Connecting Cerebral White Matter Lesions and Hypertensive Target Organ Damage by Cristina Sierra, Alfons López-Soto, Antonio Coca

“…Chronic hypertension leads to concomitant remodeling of the cardiac and vascular systems and various organs, especially the brain, kidney, and retina. The brain is an early target of organ damage due to high blood pressure, which is the major modifiable risk factor for stroke and small vessel disease. …”
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Asymptomatic Urinary Abnormalities Among Unselected Adults in a Rural Community in Bauchi, Northeast Nigeria by Abdu Alhaji, Ibrahim M. Maigari, Hamisu Abdulrasheed, Umar Murtala, Binta A. Lasan, Sambo B. Zailani

“…Background: Renal diseases have been increasing globally. Chronic kidney disease is a noncommunicable, progressive disease associated with significant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Electrostatic properties of human germlines and biodistribution of small biologics by Leticia Maria De Souza Cordeiro, Kelley Christine Atkinson, Argin Aivazian, Patrick Frank Joyce, Fang Jia, Alessandro Mascioni

“…Antibody fragments intended for use as vectors of cytotoxic payloads (e.g. antibody-drug conjugates, radiotherapy) can accumulate at clearance organs like kidneys and liver, where they can cause dose-limiting toxicities. …”
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Comparison of vascular complications between external iliac and internal iliac artery anastomosis of the donor renal artery in renal transplant recipients by G. Manoj Kumar, Sunil Ashok, J. Suresh Kumar

“…Age and sex of the recipient, cause of chronic kidney disease, side of the donor kidney, and number of donor renal arteries, presence of atherosclerotic changes on the recipient’s vessels, and presence of diabetes mellitus were noted. …”
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An Unusual Initial Presentation of Lupus Nephritis as a Renal Mass by Remi Goupil, Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette, Virginie Royal, Alexandre Dugas, Jean-Philippe Lafrance

“…Further investigation revealed microscopic hematuria with a normal kidney function and no significant proteinuria. Antinuclear antibodies were negative, although anti-DNA and anti-SSA/Rho antibodies were positive. …”
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Canine adenovirus serotype 2 isolation and determination of its cultivation parameters by A. A. Klimova

“…Comparative analysis of continuous Vero, MDCK (NBL-2 and NBL-9 line) cell cultures as well as primarily trypsinized cell cultures (baby dog kidney, baby dog spleen, baby cat kidney, baby cat spleen) for their susceptibility to the recovered virus showed that MDCK (NBL-2 line) was the most susceptible. …”
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Assessment of Renal Function in Women with Preeclampsia by Measuring of Serum Cystatin C Level by Marwa Basim Yarmurad, Miami Abdul Hassan Ali

“…Studies have described the utility of Cystatin C as a better indicator of kidney function during pregnancy compared to urea, creatinine, or uric acid. …”
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Spontaneous Rupture of an Adrenal Artery in Pregnancy: A Case Report by D. Bolla, V. Schyrba, G. Drack, S. Dietler, R. Hornung

“…The intra-abdominal palpation identified an extensive retroperitoneal mass near the right kidney and a postoperative computer tomography confirmed an active bleeding near the kidney. …”
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Combination of Superselective Arterial Embolization and Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of a Giant Renal Angiomyolipoma Complicated with Caval Thrombus by Konstantinos N. Stamatiou, Hippocrates Moschouris, Kiriaki Marmaridou, Michail Kiltenis, Konstantinos Kladis-Kalentzis, Katerina Malagari

“…This is a case of a 78-year-old male patient with multiple angiomyolipomas of a solitary right kidney. The largest of these tumors (maximum diameter: 13.4 cm) caused significant extrinsic compression of the inferior vena cava complicated by thrombosis of this vessel. …”
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Seroepidemiology and comparative diagnosis of bovine herpesvirus type-1 (bhv-1) in bulls using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa), polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and virus... by Oya Bulut, Sibel Yavru

