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BMC Nephrology

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (420 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Significance of kidney biopsy in autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease-UMOD: is kidney biopsy truly nonspecific?

Tamehito Onoe, Satoshi Hara, Kazunori Yamada, Takeshi Zoshima, Ichiro Mizushima, Kiyoaki Ito, Takayasu Mori, Shoichiro Daimon, Hiroaki Muramoto, Maki Shimizu, Akira Iguchi, Akihiro Kuma, Yoshifumi Ubara, Michihiro Mitobe, Hiroaki Tsuruta, Nao Kishimoto, Junko Imura, Tadashi Konoshita, Mitsuhiro Kawano

Open Access Study protocol

Genetic identification of inherited cystic kidney diseases for implementing precision medicine: a study protocol for a 3-year prospective multicenter cohort study

Hayne Cho Park, Hyunjin Ryu, Yong-Chul Kim, Curie Ahn, Kyu-Beck Lee, Yeong Hoon Kim, Yunmi Kim, Seungyeup Han, Yaerim Kim, Eun hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Hee Gyung Kang, Yo Han Ahn, Eujin Park, Kyungjo Jeong, Jaewon Lee, Jungmin Choi, Kook-Hwan Oh, Yun Kyu Oh

Open Access Research article

Immunohistochemical study for the expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules, and FGF23 and ACE2 in P. gingivalis LPS-induced diabetic nephropathy

Koichiro Kajiwara, Yoshihiko Sawa, Takahiro Fujita, Sachio Tamaoki

Open Access Research article

Prevalence, risk factors and impact on outcomes of 30-day unexpected rehospitalization in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

Jianbo Li, Jing Yu, Naya Huang, Hongjian Ye, Dan Wang, Yuan Peng, Xiaobo Guo, Chunyan Yi, Xiao Yang, Xueqing Yu

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of the long-acting C5 inhibitor ravulizumab in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome triggered by pregnancy: a subgroup analysis

Anja Gäckler, Ulf Schönermarck, Vladimir Dobronravov, Gaetano La Manna, Andrew Denker, Peng Liu, Maria Vinogradova, Sung-Soo Yoon, Manuel Praga

Open Access Case report

Myeloma cast nephropathy with diffuse amyloid casts without systemic amyloidosis: two cases report

Zi-hao Yong, Xiao-juan Yu, Zi-shan Lin, Fu-de Zhou, Xi-nan Cen, Su-xia Wang, Ming-hui Zhao

Open Access Research article

Changes in hemodialysis catheter management after introduction of the end-stage renal disease prospective payment system

Nicholas S. Roetker, Haifeng Guo, Marquita R. Decker-Palmer, Yi Peng, James B. Wetmore

Open Access Research article

Perspectives and experiences of patients and healthcare professionals with geriatric assessment in chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study

Carlijn G. N. Voorend, Noeleen C. Berkhout-Byrne, Yvette Meuleman, Simon P. Mooijaart, Willem Jan W. Bos, Marjolijn van Buren

Open Access Case report

Urinary coenzyme Q10 as a diagnostic biomarker and predictor of remission in a patient with ADCK4-associated Glomerulopathy: a case report

Yan Zhang, Xiaohua Liao, Yupeng Jiang, Xin Lv, Yue Yu, Qin Dai, Liyun Ao, Lijian Tao, Zhangzhe Peng

Open Access Commentary

Need for evidence on long-term prognosis of PD+HD: a commentary

Mototsugu Tanaka, Naobumi Mise

Open Access Case report

Kidney stones and moderate proteinuria as the rare manifestations of Gitelman syndrome

Qi Chen, Xiaoyi Wang, Jingjing Min, Lin Wang, Lijun Mou

Open Access Research article

The association between self-management ability and malnutrition-inflammation-atherosclerosis syndrome in peritoneal dialysis patients: a cross-sectional study

Zehui Huang, Junyan Fang, Ahui Song, Yan Tong, Hai Deng, Shan Wei, Ouyang Ji, Chun Hu, Pu Li, Chunli Zhang, Yingli Liu

Open Access Case report

Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by sea anemone sting: a case report

A Young Kim, Kyu Hyang Cho, Seok Hui Kang, Jong Won Park, Jun Young Do, Min Kyoung Kim

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic performance of glomerular PLA2R and THSD7A antibodies in biopsy confirmed primary membranous nephropathy in South Africans

Bingileki F Lwezaula, Oluwatoyin I Ameh, Udeme E Ekrikpo, Francois CJ Botha, Ugochi S Okpechi-Samuel, Nicola Wearne, Pierre Ronco, Aminu K Bello, Ikechi G. Okpechi

Open Access Research article

Reliability and validity of the Persian version of 5-D itching scale among patients with chronic kidney disease

Amin Kordi Yoosefinejad, Fatemeh Karjalian, Marzieh Momennasab, Shahrokh Ezzatzadegan Jahromi

Open Access Research article

Validation of the Chinese version of the low physical activity questionnaire (LoPAQ) with ActiGraph accelerometer in hemodialysis patients

Rui Huang, Haifen Zhang, Yan Yang, Nina Fang, Qian Liu, Jun Ma, Min Wang, Ling Shi, Xingjuan Tao

Open Access Research article

Urine albumin dipstick independently predicts cardiovascular and renal outcomes among rural Thai population: a 14-year retrospective cohort study

Noppawit Aiumtrakul, Kitinan Phichedwanichskul, Surapong Saravutthikul, Kamonwan Ottasat, Kesinee Visuthitepkul, Thitinat Jaruthiti, Sarita Jinawong, Kwanchanok Chanthowong, Varot Pengsritong, Nattawinee Horadee, Chotip Jitudomtham, Torpathom Pruekprasert, Thakorn Tawatkiratipol, Tunjira Chokjutha, Panuwat Pongpripoom, Chirayu Wiwatwarapon, Pirawich Sriyarun, Natcha Homrossukhon, Annop Kittithaworn, Wisit Kaewput, Ram Rangsin, Bancha Satirapoj

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Granulomatous interstitial nephritis in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Katarzyna Szajek, Marie-Elisabeth Kajdi, Valerie A. Luyckx, Thomas Hans Fehr, Ariana Gaspert, Alexia Cusini, Karin Hohloch, Philipp Grosse

Open Access Research article

Target value of mean arterial pressure in patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy due to acute kidney injury

Yaerim Kim, Donghwan Yun, Soie Kwon, Kyubok Jin, Seungyeup Han, Dong Ki Kim, Kook-Hwan Oh, Kwon Wook Joo, Yon Su Kim, Sejoong Kim, Seung Seok Han

Open Access Research article

Endothelial glycocalyx damage in kidney disease correlates with uraemic toxins and endothelial dysfunction

Hui Liew, Matthew A. Roberts, Alun Pope, Lawrence P. McMahon

Open Access Case report

IgG4-related nephritis and interstitial pulmonary disease complicated by invasive pulmonary fungal infection: a case report

Yili Xu, Guang Yang, Xueqiang Xu, Yaoyu Huang, Kang Liu, Tongfu Yu, Jun Qian, Xiufen Zhao, Jingfeng Zhu, Ningning Wang, Changying Xing

Open Access Research article

IgM mesangial deposition as a risk factor for relapses of adult-onset minimal change disease

Cheng-Wen Yang, Fan-Yu Chen, Fu-Pang Chang, Yang Ho, Bo-Sheng Wu, An-Hang Yang, Der-Cherng Tarng, Chih-Yu Yang

Open Access Research article

Contemporary incidence and risk factors of post transplant Erythrocytosis in deceased donor kidney transplantation

Sami Alasfar, Isaac E. Hall, Sherry G. Mansour, Yaqi Jia, Heather R. Thiessen-Philbrook, Francis L. Weng, Pooja Singh, Bernd Schröppel, Thangamani Muthukumar, Sumit Mohan, Rubab F. Malik, Meera N. Harhay, Mona D. Doshi, Enver Akalin, Jonathan S. Bromberg, Daniel C. Brennan, Peter P. Reese, Chirag R. Parikh

Open Access Research article

PTGER3 and MMP-2 play potential roles in diabetic nephropathy via competing endogenous RNA mechanisms

Yue Yu, Yuan-Yuan Jia, Meng Wang, Lin Mu, Hong-Jun Li

Open Access Study protocol

Roxadustat in treating anemia in dialysis patients (ROAD): protocol and rationale of a multicenter prospective observational cohort study

Yaling Zhang, Song Ren, Hen Xue, Amanda Y Wang, Yang Zou, Yanrong Cai, Jingdong He, Xiaoling Yuan, Feifei Jiang, Jinxi Wei, Dongmei Yang, Dong He, Shide Hu, Min Lei, Fei Deng, Jin Chen, Xia Wang, Qiang He, Guisen Li, Daqing Hong

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Determinants of mortality in a large group of hemodialysis patients hospitalized for COVID-19

Kenan Turgutalp, Savas Ozturk, Mustafa Arici, Necmi Eren, Numan Gorgulu, Mahmut Islam, Sami Uzun, Tamer Sakaci, Zeki Aydin, Erkan Sengul, Bulent Demirelli, Yavuz Ayar, Mehmet Riza Altiparmak, Savas Sipahi, Ilay Berke Mentes, Tuba Elif Ozler, Ebru Gok Oguz, Bulent Huddam, Ender Hur, Rumeyza Kazancioglu, Ozkan Gungor, Bulent Tokgoz, Halil Zeki Tonbul, Alaattin Yildiz, Siren Sezer, Ali Riza Odabas, Kenan Ates

Open Access Research article

Evolution of body composition following successful kidney transplantation is strongly influenced by physical activity: results of the CORPOS study

Karine Moreau, Aurélie Desseix, Christine Germain, Pierre Merville, Lionel Couzi, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Philippe Chauveau

Open Access Case report

Two cases of carfilzomib‐induced thrombotic microangiopathy successfully treated with Eculizumab in multiple myeloma

Michael Rassner, Rebecca Baur, Ralph Wäsch, Mario Schiffer, Johanna Schneider, Andreas Mackensen, Monika Engelhardt

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

The risk factors associated with COVID-19-Related death among patients with end‐stage renal disease

Hadith Rastad, Hanieh-Sadat Ejtahed, Gita Shafiee, Anis Safari, Ehsan Shahrestanaki, Zeinab Khodaparast, Neda Shafiabadi Hassani, Mohammad Rezaei, Morteza Nazari, Akram Zakani, Mohammad Mahdi Niksima, Mehdi Azimzadeh, Fatemeh Karimi, Ramin Tajbakhsh, Mostafa Qorbani

Open Access Case report

Tertiary lymphoid tissue in early‐stage IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis incidentally detected with a tumor lesion of the ureteropelvic junction: a case report

Tatsuhito Miyanaga, Keishi Mizuguchi, Satoshi Hara, Takeshi Zoshima, Dai Inoue, Ryo Nishioka, Ichiro Mizushima, Kiyoaki Ito, Hiroshi Fuji, Kazunori Yamada, Yuki Sato, Motoko Yanagita, Mitsuhiro Kawano

Open Access Research article

Causal effect between total cholesterol and HDL cholesterol as risk factors for chronic kidney disease: a mendelian randomization study

Liu Miao, Yan Min, Bin Qi, Chuan-Meng Zhu, Jian-Hong Chen, Guo-Xiong Deng, Yong Wang, Jian-Fei Li, Rong-Shan Li

Open Access Research article

Lung ultrasound and BNP to detect hidden pulmonary congestion in euvolemic hemodialysis patients: a single centre experience

