Bradykinin B1 receptor signaling triggers complement activation on endothelial cells by Ingrid Lopatko Fagerström, Alexandra Gerogianni, Markus Wendler, Ida Arvidsson, Ashmita Tontanahal, Ann-Charlotte Kristoffersson, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Michael Bader, Michael Bader, Michael Bader, Michael Bader, Michael Bader, Diana Karpman

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Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps sinensis as an adjunctive treatment in patients with renal dysfunction: a systematic-review and meta-analysis by Fenfang Wu, Chunhua Xu, Xinlei Si, Fei He, Kang Xu, Yu Zhang, Shan Lin

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Target-specific peptides for BK virus agnoprotein identified through phage display screening: advancing antiviral therapeutics by Xiaofei Xing, Jingxian Han, Keke Wang, Fuyun Tian, CuiXia Jiang, Wei Liang, Lin Qi, Xin Yue, Yinhang Wen, Yuwei Hu, Hui Qiao

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Animal-based evidence supports protective activity of bioengineered silver and gold nanomaterials on hepatic and renal function profile parameters by Hamed Barabadi, Hesam Noqani, Maha Soltani, Ayeh Sabbagh Kashani

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Relationship between renal ultrasonographic, CD4 cell count and proteinuria findings in HIV infected adult patients in Jos, Nigeria by P. M., Gwom, D., Atsukwei, E. D., Eze, E. O., Igoh, E. A., Gabkwe, M. D., Adams, K. M., Rabiu, I., Ezekiel

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San-Huang-Yi-Shen Capsule Ameliorates Diabetic Kidney Disease through Inducing PINK1/Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy and Inhibiting the Activation of NLRP3 Signaling Pathway by Hanzhou Li, Yuansong Wang, Xiuhai Su, Qinghai Wang, Shufang Zhang, Wenjuan Sun, Tianyu Zhang, Mengxue Dong, Zhaiyi Zhang, Shuquan Lv

“…San-Huang-Yi-Shen capsule (SHYS) has been used in the treatment of diabetic kidney disease (DKD) in clinics. However, the mechanism of SHYS on DKD remains unclear. …”
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A LASSO-derived clinical score to predict severe acute kidney injury in the cardiac surgery recovery unit: a large retrospective cohort study using the MIMIC database by Qi Guo, Jingjing Huang, Yuewei Li, Hongwei Li, Jingfeng Wang, Yong Xie, Tucheng Huang, Wanbing He, Wenyu Lv, Jieping Huang, Yangxin Chen

“…Objectives We aimed to develop an effective tool for predicting severe acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients admitted to the cardiac surgery recovery unit (CSRU).Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-III database, consisting of critically ill participants between 2001 and 2012 in the USA.Participants A total of 6271 patients admitted to the CSRU were enrolled from the MIMIC-III database.Primary and secondary outcome Stages 2–3 AKI.Result As identified by least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) and logistic regression, risk factors for AKI included age, sex, weight, respiratory rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, central venous pressure, urine output, partial pressure of oxygen, sedative use, furosemide use, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure and left heart catheterisation, all of which were used to establish a clinical score. …”
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Retracted: Management Practice, and Adherence and Its Contributing Factors among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: A Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study by International Journal of Nephrology

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Acute kidney injury, the present on admission (POA) indicator and sex disparities: observational study of inpatient real-world data in a Swiss tertiary healthcare system.... by Michael Simon, Sarah N Musy, Karen Triep, Olga Endrich

“…Background Regarding kidney disease (KD), sex differences in epidemiology and clinical relevance have been reported. …”
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A Clinical Nomogram Based on the Triglyceride-Glucose Index to Predict Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury after Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome with Diabetes Mellitus by Yue Hu, Xiaotong Wang, Shengjue Xiao, Na Sun, Chunyan Huan, Huimin Wu, Minjia Guo, Tao Xu, Defeng Pan

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the factors influencing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) after percutaneous intervention (PCI) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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Prevalence of ESBL resistance genes and fecal carriage of multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from patients with chronic kidney disease at the Laquintinie Hospital in Douala, Littoral Region, Cameroon by Ballue S.T. Dadjo, Armelle T. Mbaveng, Michael F. Kengne, Ornella D. Tsobeng, Giresse D.T. Fonjou, Victor Kuete

