AIM To investigate vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) mRNA expression in glomerular disease in the context of heavy proteinuria. METHODS Non-radioisotopic in situ hybridisation was performed using a cocktail of 12 deoxyoligonucleotides complementary to VEGF mRNA labelled during solid phase synthesis with 2,4-dinitrophenyl. Archival renal biopsies were studied from cases of minimal chan...

Diabetic nephropathy is the main cause of end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis in developed countries. In this study, we demonstrated the therapeutic effect of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) on advanced rather than early diabetic nephropathy using a rat model of streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Early diabetic nephropathy (16 weeks after induction of diabetes) was characterized by albuminu...

Vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) is a common congenital defect of the urinary tract that is usually discovered after a child develops a urinary tract infection. It is associated with reflux nephropathy, a renal lesion characterized by the presence of chronic tubulointersitial inflammation and fibrosis. Most patients are diagnosed with reflux nephropathy after one or more febrile urinary tract infect...

OBJECTIVE Oxidative stress is a major contributing factor in the development of diabetic nephropathy. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma heterozygous mice and Pro12Ala polymorphism in PPARG exhibited increased resistance to oxidative stress. Smoking increases the production of reactive oxygen species, which accelerates oxidative stress under hyperglycemia. To determine whether the...

D iabetic nephropathy is a major complication of diabetes. In the early stage, microalbuminuria is observed and followed by massive proteinuria. In the advanced stage, renal function decreases and uremia occurs. If nephropathy progresses, hemodialysis has to be initiated. Accordingly, suppressing the progression of diabetic nephropathy is important and urgent for the patient’s quality of life. ...

IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis globally, with up to 45% of IgAN patients at risk progressing ESKD. There are currently no approved treatments specifically for nephropathy. The initiating step in pathogenesis excess production galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) resulting formation pathogenic immune complexes that cause kidney inflammation and damage. A Proli...

conclusions although we found an association between myh9 gene polymorphism and urinary albumin excretion, the results did not show a significant association between myh9 polymorphism (rs4821481) and risk of dn in iranian diabetic patients. background myosin heavy chain 9 (myh9) gene polymorphisms have been implicated in different types of renal disease, as well as in nephropathy attributed to ...

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Both, celiac disease and IgA nephropathy are autoimmune diseases that are IgA mediated and share multiple clinical, pathophysiological, genetic, nutritional and immunological aspects. In view of recent observations and wider understanding of the central role played by the intestinal ecosystem in celiac disease and IgA nephropathy development, the present review highlights those shared aspects, ...

Diabetic nephropathy is a major cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a common underlying cause of hemodialysis. In order to prevent hemodialysis due to diabetic nephropathy, early detection and treatment of diabetic nephropathy are indispensable. Because the risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and treatment strategies, especially protein restriction level, differ by stage of diabetic n...