Domenico Giannese, Alessandro Puntoni, Adamasco Cupisti, Riccardo Morganti, Enrico Varricchio, Claudia D’Alessandro, Claudia Mannucci, Piera Serio, Maria Francesca Egidi

Open Access Research article

CKD and CKDu in northern Peru: a cross-sectional analysis under the DEGREE protocol

Andrea Ruiz-Alejos, Ben Caplin, J. Jaime Miranda, Neil Pearce, Antonio Bernabé-Ortiz

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Validation of the Chinese version of the low physical activity questionnaire (LoPAQ) with ActiGraph accelerometer in hemodialysis patients

Rui Huang, Haifen Zhang, Yan Yang, Nina Fang, Qian Liu, Jun Ma, Min Wang, Ling Shi, Xingjuan Tao

Open Access Study protocol

DIALysis or not: Outcomes in older kidney patients with GerIatriC Assessment (DIALOGICA): rationale and design

Mathijs van Oevelen, Alferso C. Abrahams, Willem Jan W. Bos, Mariëlle H. Emmelot-Vonk, Simon P. Mooijaart, Merel van Diepen, Brigit C. van Jaarsveld, Anita van Eck van der Sluijs, Carlijn G. N. Voorend, Marjolijn van Buren, J. B. van der Net, T. T. Cnossen, K. Goossens, H. P. Krepel, S. J. J. Logtenberg, C. R. Susanto, D. Severs, H. A. Polinder-Bos, M. A. Siezenga, R. Bogers, E. K. Hoogeveen, A. P. M. Kerckhoffs, T. Cornelis, J. T. Jonker, J. M. H. Joosten, E. J. R. Litjens, A. Y. Adema, A. Bontemps-Visser, R. J. Bosma, M. D. M. Romijn, H. Boom, G. van Kempen, H. H. T. I. Klein, J. D. Snoep, M. H. P. J. Schuurmans, F. L. Nauta, C. F. M. Franssen, F. M. Molenaar, I. Wauters

Open Access Case report

Light chain deposition disease involving kidney and liver in a patient with IgD myeloma

Takafumi Tsushima, Tomo Suzuki, Toshiki Terao, Daisuke Miura, Kentaro Narita, Masami Takeuchi, Akira Shimuzu, Kosei Matsue

Open Access Research article

Substitution of citrate with tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) for catheter lock does not improve patency of tunnelled haemodialysis catheters in a randomised trial

Pavlina Richtrova, Jan Mares, Lukas Kielberger, Jan Klaboch, Jaromir Eiselt, Tomas Reischig

Open Access Case report

Two kinds of rare light chain cast nephropathy caused by multiple myeloma: case reports and literature review

Li-Jun Sun, Hong-Rui Dong, Xiao-Yi Xu, Guo-Qin Wang, Hong Cheng, Yi-Pu Chen

Open Access Research article

Pharmacokinetics and dialytic clearance of apixaban during in vitro continuous renal replacement therapy

Lauren Andrews, Scott Benken, Xing Tan, Eric Wenzler

Open Access Case report

Post-transplant manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and review of literature

Anna Zawiasa-Bryszewska, Olga Brzezińska, Ilona Kurnatowska, Joanna Makowska

Open Access Research article

Enhancing disease awareness for tuberous sclerosis complex in patients with radiologic diagnosis of renal angiomyolipoma: an observational study

Kathrin Bausch, Christian Wetterauer, Julian Diethelm, Jan Ebbing, Daniel T. Boll, Patricia Dill, Cyrill A. Rentsch, Hans-H. Seifert

Open Access Research article

Exploring the experiences and perceptions of haemodialysis patients observing Ramadan fasting: a qualitative study

Nurul Iman Hafizah Adanan, Wan Ahmad Hafiz Wan Md Adnan, Pramod Khosla, Tilakavati Karupaiah, Zulfitri Azuan Mat Daud

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Efficacy and safety of the long-acting C5 inhibitor ravulizumab in patients with atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome triggered by pregnancy: a subgroup analysis

Anja Gäckler, Ulf Schönermarck, Vladimir Dobronravov, Gaetano La Manna, Andrew Denker, Peng Liu, Maria Vinogradova, Sung-Soo Yoon, Manuel Praga

Open Access Research article

Association of maximal stress ergometry performance with troponin T and abdominal aortic calcification score in advanced chronic kidney disease

Roosa Lankinen, Markus Hakamäki, Kaj Metsärinne, Niina Koivuviita, Jussi P. Pärkkä, Maria Saarenhovi, Tapio Hellman, Mikko J. Järvisalo

Open Access Case report

INF2 p.Arg214Cys mutation in a Chinese family with rapidly progressive renal failure and follow-up of renal transplantation: case report and literature review

Wenbo Zhao, Xinxin Ma, Xiaohao Zhang, Dan Luo, Jun Zhang, Ming Li, Zengchun Ye, Hui Peng

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Systematic review and subgroup analysis of the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with COVID-19

Zhenjian Xu, Ying Tang, Qiuyan Huang, Sha Fu, Xiaomei Li, Baojuan Lin, Anping Xu, Junzhe Chen

Open Access Research article

Effect of balanced crystalloids versus saline on urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury in critically ill adults

Blake E. Funke, Karen E. Jackson, Wesley H. Self, Sean P. Collins, Christina T. Saunders, Li Wang, Jeffrey D. Blume, Nancy Wickersham, Ryan M. Brown, Jonathan D. Casey, Gordon R. Bernard, Todd W. Rice, Edward D. Siew, Matthew W. Semler, Gordon R. Bernard, Ryan M. Brown, Jonathan D. Casey, Todd W. Rice, Matthew W. Semler, Christopher J. Lindsell, Li Wang, Jonathan P. Wanderer, Wesley H. Self, Edward D. Siew, Joanna L. Stollings

Open Access Case report

Pathophysiological clinical features of an infant with hypertension secondary to multicystic dysplastic kidney: a case report

Keisuke Sugimoto, Takuji Enya, Kensuke Joh, Kohei Miyazaki, Tomoki Miyazawa, Rina Ohshima, Satoshi Marutani, Takemura Tsukasa, Mitsuru Okada

Open Access Research article

Relationship of phase angle and peak torque of knee extensors with the performance in six-minute step test in haemodialysis patients

Camila Porto Brito, Igor Gutierrez Moraes, Cláudio Luders, Christina May Moran de Brito, Wellington Pereira Yamaguti

Open Access Research article

Nephrologists’ experiences with patient participation when long-term dialysis is required

Tone Andersen-Hollekim, Bodil J. Landstad, Marit Solbjør, Marit Kvangarsnes, Torstein Hole

Open Access Research article

An intersectional gender analysis in kidney transplantation: women who donate a kidney

Laura Rota-Musoll, Serena Brigidi, Esmeralda Molina-Robles, Ester Oriol-Vila, Laureano Perez-Oller, Mireia Subirana-Casacuberta

Open Access Research article

Impact of pre-dialysis nephrology care engagement and decision-making on provider and patient action toward permanent vascular access

Vanessa Grubbs, Bernard G. Jaar, Kerri L. Cavanaugh, Patti L. Ephraim, Jessica M. Ameling, Courtney Cook, Raquel C. Greer, L. Ebony Boulware

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Evolution of body composition following successful kidney transplantation is strongly influenced by physical activity: results of the CORPOS study

Karine Moreau, Aurélie Desseix, Christine Germain, Pierre Merville, Lionel Couzi, Rodolphe Thiébaut, Philippe Chauveau

Open Access Research article

Early changes in renal resistive index and mortality in diabetic and nondiabetic kidney transplant recipients: a cohort study

Jean-Baptiste de Freminville, Louis-Marie Vernier, Jérome Roumy, Frédéric Patat, Philippe Gatault, Bénédicte Sautenet, Christelle Barbet, Hélène Longuet, Elodie Merieau, Matthias Buchler, Jean-Michel Halimi

Open Access Research article

Assessment of acute kidney injury risk using a machine-learning guided generalized structural equation model: a cohort study

Wen En Joseph Wong, Siew Pang Chan, Juin Keith Yong, Yen Yu Sherlyn Tham, Jie Rui Gerald Lim, Ming Ann Sim, Chai Rick Soh, Lian Kah Ti, Tsong Huey Sophia Chew

Open Access Research article

Anemia among Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease and its association with quality of life - results from the Chinese cohort study of chronic kidney disease (C-STRIDE)

Yan Shen, Jinwei Wang, Jing Yuan, Li Yang, Fangfang Yu, Xiaolei Wang, Ming-Hui Zhao, Luxia Zhang, Yan Zha, Ming-Hui Zhao, Luxia Zhang, Xiaoqin Wang, Jun Yuan, Qiaoling Zhou, Qiongjing Yuan, Menghua Chen, Xiaoling Zhou, Shuxia Fu, Shaomei Li, Yan Zha, Zhangsuo Liu, Jun Jun Zhang, Li Wang, Lei Pu, Jian Liu, Suhua Li, Zuying Xiong, Wei Liang, Jinghong Zhao, Jiao Mu, Xiyan Lian, Yunjuan Liao, Hua Gan, Liping Liao, Rong Wang, Zhimei Lv, Yunhua Liao, Ling Pan, Xiaoping Yang, Zhifeng Lin, Zongwu Tong, Yun Zhu, Qiang He, Fuquan Wu, Rong Li, Kai Rong, Caili Wang, Yanhui Zhang, Yue Wang, Wen Tang, Hua Wu, Ban Zhao, Rongshan Li, Lihua Wang, Detian Li, Feng Du, Yonggui Wu, Wei Zhang, Shan Lin, Pengcheng Xu, Hongli Lin, Zhao Hu, Fei Pei, Haisong Zhang, Yan Gao, Luying Sun, Xia Li, Wenke Wang, Fengling Lv, Deguang Wang, Xuerong Wang, Dongmei Xu, Lijun Tang, Yingchun Ma, Tingting Wang, Ping Fu, Tingli Wang, Changying Xing, Chengning Zhang, Xudong Xu, Haidong He, Xiaohui Liao, Shuqin Xie, Guicai Hu, Lan Huang

Open Access Research article

High-dose opioid utilization and mortality among individuals initiating hemodialysis

Matthew Daubresse, G. Caleb Alexander, Deidra C. Crews, Dorry L. Segev, Krista L. Lentine, Mara A. McAdams-DeMarco

Open Access Research article

Using circulating O-sulfotyrosine in the differential diagnosis of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease

Shuai Chen, Yong-Hua Liu, Dao-Peng Dai, Zheng-Bin Zhu, Yang Dai, Zhi-Ming Wu, Li-Ping Zhang, Zhi-Feng Duan, Lin Lu, Feng-Hua Ding, Jin-Zhou Zhu, Rui-Yan Zhang

Open Access Research article

Comparison of shared decision making in patients undergoing hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for choosing a dialysis modality

Sepide Ghodsian, Mansour Ghafourifard, Akram Ghahramanian

Open Access Research article

Low circulating arachidonic acid is associated with macroalbuminuria in diabetic patients: a cross-sectional examination of the KAMOGAWA-DM cohort study

Takuro Okamura, Hanako Nakajima, Yoshitaka Hashimoto, Saori Majima, Takafumi Senmaru, Emi Ushigome, Naoko Nakanishi, Masahide Hamaguchi, Mai Asano, Masahiro Yamazaki, Hiroshi Takakuwa, Michiaki Fukui

Open Access Research article

Chronic kidney disease, atherosclerotic plaque characteristics on carotid magnetic resonance imaging, and cardiovascular outcomes

