine receptor expression [PDF]
, 2003 To investigate mechanisms of cell-mediated injury in renal inflammatory disease it is critical to determine the surface phenotype of infiltrating renal leukocyte subsets.
Anders, Hans-Joachim +5 more
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A Patient with Henoch-Schönlein Purpura with Intussusception and intractable Nephritis [PDF]
Childhood Kidney Diseases, 2016 Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is the most common vasculitis in children, mainly affecting the small vessels of the skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract, and kidneys.
Min Kyoung Seo +3 more
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Macrophages and Galectin 3 Control Bacterial Burden in Acute and Subacute Murine Leptospirosis That Determines Chronic Kidney Fibrosis [PDF]
, 2018 Previous studies have suggested that macrophages may contribute to acute Leptospira dissemination, as well as having a major role in kidney fibrosis. Our aim was to characterize the role of macrophages and galectin 3 (Gal-3) on the survival, clinical ...
Carrera Silva, Eugenio Antonio +10 more
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