Evaluation of mortality of COVID-19 patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) in comparison to the non-AKI patients [PDF]
Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is prevalent in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). There are little data on the relationship between renal dysfunction and COVID-19 prognosis.
Heshmatollah Shahbazian +5 more
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Clinical manifestations and laboratory findings and mortality rate of kidney transplant recipients infected with COVID-19 [PDF]
Introduction: The emergence of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in late December 2019 and its rapid global spread has led World Health Organization (WHO) to introduce it as a very dangerous pandemic.
Shokouh Shayanpour +5 more
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Predictive risk factors of steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome [PDF]
Introduction: Steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome (SDNS) is a difficult and troublesome presentation of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in children, with complicated management and increased morbidity.
Ehsan Valavi +4 more
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Comparison of clinical outcome of induction immunosuppressive therapy with thymoglobulin and standard therapy in kidney transplantation; a randomized double-blind clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction: Thymoglobulin is a lymphocyte-depleting polyclonal antibody, administered for induction therapy at the time of kidney transplantation to reduce the risk of acute allograft rejection.
Heshmatollah Shahbazian +7 more
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Role of Kaletra (combination of lopinavir and ritonavir) in the treatment of COVID-19 virus infection; an issue related to kidney transplant patients – A review study on current knowledge [PDF]
A number of therapies are prescribed for the treatment of COVID-19, but none of them have proven efficacy. In this review article, we summarized the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties, effect and potential toxicity of Kaletra (combination of ...
Seyed Seifollah Beladi Mousavi +5 more
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Mycophenolate mofetil versus cyclophosphamide for idiopathic membranous nephropathy; a double blind and randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Introduction: The current treatment regimens for patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (MN) are based on cyclophosphamide-glucocorticoid or calcineurin inhibitor-glucocorticoid.
Fatemeh Hayati +6 more
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A rare presentation of the Klinefelter's syndrome [PDF]
A 16 years old boy with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) was not suspected of having Klinefelter's syndrome until he complained of painful gynecomastia. He was under haemodialysis for 2 years. At first, he was in an approximately full pubertal development (P5,
A. Frank +23 more
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Circular RNA circBNC2 inhibits epithelial cell G2-M arrest to prevent fibrotic maladaptive repair
G2/M arrest of epithelial cells leads to fibrosis with unclear mechanisms. This study identifies a protein-encoding circRNA, circBNC2, which inhibits epithelial cells G2/M arrest to prevent fibrotic maladaptive repair in damaged kidney and liver ...
Peng Wang +10 more
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Evidence regarding the association between physical activity and Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk is generally limited due to the use of self-report questionnaires.
Mengyi Liu +8 more
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Summary: Background: The role of the IL6 family members in organ fibrosis, including renal interstitial fibrosis (TIF), has been widely explored. However, few studies have ever simultaneously examined them in the same cohort of patients.
Shihui Xu +14 more
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