Srinivasan Beddhu, Robert E. Boucher, Jie Sun, Niranjan Balu, Michel Chonchol, Sankar Navaneethan, Glenn M. Chertow, Raymond Townsend, William Haley, Alfred K. Cheung, Molly B. Conroy, Dominic S. Raj, Dongxiang Xu, Thomas George, Reem Yunis, Guo Wei, Gador Canton, Jeffrey Bates, Jing Chen, Vasilios Papademetriou, Henry Punzi, Alan Wiggers, Jackson T. Wright, Tom Greene, Chun Yuan

Open Access Research article

The probability of receiving a kidney transplantation in end-stage kidney disease patients who are treated with haemodiafiltration or haemodialysis: a pooled individual participant data from four randomised controlled trials

Robin W. M. Vernooij, Way Law, Sanne A. E. Peters, Bernard Canaud, Andrew Davenport, Muriel P. C. Grooteman, Fatih Kircelli, Francesco Locatelli, Francisco Maduell, Marion Morena, Menso J. Nubé, Ercan Ok, Ferran Torres, Mark Woodward, Peter J. Blankestijn, Michiel L. Bots

Open Access Research article

Low plasma magnesium concentration and future abdominal aortic calcifications in moderate chronic kidney disease

Anique D. ter Braake, Larissa P. Govers, Mieke J. Peeters, Arjan D. van Zuilen, Jack F. M. Wetzels, Peter J. Blankenstijn, Joost G. J. Hoenderop, Jeroen H. F. de Baaij, Jan A. J. G. van den Brand

Open Access Research article

Investigation of associations between retinal microvascular parameters and albuminuria in UK Biobank: a cross-sectional case-control study

Euan N. Paterson, Chris Cardwell, Thomas J. MacGillivray, Emanuele Trucco, Alexander S. Doney, Paul Foster, Alexander P. Maxwell, Gareth J. McKay, Tariq Aslam, Sarah Barman, Jenny Barrett, Paul Bishop, Peter Blows, Catey Bunce, Roxana Carare, Usha Chakravarthy, Michelle Chan, Antonietta Chianca, Valentina Cipriani, David Crabb, Philippa Cumberland, Alexander Day, Parul Desai, Bal Dhillon, Andrew Dick, Cathy Egan, Sarah Ennis, Paul Foster, Marcus Fruttiger, John Gallacher, David ( Ted) Garway-Heath, Jane Gibson, Dan Gore, Jeremy Guggenheim, Chris Hammond, Alison Hardcastle, Simon Harding, Ruth Hogg, Pirro Hysi, Pearse A. Keane, Sir Peng Tee Khaw, Anthony Khawaja, Gerassimos Lascaratos, Andrew Lotery, Phil Luthert, Tom MacGillivray, Sarah Mackie, Keith Martin, Bernadette McGuinness, Gareth McKay, Martin McKibbin, Danny Mitry, Tony Moore, James Morgan, Zaynah Muthy, Eoin O’Sullivan, Chris Owen, Praveen Patel, Euan Paterson, Tunde Peto, Axel Petzold, Jugnoo Rahi, Alicja Rudnicka, Jay Self, Sobha Sivaprasad, David Steel, Irene Stratton, Nicholas Strouthidis, Cathie Sudlow, Caroline Thaung, Dhanes Thomas, Emanuele Trucco, Adnan Tufail, Marta Ugarte, Veronique Vitart, Stephen Vernon, Ananth Viswanathan, Cathy Williams, Katie Williams, Jayne Woodside, Max Yates, Jennifer Yip, Yalin Zheng, Haogang Zhu, Robyn Tapp, Denize Atan, Alexander Doney

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Age and multimorbidities as poor prognostic factors for COVID-19 in hemodialysis: a Lebanese national study

Mabel Aoun, Rabab Khalil, Walid Mahfoud, Haytham Fatfat, Line Bou Khalil, Rashad Alameddine, Nabil Afiouni, Issam Ibrahim, Mohamad Hassan, Haytham Zarzour, Ali Jebai, Nina Mourad Khalil, Luay Tawil, Zeina Mechref, Zuhair El Imad, Fadia Chamma, Ayman Khalil, Sandy Zeidan, Balsam El Ghoul, Georges Dahdah, Sarah Mouawad, Hiba Azar, Kamal Abou Chahine, Siba Kallab, Bashir Moawad, Ahmad Fawaz, Joseph Homsi, Carmen Tabaja, Maya Delbani, Rami Kallab, Hassan Hoballah, Wahib Haykal, Najat Fares, Walid Rahal, Wael Mroueh, Mohammed Youssef, Jamale Rizkallah, Ziad Sebaaly, Antoine Dfouni, Norma Ghosn, Nagi Nawfal, Walid Abou Jaoude, Nadine Bassil, Therese Maroun, Nabil Bassil, Chadia Beaini, Boutros Haddad, Elie Moubarak, Houssam Rabah, Amer Attieh, Serge Finianos, Dania Chelala

Open Access Case report

Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS)-related AL amyloidosis complicated by amyloid myopathy: a case report

Erina Ono, Akira Ishii, Yoshiaki Higashi, Natsuko Koita, Takashi Ayaki, Katsuya Tanigaki, Shunsuke Takayanagi, Naoya Kondo, Kaoru Sakai, Shuichiro Endo, Hideki Yokoi, Takeshi Matsubara, Sachiko Minamiguchi, Ichizo Nishino, Ryosuke Takahashi, Motoko Yanagita

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

SARS-CoV-2 infection and recurrence of anti-glomerular basement disease: a case report

Alexander Winkler, Emanuel Zitt, Hannelore Sprenger-Mähr, Afschin Soleiman, Manfred Cejna, Karl Lhotta

Open Access Research article

The cumulative impact of social determinants of health factors on mortality in adults with diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Mukoso N. Ozieh, Emma Garacci, Rebekah J. Walker, Anna Palatnik, Leonard E. Egede

Open Access Research article

Improvement of renal function after transcatheter aortic valve replacement and its impact on survival

Dominik Kylies, Sandra Freitag-Wolf, Florian Fulisch, Hatim Seoudy, Christian Kuhn, Lars Philipp Kihm, Thomas Pühler, Georg Lutter, Astrid Dempfle, Norbert Frey, Thorsten Feldkamp, Derk Frank

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Post-transplant manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis: a case report and review of literature

Anna Zawiasa-Bryszewska, Olga Brzezińska, Ilona Kurnatowska, Joanna Makowska

Open Access Research article

Renal transplantation outcomes in obese patients: a French cohort-based study

Y. Foucher, M. Lorent, L. Albano, S. Roux, V. Pernin, M. Le Quintrec, C. Legendre, F. Buron, E. Morelon, S. Girerd, M. Ladrière, D. Glotz, C. Lefaucher, C. Kerleau, J. Dantal, J. Branchereau, M. Giral, Gilles Blancho, Julien Branchereau, Diego Cantarovich, Agnès Chapelet, Jacques Dantal, Clément Deltombe, Lucile Figueres, Claire Garandeau, Magali Giral, Caroline Gourraud-Vercel, Maryvonne Hourmant, Georges Karam, Clarisse Kerleau, Aurélie Meurette, Simon Ville, Christine Kandell, Anne Moreau, Karine Renaudin, Anne Cesbron, Florent Delbos, Alexandre Walencik, Anne Devis, Lucile Amrouche, Dany Anglicheau, Olivier Aubert, Lynda Bererhi, Christophe Legendre, Alexandre Loupy, Frank Martinez, Rébecca Sberro-Soussan, Anne Scemla, Claire Tinel, Julien Zuber, Pascal Eschwege, Luc Frimat, Sophie Girerd, Jacques Hubert, Marc Ladriere, Emmanuelle Laurain, Louis Leblanc, Pierre Lecoanet, Jean-Louis Lemelle, Lionel Badet, Maria Brunet, Fanny Buron, Rémi Cahen, Sameh Daoud, Coralie Fournie, Arnaud Grégoire, Alice Koenig, Charlène Lévi, Emmanuel Morelon, Claire Pouteil-Noble, Thomas Rimmelé, Olivier Thaunat, Sylvie Delmas, Valérie Garrigue, Moglie Le Quintrec, Vincent Pernin, Jean-Emmanuel Serre

Open Access Review

PD-1 immunobiology in glomerulonephritis and renal cell carcinoma

Colleen S. Curran, Jeffrey B. Kopp

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

COVID-19 infection control measures and outcomes in urban dialysis centers in predominantly African American communities

Ibironke W. Apata, Jason Cobb, Jose Navarrete, John Burkart, Laura Plantinga, Janice P. Lea

Open Access Research article

Adverse outcomes associated with rapid linear and non-linear patterns of chronic kidney disease progression

Ibrahim Ali, Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Sara T. Ibrahim, Philip A. Kalra

Open Access Case report

A novel nonsense variant of the AGXT identified in a Chinese family: special variant research in the Chinese reference genome

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Helen L. MacLaughlin, Mindy Pike, Nicholas M. Selby, Edward Siew, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Andrew Guide, Thomas G. Stewart, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Alan S. Go, Chirag R. Parikh, Nasrollah Ghahramani, James Kaufman, T. Alp Ikizler, Cassianne Robinson-Cohen, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Alan S. Go, Jonathan Himmelfarb, T. Alp Ikizler, James S. Kaufman, Paul L. Kimmel, Chirag R. Parikh, John B. Stokes, Steven Coca, Amit Garg, Chi-yuan Hsu, Raymond K. Hsu, Kathleen D. Liu, Nasrollah Ghahramani, W. Brian Reeves, Edward D. Siew, Julia B. Lewis, Lorraine Ware, Prasad Devarajan, Catherine Krawczeski, Michael Bennett, Michael Zappitelli, Mark Wurfel

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Haemochromatosis in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report

Izabela Zakrocka, Iwona Baranowicz-Gąszczyk, Wojciech Załuska

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Acute kidney injury in children with COVID-19: a retrospective study

Jameela Abdulaziz Kari, Mohamed A Shalaby, Amr S Albanna, Turki S Alahmadi, Adi Alherbish, Khalid A Alhasan

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Anti-fibrotic potential of erythropoietin signaling on bone marrow derived fibrotic cell

Yasunori Iwata, Norihiko Sakai, Yuki Nakajima, Megumi Oshima, Shiori Nakagawa-Yoneda, Hisayuki Ogura, Koichi Sato, Taichiro Minami, Shinji Kitajima, Tadashi Toyama, Yuta Yamamura, Taro Miyagawa, Akinori Hara, Miho Shimizu, Kengo Furuichi, Takashi Wada

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Excretion of urine extracellular vesicles bearing markers of activated immune cells and calcium/phosphorus physiology differ between calcium kidney stone formers and non-stone formers

Jiqing Zhang, Sanjay Kumar, Muthuvel Jayachandran, Loren P. Herrera Hernandez, Stanley Wang, Elena M. Wilson, John C. Lieske

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Cognitive performance in dialysis patients - "when is the right time to test?"

