Patients with chronic renal failure have an abnormal immunoreactive gastrointestinal hormone profile, which is characterised by raised fasting serum concentrations of hormones that have antagonistic effects on exocrine pancreatic function. In addition, in this present study we have found that in renal insufficiency cholecystokinin disappears slowly from the plasma after a constant intravenous i...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The etiology of hypertension, a critical public health issue affecting one in three US adults, involves the integration of the actions of multiple organ systems, including the renal sympathetic nerves. The renal sympathetic nerves, which are comprised of both afferent (sensory input) and efferent (sympathetic outflow) arms, have emerged as a major potential therapeutic target ...

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common in adults and are known to cause deterioration in renal function in patients with chronic renal impairment, solitary kidneys and renal transplants. Acute non-obstructive pyelonephritis is rarely considered in the differential diagnosis of acute renal failure (ARF), especially in patients with little or no evidence of previous kidney disease. Diagnosis i...

OBJECTIVE: Diabetic nephropathy is a major diabetes complication. Arterial resistance index (RI) may predict deterioration in kidney function. This study was designed to compare renal arterial RI in different stages of renal function according to glomerular filtration rate (GFR), serum creatinine level and proteinuria. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a cross-sectional study on 81 diabetic patients i...

concurrence of interstitial nephritis and uveitis named tubulointestitioal nephritis and uveitis syndrome (tinu) are unusual and uncommon presentations of interstitial nephritis. this syndrome is considered after ruling out other differential diagnoses. a-38-year old man presented with acute renal failure and uveitis. the histologic findings of renal biopsy showed acute tubulointestitioal nephr...

background selenium deficiency is a common problem in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). this micronutrient has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant effects. selenium is also found in high concentrations in the thyroid gland. objectives to determine the effect of selenium supplementation on thyroid function tests and acute phase reactants in hemodialysis patients. patients and methods in...

Kidney disease is emerging as an arsenic (As)-linked disease outcome, however further evidence of this association is warranted. Our first objective for this paper was to examine the potential renal toxicity of As exposure in Bangladesh. Our second objective relates to examining whether the previously reported positive association between urinary creatinine (uCrn) and As methylation may be expl...