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BMC Nephrology

Ausgabe 1/2014

Inhalt (207 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Guideline adherence for identification and hydration of high-risk hospital patients for contrast-induced nephropathy

Janneke Schilp, Carolien de Blok, Maaike Langelaan, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Cordula Wagner

Open Access Research article

Mechanism of cystogenesis in nephrotic kidneys: a histopathological study

Marijan Saraga, Katarina Vukojević, Vjekoslav Krželj, Zvonimir Puretić, Ivana Bočina, Merica Glavina Durdov, Stefanie Weber, Bernd Dworniczak, Danica Galešić Ljubanović, Mirna Saraga-Babić

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain in patients with chronic kidney disease

Heng-Jung Hsu, Chiung-Hui Yen, Kuang-Hung Hsu, I-Wen Wu, Chin-Chan Lee, Ming-Jui Hung, Chiao-Yin Sun, Chia-Chi Chou, Yung-Chih Chen, Ming-Fang Hsieh, Chun-Yu Chen, Chiao-Ying Hsu, Chi-Jen Tsai, Mai-Szu Wu

Open Access Case report

Haemolytic uremic syndrome following fire ant bites

Yi-Che Lee, Jyh-Seng Wang, Jeng-Chuan Shiang, Ming-Kai Tsai, Kai-Tai Deng, Min-Yu Chang, Hsi-Hao Wang, Li-Chun Ho, Yi-Ting Chen, Shih-Yuan Hung

Open Access Research article

Dialysate interleukin-6 predicts increasing peritoneal solute transport rate in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

Yeoungjee Cho, David W Johnson, David A Vesey, Carmel M Hawley, Elaine M Pascoe, Margaret Clarke, Nicholas Topley

Open Access Research article

Detection of decreased glomerular filtration rate in intensive care units: serum cystatin C versusserum creatinine

Pierre Delanaye, Etienne Cavalier, Jérôme Morel, Manolie Mehdi, Nicolas Maillard, Guillaume Claisse, Bernard Lambermont, Bernard E Dubois, Pierre Damas, Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Alexandre Lautrette, Christophe Mariat

Open Access Research article

Plasma uric acid level indicates tubular interstitial leisions at early stage of IgA nephropathy

Jingjing Zhou, Yuqing Chen, Ying Liu, Sufang Shi, Xueying Li, Suxia Wang, Hong Zhang

Open Access Research article

Atorvastatin treatment attenuates renal injury in an experimental model of ischemia–reperfusion in rats

Kefei Wu, Wenjing Lei, Jianwei Tian, Hongyan Li

Open Access Research article

Association between blood cadmium levels and malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis

Ching-Wei Hsu, Ja-Liang Lin, Dan-Tzu Lin-Tan, Wen-Hung Huang, Kuan-Hsing Chen, Tzung-Hai Yen

Open Access Research article

Citrate confers less filter-induced complement activation and neutrophil degranulation than heparin when used for anticoagulation during continuous venovenous haemofiltration in critically ill patients

Louise Schilder, S Azam Nurmohamed, Pieter M ter Wee, Nanne J Paauw, Armand RJ Girbes, Albertus Beishuizen, Robert HJ Beelen, AB Johan Groeneveld

Open Access Study protocol

The eGFR-C study: accuracy of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation using creatinine and cystatin C and albuminuria for monitoring disease progression in patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease - prospective longitudinal study in a multiethnic population

Edmund J Lamb, Elizabeth A Brettell, Paul Cockwell, Neil Dalton, Jon J Deeks, Kevin Harris, Tracy Higgins, Philip A Kalra, Kamlesh Khunti, Fiona Loud, Ryan S Ottridge, Claire C Sharpe, Alice J Sitch, Paul E Stevens, Andrew J Sutton, Maarten W Taal

Open Access Research article

Analysis of factors predicting mortality of new patients commencing renal replacement therapy 10 years of follow-up

Oliver T Browne, Victoria Allgar, Sunil Bhandari

Open Access Research article

Inter-study reproducibility of arterial spin labelling magnetic resonance imaging for measurement of renal perfusion in healthy volunteers at 3 Tesla

Keith A Gillis, Christie McComb, John E Foster, Alison HM Taylor, Rajan K Patel, Scott TW Morris, Alan G Jardine, Markus P Schneider, Giles H Roditi, Christian Delles, Patrick B Mark

Open Access Research article

Nephrologists’ perspectives on dialysis treatment: results of an international survey

Richard J Fluck, Denis Fouque, Robert S Lockridge Jr

Open Access Reviewer acknowledgement

BMC Nephrology reviewer acknowledgement, 2013

Hayley Henderson

Open Access Research article

Comparison of oral and intravenous Alfacalcidol in chronic hemodialysis patients

Myriam Lessard, Denis Ouimet, Martine Leblanc, Annie-Claire Nadeau-Fredette, Robert Bell, Jean-Philippe Lafrance, Vincent Pichette, Michel Vallée

Open Access Research article

Paediatric end-stage renal disease in a tertiary hospital in South West Nigeria

Adanze O Asinobi, Adebowale D Ademola, Oluwatoyin O Ogunkunle, Susan A Mott

Open Access Research article

Effects of fluid overload on heart rate variability in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis

Manuela Ferrario, Ulrich Moissl, Francesco Garzotto, Dinna N Cruz, Anna Clementi, Alessandra Brendolan, Ciro Tetta, Emanuele Gatti, Maria G Signorini, Sergio Cerutti, Claudio Ronco

Open Access Review

Is the inflammasome a potential therapeutic target in renal disease?

