Nakajima, Hanako Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Okamura, Takuro Obora, Akihiro Kojima, Takao Hamaguchi, Masahide Fukui, Michiaki
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Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Background: The duration of sleep might be a risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD). We investigated the relationship between sleep duration and incident CKD. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study of 7,752 men and 6,722 women, we divided the subjects into 4 groups according to sleep duration, i.e., those whose reported regular sleep dur...
Han, Linzi Zhang, Yuying Zhang, Mingming Guo, Liyu Wang, Jun Zeng, Fanjun Xu, Deping Yin, Zongzhi Xu, Yuanhong Wang, Deguang
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Introduction: Interleukin (IL)-1β, as a key biomarker and mediator of vascular calcification in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), may be involved in the process of premature senescence of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). This work sought to investigate whether IL-1β-induced premature senescence contributes to the process of osteobl...
Zelinka, Tomáš Petrák, Ondřej Rosa, Ján Holaj, Robert Štrauch, Branislav Widimský Jr., Jiří
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Objective: Primary aldosteronism (PA) may present at younger age and may thus complicate pregnancy. Our aim was to identify female patients in whom PA was diagnosed after pregnancy complicated with hypertension and to analyze possible hypertension-related complications during pregnancy. Methods: We performed retrospective analysis of female patient...
Svinth-Johansen, Christoffer Reinhard, Mark Ivarsen, Per
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Introduction: Intradialytic nutrition may improve nutritional status and reduce mortality in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD) but has been associated with adverse events, mainly hemodynamic instability. Some dialysis centers therefore restrict intradialytic meals. In 2 clinical studies, we investigated the effects of intradialytic glucose-...
Cianci, Rosario Gigante, Antonietta Gasperini, Maria Ludovica Barbano, Biagio Galea, Nicola Rosato, Edoardo
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Introduction: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by microvascular damage and fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. The major complications are lung fibrosis, pulmonary artery hypertension, scleroderma renal crisis, and cardiac involvement. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess renal and cardiac invol...
Hruskova, Zdenka Tesar, Vladimir Geetha, Duvuru
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Background: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is the leading cause of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, which may follow an unfavorable disease course. Despite therapeutic advances, a number of patients with AAV will eventually develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Renal transplantation (RTx) is associat...
Zhu, Ye Wei, Sheng-Wei Ding, Ao Zhu, Wei-Ping Mai, Mei-Fang Cui, Tong-Xia Yang, Hui Zhang, Hua
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Background/Aims: The purpose of this study is to analyze the expression and biological function of lncRNA ANRIL, microRNA-199a, TLR4, and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) in acute renal injury (AKI) induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Methods: The levels of ANRIL and microRNA-199a in mouse cells and kidneys were detected by quantitative-polymerase c...
Smith, Andrew Iablokov, Vadim Mazza, Mariafrancesca Guarnerio, Sonia Denti, Vanna Ivanova, Mariia Stella, Martina Piga, Isabella Chinello, Clizia Heijs, Bram
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Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and hypertensive nephrosclerosis (HN) represent the most common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and many patients progress to end-stage renal disease. Patients are treated primarily through the management of cardiovascular risk factors and hypertension; however patients with HN have a more favorable ...
Gottier Nwafor, Janine Nowik, Marta Anzai, Naohiko Endou, Hitoshi Wagner, Carsten A.
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Introduction: The kidneys play a central role in eliminating metabolic waste products and drugs through transporter-mediated excretion along the proximal tubule. This task is mostly achieved through a variety of transporters from the solute carrier family 22 (SLC22) family of organic cation and anion transporters. Metabolic acidosis modulates metab...
Battaglia, Yuri Esposito, Pasquale Corrao, Salvatore Russo, Luigi Balducci, Alessandro Storari, Alda Russo, Domenico
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Introduction: World Kidney Day (WKD) was promoted by the Italian Kidney Foundation and the Italian Society of Nephrology for raising awareness, detection, prevention, and treatment of kidney diseases. The Italian WKD focused on the “School Project” by screening students attending the fifth year of high school. The main goal of the “School Project” ...
