Tung-Min Yu and colleagues report an increased susceptibility to colon, liver, and kidney cancer in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) before receiving renal replacement therapy, when compared with patients without the disease but with a similar (or no) degree of renal impairment. Large studies have shown an excess risk of cancer in patients with chronic kidney d...

the main objective of this study was to investigate the effi ciency of biological treatmentof azo dye-containing wastewater with a sequencing batch reactor system, followed by ultrafi ltration.the performance of the system was quantifi ed by measuring the chemical oxygen demand and azo dyeconcentration. the biodegradation was carried out under combined alternating anaerobic and aerobiccondition...

Background: Accurate and rapid assessment of allograft function is essential in renal transplant recipients in order to detect allograft rejection and to monitor drug nephrotoxicity. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of cystatin C as a marker of kidney allograft function in the early post-transplant period and to compare this value with that of conventional serum creatinine concentration. Met...

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION Sclerosing peritonitis (SP, encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis or abdominal cocooning) is an infl ammatory process affecting the peritoneum diffusely and constitutes a rare but life-threatening (fi gure 1), serious complication in patients on long-term continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). 1 2 An overall prevalence of 0.7% 2 has been described in literature. The p...

The massive levels of energy required by the kidneys to do their job of fi ltering what is needed or not needed may come down to one particular protein called apoptosis-inducing factor (AIF). According to Coughlan et al. (p. 1085), defi ciencies of AIF may explain many aspects of kidney disease and particularly diabetic nephropathy. Animal and human studies reveal that AIF defi ciency results i...

Background: Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are a pivotal part of non-protein-coding endogenous small RNA molecules that regulate the genes involved in plant growth and development, and respond to biotic and abiotic environmental stresses posttranscriptionally.Objective: In the present study, we report the results of a systemic search for identifi cation of new miRNAs in B. rapa using homology-based ...

BACKGROUND In critically ill patients with acute kidney injury, estimates of kidney function are used to modify drug dosing, adjust nutritional therapy and provide dialytic support. However, estimating glomerular filtration rate is challenging due to fluctuations in kidney function, creatinine production and fluid balance. We hypothesized that commonly used glomerular filtration rate prediction...

background: accurate and rapid assessment of allograft function is essential in renal transplant recipients in order to detect allograft rejection and to monitor drug nephrotoxicity. we aimed to evaluate the usefulness of cystatin c as a marker of kidney allograft function in the early post-transplant period and to compare this value with that of conventional serum creatinine concentration.   m...

BACKGROUND Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are a pivotal part of non-protein-coding endogenous small RNA molecules that regulate the genes involved in plant growth and development, and respond to biotic and abiotic environmental stresses posttranscriptionally. OBJECTIVE In the present study, we report the results of a systemic search for identification of new miRNAs in B. rapa using homology-based ESTs (...

Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is a glomerulopathy primarily caused by podocyte injury that leads to focal adhesions formation between the glomerular tut and the visceral layer of Bowman capsule (1,2). h e global incidence of FSGS has been estimated at 8 cases/million/year, with 40-60% of patients developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) within 10 to 20 years at er diagnosis (3,4). ...