Clare M Turner, Nishkantha Arulkumaran, Mervyn Singer, Robert J Unwin, Frederick WK Tam

Open Access Research article

Resolution of the three dimensional structure of components of the glomerular filtration barrier

Kenton P Arkill, Klaus Qvortrup, Tobias Starborg, Judith M Mantell, Carlo Knupp, C Charles Michel, Steve J Harper, Andy HJ Salmon, John M Squire, Dave O Bates, Chris R Neal

Open Access Research article

Agreement of reported vascular access on the medical evidence report and on medicare claims at hemodialysis initiation

Craig A Solid, Allan J Collins, James P Ebben, Shu-Cheng Chen, Arman Faravardeh, Robert N Foley, Areef Ishani

Open Access Case report

Late antibody-mediated rejection after ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation during Gram-negative sepsis

Annelies de Weerd, Alieke Vonk, Hans van der Hoek, Marian van Groningen, Willem Weimar, Michiel Betjes, Madelon van Agteren

Open Access Case report

A case of podocytic infolding glomerulopathy with multiple myeloma

Makoto Harada, Yuji Kamijo, Takashi Ehara, Hisashi Shimojo, Hidekazu Shigematsu, Makoto Higuchi

Open Access Research article

Ecological momentary assessment of fatigue, sleepiness, and exhaustion in ESKD

Khaled Abdel-Kader, Manisha Jhamb, Lee Anne Mandich, Jonathan Yabes, Robert M Keene, Scott Beach, Daniel J Buysse, Mark L Unruh

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale for a home dialysis virtual ward: design and implementation

Michael E Schachter, Joanne M Bargman, Michael Copland, Michelle Hladunewich, Karthik K Tennankore, Adeera Levin, Matthew Oliver, Robert P Pauly, Jeffrey Perl, Deborah Zimmerman, Christopher T Chan

Open Access Research article

Designing a web-application to support home-based care of childhood CKD stages 3-5: Qualitative study of family and professional preferences

Veronica M Swallow, Andrew G Hall, Ian Carolan, Sheila Santacroce, Nicholas JA Webb, Trish Smith, Noreen Hanif

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and its association with metabolic diseases: a cross-sectional survey in Zhejiang province, Eastern China

Bo Lin, Lina Shao, Qun Luo, Lingxia Ou-yang, Fangfang Zhou, Biao Du, Qiang He, Jianyong Wu, Nan Xu, Jianghua Chen

Open Access Research article

Risk of intracranial hemorrhage associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in patients with end stage renal disease

David J Yoo, Lawrence Agodoa, Christina M Yuan, Kevin C Abbott, Robert Nee

Open Access Research article

Undercorrection of hypernatremia is frequent and associated with mortality

Stanislas Bataille, Camille Baralla, Dominique Torro, Christophe Buffat, Yvon Berland, Marc Alazia, Anderson Loundou, Pierre Michelet, Henri Vacher-Coponat

Open Access Research article

The impact of patient preference on dialysis modality and hemodialysis vascular access

Patrick T Keating, Michael Walsh, Christine M Ribic, Kenneth Scott Brimble

Open Access Research article

The association between geographic proximity to a dialysis facility and use of dialysis catheters

Lisa M Miller, Lavern M Vercaigne, Louise Moist, Charmaine E Lok, Navdeep Tangri, Paul Komenda, Claudio Rigatto, Julie Mojica, Manish M Sood

Open Access Case report

A novel SMARCAL1 mutation associated with a mild phenotype of Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia (SIOD)

Luisa Santangelo, Maddalena Gigante, Giuseppe Stefano Netti, Sterpeta Diella, Flora Puteo, Vincenza Carbone, Giuseppe Grandaliano, Mario Giordano, Loreto Gesualdo

Open Access Research article

Aldosterone and glomerular filtration – observations in the general population

Anke Hannemann, Rainer Rettig, Kathleen Dittmann, Henry Völzke, Karlhans Endlich, Matthias Nauck, Henri Wallaschofski

Open Access Research article

Development of a definition for Rapid Progression (RP) of renal function in HIV-positive persons: the D:A:D study

David A Kamara, Lene Ryom, Michael Ross, Ole Kirk, Peter Reiss, Philippe Morlat, Olivier Moranne, Christoph A Fux, Amanda Mocroft, Caroline Sabin, Jens D Lundgren, Colette J Smith

Open Access Research article

Association between angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use prior to major elective surgery and the risk of acute dialysis

Mitesh Shah, Arsh K Jain, Steven M Brunelli, Steven G Coca, Philip J Devereaux, Matthew T James, Jin Luo, Amber O Molnar, Marko Mrkobrada, Neesh Pannu, Chirag R Parikh, Michael Paterson, Salimah Shariff, Ron Wald, Michael Walsh, Richard Whitlock, Duminda N Wijeysundera, Amit X Garg

Open Access Case report

Plasma exchange successfully treats central pontine myelinolysis after acute hypernatremia from intravenous sodium bicarbonate therapy

Kyung Yoon Chang, In-Hee Lee, Gi Jun Kim, Kangwon Cho, Hoon Suk Park, Hyung Wook Kim

Open Access Research article

Absence of chloride intracellular channel 4 (CLIC4) predisposes to acute kidney injury but has minimal impact on recovery

John C Edwards, Jonathan Bruno, Phillip Key, Yao-Wen Cheng

Open Access Review

Metabolic acidosis and the progression of chronic kidney disease

Wei Chen, Matthew K Abramowitz

Open Access Research article

A randomized trial of sodium-restriction on kidney function, fluid volume and adipokines in CKD patients

Katrina L Campbell, David W Johnson, Judith D Bauer, Carmel M Hawley, Nicole M Isbel, Michael Stowasser, Jonathan P Whitehead, Goce Dimeski, Emma McMahon

Open Access Research article

Combined effect of hyperfiltration and renin angiotensin system activation on development of chronic kidney disease in diabetic db/db mice

Stella P Hartono, Bruce E Knudsen, Lilach O Lerman, Stephen C Textor, Joseph P Grande

Open Access Case report

Progressive multifocal cerebral infarction in a young kidney transplant recipient due to thrombotic microangiopathy

Arash Haghikia, Meike Heeren, Clemens Bockmeyer, Bernd Haubitz, Wilfried Gwinner

Open Access Research article

A prediction model for renal artery stenosis using carotid ultrasonography measurements in patients undergoing coronary angiography

Yonggu Lee, Jeong-Hun Shin, Hwan-Cheol Park, Soon Gil Kim, Seong-il Choi

Open Access Research article

Cardiovascular effects of cholecalciferol treatment in dialysis patients – a randomized controlled trial

