Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity and HIV Associated Nephropathy: Mimickers of Myeloma-Like Cast Nephropathy by Muhammad Siddique Khurram, Ahmed Alrajjal, Warda Ibrar, Jacob Edens, Umer Sheikh, Ameer Hamza, Hong Qu

“…Myeloma cast nephropathy is an obstructing disorder of renal tubules, caused by precipitation of Bence Jones proteins. …”
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Mycobacterium fortuitum and Polymicrobial Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anwar Hamade, Agnieszka Pozdzik, O. Denis, Monika Tooulou, Caroline Keyzer, F. Jacobs, Jose Khabbout, Joëlle L. Nortier

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To Measure or Not to Measure: Direct Oral Anticoagulant Laboratory Assay Monitoring in Clinical Practice by Tania Ahuja, Veronica Raco, Sharonlin Bhardwaj, David Green

“…Therapeutic drug monitoring with DOACs may help predict bleeding events in elderly patients, those with impaired renal function, and in the event of an emergent or urgent procedure. …”
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Pituranthos chloranthus Oil as an Antioxidant-Based Adjuvant Therapy against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity by Aida Lahmar, Zaineb Dhaouefi, Rihab Khlifi, Fairouz Sioud, Leila Chekir- Ghedira

“…Cisplatin induced alteration in renal and liver functions, evidenced by increased serum biomarkers levels (creatinine, ALT, and AST). …”
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Pauci-Immune Necrotizing and Crescentic Glomerulonephritis with Membranous Lupus Nephritis, Fifteen Years after Initial Diagnosis of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy by Ryan Burkhart, Nina Shah, Michael Abel, James D. Oliver, Matthew Lewin

“…Renal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is usually immune complex mediated and may have multiple different presentations. …”
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A H2S Donor GYY4137 Exacerbates Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice by Mi Liu, Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Aihua Zhang, Tianxin Yang

“…Meanwhile, circulating thiobarbituric aid-reactive substances (TBARS) and renal apoptotic indices including caspase-3, Bak, and Bax were all elevated. …”
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Murine model evaluation of biochemical and tissue-damage induced by Bothrops asper (Nauyaca) snake venom by Dr. Carlos Gallardo-Casas Ángel Gallardo-Casas, María Teresa Valadez-Omaña, Emmanuel Correa Solís, María del Carmen Castillo-Hernández, Rocio Ortiz-Butron

“…Results: Results: Animals treated with poison (LD25 of 1 mg of protein/kg) had greater activity of AST, ALT and LDH enzymes, structural damage in the cortex and renal medulla, as well as in the liver after 24 hours of administration in the experimental group Conclusion: B. asper venom causes an increase in LDH and transaminase enzymes, as well as renal and hepatic histopathological alterations. …”
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Late Onset Graft Plasmacytoma-Like PTLD Presenting as Acute Hyperglycemia in a Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipient by P. Ventura-Aguiar, M. T. Cibeira, A. Martinez, M. Cuatrecasas, M. Aymerich, J. Ferrer, J. Blade, F. Diekmann, M. J. Ricart

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Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma Metastatic to the Kidney: Report of a Case with Cytohistologic Correlation by Vikas Nath, Mithra Baliga, Jack Lewin, Frederico Souza, Israh Akhtar

“…Here we report a case of a 45-year-old female who underwent thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer and presented 20 years later with a left renal mass. CT-guided core biopsy was performed, and imprints and histologic sections of the biopsy showed cells resembling thyroid follicular cells with a background containing colloid. …”
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Chronic glomerulonephritis of the mixed type in patient with HBV-infection (<i>Clinical case</i>) by V. S. Adonyeva, A. B. Botchkarev, O. S. Saurina

“…Laboratory tests revealed markers of НВе-negative НВV-infection, high serum level of НВV DNA replication, severe proteinuria at preserved renal function. At ultrasound liver elastometry showed severe fibrosis (METAVIR F3). …”
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Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome as an Etiology of Obstructive Uropathy by Creticus P. Marak, Amit Chopra, Narendrakumar Alappan, Ana M. Ponea, Achuta K. Guddati