Hristos Karakizlis, Stefanie Thiele, Brandon Greene, Joachim Hoyer

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Association between polymorphism at IGF-1 rs35767 gene locus and long-term decline in renal function: a Japanese retrospective longitudinal cohort study

Kosuke Honda, Satoru Kuriyama, Kimiyoshi Ichida, Tomoko Nakano, Naoki Sugano, Takashi Yokoo

Open Access Study protocol

Rationale and design of the OPTIMIZE trial: OPen label multicenter randomized trial comparing standard IMmunosuppression with tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil with a low exposure tacrolimus regimen In combination with everolimus in de novo renal transplantation in Elderly patients

S. E. de Boer, J. S.F. Sanders, F. J. Bemelman, M. G.H. Betjes, J. G.M. Burgerhof, L. Hilbrands, D. Kuypers, B. C. van Munster, S. A. Nurmohamed, A. P.J. de Vries, A. D. van Zuilen, D. A. Hesselink, S. P. Berger

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Reduced fecal short-chain fatty acids levels and the relationship with gut microbiota in IgA nephropathy

Lingxiong Chai, Qun Luo, Kedan Cai, Kaiyue Wang, Binbin Xu

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Quality of life for kidney transplant recipients and hemodialysis patients in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Adnan Lutfi Sarhan, Raya H. Jarareh, Mujahed Shraim

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Characteristics of ischemic stroke and intracranial hemorrhage in patients with nephrotic syndrome

Wen-Yi Huang, Chun-Wei Chang, Chiung-Mei Chen, Kuan-Hsing Chen, Chien-Hung Chang, Hsiu-Chuan Wu, Kuo-Hsuan Chang

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Prevalence and correlates of malnutrition among hemodialysis patients at hebron governmental hospital, Palestine: cross-sectional study

Manal Badrasawi, Souzan Zidan, Israa Sharif, Juliana Qaisiyha, Sanabel Ewaida, Tala Jaradat, Yasmeen Samamra

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Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury at high altitude: a retrospective observational study in a single center

Xin Li, Xiaojing Wu, Muyin Zhang, Lili Xu, Guohui Li, Yumei Wen, Weiming Wang

Open Access Case report

Membranous nephropathy associated with multicentric Castleman’s disease that was successfully treated with tocilizumab: a case report and review of the literature

Ryosuke Saiki, Kan Katayama, Yosuke Hirabayashi, Keiko Oda, Mika Fujimoto, Tomohiro Murata, Ayako Nakajima, Kaoru Dohi

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Spontaneous perirenal hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus: a rare case report and literature review

Youlu Zhao, Xiaoyu Jia, Xiaoqiang Tong, Guochen Niu, Rui Wang, Lijun Liu, Fude Zhou

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Adiponectin protects obesity-related glomerulopathy by inhibiting ROS/NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammation pathway

Xiaohong Xu, Xiaolin Huang, Liexiang Zhang, Xiaoli Huang, Zihan Qin, Fei Hua

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Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis accompanied by type II heparin-induced thrombocytopenia resulting in asymptomatic cerebral infarction: a case report

Yoshitaka Furuto, Mariko Kawamura, Jumpei Yamashita, Takahiro Yoshikawa, Akio Namikawa, Rei Isshiki, Hiroko Takahashi, Yuko Shibuya

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Effect of increased blood flow rate on renal anemia and hepcidin concentration in hemodialysis patients

Masateru Yamamoto, Tomio Matsumoto, Hiromitsu Ohmori, Masahiko Takemoto, Masanobu Ikeda, Ryo Sumimoto, Tsuyoshi Kobayashi, Akihiko Kato, Hideki Ohdan

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Von Willebrand factor, ADAMTS13 and mortality in dialysis patients

Gurbey Ocak, Mark Roest, Marianne C. Verhaar, Maarten B. Rookmaaker, Peter J. Blankestijn, Willem Jan W. Bos, Rob Fijnheer, Nathalie C. Péquériaux, Friedo W. Dekker

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Diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Randa I. Farah, Mohammed Q. Al-Sabbagh, Munther S. Momani, Asma Albtoosh, Majd Arabiat, Ahmad M. Abdulraheem, Husam Aljabiri, Mohammad Abufaraj

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Chronic anticoagulation is not associated with a reduced risk of acute kidney injury in hospitalised Covid-19 patients

Kathrine Parker, Patrick Hamilton, Prasanna Hanumapura, Laveena Castelino, Michelle Murphy, Rachael Challiner, Jecko Thachil, Leonard Ebah

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Routine immunohistochemistry study for polyomavirus BK nephropathy in transplanted kidney biopsies, is it recommended?

Fatemeh Nili, Maliheh Mohammadhoseini, Seyed Mohammadreza Khatami, Golnar Seirafi, Majidreza Haghzare

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Association between physical activity and mortality in end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review of observational studies

Pedro Martins, Elisa A. Marques, Diogo V. Leal, Aníbal Ferreira, Kenneth R Wilund, João L. Viana

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The potential renal toxicity of silver nanoparticles after repeated oral exposure and its underlying mechanisms

Hamed Nosrati, Manijeh Hamzepoor, Maryam Sohrabi, Massoud Saidijam, Mohammad Javad Assari, Nooshin Shabab, Zahra Gholami Mahmoudian, Zohreh Alizadeh

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Prevalence and determinants of chronic kidney disease in women with hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in Nigeria: a cohort study

Salisu M. Ishaku, Timothy Olusegun Olanrewaju, Joyce L. Browne, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Gbenga A. Kayode, Arie Franx, Diederick E. Grobbee, Charlotte E. Warren

Open Access Research

Positive renal familial history in IgA nephropathy is associated with worse renal outcomes: a single-center longitudinal study

Yoshinori Sato, Hiroyasu Tsukaguchi, Koichiro Higasa, Naoto Kawata, Kiyoko Inui, Tran Nguyen Truc Linh, Tran Thuy Huong Quynh, Inoue Yoshihiko, Fumihiko Koiwa, Ashio Yoshimura

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Deep learning-based framework for the distinction of membranous nephropathy: a new approach through hyperspectral imagery

Tianqi Tu, Xueling Wei, Yue Yang, Nianrong Zhang, Wei Li, Xiaowen Tu, Wenge Li

Open Access Research

Risks associated with continuation of potentially inappropriate antihypertensive medications in older adults receiving hemodialysis

Rasheeda K. Hall, Sarah Morton, Jonathan Wilson, Patti L. Ephraim, L. Ebony Boulware, Wendy L. St. Peter, Cathleen Colón-Emeric, Jane Pendergast, Julia J. Scialla

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Development of a preliminary conceptual model of the patient experience of chronic kidney disease: a targeted literature review and analysis

Jennifer E. Flythe, Niklas Karlsson, Anna Sundgren, Paul Cordero, Amanda Grandinetti, Henry Cremisi, Anna Rydén

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Impact of rural versus urban setting on kidney markers: a cross-sectional study in South-Kivu, DRCongo

Mannix Imani Masimango, Michel P. Hermans, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Pierre Wallemacq, Ernest Kiswaya Sumaili, Catherine Fillée, William D’Hoore, Cheryl A. Winkler, Sophie Limou, Michel Jadoul

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Trends in incidence and long-term prognosis of acute kidney injury following coronary angiography in Chinese cohort with 11,943 patients from 2013 to 2017: an observational study

Jin Liu, Qiang Li, Disheng Lai, Guoqin Chen, Bo Wang, Liwei Liu, Haozhang Huang, Zhubin Lun, Ming Ying, Guanzhong Chen, Zhidong Huang, Danyuan Xu, Liangguang Meng, Xiaoming Yan, Weiyan Qiu, Ning Tan, Jiyan Chen, Yong Liu, Shiqun Chen

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Effect of Oral carnosine supplementation on urinary TGF-β in diabetic nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial

Narongrit Siriwattanasit, Bancha Satirapoj, Ouppatham Supasyndh

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Incidence and risk predictors of acute kidney injury among HIV-positive patients presenting with sepsis in a low resource setting

Davis Kimweri, Julian Ategeka, Faustine Ceasor, Winnie Muyindike, Edwin Nuwagira, Rose Muhindo

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Cigarette smoking may accelerate the progression of IgA nephropathy

Siqing Wang, Aiya Qin, Gaiqin Pei, Zheng Jiang, Lingqiu Dong, Jiaxing Tan, Li Tan, Yi Tang, Wei Qin

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Association between potassium supplementation and the occurrence of acute kidney injury in patients with hypokalemia administered liposomal amphotericin B: a nationwide observational study

Yuki Ota, Yoko Obata, Takahiro Takazono, Masato Tashiro, Tomotaro Wakamura, Akinori Takahashi, Yui Shiozawa, Taiga Miyazaki, Tomoya Nishino, Koichi Izumikawa

Open Access Case report

Eosinophilic interstitial nephritis and cardiac insufficiency in Kimura’s disease: a case report

Li Xiang, Hua Zhou, Hua Liu, Dachuan Zhang, Min Li, Min Yang, Yan Yang

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Extended infusion of rituximab combined with steroids is effective in inducing remission and reducing relapse in adult minimal change disease

Diankun Liu, Zhanmei Zhou, Mengyi Wang, Sheng Nie, Jun Li, Bianxiang Hu, Wenjuan He, Guobao Wang, Jun Ai

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Regional citrate anticoagulation “non-shock” protocol with pre-calculated flow settings for patients with at least 6 L/hour liver citrate clearance

Lenar Yessayan, Ryann Sohaney, Vidhit Puri, Benjamin Wagner, Amy Riddle, Sharon Dickinson, Lena Napolitano, Michael Heung, David Humes, Balazs Szamosfalvi

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Chronic kidney disease: prevalence and association with handgrip strength in a cross-sectional study

Yang Cheng, Min Liu, Yu Liu, Haifeng Xu, Xiaotian Chen, Hui Zheng, Xiaojun Wu, Zhixiang Shen, Chong Shen

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Serum uric acid is associated with coronary artery calcification in early chronic kidney disease: a cross-sectional study

Miyeun Han, Hyunsuk Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Eunjeong Kang, Yong-Soo Kim, Kyu Hun Choi, Soo Wan Kim, Curie Ahn, Kook-Hwan Oh

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Clinicopathological and prognostic study of IgA-dominant postinfectious glomerulonephritis

Ziyuan Huang, Bo Chen, Ying Zhou, Yan Liang, Wenxian Qiu, Yinqiu Lv, Xiaokai Ding, Ji Zhang, Chaosheng Chen

Open Access Case report

Severe restless legs syndrome in a family with Alport syndrome

Davide Sparasci, Andrea Rossinelli, Raffaele Ferri, Pietro Cippà, Andrea Rinaldi, Mauro Manconi

Open Access Research

Hepatic cysteine sulphinic acid decarboxylase depletion and defective taurine metabolism in a rat partial nephrectomy model of chronic kidney disease

Nima Abbasian, Maryam Ghaderi-Najafabadi, Emma Watson, Jeremy Brown, Li Yu si, Debbie Bursnall, Izabella Pawluczyk, Anne-Marie Seymour, Alan Bevington

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Renal transplantation after recovery from COVID-19 - a case report with implications for transplant programs in the face of the ongoing corona-pandemic

Katharina Tuschen, Johanna Anders, Amin Elfanish, Verena Schildgen, Oliver Schildgen, Jan Ulrich Becker, Alexander Weidemann

Open Access Case report

Complement activation and blockade in massive post-partum haemorrhage, thrombotic microangiopathy and acute kidney injury: a case report

G. Guzzo, S. Kissling, G. Pantaleo, M. Pascual, S. Sadallah, D. Teta

Open Access Case report

Recurrent membranous nephropathy with a possible alteration in the etiology: a case report

Ayumi Matsumoto, Isao Matsui, Keiji Mano, Hitoshi Mizuno, Yusuke Katsuma, Seiichi Yasuda, Karin Shimada, Kazunori Inoue, Takashi Oki, Tadashi Hanai, Keiko Kojima, Tetsuya Kaneko, Yoshitaka Isaka

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Hemolytic uremic syndrome caused by sea anemone sting: a case report

