Chatrenet, Antoine Beaune, Bruno Fois, Antioco Pouliquen, Camille Audebrand, Jean-Michel Torreggiani, Massimo Paris, Damien Durand, Sylvain Piccoli, Giorgina Barbara
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BackgroundChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with reduced muscular strength resulting in profound fatigue. The physiopathology of these changes, their prevalence and evolution are still debated. Moreover, we have little data on elderly CKD patients. The present study protocol aims to 1) quantify the prevalence of low muscle strength (dynape...
Bahougne, Thibault Olagne, Jérome Munch, Marion Braun-Parvez, Laura Chenard, Marie-Pierrette Frémeaux-Bacchi, Véronique Caillard, Sophie Baltzinger, Philippe Greget, Michel Kessler, Laurence
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BackgroundWe here report on the first observation of a C3 mutation that is related to atypical hemolytic and uremic syndrome (aHUS), which occurred in a pancreatic islet transplant patient. Immunosuppressive treatments, such as calcineurin inhibitors, have been linked to undesirable effects like nephrotoxicity.Case presentationA 40-year-old man wit...
Olivier, Valerie Dunyach-Remy, Catherine Corbeau, Pierre Cristol, Jean-Paul Sutra, Thibault Burtey, Stephane Lavigne, Jean-Philippe Moranne, Olivier
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BackgroundThe relationships between digestive bacterial translocation, uremic toxins, oxidative stress and microinflammation in a population of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients without metabolic nor inflammatory disease are unknown.MethodsBacterial translocation, uremic toxins, oxidative stress, and inflammation were assessed by measuring plas...
Unruh, Mark Cukor, Daniel Rue, Tessa Abad, Kashif Roumelioti, Maria-Eleni McCurry, Susan M. Heagerty, Patrick Mehrotra, Rajnish
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Background Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with hemodialysis (HD) experience many distressing symptoms. One frequently reported symptom is insomnia. There are unique issues about HD treatments and schedules that disrupt regular sleep/wake routines and possibly contribute to the high severity of insomnia. Despite evidence for b...
Zhu, Huanhuan Wan, Huiting Duan, Suyan Zhang, Chengning Li, Qing Liu, Simeng Wu, Lin Zhang, Bo Xing, Changying Yuan, Yanggang
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Objective Although lupus nephritis (LN) is mostly characterized by glomerular involvement, tubular injury is indispensable in its pathogenesis and progression. The purpose of this study is to examine associations between urinary acidification function and clinical and pathological features in LN. Methods A total of 103 patients with renal biopsy-pr...
Kiggundu, Thomas Kalyesubula, Robert Andia-Biraro, Irene Makanga, Gyaviira Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline
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Background HIV infection affects multiple organs and the kidney is a common target making renal disease, one of the recognized complications. Microalbuminuria represents an early, important marker of kidney damage in several populations including HIV-infected antiretroviral therapy (ART) naïve patients. Early detection of microalbuminuria is critic...
Riddell, Amy Kirkwood, John Smallwood, Miranda Winyard, Paul Knight, Beatrice Romanczuk, Lidia Shore, Angela Gilchrist, Mark
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Background Early identification and treatment of kidney transplant rejection episodes is vital to limit loss of function and prolong the life of the transplanted kidney and recipient. Current practice depends on detecting a creatinine rise. A biomarker to diagnose transplant rejection at an earlier time point than current practice, or to inform ear...
Saitoh, Masakazu Ogawa, Masumi Kondo, Hisae Suga, Kiichi Takahashi, Tetsuya Itoh, Haruki Tabata, Yoichiro
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BMC Nephrology
Background Phase angle (PA), measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) has been studied as indicator of nutritional status or muscle function in hemodialysis (HD) patients. It remains unclear if the phase angle is associated protein-energy wasting (PEW) or frailty, which are common complication in hemodialysis patients. The aim of this stu...
Dong, Xiangjun Wang, Yingliang Liang, Huimin Zheng, Chuansheng Zhao, Hui Hu, Hong yao Long, Xi Su, Yangbo
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Background Transplant renal artery stenosis (TRAS) is a serious vascular complication that occurs after renal transplantation and can result in hypertension, renal functional impairment, and graft loss. Endovascular treatment has become the first-line treatment for TRAS because of its low invasiveness and high success rate. Case presentation A 23-y...
Noh, Jihyun Kim, Chae Young Jung, Euiseok Lee, Joo Hoon Park, Young-Seo Lee, Byong Sop Kim, Ellen Ai-Rhan Kim, Ki-Soo
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Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been used occasionally in extremely-low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants with acute kidney injury (AKI). This study aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of ELBW infants with AKI treated with PD. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, the medical records of ELBW infants with AKI, who und...
