objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the possible associations between co-stimulatory molecule gene polymorphisms and viral infections in kidney transplant patients. results cmv active infection was found in 31 of 172 (18.02%) kidney transplant patients. hcv infection was only found in two of the 172 (1.16%) studied patients. significant associations were found between tt and tc ...

background: this study was undertaken to examine the reversibility of renal injury in the male new zealand white rabbits sub­se­quent to a 90-days exposure to uranyl nitrate (un) in drinking water. animals were exposed for 90 days to uranyl ni­trate in their drinking water (24 or 500mg/l). control group were given municipal tap water. methods: the indicators of kidney function measured in this ...

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus, as a chronic metabolic disease, is associated with a wide range of kidney and liver disorders. The goal of this study was to indicate the effects of selenium nanoparticles on the function of kidney and liver enzymes in stereptozocin induced diabetic rats. Methods: In this study, 35 male wistar rats were divided into five groups (n=7): control, diabetic control a...

Objective(s): Kidney disease is a global health problem that needs a solution to its therapy. In the previous study, we found that protein hydrolysate of green peas origin of Indonesia hydrolysed by bromelain (PHGPB) showed improve kidney function in cisplatin-induced nephropathy rats. In this study, we investigated the effect of PHGPB to obtain effective dose that exe...

a male patient with acute renal failure (arf) due to large b-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma infiltration of kidney is presented. the diagnosis was suspected because of coincidence of arf and tumor lysis syndrome non-responsive to conservative renal therapies. a renal biopsy confirmed diagnosis and appropriate chemotherapy led to complete improvement of renal function.