A. Young Kim, Kyu Hyang Cho, Seok Hui Kang, Jong Won Park, Jun Young Do, Min Kyoung Kim

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Differences in the clinical presentation, management, and in-hospital outcomes of acute aortic dissection in patients with and without end-stage renal disease

Jiahe Xie, Shan Zeng, Long Xie, Rongming Ding, Jing Hu, Hong Zeng, Weiling Lu, Yuhua Hu, Qingrui Li, Gaojun Zhong, Shiju Zhou, Ziyou Liu, Yulin Liao, Yiming Zhong, Dongming Xie

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Simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation results in respectable long-term outcome but a high rate of early kidney graft loss in high-risk recipients – a European single center analysis

Oliver Beetz, Juliane Thies, Clara A. Weigle, Fabio Ius, Michael Winkler, Christoph Bara, Nicolas Richter, Jürgen Klempnauer, Gregor Warnecke, Axel Haverich, Murat Avsar, Gerrit Grannas

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Health literacy level in a various nephrology population from Québec: predialysis clinic, in-centre hemodialysis and home dialysis; a transversal monocentric observational study

Annabel Boyer, Yannick Begin, Julie Dupont, Mathieu Rousseau-Gagnon, Nicolas Fernandez, Maryam Demian, David Simonyan, Mohsen Agharazii, Fabrice Mac-Way

Open Access Case report

Caffeine-induced hypokalemia: a case report

Min Jee Han, Su-Hyun Kim, Jung-ho Shin, Jin Ho Hwang

Open Access Case report

Atypical histological abnormalities in an adult patient with nephronophthisis harboring NPHP1 deletion: a case report

Maiko Akira, Hitoshi Suzuki, Arisa Ikeda, Masako Iwasaki, Daisuke Honda, Hisatsugu Takahara, Hisaki Rinno, Shigeki Tomita, Yusuke Suzuki

Open Access Case report

An anastomosing hemangioma mimicking a renal cell carcinoma in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report

Chang Seong Kim, Soo Jin Na Choi, Sung-Sun Kim, Sang Heon Suh, Eun Hui Bae, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim

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Proton-pump inhibitor vs. H2-receptor blocker use and overall risk of CKD progression

Liza Cholin, Tarek Ashour, Ali Mehdi, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Remy Daou, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D. Schold, George Thomas, Joseph Nally, Nazih L. Nakhoul, Georges N. Nakhoul

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Renal recipients’ knowledge and self-efficacy during first year after implementing an evidence based educational intervention as routine care at the transplantation clinic

Kristin Hjorthaug Urstad, Astrid Klopstad Wahl, Torbjørn Moum, Eivind Engebretsen, Marit Helen Andersen

Open Access Research article

Can remote ischemic preconditioning counteract the renal functional deterioration attributable to partial nephrectomy under warm ischemia? Results of an animal study

Tuna Till Mut, Ömer Acar, Ayse Armutlu, Said Incir, Annemarie Uhlig, Lale A. Ertuglu, Melis Özel, Ali Cihan Taskin, Dilek Ertoy Baydar, Mehmet Kanbay, Tarık Esen

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Eculizumab in gemcitabine-induced thrombotic microangiopathy: experience of the French thrombotic microangiopathies reference centre

Maximilien Grall, Florence Daviet, Noémie Jourde Chiche, François Provot, Claire Presne, Jean-Philippe Coindre, Claire Pouteil-Noble, Alexandre Karras, Dominique Guerrot, Arnaud François, Ygal Benhamou, Agnès Veyradier, Véronique Frémeaux-Bacchi, Paul Coppo, Steven Grangé

Open Access Case report

Primary membranous glomerulonephritis with negative serum PLA2R in haemophilia A successfully managed with rituximab – case report and review of the literature

Nicholas Meyer, Wendy Cooper, Paul Kirwan, Roger Garsia, Scott Dunkley, David M. Gracey

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Community- versus hospital-acquired acute kidney injury in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Jack S Bell, Benjamin D James, Saif Al-Chalabi, Lynne Sykes, Philip A Kalra, Darren Green

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Achieved blood pressure post-acute kidney injury and risk of adverse outcomes after AKI: A prospective parallel cohort study

Ian McCoy, Sandeep Brar, Kathleen D. Liu, Alan S. Go, Raymond K. Hsu, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Steven G. Coca, Amit X. Garg, Jonathan Himmelfarb, T. Alp Ikizler, James Kaufman, Paul L. Kimmel, Julie B. Lewis, Chirag R. Parikh, Edward D. Siew, Lorraine B. Ware, Hui Zeng, Chi-yuan Hsu

Open Access Research article

Effect of clinical decision support systems on clinical outcome for acute kidney injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Youlu Zhao, Xizi Zheng, Jinwei Wang, Damin Xu, Shuangling Li, Jicheng Lv, Li Yang

Open Access Research

The causes and frequency of kidney allograft failure in a low-resource setting: observational data from Iraqi Kurdistan

Alaa Abbas Ali, Safaa E. Almukhtar, Kais H. Abd, Zana Sidiq M. Saleem, Dana A. Sharif, Michael D. Hughson

Open Access Research article

Chronic kidney disease diagnosis using decision tree algorithms

Hamida Ilyas, Sajid Ali, Mahvish Ponum, Osman Hasan, Muhammad Tahir Mahmood, Mehwish Iftikhar, Mubasher Hussain Malik

Open Access Technical advance

Real-time prediction of intradialytic relative blood volume: a proof-of-concept for integrated cloud computing infrastructure

Sheetal Chaudhuri, Hao Han, Caitlin Monaghan, John Larkin, Peter Waguespack, Brian Shulman, Zuwen Kuang, Srikanth Bellamkonda, Jane Brzozowski, Jeffrey Hymes, Mike Black, Peter Kotanko, Jeroen P. Kooman, Franklin W. Maddux, Len Usvyat

Open Access Research

Bone responsiveness to parathyroid hormone is negatively associated with parathyroid hormone-lowering drug use in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study

Naoto Tominaga, Tomoki Yonaha, Masayuki Yamanouchi, Hirofumi Sumi, Yasuhiro Taki, Yugo Shibagaki, Kazuhiro Shiizaki, Shozo Yano

Open Access Research

Prevalence of impaired renal function and determinants in the southwest of Iran

Saba Alvand, Farhad Abolnezhadian, Sudabeh Alatab, Zahra Mohammadi, Fatemeh Hayati, Mohammad Noori, Leila Danehchin, Yousef Paridar, Bahman Cheraghian, Zahra Rahimi, Sanam Hariri, Sahar Masoudi, Seyed Ali Mard, Ali Akbar Shayesteh, Hossein Poustchi

Open Access Case report

Horseshoe kidney with PLA2R-positive membranous nephropathy

Shuai-Shuai Shi, Xian-Zu Yang, Xiao-Ye Zhang, Hui-Dan Guo, Wen-Feng Wang, Li Zhang, Peng Wu, Wei Zhang, Wen-Bin Wen, Xiao-Lei Huo, Yi-Qiang Zhang

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Chronic kidney disease linked to SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report

Georges Tarris, Alexis de Rougemont, Marie-Anaïs Estienney, Julien Journet, Anne-Cécile Lariotte, Damien Aubignat, Jean-Michel Rebibou, Mathilde Funes De La Vega, Mathieu Legendre, Gael Belliot, Laurent Martin

Open Access Case report

Co-occurrence of IgA nephropathy and IgG4-Tubulointersitial nephritis effectively treated with tacrolimus: a case report

Mi Tian, Junjun Luan, Congcong Jiao, Qing Chang, Jeffrey B. Kopp, Hua Zhou

Open Access Research

Modified arteriosclerosis score predicts the outcomes of diabetic kidney disease

Yifan Zhang, Qifeng Jiang, Jianteng Xie, Chunfang Qi, Sheng Li, Yanhui Wang, Yau Hok Him, Zujiao Chen, Shaogui Zhang, Qiuling Li, Yuan Zhu, Ruizhao Li, Xinling Liang, Xiaoyan Bai, Wenjian Wang

Open Access Guidelines

Commentary on the NICE guideline on renal replacement therapy and conservative management

Kunaal Kharbanda, Osasuyi Iyasere, Fergus Caskey, Matko Marlais, Sandip Mitra

Open Access Research article

Uptake of evidence by physicians: De-adoption of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents after the TREAT trial

Khoa Vu, Jiani Zhou, Alexander Everhart, Nihar Desai, Jeph Herrin, Anupam B. Jena, Joseph S. Ross, Nilay D. Shah, Pinar Karaca-Mandic

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Severe restless legs syndrome in a family with Alport syndrome

Davide Sparasci, Andrea Rossinelli, Raffaele Ferri, Pietro Cippà, Andrea Rinaldi, Mauro Manconi

Open Access Research

Risk factors, clinical features and outcome of new-onset acute kidney injury among critically ill patients: a database analysis based on prospective cohort study

Yi-Jia Jiang, Xiu-Ming Xi, Hui-Miao Jia, Xi Zheng, Mei-Ping Wang, Wen Li, Wen-Xiong Li

Open Access Research

Assessment of the correlation of commonly used laboratory tests with clinical activity, renal involvement and treatment of systemic small-vessel vasculitis with the presence of ANCA antibodies

Magdalena Mosakowska, Dorota Brodowska Kania, Katarzyna Szamotulska, Aleksandra Rymarz, Stanisław Niemczyk

Open Access Research

Kidney biopsy practice amongst Australasian nephrologists

J. P Burke, T Pham, S May, S Okano, S. K Ratanjee, Z Thet, J. K.W Wong, S Venuthurupalli, D Ranganathan

Open Access Research article

The weak correlation between serum vitamin levels and chronic kidney disease in hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional study

Yong Wang, Ying Zheng, Pu Chen, Shuang Liang, Pengfei He, Xiaolei Shao, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen

Open Access Research

Early identification of acute kidney injury in the ICU with real-time urine output monitoring: a clinical investigation

Dafna Willner, Aliza Goldman, Hagar Azran, Tal Stern, Dvora Kirshenbom, Guy Rosenthal

Open Access Case report

Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody following cimetidine treatment: a case report

Keita Morimoto, Go Kanzaki, Takahito Niikura, Kentaro Koike, Nanae Matsuo, Yukio Maruyama, Nobuo Tsuboi, Takashi Yokoo

Open Access Case report

Contradiction between genetic analysis and diuretic loading test in type I Bartter syndrome: a case report

Jumpei Kuroda, Ryoko Harada, Riku Hamada, Yusuke Okuda, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Hiroshi Hataya, Kandai Nozu, Kazumoto Iijima, Masataka Honda, Kenji Ishikura

Open Access Research

Associations of CKD risk factors and longitudinal changes in urine biomarkers of kidney tubules among women living with HIV

Anthony N. Muiru, Rebecca Scherzer, Simon B. Ascher, Vasantha Jotwani, Carl Grunfeld, Judy Shigenaga, Kimberly A. Spaulding, Derek K. Ng, Deborah Gustafson, Amanda B. Spence, Anjali Sharma, Mardge H. Cohen, Chirag R. Parikh, Joachim H. Ix, Michelle M. Estrella, Michael G. Shlipak

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Negative effects of iodine-based contrast agent on renal function in patients with moderate reduced renal function hospitalized for COVID-19

Anna Kistner, Chen Tamm, Ann Mari Svensson, Mats O. Beckman, Fredrik Strand, Magnus Sköld, Sven Nyrén

Open Access Case report

Case report: Osteomalacia due to bisphosphonate treatment in a patient on hemodialysis

Masaki Hatano, Izuru Kitajima, Seizo Yamamoto, Masaki Nakamura, Kazuya Isawa, Yutaka Hirota, Junichi Hoshino, Naoki Sawa, Yoshifumi Ubara

