Novel distribution of the secretory leucocyte proteinase inhibitor in kidney by Sophie Ohlsson, Irena Ljungkrantz, Kjell Ohlsson, Mårten Segelmark, Jörgen Wieslander

“…The presence of SLPI in renal tubuli cells was demonstrated using immunohistochemistry and, by means of in situ hybridisation on human renal biopsies, we were able to demonstrate SLPI production. …”
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Salvage after Retroperitoneal Kidney Allograft Torsion by Justin M. Greco, David C. Mulligan, Peter S. Yoo

“…Torsion of the renal allograft about its pedicle was encountered and corrected by manual detorsion and nephropexy to the retroperitoneal wall. …”
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Hearing Loss and Kidney Dysfunction: Finding a Unifying Diagnosis by Praveena Iruku, Puja Karanth, Hannah Tiu, Charity Kankam, Khaldoon Shaheen

“…Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) is a systemic vasculitis that affects small caliber vessels, with renal and lung compromise. Diagnosis can be challenging; timely diagnosis and treatment are important to prevent devastating complication, particularly renal failure. …”
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Collapsing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Hassan Tariq, Arsalan Rafiq, Giovanni Franchin

“…She developed rapid deterioration of her renal function requiring dialysis. Her renal biopsy showed collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis, consistent with lupus nephritis class II along with tubular degenerative changes. …”
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Nutcracker Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Hematuria by Emmanuel C. Gorospe, Michael O. Aigbe

“…Nutcracker syndrome is the compression of the left renal vein between the aorta and superior mesenteric artery. …”
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A Resource for the Transcriptional Signature of Bona Fide Trophoblast Stem Cells and Analysis of Their Embryonic Persistence by Georg Kuales, Matthias Weiss, Oliver Sedelmeier, Dietmar Pfeifer, Sebastian J. Arnold

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Effect of Coenzyme-Q10 on Doxorubicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats by Azza A. K. El-Sheikh, Mohamed A. Morsy, Marwa M. Mahmoud, Rehab A. Rifaai, Aly M. Abdelrahman

“…., levels of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine, concentrations of renal reduced glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde, catalase activity and caspase 3 expression, and renal histopathology). …”
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Successful Treatment with Mycophenolate Mofetil and Tacrolimus in Juvenile Severe Lupus Nephritis by Tomoo Kise, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Shigeru Fukuyama, Masatsugu Uehara

“…At age of 11 years, she was diagnosed with LN classified as International Society of Nephrology/Renal Pathology Society (ISN/RPS) class IV G (A) + V. …”
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The impact of chronic kidney disease on developed countries from a health economics perspective: A systematic scoping review. by Sarah Elshahat, Paul Cockwell, Alexander P Maxwell, Matthew Griffin, Timothy O'Brien, Ciaran O'Neill

“…These data will be useful for the assessment of new renal services/therapies in terms of cost-effectiveness.…”
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Vascular Reconstructions in Living Unrelated Kidney Transplant Using Donor Ovarian Vein and Recipient Inferior Epigastric Artery with Simultaneous Enucleation of a Complex Cyst by Giuseppe Serena, Javier Gonzalez, Giselle Guerra, Mohamed Ammar Al Nuss, Maykel Valdes, Gaetano Ciancio

“…The renal vein was elongated using the donor ovarian vein and the short upper pole artery was extended using the recipient inferior epigastric artery and anastomosed to the main renal artery. …”
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Acute Interstitial Nephritis in a Patient with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer under Immunotherapy with Nivolumab by Panagiotis I. Georgianos, Vasilios Vaios, Eleni Leontaridou, Georgia Karayannopoulou, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Athanasios Sioulis, Elias V. Balaskas, Pantelis E. Zebekakis

“…After a short-term course of corticosteroids and permanent nivolumab discontinuation, partial recovery of renal function was noted. AIN is a rare adverse effect of ICPIs that mandates the close monitoring of renal function in patients under immunotherapy with these agents.…”
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Preoperative Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis for Preventing Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis after Kidney Transplantation by Akihito Sannomiya, Toru Murakami, Ichiro Koyama, Kosaku Nitta, Ichiro Nakajima, Shohei Fuchinoue

“…Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) often develops rapidly and frequently progresses to renal failure, while the recurrence rate after kidney transplantation is 20–50%. …”
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Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy through a Knowledge of Its Pathogenesis and Risk Factors by Michele Andreucci, Teresa Faga, Antonio Pisani, Massimo Sabbatini, Domenico Russo, Ashour Michael

“…Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an iatrogenic acute renal failure (ARF) occurring after the intravascular injection of iodinated radiographic contrast media. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT by Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S. Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol

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Does Anemia Have a Potential Effect on Type 2 Hepatorenal Syndrome? by Sondes Bizid, Haythem Yacoub, Ghanem Mohamed, Bahaa Ben Slimane, Khouloud Boughoula, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Riadh Bouali, Nabil Abedelli

“…Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a form of functional renal failure arising in advanced cirrhosis and is characterized by a poor survival rate. …”
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Perilipin 2 Impacts Acute Kidney Injury via Regulation of PPARα by Sujuan Xu, Edward Lee, Zhaoxing Sun, Xiaoyan Wang, Ting Ren, Zhouping Zou, Jifu Jin, Jie Li, Jian Zhang, Yingxiang Li, Qiang Yang, Yang Zhang, Man Guo, Yi Fang, Xiaoqiang Ding

“…Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) can induce oxidative stress and injury via the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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Characterization of diabetic kidney disease in 235 patients: clinical and pathological insights with or without concurrent non-diabetic kidney disease by Mengjie Jiang, Hongyu Chen, Jing Luo, Jinhan Chen, Li Gao, Qin Zhu

“…These patients underwent renal biopsy and received a pathology-based diagnosis of DKD. …”
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Glomerulopathy in the KK.Cg-Ay/J Mouse Reflects the Pathology of Diabetic Nephropathy by Stephen P. O'Brien, Mandy Smith, Hong Ling, Lucy Phillips, William Weber, John Lydon, Colleen Maloney, Steven Ledbetter, Cynthia Arbeeny, Stefan Wawersik

“…The KK.Cg-/J (KK-) mouse strain is a previously described model of type 2 diabetes with renal impairment. In the present study, female KK- mice received an elevated fat content diet (24% of calories), and a cohort was uninephrectomized (Unx) to drive renal disease severity. …”
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Exendin-4 Improves Diabetic Kidney Disease in C57BL/6 Mice Independent of Brown Adipose Tissue Activation by Shu Fang, Yingying Cai, Fuping Lyu, Hongbin Zhang, Chunyan Wu, Yanmei Zeng, Cunxia Fan, Shaozhou Zou, Yudan Zhang, Ping Li, Ling Wang, YaomingXue, Meiping Guan

“…This study is to verify the role of BAT involved in renal benefits of exendin-4 in diabetes mellitus (DM). …”
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Postnatal Imaging of Antenatal Hydronephrosis by David M. Kitchens, C. D. Anthony Herndon

“…Upper and lower urinary tract imaging should be performed in most cases in order to determine the etiology and gauge the use of future imaging. An overview of renal ultrasound, voiding cystourethrography, renal scintigraphy, and magnetic resonance urography in the setting of antenatal hydronephrosis are discussed.…”
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