Frank H Mose, Henrik Vase, Thomas Larsen, Anne SP Kancir, Renata Kosierkiewic, Bartlomiej Jonczy, Annebirthe B Hansen, Anna E Oczachowska-Kulik, Ingrid M Thomsen, Jesper N Bech, Erling B Pedersen

Open Access Research article

Clinical features and outcomes of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis pathologic variants in Korean adult patients

Young Eun Kwon, Seung Hyeok Han, Jeong Hae Kie, Seong Yeong An, Yung Ly Kim, Kyoung Sook Park, Ki Heon Nam, Ah Young Leem, Hyung Jung Oh, Jung Tak Park, Tae Ik Chang, Ea Wha Kang, Shin-Wook Kang, Kyu Hun Choi, Beom Jin Lim, Hyeon Joo Jeong, Tae-Hyun Yoo

Open Access Research article

Paired measurement of urinary creatinine in neonates based on a Jaffe and an enzymatic IDMS-traceable assay

Karel Allegaert, Pieter Vermeersch, Anne Smits, Djalila Mekahli, Elena Levtchenko, Steven Pauwels

Open Access Research article

Vitamin D resistance in chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Amay Parikh, Herbert S Chase, Linda Vernocchi, Leonard Stern

Open Access Research article

Primary care physicians’ own exercise habits influence exercise counseling for patients with chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Yoshiyuki Morishita, Akihiko Numata, Atushi Miki, Mari Okada, Kenichi Ishibashi, Fumi Takemoto, Yasuhiro Ando, Shigeaki Muto, Daisuke Nagata, Eiji Kusano

Open Access Research article

Hyperuricemia and deterioration of renal function in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease

Miyeun Han, Hayne Cho Park, Hyunsuk Kim, Hyung Ah Jo, Hyuk Huh, Joon Young Jang, Ah-Young Kang, Seung Hyup Kim, Hae Il Cheong, Duk-Hee Kang, Jaeseok Yang, Kook-Hwan Oh, Young-Hwan Hwang, Curie Ahn

Open Access Research article

Primary care physicians’ familiarity, beliefs, and perceived barriers to practice guidelines in non-diabetic CKD: a survey study

Khaled Abdel-Kader, Raquel C Greer, L Ebony Boulware, Mark L Unruh

Open Access Research article

Characteristics of South African patients presenting with kidney disease in rural KwaZulu-Natal: a cross sectional study

Nomandla D Madala, Gertrude P Thusi, Alain G H Assounga, Saraladevi Naicker

Open Access Research article

Impact of impaired glomerular filtration rate and revascularization strategy on one-year cardiovascular events in acute coronary syndrome: data from Taiwan acute coronary syndrome full spectrum registry

Tsung-Hsien Lin, Ho-Tsung Hsin, Chun-Li Wang, Wen-Ter Lai, Ai-Hsien Li, Chi-Tai Kuo, Juey-Jen Hwang, Fu-Tien Chiang, Shu-Chen Chang, Chee-Jen Chang

Open Access Case report

A missed opportunity – consequences of unknown levetiracepam pharmacokinetics in a peritoneal dialysis patient

Svenja K Bahte, Marcus Hiss, Ralf Lichtinghagen, Jan T Kielstein

Open Access Research article

Regression of cardiac growth in kidney transplant recipients using anti-m-TOR drugs plus RAS blockers: a controlled longitudinal study

Domingo Hernández, Pedro Ruiz-Esteban, Daniel Gaitán, Dolores Burgos, Auxiliadora Mazuecos, Rocío Collantes, Eva Briceño, Eulalia Palma, Mercedes Cabello, Miguel González-Molina, Manuel De Mora

Open Access Research article

Geographical distribution, a risk factor for the incidence of lupus nephritis in China

Qingjun Pan, Yaning Li, Ling Ye, Zhenzhen Deng, Lu Li, Yongmin Feng, Weijing Liu, Huafeng Liu

Open Access Research article

Mineral bone disorder in chronic kidney disease: head-to-head comparison of the 5/6 nephrectomy and adenine models

Guaraciaba O Ferrari, Juliana C Ferreira, Raquel T Cavallari, Katia R Neves, Luciene M dos Reis, Wagner V Dominguez, Elizabeth C Oliveira, Fabiana G Graciolli, Jutta Passlick-Deetjen, Vanda Jorgetti, Rosa MA Moysés

Open Access Research article

Electronic problem list documentation of chronic kidney disease and quality of care

Lipika Samal, Jeffrey A Linder, David W Bates, Adam Wright

Open Access Research article

Incidental findings on cardiac computed tomography in incident hemodialysis patients: the predictors of arrhythmic and cardiovascular events in end-stage renal disease (PACE) study

Bernard G Jaar, Lili Zhang, Svetlana V Chembrovich, Stephen M Sozio, Tariq Shafi, Julia J Scialla, Gordon F Tomaselli, Joao A C Lima, Wen Hong Linda Kao, Rulan S Parekh, Lucy A Meoni

Open Access Research article

Fractional excretion of IgG in idiopathic membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome: a predictive marker of risk and drug responsiveness

Claudio Bazzi, Virginia Rizza, Daniela Casellato, Rafid Tofik, Anna-Lena Berg, Maurizio Gallieni, Giuseppe D’Amico, Omran Bakoush

Open Access Study protocol

KNOW-KT (KoreaN cohort study for outcome in patients with kidney transplantation: a 9-year longitudinal cohort study): study rationale and methodology

Jaeseok Yang, Joongyup Lee, Kyu Ha Huh, Jae Berm Park, Jang-Hee Cho, Sik Lee, Han Ro, Seung-Yeup Han, Young Hoon Kim, Jong Cheol Jeong, Byung-Joo Park, Duck Jong Han, Sung-Bae Park, Wookyung Chung, Sung Kwang Park, Chan-Duck Kim, Sung Joo Kim, Yu Seun Kim, Curie Ahn

Open Access Research article

Higher anti-depressant dose and major adverse outcomes in moderate chronic kidney disease: a retrospective population-based study

Varun Dev, Stephanie N Dixon, Jamie L Fleet, Sonja Gandhi, Tara Gomes, Ziv Harel, Arsh K Jain, Salimah Z Shariff, Davy Tawadrous, Matthew A Weir, Amit X Garg