Open Access Research article

Renal biomarkers of acute kidney injury in response to increasing intermittent hypoxia episodes in the neonatal rat

Anano Zangaladze, Charles L. Cai, Matthew Marcelino, Jacob V. Aranda, Kay D. Beharry

Open Access Research

Timing of AKI after urgent percutaneous coronary intervention and clinical outcomes: a high-dimensional propensity score analysis

Alan S. Go, Thida C. Tan, Rishi V. Parikh, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Leonid V. Pravoverov, Sijie Zheng, Thomas K. Leong

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Experiences of renal healthcare practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-methods approach

Clare Mc Keaveney, Joanne Reid, Claire Carswell, Ann Bonner, Ilaria de Barbieri, William Johnston, Alexander P. Maxwell, Julien O’Riordan, Veronica Strini, Ian Walsh, Helen Noble

Open Access Research

Association of elevated serum aminotransferase levels with chronic kidney disease measures: hispanic community health study/study of latinos

Celestin Missikpode, Holly Kramer, Scott J. Cotler, Ramon Durazo-Arvizu, James P. Lash, Eric Kallwitz, Jianwen Cai, Mark H. Kuniholm, Sylvia E. Rosas, Ana C. Ricardo, Gregory A. Talavera, Leopoldo Raij, Amber Pirzada, Martha L. Daviglus

Open Access Case report

Efficacy of rituximab in thymoma associated minimal change disease: case report

Zhour El Ouafi, Clovis Mugnier, Robin Jeannet, Clément Danthu, Marion Duval, Valère Belle Mbou, Fatouma Touré

Open Access Research article

Efficacy of tripterygium glycosides for diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Hua-Bin Guo, Jia-Qing Peng, Xuan Wang, Ke-Kai Zhang, Guang-Zhi Zhong, Wei-Hong Chen, Gui-Xin Shi

Open Access Research

Reduced serum albumin as a risk factor for poor prognosis in critically ill patients receiving renal replacement therapy

Lang Jing Zheng, Weiming Jiang, Lingling Pan, Jingye Pan

Open Access Research

The association of urine osmolality with decreased kidney function and/or albuminuria in the United States

Boonsong K. Kitiwan, Sarinnapha M. Vasunilashorn, Heather J. Baer, Kenneth Mukamal, Stephen P. Juraschek

Open Access Research

Does conservative kidney management offer a quantity or quality of life benefit compared to dialysis? A systematic review

Louise Engelbrecht Buur, Jens Kristian Madsen, Inge Eidemak, Elizabeth Krarup, Thomas Guldager Lauridsen, Lena Helbo Taasti, Jeanette Finderup

Open Access Research

The best solution down the line: an observational study on taurolidine- versus citrate-based lock solutions for central venous catheters in hemodialysis patients

Sonja van Roeden, Mathijs van Oevelen, Alferso C. Abrahams, Friedo W. Dekker, Joris I. Rotmans, Sabine C. A. Meijvis, J. A. Bijlsma, K. E. A. van der Bogt, A. van de Brug, C. E. Douma, E. J. Hoorn, D. H. T. IJpelaar, M. J. Krol-van Straaten, K. W. Mui, J. H. M. Tordoir, H. H. Vincent, N. Zonnebeld

Open Access Research

Person centred care provision and care planning in chronic kidney disease: which outcomes matter? A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies

Ype de Jong, Esmee M. van der Willik, Jet Milders, Yvette Meuleman, Rachael L. Morton, Friedo W. Dekker, Merel van Diepen

Open Access Research

Comprehensive analysis of lysine crotonylation modification in patients with chronic renal failure

Jiahuang Huang, Donge Tang, Fengping Zheng, Huixuan Xu, Yong Dai

Open Access Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines standardisation of immunosuppressive and anti-infective drug regimens in UK paediatric renal transplantation: the harmonisation programme

Jan Dudley, Martin Christian, Alice Andrews, Nicola Andrews, Julie Baker, Sheila Boyle, Mairead Convery, Fiona Gamston, Martin Garcia, Shuman Haq, Shivaram Hegde, Richard Holt, Helen Jones, Shakeeb Khan, Jennifer McCaughan, David Milford, Charlie Pickles, Ben Reynolds, Vijaya Sathyanarayana, Jelena Stojanovic, Yincent Tse, Dean Wallace, Grainne Walsh, Nick Ware, Alun Williams, Pallavi Yadav, Stephen Marks

Open Access Research

Association of uric acid and uric acid to creatinine ratio with chronic kidney disease in hypertensive patients

Nathalia Rabello Silva, Camila Evangelista Torres Gonçalves, Danilo Lemes Naves Gonçalves, Rosângela Minardi Mitre Cotta, Luciana Saraiva da Silva

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 considering shared chairs in outpatient dialysis: a real-world case-control study

Ravi Thadhani, Joanna Willetts, Catherine Wang, John Larkin, Hanjie Zhang, Lemuel Rivera Fuentes, Len Usvyat, Kathleen Belmonte, Yuedong Wang, Robert Kossmann, Jeffrey Hymes, Peter Kotanko, Franklin Maddux

Open Access Research

Practices and pitfalls in medication adherence in hemodialysis settings – a focus-group study of health care professionals

Trine Mechta Nielsen, Nina Schjerning, Gudrun Kaldan, Mads Hornum, Bo Feldt-Rasmussen, Thordis Thomsen

Open Access Research

LDLR gene polymorphism (rs688) affects susceptibility to cardiovascular disease in end-stage kidney disease patients

Monika Buraczynska, Jerry Jacob, Karolina Gwiazda-Tyndel, Andrzej Ksiazek

Open Access Research

Prevalence and risk factors of chronic kidney disease in an HIV positive Mexican cohort

Verónica Valdivia-Cerda, Monserrat Alvarez-Zavala, Karina Sánchez-Reyes, Rodolfo I. Cabrera-Silva, Vida V. Ruiz-Herrera, Aldo D. Loza-Salazar, Pedro Martínez-Ayala, Juan C. Vázquez-Limón, Guillermo García-García, Jaime F. Andrade-Villanueva, Luz A. González-Hernández

Open Access Research

Improving hospital safety for patients with chronic kidney disease: a mixed methods study

Lucia New, Donna Goodridge, Joanne Kappel, Joshua Lawson, Roy Dobson, Erika Penz, Gary Groot, John Gjevre

Open Access Research

Impact of the relationship between hemoglobin levels and renal interstitial fibrosis on long-term outcomes in type 2 diabetes with biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy

Miho Shimizu, Kengo Furuichi, Shinji Kitajima, Tadashi Toyama, Megumi Oshima, Hisayuki Ogura, Koichi Sato, Shiori Nakagawa, Yuta Yamamura, Taro Miyagawa, Akinori Hara, Yasunori Iwata, Norihiko Sakai, Kiyoki Kitagawa, Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Hitoshi Yokoyama, Takashi Wada

Open Access Research article

LAMA2 and LOXL4 are candidate FSGS genes

Poornima Vijayan, Saidah Hack, Tony Yao, Mohammad Azfar Qureshi, Andrew D. Paterson, Rohan John, Bernard Davenport, Rachel Lennon, York Pei, Moumita Barua

Open Access Research article

Non-invasive investigation of early kidney damage in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats by intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted (IVIM) MRI

You-Zhen Feng, Xiao-Qiao Chen, Zhong-Yuan Cheng, Qi-Ting Lin, Ping-Kang Chen, Ding-Kun Si-Tu, Rui Cao, Long Qian, Baoli Heng, Xiang-Ran Cai

Open Access Research article

Nomogram predicting the risk of three-year chronic kidney disease adverse outcomes among East Asian patients with CKD

Huizhen Ye, Youyuan Chen, Peiyi Ye, Yu Zhang, Xiaoyi Liu, Guanqing Xiao, Zhe Zhang, Yaozhong Kong, Gehao Liang

Open Access Research

Relationship between renal function and blood pressure dipping status in renal transplant recipients: a longitudinal study

David A. Jaques, Patrick Saudan, Chantal Martinez, Axel Andres, Pierre-Yves Martin, Antoinette Pechere-Bertschi, Belen Ponte

Open Access COVID-19 Correction

Correction to: Negative effects of iodine-based contrast agent on renal function in patients with moderate reduced renal function hospitalized for COVID-19

Anna Kistner, Chen Tamm, Ann Mari Svensson, Mats O. Beckman, Fredrik Strand, Magnus Sköld, Sven Nyrén

Open Access Research

Circulating endothelin-1 levels are positively associated with chronic kidney disease in women but not in men: a longitudinal study in the Vara-Skövde cohort

Margareta I. Hellgren, Per-Anders Jansson, Hormoz Alayar, Ulf Lindblad, Bledar Daka

Open Access Research article

Longitudinal change in c-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23 and outcomes in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease

Helen V. Alderson, Rajkumar Chinnadurai, Sara T. Ibrahim, Ozgur Asar, James P. Ritchie, Rachel Middleton, Anders Larsson, Peter J. Diggle, Tobias E. Larsson, Philip A. Kalra

Open Access Research

The risk of chronic kidney disease in relation to anthropometric measures of obesity: A Swedish cohort study

Ensieh Memarian, Peter M. Nilsson, Isac Zia, Anders Christensson, Gunnar Engström

Open Access Research

Online clinical pathway for chronic kidney disease management in primary care: a retrospective cohort study

Maoliosa Donald, Michelle D. Smekal, Meghan J. Elliott, Kerry McBrien, Robert G. Weaver, Braden J. Manns, Marcello Tonelli, Aminu Bello, Sharon E. Straus, Nairne Scott-Douglas, Kailash Jindal, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn

Open Access Research article

Improvements in six aspects of quality of care of incident hemodialysis patients – a real-world experience

Maciej Drozdz, João Frazão, Fatima Silva, Partha Das, Werner Kleophas, Wisam Al Badr, Szymon Brzosko, Stefan H. Jacobson

Open Access Research

Is health-related quality of life associated with adequacy of hemodialysis in chronic kidney disease patients?