“…Acute renal failure (ARF) secondary to obstructive uropathy is rare. …”
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A Rare Cause of Secondary Amyloidosis: Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease by Ali Kemal Kadiroğlu, Yaşar Yıldırım, Zülfükar Yılmaz, Hasan Kayabaşı, Yahya Avcı, M. Serdar Yıldırım, M. Emin Yılmaz

“…Since the patient had recurrent infections, hypogammaglobulinemia, nephrotic range proteinuria, and enlarged kidneys in the renal USG, she was thought to have type AA amyloidosis and therefore underwent a renal biopsy. …”
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Abatement by Alhagi maurorum of lead-induced nephrotoxicity in rats: emphasis on Nrf2/HO-1 by Mardi M. Algandaby

“…It produces nephrotoxicity with notable changes in renal architecture and function. The Alhagi maurorum (AM) belongs to the family Fabaceae and is native to the Middle East area. …”
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Rapid Action of Aldosterone on Protein Levels of Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers and Protein Kinase C Beta Isoforms in Rat Kidney by Somchit Eiam-Ong, Mookda Chaipipat, Krissanapong Manotham, Somchai Eiam-Ong

“…There are no reports of renal PKCβ (I and II) protein levels related to the regulation by aldosterone. …”
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Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1 Beta Mutation-associated Newborn Onset of Glomerulocystic Kidney Disease: A Case Presentation by Nilüfer Göknar, Melda Ekici Avcı, Diana Üçkardeş, Emre Keleşoğlu, Kübra Tekkuş Ermiş, Cengiz Candan

“…Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor-1 beta (HNF1B) are the most commonly identified genetic cause of renal malformations. Heterozygous mutations are associated with renal cysts and diabetes syndrome. …”
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Hmox1 Deficiency Sensitizes Mice to Peroxynitrite Formation and Diabetic Glomerular Microvascular Injuries by Olivia Lenoir, François Gaillard, Hélène Lazareth, Blaise Robin, Pierre-Louis Tharaux

“…The effects of Hmox1 haploinsufficiency were studied as a means of assessing the intrinsic contribution of HO-1 in the development of renal microvascular lesions during diabetes. Renal function and histology were analyzed 10 weeks after diabetes induction with streptozotocin. …”
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The Efficacy and Mechanism of Chinese Herbal Medicine on Diabetic Kidney Disease by Zhenzhen Lu, Yifei Zhong, Wangyi Liu, Ling Xiang, Yueyi Deng

“…The etiology of DKD is very complicated and many factors are involved, such as genetic factors, hyperglycemia, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, abnormalities of renal hemodynamics, and metabolism of vasoactive substances. …”
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Gender-associated features in diabetic kidney disease by S.S. Safarova

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of end-stage renal failure. Evidence indicates gender differences in the progression of this disease. …”
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The Spectrum of Histopathological Lesions in Children Presenting with Steroid-Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome at a Single Center in Pakistan by Muhammed Mubarak, Javed I. Kazi, Shaheera Shakeel, Ali Lanewala, Seema Hashmi

“…All children (≤16 years) presenting with SRNS, in whom renal biopsies were performed, were included. Their demographic, clinical, laboratory, and histopathological data were retrieved from files and original renal biopsy forms. …”
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Benidipine Protects Kidney through Inhibiting ROCK1 Activity and Reducing the Epithelium-Mesenchymal Transdifferentiation in Type 1 Diabetic Rats by Ganlin Wu, Meirong Xu, Kui Xu, Yilan Hu

“…We investigated the protective effect of benidipine, by testing the changes of the activity of Rho kinase and transdifferentiation of renal tubular epithelium cells in vivo. Wistar rats were randomly divided into two groups: normal (N) and diabetes. …”
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