“…Semen and nasal swap samples were inoculated into Foetal Bovine Kidney (FBK) and Madin Daiby Bovine Kidney (MDBK) cell cultures. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…Histopathology analysis showed lesions in the spleen as extra-medullary hematopoiesis and hemorrhage; in the kidney (multifocal hemorrhages, tubular degeneration, and edema) while in the lungs, perivascular hemorrhages and degeneration of the vascular wall were observed. …”
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Evaluation of Renal Gene Expression of Protein Kinase C (PKC) Isoforms in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Proliferative Glomerular Diseases by Salwa Ibrahim, Laila Rashed, Sawsan Fadda

“…Normal tissues from the normal pole of four kidneys removed because of renal tumor served as controls. …”
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Expanding the Scope of Microvascular Inflammation: Unveiling Its Presence Beyond Antibody-Mediated Rejection Into T-Cell Mediated Contexts by Hilal Varol, Hilal Varol, Anne Wagenmakers, Konrad Hoeft, Konrad Hoeft, Jasper Callemeyn, Jasper Callemeyn, Roos Bodewes, Wichor Bramer, Andrew Stubbs, Andrew Stubbs, Rafael Kramann, Rafael Kramann, Maarten Naesens, Maarten Naesens, Marian C. Clahsen-Van Groningen, Marian C. Clahsen-Van Groningen, Marian C. Clahsen-Van Groningen

“…Microvascular inflammation (MVI) in kidney transplant biopsies is mainly associated with antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), sparking debate within the Banff Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology regarding its exclusivity. …”
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Recombinant α-Klotho Protein Alleviated Acute Cardiorenal Injury in a Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Septic Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5 by Xi Liu, Yangyang Niu, Xiaoqin Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Ying Yu, Jieli Huang, Jiangtao Li, Chen Yu

“…Previous studies have found that α-klotho protein has a cardiorenal protective function. α-Klotho deficiency renders the kidney more susceptible to injury and results in cardiovascular calcification and left ventricular hypertrophy in chronic kidney disease. …”
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High-density lipoprotein nanoparticles spontaneously target to damaged renal tubules and alleviate renal fibrosis by remodeling the fibrotic niches by Shanshan He, Xiaoyang Li, Yuanyuan He, Ling Guo, Yunzhou Dong, Leilei Wang, Lan Yang, Lin Li, Shiyun Huang, Jiali Fu, Qing Lin, Zhirong Zhang, Ling Zhang

“…Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) ultimately causes renal fibrosis and end-stage renal disease, thus seriously threatens human health. …”
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Abraham Patchornik: The Contemporary Relevance of His Work for Chemistry and Biology by Kenneth A. Jacobson, Graham C. R. Ellis-Davies

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Geospatial analysis of end-stage renal disease among patients attending hemodialysis units in Alexandria, Egypt by Reham A. EL-Hofy, Safia I. Shehata, Azza F. Abou EL-Naga, Mohamed H. Bahnassy, Gihan I. Gewaifel, Nahla A. Gamaleldin

“…Geographic information system (GIS) analysis is particularly suitable for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and ESRD. Spatial analysis is an important tool for better decision-making and planning. …”
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Late-Onset Bilateral Choroidal Metastases from Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Constantinos D. Georgakopoulos, Athina Pallikari, Panagiotis Plotas, Olga E. Makri

“…The patient, who was under immunotherapy with nivolumab, had been diagnosed with clear cell renal cell carcinoma in the left kidney 15 years ago that recurred in the right kidney before 2 years. …”
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Influence of SPK with Enteric Drainage on the Pancreatic Exocrine Function in Diabetic Patients with Uremia by Guanghui Pei, Wu Lv, Xiaohang Li, Guoqing Zhang, Jialin Zhang

“…This study aimed to determine the use of fecal elastase in evaluating the effect of simultaneous pancreas–kidney transplantation with enteric drainage on the pancreatic exocrine function of diabetic patients with uremia. …”
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Interdialytic Weight Gain and Nutritional Status are Associated with Quality of Life Among Hemodialysis Patients in Dr. Mohammad Hoesin General Hospital Palembang by Indah Listari Salsabila, Yuliarti Yuliarti, Fatmalina Febry, Ditia Fitri Arinda

“…This research aims to determine the relationship between interdialytic weight gain and nutritional status with the quality of life of chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis at Dr. …”
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