Lamia M. Hasan, Dina A. H. Shaheen, Ghada A. H. El Kannishy, Nagy A. H. Sayed-Ahmed, Ahmed M. Abd El Wahab

Open Access Research

Impact of AKI care bundles on kidney and patient outcomes in hospitalized patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hannah A. I. Schaubroeck, Diana Vargas, Wim Vandenberghe, Eric A. J. Hoste

Open Access Research

Renal angina index predicts fluid overload in critically ill children: an observational cohort study

Stephen M. Gorga, Erin F. Carlton, Joseph G. Kohne, Ryan P. Barbaro, Rajit K. Basu

Open Access Case report

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and thrombotic microangiopathy after parvovirus B19 infection and renal transplantation: a case report

C. J. Steffen, N. Koch, K. U. Eckardt, K. Amann, E. Seelow, A. Schreiber

Open Access Research

Changes in practice patterns in Japan from before to after JSDT 2013 guidelines on hemodialysis prescriptions: results from the JDOPPS

Tadashi Tomo, Maria Larkina, Ayumi Shintani, Tomonari Ogawa, Bruce M. Robinson, Brian Bieber, Lisa Henn, Ronald L. Pisoni

Open Access Research

Temporal changes in cardiovascular disease and infections in dialysis across a 22-year period: a nationwide study

Kamal Preet Kaur, Mavish Safdar Chaudry, Emil Loldrup Fosbøl, Lauge Østergaard, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Niels Eske Bruun

Open Access Research

Patient, family and productivity costs of end-stage renal disease in the Netherlands; exposing non-healthcare related costs

Eline F. de Vries, Jeanine Los, G. Ardine de Wit, Leona Hakkaart - van Roijen

Open Access Research

A longitudinal study of cardiac structure and function using echocardiography in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Yunyun Zhu, Difei Zhang, Xiaoxuan Hu, Hui Liu, Yuan Xu, Haijing Hou, Yu Peng, Ying Lu, Xusheng Liu, Fuhua Lu

Open Access Research

Hyperchloremia is associated with poor renal outcome after coronary artery bypass grafting

Jae Shin Choi, Donghwan Yun, Dong Ki Kim, Kook-Hwan Oh, Kwon Wook Joo, Yon Su Kim, Ki Young Na, Seung Seok Han

Open Access Research

A national cohort study on hemodialysis arteriovenous fistulas after kidney transplantation - long-term patency, use and complications

Barbara Vajdič Trampuž, Miha Arnol, Jakob Gubenšek, Rafael Ponikvar, Jadranka Buturović Ponikvar

Open Access Research

Oral sodium bicarbonate in people on haemodialysis: a randomised controlled trial

Stella I. Kourtellidou, Damien R. Ashby, Lina R. Johansson

Open Access Research

Cardiovascular outcomes after simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation compared to kidney transplantation alone: a propensity score matching analysis

U. G. Lange, S. Rademacher, B. Zirnstein, R. Sucher, K. Semmling, P. Bobbert, A. A. Lederer, D. Buchloh, L. Seidemann, D. Seehofer, N. Jahn, H.-M. Hau

Open Access Research

Employment of patients with kidney failure treated with dialysis or kidney transplantation—a systematic review and meta-analysis

Lilli Kirkeskov, Rasmus K. Carlsen, Thomas Lund, Niels Henrik Buus

Open Access Research

The effect of digoxin on renal function in patients with heart failure

Parin Shah, Pierpaolo Pellicori, Ian Hanning, Jufen Zhang, Andrew L. Clark, Sunil Bhandari

Open Access Research

High-dose versus low-dose iron sucrose in individuals undergoing maintenance haemodialysis: a retrospective study

Luojin Liu, Huihui Cheng, Yukai Lv, Weiguang Yu, Qilong Liu, Yanqing Wu, Bo Xu

Open Access Research

Growth differentiation factor-15 and incident chronic kidney disease: a population-based cohort study

Xue Bao, Biao Xu, Yan Borné, Marju Orho-Melander, Olle Melander, Jan Nilsson, Anders Christensson, Gunnar Engström

Open Access Research

The relationship between glomerular IgG staining and poor prognostic findings in patients with IgA nephropathy: the data from TSN-GOLD working group

Kenan Turgutalp, Egemen Cebeci, Aydin Turkmen, Ulver Derici, Nurhan Seyahi, Necmi Eren, Fatih Dede, Mustafa Gullulu, Taner Basturk, Gulizar Manga Sahin, Murvet Yilmaz, Savas Sipahi, Garip Sahin, Sena Ulu, Erhan Tatar, Ali Gundogdu, Rumeyza Turan Kazancioglu, Can Sevinc, Ozkan Gungor, İdris Sahin, Sim Kutlay, Ilhan Kurultak, Zeki Aydin, Bulent Altun, Belda Dursun, Zulfikar Yilmaz, Ozcan Uzun, Gultekin Suleymanlar, Ferhan Candan, Siren Sezer, Derya Basak Tanburoglu, Zerrin Bicik Bahcebasi, Dilek Taymez, Esra Akcali, Deren Oygar, Zulal Istemihan, Simge Bardak, Omer Faruk Akcay, Mevlut Tamer Dincer, Erkan Dervisoglu, Ezgi Yenigun, Kultigin Turkmen, Savas Ozturk

Open Access Research

High risk of acute kidney injury in Malawian trauma patients: a prospective observational cohort study

Erica C. Bjornstad, Zachary H. Smith, William Muronya, Charles K. Munthali, Amy K. Mottl, Stephen W. Marshall, Yvonne M. Golightly, Keisha Gibson, Anthony Charles, Emily W. Gower

Open Access Research

Risk factors for impaired renal function in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adults: cross-sectional study in North-Western Tanzania

Bazil Baltazar Kavishe, Belinda V. Kweka, Dorothea Nitsch, George PrayGod, Kidola Jeremiah, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Suzanne Filteau, Mette Frahm Olsen, Brenda W. Kitilya, Rikke Krogh-Madsen, Henrik Friis, Robert Peck

Open Access Case report

Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis infected with the Providencia stuartii: a case report and literature review

Zhunan Xu, Tong Cai, Xuebao Zhang, Jitao Wu, Chu Liu

Open Access Research

Patient-reported outcome measures in hemodialysis patients: results of the first multicenter cross-sectional ePROMs study in France

Abdallah Guerraoui, Mathilde Prezelin-Reydit, Anne Kolko, Marie Lino-Daniel, Charlotte Dumas de Roque, Pablo Urena, Philippe Chauveau, Catherine Lasseur, Julie Haesebaert, Agnes Caillette-Beaudoin

Open Access Case report

Tale of two nephropathies; co-occurring Alport syndrome and IgA nephropathy, a case report

Aniruddha Bhattacharyya, Yuting Huang, Sarah Hussain Khan, Cinthia Beskow Drachenberg, Laura C. Malone

Open Access COVID-19 Research

COVID-19-related acute kidney injury; incidence, risk factors and outcomes in a large UK cohort

Paul D. Jewell, Kate Bramham, James Galloway, Frank Post, Sam Norton, James Teo, Richard Fisher, Rohit Saha, Sam Hutchings, Phil Hopkins, Priscilla Smith, Jennifer Joslin, Satish Jayawardene, Sarah Mackie, Ali Mudhaffer, Amelia Holloway, Henry Kibble, Mosammat Akter, Benjamin Zuckerman, Kieran Palmer, Ciara Murphy, Domniki Iatropoulou, Claire C. Sharpe, Eirini Lioudaki

Open Access Research

Adrenal function testing in dialysis patients – a review of the literature

Lara Brotzer, Manuela Nickler, Min Jeong Kim, Beat Mueller, Claudine A. Blum

Open Access Research

Risk factors associated with albuminuria in Rwanda: results from a STEPS survey

Candide Tran Ngoc, Prebo Barango, Roger Harrison, Andrew Jones, Steven Velabo Shongwe, Albert Tuyishime, François Uwinkindi, Hongyi Xu, Stephanie Shoop-Worrall

Open Access Research

Kidney biopsy in very elderly patients: indications, therapeutic impact and complications

Mathilde Fedi, Mickaël Bobot, Julia Torrents, Pierre Gobert, Éric Magnant, Yannick Knefati, David Verhelst, Gaëtan Lebrun, Valérie Masson, Philippe Giaime, Julien Santini, Stanislas Bataille, Philippe Brunet, Bertrand Dussol, Stéphane Burtey, Julien Mancini, Laurent Daniel, Noémie Jourde-Chiche

Open Access Research

Laxative use and mortality in patients on haemodialysis: a prospective cohort study

Yu Honda, Seiji Itano, Aiko Kugimiya, Eiji Kubo, Yosuke Yamada, Miho Kimachi, Yugo Shibagaki, Tatsuyoshi Ikenoue

Open Access Research

Clinical efficacy and safety of full-dose versus half-dose corticosteroids plus leflunomide for IgA nephropathy

Yebei Li, Yi Xiong, Tianlun Huang, Xin Liu, Gaosi Xu

Open Access Research

Mortality and cardiovascular events in adults with kidney failure after major non-cardiac surgery: a population-based cohort study

Tyrone G. Harrison, Paul E. Ronksley, Matthew T. James, Shannon M. Ruzycki, Marcello Tonelli, Braden J. Manns, Kelly B. Zarnke, Deirdre McCaughey, Prism Schneider, James Wick, Brenda R. Hemmelgarn

Open Access Research

Association of common medical comorbidities with early renal damage in the Chinese tropics with essential hypertension

Yuzhuo Zhang, Ying Zhao, Chenglu Wei, Yongrong Li, Hira Aslam, Qingmin Feng, Qing Huang, Yu Zheng, Feifen Lv, Wei Hao, Jike Li

Open Access Research article

Remnant renal volume can predict prognosis of remnant renal function in kidney transplantation donors: a prospective observational study

Shunta Hori, Nobumichi Tanaka, Tatsuo Yoneda, Nobutaka Nishimura, Mitsuru Tomizawa, Tomonori Nakahama, Yasushi Nakai, Makito Miyake, Kazumasa Torimoto, Kiyoyuki Minamiguchi, Kiyohide Fujimoto

Open Access Research

LncRNA NNT-AS1 regulates proliferation, ECM accumulation and inflammation of human mesangial cells induced by high glucose through miR-214-5p/smad4

Zhuang Geng, Xiang Wang, Shiyuan Hao, Bingzi Dong, Yajing Huang, Yangang Wang, Lili Xu

Open Access Research article

Evaluating kidney function using a point-of-care creatinine test in Ugandan children with severe malaria: a prospective cohort study

Anthony Batte, Kristin J. Murphy, Ruth Namazzi, Katrina Co, Robert O. Opoka, John M. Ssenkusu, Chandy C. John, Andrea L. Conroy

Open Access Research

Ambiguous definitions for baseline serum creatinine affect acute kidney diagnosis at the emergency department

Michael Niemantsverdriet, Meriem Khairoun, Ayman El Idrissi, Romy Koopsen, Imo Hoefer, Wouter van Solinge, Jan Willem Uffen, Domenico Bellomo, Wouter Tiel Groenestege, Karin Kaasjager, Saskia Haitjema

Open Access Research

Perceptions of physical activity and technology enabled exercise interventions among people with advanced chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study

Mary Beth Weber, Susan Ziolkowski, Ahad Bootwala, Alan Bienvenida, Shuchi Anand, Felipe Lobelo

Open Access Research

Psychosocial determinants of cardiovascular events among black Americans with chronic kidney disease or associated risk factors in the Jackson heart study

Nrupen A. Bhavsar, Clemontina A. Davenport, Lexie Zidanyue Yang, Sarah Peskoe, Julia J. Scialla, Rasheeda K. Hall, Crystal C. Tyson, Tara Strigo, Mario Sims, Jane Pendergast, Lesley H. Curtis, L. Ebony Boulware, Clarissa J. Diamantidis

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Minimal change disease following the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine: first case report

Shaefiq Thappy, Sherin R. Thalappil, Shahem Abbarh, Abdulrahman Al-Mashdali, Mohammed Akhtar, Mohamad M. Alkadi

Open Access Research

The effectiveness of intervention based on the transactional model on improving coping efforts and stress moderators in hemodialysis patients in Tehran: a randomized controlled trial

Mohtasham Ghaffari, Mohammad Ali Morowatisharifabad, Mohammad Saeed Jadgal, Yadollah Mehrabi, Somayeh Alizadeh

Open Access Research article

Relationship between malnutrition and possible sarcopenia in the AWGS 2019 consensus affecting mortality in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study

Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Hiroki Yabe, Ayaka Hara, Takeki Ishida, Tetsuya Yamada, Yusuke Nishida

Open Access Research article

Components of quality of life in hemodialysis patients from family caregivers’ perspective: a qualitative study

Sima Sadat Hejazi, Meimanat Hosseini, Abbas Ebadi, Hamid Alavi Majd

Open Access Research article

A disease-causing variant of COL4A5 in a Chinese family with Alport syndrome: a case series

