Nephrotic Syndrome and Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy Associated with Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Ramón Peces, Jorge Martínez-Ara, Carlos Peces, Mariluz Picazo, Emilio Cuesta-López, Cristina Vega, Sebastián Azorín, Rafael Selgas

“…This case supports the idea that renal biopsy is needed for ADPKD patients with nephrotic-range proteinuria in order to exclude coexisting glomerular disease and for appropriate treatment/prevention of renal function deterioration. …”
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Comparison of Clinico-pathologic features and outcomes of ANCA negative and ANCA positive pauci immune crescentic glomerulonephritis: A single centre study by Pallav Gupta, Vinant Bhargava, Manish Malik, Anurag Gupta, Anil K. Bhalla, Ashwini Gupta, Vaibhav Tiwari, Devinder S. Rana, Ramesh L. Sapra

“…Introduction: Pauci-immune crescentic glomerulonephritis (PICN) is an important cause of rapidly progressive renal failure. 10–40% of PICN cases have ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody) negative serology. …”
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Prognostic and Diagnostic Value of Endocan in Kidney Diseases by Elisabeth Samouilidou, Virginia Athanasiadou, Eirini Grapsa

“…It seems that the determination of plasma endocan levels may provide useful prognostic information in many types of renal failure such as chronic kidney disease, IgA nephropathy, and diabetic nephropathy. …”
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A Case of TAFRO Syndrome Developed after COVID-19 Vaccination by Hitomi Hirose, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yukako Umezawa, Masako Iwasaki, Hiromitsu Fukuda, Hisatsugu Takahara, Shigeki Tomita, Yusuke Suzuki

“…TAFRO syndrome is a systemic inflammatory disorder, which is characterized by thrombocytopenia, anasarca, fever, reticulin myelofibrosis, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly. It often presents with progressive clinical symptoms and can be fatal. …”
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Premalignant Lesions in the Kidney by Ziva Kirkali, Kutsal Yorukoglu

“…Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most malignant urologic disease. …”
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The Effect of Dantonic Pill on β-Catenin Expression in a Rat Model of Streptozotocin-Induced Early Stage of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhou Shuhong, Lv Hongjun, Cui Bo, Xu Li, Shi Bingyin

“…Including an analysis of the general metabolic index and renal function, immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcription real-time PCR for β-catenin were performed in the renal cortex of the rat models every 4 weeks. …”
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Presence of an Isolated Hydatid Cyst in the Left Kidney: Report of a Case of This Rare Condition Managed Surgically by Daniel Paramythiotis, Petros Bangeas, Konstantinia Kofina, Vassileios Papadopoulos, Antonios Michalopoulos

“…Discussion. Isolated renal hydatid cyst is a very rare condition and could possibly be misdiagnosed with other renal masses. …”
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Organ In Vitro Culture: What Have We Learned about Early Kidney Development? by Aleksandra Rak-Raszewska, Peter V. Hauser, Seppo Vainio

“…The review also focuses on renal development, starting with ectopic budding of the ureteric bud, ureteric bud branching, and the generation of the nephron and presents the search for stem cells and renal progenitor cells that contribute to specific structures and tissues during renal development. …”
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Gubernaculum Sparing Laparoscopic Orchiopexy in Cryptorchidism with Ipsilateral Congenital Absence of the Vas Deferens: Unique Outcome by Ebtehal Althobaiti, Hattan Badr, Maryam Aloqalaa, Raghdah Alsharif, Naif Alqarni

“…It can be associated with various other anomalies, including cryptorchidism and renal anomalies, such as renal agenesis. We here present a case of cryptorchidism with ipsilateral congenital absence of the vas deferens and renal agenesis and used the Stephen-Fowler technique for Orchiopexy depending on gubernacular vessels. …”
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The Diagnosis of Minimal Change Disease in Diabetic Nephropathy by M. Barry Stokes

“…This paper reviews the differential diagnosis of proteinuria in diabetic patients and discusses the role of renal biopsy examination in identification and management of minimal change disease in this cohort. …”
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Integrated enhanced recovery after surgery protocol in radical cystectomy for bladder tumour—A retroprospective study by Waseem Ashraf, Arif Hamid, Sajad Ahmad Malik, Rouf Khawaja, Sajad Ahmad Para, Mohammad Saleem Wani, Saqib Mehdi

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Nephrotic and Non-Nephrotic Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Clinical Characteristics, Etiology, and Columbia Classification by Gabriel Figueiredo, Luis Yu, Lectícia Barbosa Jorge, Viktoria Woronik, Cristiane Bitencourt Dias

“…The objective of this study was to establish the main etiologies, characteristics, and evolution of renal disease in FSGS patients with nephrotic and non-nephrotic proteinuria. …”
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Acid-Base Status Disturbances in Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis at High Altitudes by Javier Enrique Cely, Oscar G. Rocha, María J. Vargas, Rafael M. Sanabria, Leyder Corzo, Roberto E. D'Achiardi, Eduardo A. Zúñiga

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Proportions of Proinflammatory Monocytes Are Important Predictors of Mortality Risk in Hemodialysis Patients by Yachung Jeng, Paik Seong Lim, Ming Ying Wu, Tien-Yu Tseng, Chang Hsu Chen, Hung Ping Chen, Tsai-Kun Wu

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Mitochondrial Complex I Deficiency among Egyptian Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome by Doaa M. Abdou, AbdelAal Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulhay, Sara El Khateeb

“…Up to 20% of patients are steroid resistant (SRNS) representing a challenging subset at high risk of developing end-stage renal disease. Renal manifestations of mitochondrial diseases (MIDs) include nephrotic syndrome, renal insufficiency, nephrolithiasis, Bartter-like syndrome, focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, and nephrocalcinosis. …”
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Acute Glomerulonephritis in a Child with Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection: A Case Report by Giovanna Vitaliti, Raffaele Falsaperla, Leandra Giunta, Giuseppina Spataro, Venerando Rapisarda, Mario Velardita, Giuseppe Nunnari, Piero Pavone

“…Infectious diseases seem to be an important and independent risk factor for renal failure, but the underlying mechanism of renal involvement during some kinds of infectious diseases is still unclear, even if the literature data report immunomediated and/or autoimmune mechanisms to explain the pathogenic relationship between the two diseases. …”
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Therapeutic Options for the Management of the Cardiorenal Syndrome by Katerina Koniari, Marinos Nikolaou, Ioannis Paraskevaidis, John Parissis

“…Patients with heart failure often present with impaired renal function, which is a predictor of poor outcome. …”
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Crescentic Glomerulonephritis and Membranous Nephropathy: A Rare Overlap by Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Heba Osman, Samer Alkassis, Alix Charles, Kristina Zalewski, Jarrett Weinberger, Yahya Malik-Osman, Zeenat Y. Bhat

“…Membranous nephropathy complicated by crescentic glomerulonephritis has a more aggressive clinical course and decline in renal function compared to MN alone which can lead to initiating renal replacement therapy. …”
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Proinflammatory Cytokines and Potassium Channels in the Kidney by Kazuyoshi Nakamura, Hikaru Hayashi, Manabu Kubokawa

“…Altered K+ channel activity may be involved in renal cell dysfunction during inflammation. Although little information was available regarding the effects of proinflammatory cytokines on renal K+ channels, reports have emerged during the last decade. …”
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Outcomes of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Melanie Chan, Marlies Ostermann

“…Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience higher rates of hospitalisation, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality and are more likely to require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) than patients with normal renal function. …”
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