Open Access Research article

Comparison of AMG 416 and cinacalcet in rodent models of uremia

Sarah Walter, Amos Baruch, Shawn T Alexander, Julie Janes, Eiketsu Sho, Jin Dong, Qun Yin, Derek Maclean, Dirk B Mendel, Felix Karim, Randolph M Johnson

Open Access Research article

Development of a questionnaire to evaluate practitioners’ confidence and knowledge in primary care in managing chronic kidney disease

Mohammad Tahir, Simon Hassan, Simon de Lusignan, Lazza Shaheen, Tom Chan, Olga Dmitrieva

Open Access Case report

Unilateral hypoplastic kidney - a novel highly penetrant feature of familial juvenile hyperuricaemic nephropathy

Lucy A Plumb, Matko Marlais, Agnieszka Bierzynska, Howard Martin, Kim Brugger, Stephen Abbs, Moin A Saleem

Open Access Research article

Properdin has an ascendancy over factor H regulation in complement-mediated renal tubular damage

Seiji Nagamachi, Isao Ohsawa, Hiyori Suzuki, Nobuyuki Sato, Hiroyuki Inoshita, Atsuko Hisada, Daisuke Honda, Mamiko Shimamoto, Yoshio Shimizu, Satoshi Horikoshi, Yasuhiko Tomino

Open Access Research article

Do we need a different organ allocation system for kidney transplants using donors after circulatory death?

Shanka K Benaragama, Teressa Tymkewycz, Biku J John, Andrew Davenport, Ben Lindsey, David Nicol, Jonathon Olsburgh, Martin Drage, Nizam Mamode, Francis Calder, John Taylor, Geoff Koffman, Nicos Kessaris, Mohamed Morsy, Roberto Cacciola, Carmelo Puliatti, Susana Fernadez-Diaz, Asim Syed, Nadey Hakim, Vassilios Papalois, Bimbi S Fernando

Open Access Research article

Temporal trends and risk factors for parathyroidectomy in the Swedish dialysis and transplant population – a nationwide, population-based study 1991 – 2009

Shahriar Akaberi, Naomi Clyne, Gunnar Sterner, Bengt Rippe, Eva Reihnér, Philippe Wagner, Rebecca Rylance, Karl Göran Prütz, Martin Almquist

Open Access Research article

Incidence and consequence of acute kidney injury in unselected emergency admissions to a large acute UK hospital trust

Rachael Challiner, James P Ritchie, Catherine Fullwood, Paul Loughnan, Alastair J Hutchison

Open Access Research article

Impact of renal dysfunction on long-term outcomes of elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome: a longitudinal, prospective observational study

Yuqi Liu, Lei Gao, Qiao Xue, Muyang Yan, Pu Chen, Yu Wang, Yang Li

Open Access Study protocol

KNOW-CKD (KoreaN cohort study for Outcome in patients With Chronic Kidney Disease): design and methods

Kook-Hwan Oh, Sue Kyung Park, Hayne Cho Park, Ho Jun Chin, Dong Wan Chae, Kyu Hun Choi, Seung Hyeok Han, Tae Hyun Yoo, Kyubeck Lee, Yong-Soo Kim, Wookyung Chung, Young-Hwan Hwang, Soo Wan Kim, Yeong Hoon Kim, Sun Woo Kang, Byung-Joo Park, Joongyub Lee, Curie Ahn

Open Access Research article

Medication safety and chronic kidney disease in older adults prescribed metformin: a cross-sectional analysis

Deborah L Huang, Itamar B Abrass, Bessie A Young

Open Access Research article

Validity and reliability of a novel immunosuppressive adverse effects scoring system in renal transplant recipients

Calvin J Meaney, Ziad Arabi, Rocco C Venuto, Joseph D Consiglio, Gregory E Wilding, Kathleen M Tornatore

Open Access Research article

Cardiovascular disease relates to intestinal uptake of p-cresol in patients with chronic kidney disease

Ruben Poesen, Liesbeth Viaene, Kristin Verbeke, Patrick Augustijns, Bert Bammens, Kathleen Claes, Dirk Kuypers, Pieter Evenepoel, Björn Meijers

Open Access Research article

Serum under-O-glycosylated IgA1 level is not correlated with glomerular IgA deposition based upon heterogeneity in the composition of immune complexes in IgA nephropathy

Kenji Satake, Yoshio Shimizu, Yohei Sasaki, Hiroyuki Yanagawa, Hitoshi Suzuki, Yusuke Suzuki, Satoshi Horikoshi, Shinichiro Honda, Kazuko Shibuya, Akira Shibuya, Yasuhiko Tomino

Open Access Research article

Long-term prognosis of clinically early IgA nephropathy is not always favorable

Hajeong Lee, Jin Ho Hwang, Jin Ho Paik, Hyun Jin Ryu, Dong Ki Kim, Ho Jun Chin, Yun Kyu Oh, Kwon Wook Joo, Chun Soo Lim, Yon Su Kim, Jung Pyo Lee

Open Access Research article

Proteinuria and hematuria are associated with acute kidney injury and mortality in critically ill patients: a retrospective observational study

Seung Seok Han, Shin Young Ahn, Jiwon Ryu, Seon Ha Baek, Ho Jun Chin, Ki Young Na, Dong-Wan Chae, Sejoong Kim

Open Access Research article

Safety and tissue yield for percutaneous native kidney biopsy according to practitioner and ultrasound technique

Sungjin Chung, Eun Sil Koh, Sung Jun Kim, Hye Eun Yoon, Cheol Whee Park, Yoon Sik Chang, Seok Joon Shin

Open Access Research article

Uric acid: association with rate of renal function decline and time until start of dialysis in incident pre-dialysis patients

Hakan Nacak, Merel van Diepen, Moniek CM de Goeij, Joris I Rotmans, Friedo W Dekker

Open Access Research article

What is the real impact of acute kidney injury?

