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Hyperglycemia and Hyperlipidemia Act Synergistically to Induce Renal Disease in LDL Receptor-Deficient BALB Mice [PDF]
Diabetic nephropathy is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in Western countries, but only a portion of diabetic patients develop diabetic nephropathy.
Alpers, Charles E. +6 more
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Background Growing evidence has demonstrated that patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) are more likely to experience cognitive impairment than patients with non-dialysis end-stage renal disease (ESRD); however, the underlying mechanisms remain ...
Jingjing Wang +5 more
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MYH9-related disease or disorder (MYH9-RD) is an autosomal dominant disease caused by mutations in the MYH9 gene. Mutations in this gene initially affect the hemic system, and other manifestations may evolve with age.
Pingping Ren +20 more
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Dietary interventions to contrast the onset and progression of diabetic nephropathy. a critical survey of new data [PDF]
This article is a critical overview of recent contributions on the dietary corrections and the foods that have been claimed to delay or hinder the onset of diabetic nephropathy (DN) and its progression to end-stage renal disease.
Iacobini, Carla +3 more
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Experimental rat models of chronic allograft nephropathy: a review [PDF]
Chronic allograft nephropathy (CAN) is the leading cause of late allograft loss after renal transplantation (RT), which continues to remain an unresolved problem. A rat model of CAN was first described in 1969 by White et al. Although the rat model of RT
Haylor, John, Shrestha, Badri
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ABSTRACT Membranous nephropathy is a glomerulopathy, which main affected target is the podocyte, and has consequences on the glomerular basement membrane. It is more common in adults, especially over 50 years of age. The clinical presentation is nephrotic syndrome, but many cases can evolve with asymptomatic non-nephrotic proteinuria.
Márcio Dantas +5 more
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Association between thyroid hormones and diabetic kidney disease in Chinese adults
Objective We aimed to explore the association between thyroid hormones and different stages of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in Chinese adults. Methods This is a retrospective study involving 2,832 participants. DKD was diagnosed and classified according
Meng-chao Liu +8 more
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Normal-weight central obesity: implications for diabetes mellitus
BackgroundCurrent guidelines for obesity prevention and control focus on body mass index (BMI) and rarely address central obesity. Few studies have been conducted on the association between normal-weight central obesity and the risk of diabetes mellitus (
Xueshan Jin +9 more
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Contrast-associated acute kidney injury : does it really exist, and if so, what to do about it? [PDF]
For decades, when contrast agents are administrated, physicians have been concerned because of the risk of inducing acute kidney injury (AKI). Recent literature questions the existence of AKI induced by contrast, but animal studies clearly showed harmful
Hoste, Eric, Vandenberghe, Wim
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Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have a therapeutic effect on diabetic nephropathy (DN) but the underlying mechanism remains unclear. This study was conducted to investigate whether human umbilical cord-MSCs (hUCMSCs) can induce oxidative damage ...
Ping Nie +8 more
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