High serum adiponectin concentr ...
Adiponectin (ADPN) counteracts the inflammatory response of the endothelium, which plays an important role in the development of atherosclerosis in ...
Resistance to erythropoietin-st ...
Routine clinical and laboratory assessments facilitate diagnosis of erythropoietin (EPO) resistant anemia by allowing early identification of patien ...
Soy protein prevents renal dama ...
The study determines the effect of soy protein on inflammatory status and expression of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-êB P65) and receptor for advanced ...
An infant with alternating meta ...
Cystic fibrosis is a monogenetic disorder with pulmonary and gastrointestinal manifestations and is conventionally diagnosed with abnormal levels of ...
Congenital nephrotic syndrome w ...
1. Syphilis serology in mother and child 2. Congenital syphilis (given the skin lesions, hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, nephrotic syndrome in a ...
Acute tubulointerstitial nephri ...
Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is a frequent cause of acute renal failure, characterised by the presence of inflammatory cell infiltrate i ...
Body fat composition and occurr ...
In the last 10 years, the incidence of kidney stones has increased in the pediatric population, and this rise has been paralleled by a significant i ...
The impact of dialysis solution ...
This study compares different peritoneal dialysis fluids (PDF) in rats over a short contact time. For greater accuracy, net ultrafiltration (UF) and ...
Risk factors associated with ac ...
The aim of this study was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI) in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) i ...
Exercise for children with chro ...
It is well known that adults suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) experience muscle wasting and excessive fatigue, which results in a reduced ...
Failure to thrive and nephrolit ...
1. Distal (Type I) renal tubular acidosis (RTA). This child had biochemical evidence of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis with a normal serum anion ...
Hyperammonemia in review: patho ...
Ammonia is an important source of nitrogen and is required for amino acid synthesis. It is also necessary for normal acid-base balance. When present ...
Renal function and kidney lengt ...
Renal injury in early life may lead to hypertension and renal disease in adulthood. In this prospective study, we estimated renal glomerular and tub ...
The demographics and costs of i ...
This study evaluates the impact of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) on the economy and inpatient healthcare utilization in the USA. A retrospective analy ...
Alpha-tocopherol prevents intra ...
The role of α-tocopherol during nephrogenesis was investigated in rats subjected to maternal undernutrition, which reduces the number of nephrons. α ...
Renal function, renal volume, a ...
Steroids have been used for more than 20 years in preterm infants to induce pulmonary maturity; however, some long-term effects have been reported, ...
Urinary ß2-microglobulin in ver ...
It is important to identify premature infants with prenatal inflammation as it contributes to short- and longterm complications. Our object was to s ...
Iron deficiency in children wit ...
Iron deficiency (ID) contributes to the development of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The frequency of ID in children with ea ...
The influence of gender and sex ...
It has long been known that the female sex is associated with a better clinical outcome in chronic renal diseases. Although many experimental, clini ...
Hemorrhagic colitis in postdiar ...
Hemorrhagic colitis (HC) is a severe manifestation of the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with HC ...
Is cellular senescence importan ...
Somatic cellular senescence (SCS) describes the limited ability of cells to divide. Normally, SCS is associated with physiological aging, but eviden ...
A patient with polyuria and hyd ...
A 5-year-old boy was referred for treatment due to a longstanding history of polyuria/polydipsia of more than 3 liters per day and failure-to-thrive ...
A patient with acute urinary re ...
As the mass involved the sacrococcygeal bone and infiltrated the surrounding tissues, parts of the sacrum and coccyx needed to be removed. Histopath ...
Claudins in renal physiology an ...
The tight junction forms the paracellular permeability barrier in all epithelia, including the renal tubule. Claudins are a family of tight junction ...
Glomerular pathology in Alport ...
We have known for some time that mutations in the genes encoding 3 of the 6 type IV collagen chains are the underlying defect responsible for both X ...