Michael Bedford, Paul E Stevens, Toby WK Wheeler, Christopher KT Farmer

Open Access Research article

Effect of vasopressin antagonism on renal handling of sodium and water and central and brachial blood pressure during inhibition of the nitric oxide system in healthy subjects

Safa Al Therwani, Frank Holden Mose, Janni Majgaard Jensen, Jesper Nørgaard Bech, Erling Bjerregaard Pedersen

Open Access Research article

Mutational analysis of AGXTin two Chinese families with primary hyperoxaluria type 1

Guo-min Li, Hong Xu, Qian Shen, Yi-nv Gong, Xiao-yan Fang, Li Sun, Hai-mei Liu, Yu An

Open Access Research article

Non-linear association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with urinary albumin excretion rate in normoalbuminuric subjects

Yun Jung Oh, Rae Woong Park, Dukyong Yoon, Myounghee Kim, Seung Seok Han, Hye Ryoun Jang, Hyosang Kim, Nam Ju Heo, Su-Kil Park, Hajeong Lee, Kwon Wook Joo, Chun-Soo Lim, Yon Su Kim, Dong Ki Kim

Open Access Research article

Effect of chitosan chewing gum on reducing serum phosphorus in hemodialysis patients: a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Tadao Akizawa, Yoshinari Tsuruta, Yoichi Okada, Yoshihiro Miyauchi, Akio Suda, Hiroshi Kasahara, Nobuhiro Sasaki, Yoshitaka Maeda, Takako Suzuki, Noriaki Matsui, Jun Niwayama, Toshiaki Suzuki, Hideaki Hara, Yasushi Asano, Sadao Komemushi, Masafumi Fukagawa

Open Access Study protocol

Effectiveness of integrated care on delaying chronic kidney disease progression in rural communities of Thailand (ESCORT study): rationale and design of the study [NCT01978951]

Teerayuth Jiamjariyaporn, Atiporn Ingsathit, Kriang Tungsanga, Chatri Banchuin, Kotcharat Vipattawat, Suphattra Kanchanakorn, Vinai Leesmidt, Watcharapong Watcharasaksilp, Akhathai Saetie, Chanida Pachotikarn, Sunard Taechangam, Tanyarat Teerapornlertratt, Teerachai Chantarojsiri, Visith Sitprija

Open Access Research article

Is the staple diet eaten in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, a predisposing factor in the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology? - A comparison based on urinary β2-microglobulin measurements

EA Ranga IE Siriwardhana, Ponnumperuma AJ Perera, Ramiah Sivakanesan, Thilak Abeysekara, Danaseela B Nugegoda, Kosala GAD Weerakoon

Open Access Research article

Avoidance of systemic anticoagulation during intermittent haemodialysis with heparin-grafted polyacrilonitrile membrane and citrate-enriched dialysate: a retrospective cohort study

Karlien François, Karl Martin Wissing, Rita Jacobs, Dries Boone, Kristine Jacobs, Christian Tielemans

Open Access Research article

Adjudication of etiology of acute kidney injury: experience from the TRIBE-AKI multi-center study

Jay L Koyner, Amit X Garg, Heather Thiessen-Philbrook, Steven G Coca, Lloyd G Cantley, Aldo Peixoto, Cary S Passik, Kwangik Hong, Chirag R Parikh

Open Access Case report

Tubulointerstitial nephritis complicating IVIG therapy for X-linked agammaglobulinemia

Keisuke Sugimoto, Hitomi Nishi, Tomoki Miyazawa, Norihisa Wada, Akane Izu, Takuji Enya, Mitsuru Okada, Tsukasa Takemura

Open Access Case report

Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase (APRT) deficiency: identification of a novel nonsense mutation

Rea Valaperta, Vittoria Rizzo, Fortunata Lombardi, Chiara Verdelli, Marco Piccoli, Andrea Ghiroldi, Pasquale Creo, Alessio Colombo, Massimiliano Valisi, Elisabetta Margiotta, Rossella Panella, Elena Costa

Open Access Study protocol

SYNbiotics Easing Renal failure by improving Gut microbiologY (SYNERGY): a protocol of placebo-controlled randomised cross-over trial

Megan Rossi, David W Johnson, Mark Morrison, Elaine Pascoe, Jeff S Coombes, Josephine M Forbes, Brett C McWhinney, Jacobus PJ Ungerer, Goce Dimeski, Katrina L Campbell

Open Access Research article

Abnormal urinary excretion of NKCC2 and AQP2 in response to hypertonic saline in chronic kidney disease: an intervention study in patients with chronic kidney disease and healthy controls

Janni M Jensen, Frank H Mose, Anna-Ewa O Kulik, Jesper N Bech, Robert A Fenton, Erling B Pedersen

Open Access Research article

Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 is related to pathologic involvement in IgA nephropathy with normotension, normal renal function and mild proteinuria

Peng-cheng Xu, Li Wei, Wen-ya Shang, Shun-li Tian, Dong-mei Gu, Tie-kun Yan, Shan Lin

Open Access Research article

Hyponatremia is a surrogate marker of poor outcome in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis

Min-Hua Tseng, Chih-Jen Cheng, Chih-Chien Sung, Yu-Ching Chou, Pauling Chu, Giien Shuen Chen, Shih-Hua Lin

Open Access Research article

Adiposity measures, lean body mass, physical activity and mortality: NHANES 1999–2004

Sankar D Navaneethan, John P Kirwan, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D Schold

Open Access Research article

Dialysis for end stage renal disease financed through the Brazilian National Health System, 2000 to 2012

Lenildo de Moura, Isaías Valente Prestes, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Fernando Saldanha Thome, Maria Inês Schmidt

Open Access Research article

Health care provider perception of chronic kidney disease: knowledge and behavior among African American patients

Abby S Kazley, Emily E Johnson, Kit N Simpson, Kenneth D Chavin, Prabhakar Baliga

Open Access Research article

Predictors of progression to chronic dialysis in survivors of severe acute kidney injury: a competing risk study

Ziv Harel, Chaim M Bell, Stephanie N Dixon, Eric McArthur, Matthew T James, Amit X Garg, Shai Harel, Samuel Silver, Ron Wald

Open Access Research article

Transplantation of endothelial progenitor cells in treating rats with IgA nephropathy

Wei Guo, Jiang-Min Feng, Li Yao, Li Sun, Guang-Qing Zhu

Open Access Research article

Non-inferiority of creatinine excretion rate to urinary L-FABP and NGAL as predictors of early renal allograft function

