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Mechanisms of calcineurin inhibitor nephrotoxicity in chronic allograft injury [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The first successful transplantation of a human kidney was performed more than 50 years ago by Murray and colleagues in 1954 between identical twins. The success of this transplantation was due to the fact that no significant rejection occurs between ...
Ryan, Michael P.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Patient characteristics predict patency of early-cannulation arteriovenous grafts

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
There is a new emphasis on tailoring appropriate vascular access for hemodialysis to patients and their life-plans, but there is little known about the optimal use of newer devices such as early-cannulation arteriovenous grafts (ecAVG), with studies ...
David B. Kingsmore   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malignant and Noninvasive Skin Tumours in Renal Transplant Recipients [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background. Transplant recipients require immunosuppression to prevent graft rejection. This conveys an increased risk of malignancy, particularly skin tumours. There is a need for up-to-date data for the South of England. Method.
Jade W. M. Chow   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Obesity is not associated with progression to end stage renal disease in patients with biopsy-proven glomerular diseases

open access: yesBMC Nephrology, 2019
Background Body mass index (BMI) is associated with renal disease progression in unspecified CKD. The relationship between BMI and primary glomerular disease (GN) may be more complex.
Benjamin M. P. Elyan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ERA-EDTA cohort study—comparison of methods to predict survival on renal replacement therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
Accurate prediction of patient survival from the time of starting renal replacement therapy (RRT) is desirable, but previously published predictive models have low accuracy.
Castelluccia, N.   +532 more
core   +10 more sources

Leiomyosarcoma presenting as unilateral painless testicular mass in a septuagenarian: a case report with review of the literature

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Urology, 2022
Background Primary testicular leiomyosarcoma has a rare occurrence and the diagnosis is uncertain on pre-operative assessment. It is often seen in the background of chronic inflammation, radiotherapy, and the use of high-dose anabolic steroids.
Brijmohan Joshi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health outcomes of children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
This study aimed to study the health of children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease. Twenty-four children born to mothers with chronic kidney disease were compared with 39 matched control children born to healthy mothers without kidney disease ...
Powis, S.   +5 more
core   +6 more sources

Purple urine bag syndrome: An unusual manifestation of urinary tract infection, our experience at a tertiary care center

open access: yesCurrent Urology, 2023
. Background. Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an unusual condition in which a purple discoloration of urine and bag occurs in people with urinary catheters. People with purple urine usually do not complain of any symptoms. The purple discoloration of
Vishal Kumar Neniwal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reduced CD40L expression on ex vivo activated CD4+T-lymphocytes from patients with excellent renal allograft function measured with a rapid whole blood flow cytometry procedure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Background: The CD40-CD40L (CD154) costimulatory pathway plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of kidney allograft rejection. In renal transplant biopsies, CD4+ CD40L+ graft-infiltrating cells were detected during chronic rejection in contrast to ...
Lederer, Stephan R.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Clinical outcomes and temporal trends of immunological and non-immunological rare diseases in adult kidney transplant

open access: yesBMC Nephrology, 2021
Background Rare diseases (RDs) encompass many difficult-to-treat conditions with different characteristics often associated with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Ester Gallo   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

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