Hypothyroidism Due to Thyroid Amyloidosis Simultaneously With AL Renal Amyloidosis to Give Better Idea of Association of the Two Conditions by Guan C, Liu Y, Chen R, Zhu Y

“…In this case, we describe a 66-year-old female patient who visited the nephrology department due to lower limb edema for 2 months and numbness of the extremities for more than 2 years. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Immunotherapy with Interferon-Gamma in the Management of Chronic Sulfur Mustard-Induced Cutaneous Complications: Comparison with Topical Betamethasone 1% by Yunes Panahi, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Seyyed Masoud Davoudi, Mojtaba Amiri, Fatemeh Beiraghdar

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Effect of HLA-G5 Immune Checkpoint Molecule on the Expression of ILT-2, CD27, and CD38 in Splenic B cells by Hana Rohn, Cordula Lang, Sabine Schramm, Falko M. Heinemann, Mirko Trilling, Anja Gäckler, Oliver Witzke, Peter A. Horn, Vera Rebmann

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Oxidative stress and inflammation in hemodialysis: a comparison of patients with or without advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by Vanja Kalacun, Robert Ekart, Sebastjan Bevc, Pavel Skok, Radovan Hojs, Nina Vodošek Hojs

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How to Distinguish Patients with pSS among Individuals with Dryness without Invasive Diagnostic Studies by Agata Sebastian, Maciej Sebastian, Maria Misterska-Skóra, Patryk Woytala, Katarzyna Jakuszko, Piotr Wiland

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Nursing management for 5 patients undergoing Rituximab treatment for cryoglobulinemia-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (利妥昔单抗治疗5例冷球蛋白血症相关膜增生性肾小球肾炎患者的护理)... by LI Aijuan (李爱娟)

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A Randomized Comparative Trial on the Therapeutic Efficacy of Topical Aloe vera and Calendula officinalis on Diaper Dermatitis in Children by Yunes Panahi, Mohamad Reza Sharif, Alireza Sharif, Fatemeh Beiraghdar, Zahra Zahiri, Golnoush Amirchoopani, Eisa Tahmasbpour Marzony, Amirhossein Sahebkar

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A pilot randomized controlled study of integrated kidney palliative care and chronic kidney disease care implemented in a safety-net hospital: Protocol for a pilot study of feasibi... by Jennifer S. Scherer, Wenbo Wu, Chen Lyu, Keith S. Goldfeld, Abraham A. Brody, Joshua Chodosh, David Charytan

“…Participants will be randomized in permuted blocks of two or four to either the intervention group, who will receive monthly ambulatory care visits for six months with a palliative care provider trained in kidney palliative care, or to usual nephrology care. Primary outcomes are feasibility of recruitment, retention, fidelity to the study visit protocol, and the ability to collect outcome data. …”
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A Prospective Study to Assess the Best Optimal Dose of Tacrolimus before Renal Transplantation and Its Impact on Graft Survival and Patient Outcome in Renal Transplant Recipients by Niranjan Gogoi, Charu Jain, Megha Agarwal, Dhananjay Agarwal, Ajay Gupta, Munesh Kumar

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective longitudinal study was conducted in the Department of Nephrology for 1 year after due approval. Patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing RT on TAC with available TAC trough concentration 1 month before transplantation were included and analyzed for graft function and patient outcome in terms of adequate immunosuppression and renal function. …”
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The Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Stage 1–5 Chronic Kidney Disease by Farshad Kajbaf, Romuald Mentaverri, Momar Diouf, Albert Fournier, Said Kamel, Jean-Daniel Lalau

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Identifying Key Biomarkers Related to Immune Response in the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: Mendelian Randomization Combined With Comprehensive Transcriptomics and Single-... by Hu M, Deng Y, Bai Y, Zhang J, Shen X, Shen L, Zhou L

“…Miao Hu, Yi Deng, Yujie Bai, Jiayan Zhang, Xiahong Shen, Lei Shen, Ling Zhou Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ling Zhou, Email zl66060@163.comBackground: Renal failure related death caused by diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is an inevitable outcome for most patients. …”
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Natural products based on Correa's cascade for the treatment of gastric cancer trilogy: Current status and future perspective by Wenhao Liao, Jing Wang, Yuchen Li

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Relationships between blood concentrations of cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and manganese and the risk of chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2011–2... by Shenghua Yao, Dan Xu

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Association of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism and Hyperkalemia in Hemodialysis-dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Ashutosh Soni, Jagdish Vishnoi, Kamlesh Bhatt, Kalu Ram Sharma, Akanksha Shukla

“…Patients were randomly selected for the study who were visiting the Department of Nephrology for their regular maintenance hemodialysis program. …”
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Fungal Infections in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Maria Mazzitelli, Federico Nalesso, Alberto Enrico Maraolo, Vincenzo Scaglione, Lucrezia Furian, Annamaria Cattelan

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Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

“…The false-positive rates of treponema were found to be higher in the fields of pediatrics, nephrology, and internal medicine (p < 0.05). There was no difference observed in ABO blood group distribution (p > 0.05). .Furthermore, the levels of treponema antibody and coagulation function were found to be associated with the occurrence of false-positive syphilis test results.  …”
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Exercise limitation in chronic kidney disease: An experimental pilot study with leg and arm exercise by Helena Wallin, Eva Jansson, Ragad Said, Sigrid Lundberg, Pourya Zolfaghardidani, Maria J. Eriksson, Anette Rickenlund, Patrik Sundblad

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Schumann Resonances and the Human Body: Questions About Interactions, Problems and Prospects by Ganna Nevoit, Mantas Landauskas, Rollin McCarty, Inga Arune Bumblyte, Maksim Potyazhenko, Giedre Taletaviciene, Gediminas Jarusevicius, Alfonsas Vainoras

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Economics of Acute Kidney Injury in the Critical Care Setting: Kidneys Need More Time and Money! by Reema Nair, Somu G, Srinivas Vinayak Shenoy, Laxmitha Shetty, Aparna Satish

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Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma from Transplanted Kidney with Complete Response to an Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor by Ryan S. Chiang, Ashton A. Connor, Brant A. Inman, Wen-Chi Foo, David N. Howell, John F. Madden, Matthew J. Ellis, Aparna S. Rege, Michael R. Harrison

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