Jernej Pajek, Andrej Škoberne, Klara Šosterič, Barbara Adlešič, Bojan Leskošek, Maja Bučar Pajek, Joško Osredkar, Jelka Lindič

Open Access Research article

Confounders of mortality and hospitalization rate calculations for profit and nonprofit dialysis facilities: analytic augmentation

Steven M Brunelli, Steven Wilson, Mahesh Krishnan, Allen R Nissenson

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design of the myocardial microinjury and cardiac remodeling extension study in the sodium lowering in dialysate trial (Mac-SoLID study)

Joanna Leigh Dunlop, Alain Charles Vandal, Janak Rashme de Zoysa, Ruvin Sampath Gabriel, Lukas Mathias Gerber, Imad Adbi Haloob, Christopher John Hood, John Hamilton Irvine, Philip James Matheson, David Owen Ross McGregor, Kannaiyan Samuel Rabindranath, John Benedict William Schollum, David John Semple, Mark Roger Marshall

Open Access Research article

Determining the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Questionnaire (KDQOL-36™)

Xingjuan Tao, Susan Ka Yee Chow, Frances Kam Yuet Wong

Open Access Correspondence

Importance of Arsenic and pesticides in epidemic chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka

Channa Jayasumana, Ranil Gajanayake, Sisira Siribaddana

Open Access Correspondence

Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka – lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study

Jennifer Hoponick Redmon, Myles F Elledge, Donna S Womack, Rajitha Wickremashinghe, Kamani P Wanigasuriya, Roshini J Peiris-John, Joseph Lunyera, Kristin Smith, James H Raymer, Keith E Levine

Open Access Research article

Injurious mechanical ventilation causes kidney apoptosis and dysfunction during sepsis but not after intra-tracheal acid instillation: an experimental study

Jan Willem Kuiper, AB Johan Groeneveld, Jack J Haitsma, Lonneke Smeding, Mark PV Begieneman, Serge Jothy, Rosanna Vaschetto, Frans B Plötz

Open Access Research article

Serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin and recovery of kidney graft function after transplantation

Maria E Hollmen, Lauri E Kyllönen, Jussi Merenmies, Kaija T Salmela

Open Access Research article

Chronic kidney disease and support provided by home care services: a systematic review

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A self-report comorbidity questionnaire for haemodialysis patients

Sivakumar Sridharan, Jocelyn Berdeprado, Enric Vilar, Justin Roberts, Ken Farrington

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Urine YKL-40 is associated with progressive acute kidney injury or death in hospitalized patients

Isaac E Hall, Edward P Stern, Lloyd G Cantley, Jack A Elias, Chirag R Parikh

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The association between race and income on risk of mortality in patients with moderate chronic kidney disease

Stacey A Fedewa, William M McClellan, Suzanne Judd, Orlando M Gutiérrez, Deidra C Crews

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Association between sleep quality and cardiovascular damage in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease

Jun Zhang, Cheng Wang, Wenyu Gong, Hui Peng, Ying Tang, Cui Cui Li, Wenbo Zhao, Zengchun Ye, Tanqi Lou

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Benazepril affects integrin-linked kinase and smooth muscle α-actin expression in diabetic rat glomerulus and cultured mesangial cells

Honglin Niu, Lei Nie, Maodong Liu, Yanqing Chi, Tao Zhang, Ying Li

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Dietary acid load and chronic kidney disease among adults in the United States

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Bethany J Foster, Ahna Pai, Huaqing Zhao, Susan Furth

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Acute interstitial nephritis induced by Dioscorea quinqueloba

Ha Yeon Kim, Sung Sun Kim, Soo Hyeon Bae, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim

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UMODpolymorphism rs12917707 is not associated with severe or stable IgA nephropathy in a large Caucasian cohort

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Assessing the agreement of biomarker data in the presence of left-censoring

Uthumporn Domthong, Chirag R Parikh, Paul L Kimmel, Vernon M Chinchilli

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of microalbuminuria and diagnostic value of dipstick proteinuria in outpatients from HIV clinics in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of Congo

Mannix Imani Masimango, Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili, Michel Jadoul, Pierre Wallemacq, Dieudonné Kanigula Mubagwa, Rissassy Jean-Robert Makulo, François Bompeka Lepira, Nazaire Mangani Nseka

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Association of serum levels of FGF23 and α-Klotho with glomerular filtration rate and proteinuria among cardiac patients

Michishige Ozeki, Shu-ichi Fujita, Shun Kizawa, Hideaki Morita, Koichi Sohmiya, Masaaki Hoshiga, Nobukazu Ishizaka

Open Access Research article

Dephosphorylated-uncarboxylated Matrix Gla protein concentration is predictive of vitamin K status and is correlated with vascular calcification in a cohort of hemodialysis patients

Pierre Delanaye, Jean-Marie Krzesinski, Xavier Warling, Martial Moonen, Nicole Smelten, Laurent Médart, Hans Pottel, Etienne Cavalier

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Relationship between coronary artery disease and C-reactive protein levels in NSTEMI patients with renal dysfunction: a retrospective study

Maria Udeanu, Giordano Guizzardi, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Antonio Marchetti, Francesca Romani, Vittorio Dalmastri, Irene Capelli, Lucia Stalteri, Giuseppe Cianciolo, Paola Rucci, Gaetano La Manna

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Dialysate temperature adjustment as an effective treatment for baroreflex failure syndrome in hemodialysis patient

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The effect of intensive nutrition interventions on weight gain after kidney transplantation: protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Kristin J Ryan, Jessie M Segedin Casas, Laura E Mash, Sandra L McLellan, Lyn E Lloyd, James W Stinear, Lindsay D Plank, Michael G Collins

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Impact of chronic kidney disease on the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes in Spain: PERCEDIME2 study

Antonio Rodriguez-Poncelas, Gabriel Coll-De Tuero, Oriol Turrò-Garriga, Joan Barrot-de la Puente, Josep Franch-Nadal, Xavier Mundet-Tuduri

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A multinational phase IIb/III trial of beraprost sodium, an orally active prostacyclin analogue, in patients with primary glomerular disease or nephrosclerosis (CASSIOPEIR trial), rationale and study design

