Huang, Qing-xiu Li, Jian-bo Huang, Naya Huang, Xiao-wen Li, Yan-lin Huang, Feng-xian
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Introduction: Studies have shown inconsistent results regarding the association between osteoprotegerin (OPG) concentration and cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the association between OPG concentration and cardiovascular mortality in patients with C...
Zhan, Jin-Feng Huang, Hong-Wei Huang, Chong Hu, Li-Li Xu, Wen-Wei
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Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a serious complication of diabetes mellitus and is considered to be a sterile inflammatory disease. Increasing evidence suggest that pyroptosis and subsequent inflammatory response play a key role in the pathogenesis of DN. However, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for pyroptosi...
Cui, Xiaoyang Yu, Xin Wu, Xiaojing Huang, Linna Tian, Ye Huang, Xu Zhang, Zeyu Cheng, Zhenshun Guo, Qiang Zhang, Yi
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Introduction: Severe acute respiratory viral infections are frequency accompanied by multiple organ dysfunction, including acute kidney injury (AKI). In December 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak began in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, and rapidly spread worldwide. While diffuse alveolar damage and acute respiratory failure are ...
Fan, Peng Zhang, Di Pan, Xiao-Cheng Yang, Kun-Qi Zhang, Qiong-Yu Lu, Yi-Ting Zhang, Ying Liu, Xue-Ying Ma, Wen-Jun Zhang, Hui-Min
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Introduction: Liddle syndrome (LS), an autosomal dominant and inherited monogenic hypertension syndrome caused by pathogenic mutations in the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) genes SCNN1A, SCNN1B, and SCNN1G. Objective: This study was designed to identify a novel SCNN1B missense mutation in a Chinese family with a history of stroke, and to confirm ...
Deng, Jin Lu, Yi Ou, Jihong Shao, Xiaofei Wang, Xin Xie, Hongping
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background/Aims: This meta-analysis evaluated the effects of remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) on the risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention/coronary angiography (PCI/CA). Methods: PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched for ran...
Matyukhin, Igor Patschan, Susann Ritter, Oliver Patschan, Daniel
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background: The etiology of acute metabolic acidosis (aMA) is heterogeneous, and the consequences are potentially life-threatening. The aim of this article was to summarize the causes and management of aMA from a clinician’s perspective. Summary: We performed a systematic search on PubMed, applying the following search terms: “acute metabolic acido...
He, Peng Bai, Ming Hu, Jin-ping Dong, Chen Sun, Shiren Huang, Chen
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background: Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a promising marker for the diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease (DKD), but its utility is currently debated. This meta-analysis aims to evaluate the diagnostic value of NGAL for DKD. Method: MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and CBM databases were searched up to April 13, 2019...
Mueller, Niklas Streis, Joachim Müller, Sandra Pavenstädt, Hermann Felderhoff, Thomas Reuter, Stefan Busch, Veit
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background/Aims: Pulse wave analysis (PWA) and pulse wave velocity (PWV) provide information about arterial stiffness and elasticity, which is mainly used for cardiovascular risk stratification. In the presented prospective observational pilot study, we examined the hypothesis that radiocephalic fistula (RCF)-related changes of haemodynamics and bl...
Chrabaszcz, Magdalena Małyszko, Jolanta Sikora, Mariusz Alda-Malicka, Rosanna Stochmal, Anna Matuszkiewicz-Rowinska, Joanna Rudnicka, Lidia
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background: Systemic sclerosis is an immune-mediated rheumatic disease characterized by vascular abnormalities, tissue fibrosis and autoimmune phenomena. Summary: Renal disease occurring in patients with systemic sclerosis may have a variable clinicopathological picture. The most specific renal condition associated with systemic sclerosis is sclero...
Yang, Shuting Cao, Chuqing Deng, Tuo Zhou, Zhiguang
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background: Obesity has become a major public health problem, and the prevalence of kidney diseases has increased in parallel. Among kidney diseases caused by metabolic disorders, obesity-related glomerulopathy (ORG) is secondary to obesity. Summary: ORG is mainly caused by glomerular hyperfiltration, dysregulation of hormone and cytokine secretion...