Jing Wu, Jun Zhang, Li Liu, Bo Zhang, Tomohiko Yamamura, Kandai Nozu, Masafumi Matsuo, Jinghong Zhao

Open Access Research

Understand the difference between clinical measured ultrafiltrationand real ultrafiltration in peritoneal dialysis

Zanzhe Yu, Zhuqing Wang, Qin Wang, Minfang Zhang, Haijiao Jin, Li Ding, Hao Yan, Jiaying Huang, Yan Jin, Simon Davies, Wei Fang, Zhaohui Ni

Open Access Research

Investigating the relationship between quality of life and hope in family caregivers of hemodialysis patients and related factors

Seyedeh Azam Sajadi, Zahra Farsi, Roghayeh Akbari, Atefeh Sadeghi, Abazar Akbarzadeh Pasha

Open Access COVID-19 Research

Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in hemodialysis patients in Senegal: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Sidy Mohamed Seck, Moustapha Mbow, Yaya Kane, Mouhamadou Moustapha Cisse, Gnagna Faye, Adama Kama, Moussa Sarr, Pamela Nitcheu, Mohamed Dahaba, Ibrahima Mbemba Diallo, Mame Selly Diawara, Lotingo Nehemie Motoula Latou, Yacine Dia, Souleymane Mboup

Open Access Research

Association between metabolic parameters and risks of anemia and electrolyte disturbances among stages 3–5 chronic kidney disease patients in Taiwan

Adi Lukas Kurniawan, Ya-Lan Yang, Chien-Yeh Hsu, Rathi Paramastri, Hsiu-An Lee, Po-Yuan Ni, Mei-Yun Chin, Jane C.-J. Chao

Open Access Research

Clinical outcomes and temporal trends of immunological and non-immunological rare diseases in adult kidney transplant

Ester Gallo, Silvia Mingozzi, Alberto Mella, Fabrizio Fop, Roberto Presta, Manuel Burdese, Elena Boaglio, Maria Cristina Torazza, Roberta Giraudi, Gianluca Leonardi, Antonio Lavacca, Paolo Gontero, Omidreza Sedigh, Andrea Bosio, Aldo Verri, Caterina Dolla, Luigi Biancone

Open Access Research article

High dose intravenous vitamin C treatment in Sepsis: associations with acute kidney injury and mortality

Thomas R. McCune, Angela J. Toepp, Brynn E. Sheehan, Muhammad Shaheer K. Sherani, Stephen T. Petr, Sunita Dodani

Open Access Study protocol

The CKD bowel health study: understanding the bowel health and gastrointestinal symptom management in patients with chronic kidney disease: a mixed-methods observational longitudinal study (protocol)

Tess E. Cooper, Amy Dalton, Anh Kieu, Martin Howell, Sumedh Jayanti, Rabia Khalid, Wai H. Lim, Nicole Scholes-Robertson, Jonathan C. Craig, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Michael J. Bourke, Allison Tong, Germaine Wong

Open Access Research

Evaluation and enhancement of standard equations for renal function estimation in individuals with components of metabolic disease

Luigi Brunetti, Hyunmoon Back, Sijia Yu, Urma Jalil, Leonid Kagan

Open Access Research

The prognostic role of heart rate recovery after exercise and metabolic syndrome in IgA nephropathy

Balázs Sági, István Késői, Tibor Vas, Botond Csiky, Judit Nagy, Tibor Kovács

Open Access Research

A multicentre, multi-national, double-blind, randomised, active-controlled, parallel-group clinical study to assess the safety and efficacy of PDA10 (Epoetin-Alfa) vs. Eprex® in patients with anaemia of chronic renal failure

Soo Kun Lim, Bak Leong Goh, Ravindran Visvanathan, Su Hyun Kim, Jin Seok Jeon, Sung Gyun Kim, Jae Hyun Chang, Chun Soo Lim, Zaki Morad

Open Access Case report

Primary hyperoxaluria diagnosed after kidney transplantation: a case report and literature review

Zhitao Cai, Mao Ding, Rengui Chen, Jiefu Zhu, Lian Li, Xiongfei Wu

Open Access Research

Association between the psoas muscle index and hospitalization for pneumonia in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Kosei Yamaguchi, Mineaki Kitamura, Takahiro Takazono, Shuntaro Sato, Kazuko Yamamoto, Satoko Notomi, Kenji Sawase, Takashi Harada, Satoshi Funakoshi, Hiroshi Mukae, Tomoya Nishino

Open Access Research

Higher one-year achievement rate of serum phosphate associated with lower cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients

Weichen Zhang, Guoxin Ye, Zhaori Bi, Weisheng Chen, Jing Qian, Minmin Zhang, Ding Ding, Mengjing Wang, Jing Chen

Open Access Research

Cost-effectiveness and value of information analysis of NephroCheck and NGAL tests compared to standard care for the diagnosis of acute kidney injury

Elisabet Jacobsen, Simon Sawhney, Miriam Brazzelli, Lorna Aucott, Graham Scotland, Magaly Aceves-Martins, Clare Robertson, Mari Imamura, Amudha Poobalan, Paul Manson, Callum Kaye, Dwayne Boyers

Open Access Research

Treatment persistence to tolvaptan in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a secondary use of data analysis of patients in the IMADJIN® dataset

Mark Thomas, Pedro Henrique Franca Gois, Belinda E. Butcher, Michelle H. T. Ta, Greg W. Van Wyk

Open Access Research

Burden of kidney failure from atheroembolic disease and association with survival in people receiving dialysis in Australia and New Zealand: a multi-centre registry study

Tahira Scott, Isabelle Ethier, Carmel Hawley, Elaine M. Pascoe, Andrea K. Viecelli, Arnold Ng, Yeoungjee Cho, David W. Johnson

Open Access COVID-19 Correction

Correction to: COVID-19-related acute kidney injury; incidence, risk factors and outcomes in a large UK cohort

Paul D. Jewell, Kate Bramham, James Galloway, Frank Post, Sam Norton, James Teo, Richard Fisher, Rohit Saha, Sam Hutchings, Phil Hopkins, Priscilla Smith, Jennifer Joslin, Satish Jayawardene, Sarah Mackie, Ali Mudhaffer, Amelia Holloway, Henry Kibble, Mosammat Akter, Benjamin Zuckerman, Kieran Palmer, Ciara Murphy, Domniki Iatropoulou, Claire C. Sharpe, Eirini Lioudaki

Open Access Research

β-Thalassemia minor & renal tubular dysfunction: is there any association?

Mohsen Vakili Sadeghi, Maryam Mirghorbani, Roghayeh Akbari

Open Access Research

Tacrolimus trough levels in kidney transplant recipients

Young Hui Hwang, Hyunjung Kim, Kyungok Min, Jaeseok Yang

Open Access Research

Blood and urinary cytokine balance and renal outcomes at cardiac surgery

William T. McBride, Mary Jo Kurth, Anna Domanska, Joanne Watt, Gavin McLean, Jijin Joseph, John V. Lamont, Peter Fitzgerald, Mark W. Ruddock

Open Access Research

Clinical factors associated with severe hypophosphataemia after kidney transplant

Maximilian R. Ralston, Karen S. Stevenson, Patrick B. Mark, Colin C. Geddes

Open Access Case report

A novel MAGED2 variant in a Chinese preterm newborn with transient antenatal Bartter’s syndrome with 4 years follow-up

Mingsheng Ma, Mengqi Zhang, Yu Zhou, Fengxia Yao, Min Wei, Zhenghong Li, Zhengqing Qiu

Open Access Research article

Citrate dose for continuous hemofiltration: effect on calcium and magnesium balance, parathormone and vitamin D status, a randomized controlled trial

Willem Boer, Tom Fivez, Margot Vander Laenen, Liesbeth Bruckers, Hans Jurgen Grön, Miet Schetz, Heleen Oudemans-van Straaten

Open Access Case report

A case of Podocytic Infolding Glomerulopathy with SLE and literature review

Xi Liu, Jieli Huang, Kun Zhang, Yangyang Niu, Yuting Liu, Chunli Cui, Chen Yu

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

First diagnosis of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine – case report

Bilgin Osmanodja, Adrian Schreiber, Eva Schrezenmeier, Evelyn Seelow

Open Access Case report

Mesangial sclerosis in a patient with type 1 diabetes following simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation despite maintenance of normoglycemia: a case report

Boonphiphop Boonpheng, Jonathan E. Zuckerman, Gerald S. Lipshutz, Gabriel M. Danovitch, Angela Phelps, Michele Pena, Julie M. Yabu

Open Access Research

Evaluation of recombinant human erythropoietin responsiveness by measuring erythrocyte creatine content in haemodialysis patients

Shun Hasegawa, Seishi Nakamura, Tetsuro Sugiura, Yoshiaki Tsuka, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Koichiro Matsumura, Toshika Okumiya, Masato Baden, Ichiro Shiojima

Open Access Research

The spectrum of biopsy-proven glomerular diseases in a tertiary Hospital in Southern Brazil

Gustavo Gomes Thomé, Talissa Bianchini, Rafael Nazario Bringhenti, Pedro Guilherme Schaefer, Elvino José Guardão Barros, Francisco Veríssimo Veronese

Open Access Research article

Combining renal cell arrest and damage biomarkers to predict progressive AKI in patient with sepsis

Xiaolei Tao, Chunbo Chen, Weihong Luo, Jing Zhou, Jianwei Tian, Xiaobing Yang, Fan Fan Hou

Open Access Study protocol

Improve in-depth immunological risk assessment to optimize genetic-compatibility and clinical outcomes in child and adolescent recipients of parental donor kidney transplants: protocol for the INCEPTION study

Wai H. Lim, Brigitte Adams, Stephen Alexander, Antonia H. M. Bouts, Frans Claas, Michael Collins, Elisabeth Cornelissen, Heather Dunckley, Huib de Jong, Lloyd D’Orsogna, Anna Francis, Sebastiaan Heidt, Jean Herman, Rhonda Holdsworth, Joshua Kausman, Rabia Khalid, Jon Jin Kim, Siah Kim, Noël Knops, Vasilis Kosmoliaptsis, Cynthia Kramer, Dirk Kuypers, Nicholas Larkins, Suetonia C. Palmer, Chanel Prestidge, Agnieszka Prytula, Ankit Sharma, Meena Shingde, Anne Taverniti, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Peter Trnka, Francis Willis, Daniel Wong, Germaine Wong

Open Access Case report

A novel de novo truncating TRIM8 variant associated with childhood-onset focal segmental glomerulosclerosis without epileptic encephalopathy: a case report

Yoko Shirai, Kenichiro Miura, Naoto Kaneko, Kiyonobu Ishizuka, Amane Endo, Taeko Hashimoto, Shoichiro Kanda, Yutaka Harita, Motoshi Hattori

Open Access Research

Renal function in β-thalassemia major patients treated with two different iron-chelation regimes

Osama Tanous, Yossi Azulay, Raphael Halevy, Tal Dujovny, Neta Swartz, Raul Colodner, Ariel Koren, Carina Levin

Open Access Research

Fetal and maternal outcome in patients with active lupus nephritis: comparison between new-onset and pre-existing lupus nephritis

Xing-Ji Lian, Li Fan, Xi Xia, Xia-Min Huang, Hong-Jian Ye, Xue-Qing Yu, Hai-Tian Chen, Wei Chen

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Splanchnic venous thrombosis in a nephrotic patient following COVID-19 infection: a case report

Maged H. Hussein, Mohamad S. Alabdaljabar, Noorah Alfagyh, Mohammad Badran, Khalid Alamiri

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