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Adequate hemodialysis improves anemia by enhancing glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in patients with end-stage renal disease

Mahmoud Husni Ayesh (Haj Yousef), Ahnaf Bataineh, Elham Elamin, Yousef Khader, Khaldoon Alawneh, Mohamad Rababah

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Comparative short-term safety of bolus versus maintenance iron dosing in hemodialysis patients: a replication study

Janet K Freburger, Alan R Ellis, Abhijit V Kshirsagar, Lily Wang, M Alan Brookhart

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A rare association between Fabry’s disease and granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a potential pathogenic link

Hironari Hanaoka, Akinori Hashiguchi, Konosuke Konishi, Tomohiro Ishii, Masataka Kuwana

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Detection of renal allograft rejection using blood oxygen level-dependent and diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging: a retrospective study

Guangyi Liu, Fei Han, Wenbo Xiao, Qidong Wang, Ying Xu, Jianghua Chen

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Renal “hyperfiltrators” are at elevated risk of death and chronic diseases

Servet Altay, Altan Onat, Fatma Özpamuk-Karadeniz, Yusuf Karadeniz, Tuğba Kemaloğlu-Öz, Günay Can

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The financial impact of increasing home-based high dose haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis

Frank Xiaoqing Liu, Catrin Treharne, Bruce Culleton, Lydia Crowe, Murat Arici

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High levels of mannose-binding lectin are associated with lower pulse wave velocity in uraemic patients

Mads Hornum, Jakob T Bay, Peter Clausen, Jesper Melchior Hansen, Elisabeth R Mathiesen, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Peter Garred

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Urinary albumin excretion and prevalence of microalbuminuria in a general Chinese population: a cross-sectional study

Liuxia Yan, Jixiang Ma, Xiaolei Guo, Junli Tang, Jiyu Zhang, Zilong Lu, Huicheng Wang, Xiaoning Cai, Linhong Wang

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Observational multicenter study to evaluate the prevalence and prognosis of subclinical atheromatosis in a Spanish chronic kidney disease cohort: baseline data from the NEFRONA study

David Arroyo, Angels Betriu, Montserrat Martinez-Alonso, Teresa Vidal, Jose Manuel Valdivielso, Elvira Fernández

Open Access Study protocol

Your Path to Transplant: a randomized controlled trial of a tailored computer education intervention to increase living donor kidney transplant

Amy D Waterman, Mark L Robbins, Andrea L Paiva, John D Peipert, Crystal S Kynard-Amerson, Christina J Goalby, LaShara A Davis, Jessica L Thein, Emily A Schenk, Kari A Baldwin, Stacy L Skelton, Nicole R Amoyal, Leslie A Brick

Open Access Case report

Plasmapheresis in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome before living-donor kidney transplantation: a case report

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The incidence and risk factors of acute kidney injury after hepatobiliary surgery: a prospective observational study

Eunjung Cho, Sun-Chul Kim, Myung-Gyu Kim, Sang-Kyung Jo, Won-Yong Cho, Hyoung-Kyu Kim

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The RaDIANT community study protocol: community-based participatory research for reducing disparities in access to kidney transplantation

Rachel E Patzer, Jennifer Gander, Leighann Sauls, M Ahinee Amamoo, Jenna Krisher, Laura L Mulloy, Eric Gibney, Teri Browne, Laura Plantinga, Stephen O Pastan

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Increased peritoneal permeability at peritoneal dialysis initiation is a potential cardiovascular risk in patients using biocompatible peritoneal dialysis solution

Yoshifumi Hamasaki, Kent Doi, Mototsugu Tanaka, Haruki Kume, Yoshitaka Ishibashi, Yutaka Enomoto, Toshiro Fujita, Yukio Homma, Masaomi Nangaku, Eisei Noiri

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The incremental treatment of ESRD: a low-protein diet combined with weekly hemodialysis may be beneficial for selected patients

Stefania Caria, Adamasco Cupisti, Giovanna Sau, Piergiorgio Bolasco

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Whole exome sequencing reveals novel COL4A3 and COL4A4mutations and resolves diagnosis in Chinese families with kidney disease

Fujun Lin, Fan Bian, Jun Zou, Xiangru Wu, Jianping Shan, Wei Lu, Yao Yao, Gengru Jiang, Daniel Philip Gale

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Actual versus ideal body weight for acute kidney injury diagnosis and classification in critically Ill patients

Charat Thongprayoon, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Abbasali Akhoundi, Adil H Ahmed, Kianoush B Kashani

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TL1-A can engage death receptor-3 and activate NF-kappa B in endothelial cells

Jun Wang, Rafia S Al-Lamki, Xinwang Zhu, Hanzhe Liu, Jordan S Pober, John R Bradley

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Emma Aitken, Andrew Jackson, Chia Kong, Paul Coats, David Kingsmore

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Impact of partial nephrectomy on kidney function in patients with renal cell carcinoma

Chang Seong Kim, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Sun-Seog Kweon, Soo Wan Kim

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The glomerular parietal epithelial cell’s responses are influenced by SM22 alpha levels

Shokichi Naito, Jeffrey W Pippin, Stuart J Shankland

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Long-term risk of chronic kidney disease and mortality in children after acute kidney injury: a systematic review

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Low serum calcium is associated with poor renal outcomes in chronic kidney disease stages 3–4 patients

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The impact of comorbidity on survival after hemorrhagic stroke among dialysis patients: a nationwide population-based study

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Andrew P McGovern, Simon Jones, Jeremy van Vlymen, Anand K Saggar, Richard Sandford, Simon de Lusignan

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Prevalence and variation of Chronic Kidney Disease in the Irish health system: initial findings from the National Kidney Disease Surveillance Programme

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Presence of early CKD-related metabolic complications predict progression of stage 3 CKD: a case-controlled study

Herbert S Chase, Jamie S Hirsch, Sumit Mohan, Maya K Rao, Jai Radhakrishnan

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From dialysis to transplantation: a 5-year longitudinal study on self-reported quality of life

Nanna von der Lippe, Bård Waldum, Fredrik B Brekke, Amin AG Amro, Anna Varberg Reisæter, Ingrid Os