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Association between atherogenic index of plasma and future risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–3: a nationwide prospective cohort study by Gaoshu Zheng, Jijie Jin, Fei Wang, Qianrong Zheng, Jiaxin Shao, Jiangnan Yao, Pan Huang, Hao Zhou, Jianghua Zhou

“…Abstract Background As an emerging concept, Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) elucidates the intricate interconnection between metabolic disorders(Mets), cardiovascular disease(CVD), and chronic kidney disease(CKD). …”
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The efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba L. leaves extract combined with ACEI/ARB on diabetic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 41 randomized controlled trials by Zehua Zhang, Shiyun Tang, Shiyu Liu, Yulin Leng, Xiaoxu Fu, Hongyan Xie, Hong Gao, Hong Gao, Chunguang Xie, Chunguang Xie

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Comment on “Effect of Acupuncture Intervention on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Hemodialysis-Dependent Kidney Failure Patients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial” [Letter] by He L, Lv S

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Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with renal prognosis and all-cause mortality among older patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of CKD-ROUTE study by Lei Chen, Mengyao Yan, Jie Li, Xue Zhao, Lu Zeng, Zhumei Gao, Hongli Jiang, Limin Wei

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the association between the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and incidence of CKD progression, all-cause mortality, and cardiovascular events in the elderly patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) before dialysis initiation.Methods We performed a post hoc analysis of the CKD-ROUTE database, which included 538 pre-dialysis CKD patients aged ≥65 years in this prospective cohort study. …”
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A Comprehensive Comparison of Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19 during Wave 1 versus Wave 2 at a Tertiary Care Center, India by Sanjiv Jasuja, Gaurav Sagar, Anupam Bahl, Neharita Jasuja, Rajesh Chawla, Avdhesh Bansal, Manjit. S. Kanwar, Sudha Kansal, Nikhil Modi, Athar P. Ansari, Viny Kantroo, Purnima Dhar, Chitra Chatterjee, Nitin Ghonge, Samir Tawakley, Shalini Verma

“…Data comparing the clinical spectrum of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) during the first and second waves of the pandemic in India is limited. …”
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Risk Assessment of Trace Element Contamination in Drinking Water and Agricultural Soil: A Study in Selected Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) Endemic Areas in Sri Lanka by W. P. R. T. Perera, M. D. N. R. Dayananda, D. M. U. C. Dissanayake, R. A. S. D. Rathnasekara, W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. K. Weragoda, K. A. M. Kularathne

“…Unexplained or unclear etiology of chronic kidney disease (CKDu) has been reported in Sri Lanka’s North Central Province (NCP) for more than two decades. …”
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Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as a single test rule out biomarker for acute kidney injury: A cross-sectional study in patients admitted to the emergency department. by Vicky Jenny Rebecka Wetterstrand, Martin Schultz, Thomas Kallemose, André Torre, Jesper Juul Larsen, Lennart Friis-Hansen, Lisbet Brandi

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a syndrome with high mortality and morbidity in part due to delayed recognition based on changes in creatinine. …”
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Role of Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in the Diagnosis and Early Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury in a Case Series of Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Case Series by Silvia Angeletti, Marta Fogolari, Davide Morolla, Federico Capone, Sebastiano Costantino, Silvia Spoto, Marina De Cesaris, Alessandra Lo Presti, Massimo Ciccozzi, Giordano Dicuonzo

“…Patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) frequently develop worsening in renal function until Acute Kidney Injury (AKI). The use of kidney injury biomarkers could be useful in the early diagnosis of AKI. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in a Case Series of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019): Role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 and Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade by Avantika Chenna, Venu Madhav Konala, Subhasish Bose, Sasmit Roy, Bhaskar Reddy Madhira, Vijay Gayam, Srikanth Naramala, Sreedhar Adapa

“…The renin-angiotensin system plays a very critical role in hypertension, diabetes, and kidney and heart diseases. The blockade of the renin-angiotensin system results in the prevention of progression of renal and cardiac damage. …”
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