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Serum sclerostin is an independent predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients

Flávia Letícia Carvalho Gonçalves, Rosilene M Elias, Luciene M dos Reis, Fabiana G Graciolli, Fernando Godinho Zampieri, Rodrigo B Oliveira, Vanda Jorgetti, Rosa MA Moysés

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Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in IgA nephropathy: a systematic review

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Perceived barriers and facilitators of using dietary modification for CKD prevention among African Americans of low socioeconomic status: a qualitative study

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Susan Ka Yee Chow, Bonnie Mee Ling Tam

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Hepatocyte growth factor signalizes peritoneal membrane failure in peritoneal dialysis

Ana Paula Bernardo, José C Oliveira, Olívia Santos, Maria J Carvalho, António Cabrita, Anabela Rodrigues

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Understanding physicians’ behavior toward alerts about nephrotoxic medications in outpatients: a cross-sectional analysis

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Kidney function as an underestimated factor for reduced health related quality of life in patients with Fabry disease

Martin Wagner, Johannes Krämer, Elisabeth Blohm, Dorothee Vergho, Frank Weidemann, Frank Breunig, Christoph Wanner

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Screening and treatment for Staphylococcus aureusin patients undergoing hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Cibele Grothe, Mônica Taminato, Angélica Belasco, Ricardo Sesso, Dulce Barbosa

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Determination of vancomycin and gentamicin clearance in an in vitro, closed loop dialysis system

Soo Min Jang, Katie E Cardone, Thomas D Nolin, Darius L Mason, Darren W Grabe

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Helen Hobbs, Paul Bassett, Toby Wheeler, Michael Bedford, Jean Irving, Paul E Stevens, Christopher KT Farmer

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Serum cystatin C is a determinant of central pressure augmentation index measured by oscillometric method in renal transplant recipients

Miriana Dinic, Nicolas Maillard, Damien Thibaudin, Martin Jannot, Ingrid Masson, Eric Alamartine, Christophe Mariat

Open Access Research article

Soluble Klotho is not independently associated with cardiovascular disease in a population of dialysis patients

Maurits S Buiten, Mihály K de Bie, Annet Bouma-de Krijger, Bastiaan van Dam, Friedo W Dekker, J Wouter Jukema, Ton J Rabelink, Joris I Rotmans

Open Access Research article

Effects of the dual peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-α/γ agonist aleglitazar on renal function in patients with stage 3 chronic kidney disease and type 2 diabetes: a Phase IIb, randomized study

Luis Ruilope, Markolf Hanefeld, A Michael Lincoff, Giancarlo Viberti, Sylvie Meyer-Reigner, Nadejda Mudie, Dominika Wieczorek Kirk, Klas Malmberg, Matthias Herz

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CD4+lymphocyte adenosine triphosphate - a new marker in sepsis with acute kidney injury?

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The relationship between apelin and cardiac parameters in patients on peritoneal dialysis: is there a new cardiac marker?

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Burden and predictors of hypertension in India: results of SEEK (Screening and Early Evaluation of Kidney Disease) study

Youssef MK Farag, Bharati V Mittal, Sai Ram Keithi-Reddy, Vidya N Acharya, Alan F Almeida, Anil C, Ballal HS, Gaccione P, Issacs R, Sanjiv Jasuja, Kirpalani AL, Kher V, Modi GK, Georgy Nainan, Jai Prakash, Mohan M Rajapurkar, Rana DS, Rajanna Sreedhara, Sinha DK, Bharat V Shah, Sham Sunder, Raj Kumar Sharma, Sridevi Seetharam, Tatapudi Ravi Raju, Ajay K Singh

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Detection of microcirculatory impairment by transcutaneous oxymetry monitoring during hemodialysis: an observational study

Ygal Benhamou, Loic Begarin, Nathalie David, Nicole Cailleux, Catherine Bessin, Herve Lévesque, Stephane Edet

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Associations of GSTM1*0 and GSTA1*Agenotypes with the risk of cardiovascular death among hemodialyses patients

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Shorter daily dwelling time in peritoneal dialysis attenuates the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition of mesothelial cells

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Blood and breath profiles of volatile organic compounds in patients with end-stage renal disease

Paweł Mochalski, Julian King, Matthias Haas, Karl Unterkofler, Anton Amann, Gert Mayer

Open Access Research article

Regression methods for investigating risk factors of chronic kidney disease outcomes: the state of the art

Julie Boucquemont, Georg Heinze, Kitty J Jager, Rainer Oberbauer, Karen Leffondre

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Dose selection method for pharmacokinetic study in hemodialysis patients using a subpharmacological dose: oseltamivir as a model drug

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Predictive urinary biomarkers for steroid-resistant and steroid-sensitive focal segmental glomerulosclerosis using high resolution mass spectrometry and multivariate statistical analysis

Shiva Kalantari, Mohsen Nafar, Dorothea Rutishauser, Shiva Samavat, Mostafa Rezaei-Tavirani, Hongqian Yang, Roman A Zubarev

Open Access Research article

Involvement of inflammation-related miR-155 and miR-146a in diabetic nephropathy: implications for glomerular endothelial injury

Youqun Huang, Yan Liu, Ling Li, Baihai Su, Lichuan Yang, Wenxin Fan, Qinghua Yin, Lijia Chen, Tianlei Cui, Jie Zhang, Yanrong Lu, Jingqiu Cheng, Ping Fu, Fang Liu

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and associated factors among the Chinese population in Taian, China

Lingyu Xue, Yanxia Lou, Xiaoqing Feng, Chuaihai Wang, Zhangshen Ran, Xuebin Zhang

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Can only histological evaluation determine the allocation of ECD kidneys?

Carlo Grifasi, Vincenzo D’Alessandro, Maria D’Armiento, Severo Campione, Alessandro Scotti, Luigi Pelosio, Andrea Renda

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Targets for parathyroid hormone in secondary hyperparathyroidism: is a “one-size-fits-all” approach appropriate? A prospective incident cohort study

Emmanuelle Laurain, Carole Ayav, Marie-Line Erpelding, Michèle Kessler, Serge Briançon, Laurent Brunaud, Luc Frimat

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