Nature Reviews Nephrology - Here, the authors discuss the multiple functions of the (pro)renin receptor in physiological processes, including blood pressure regulation, energy metabolism and autophagy, as well...
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APOL1, Black Race, and Kidney Disease: Turning Attention to Structural Racism
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American Journal of Kidney Diseases - The incidence of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is nearly three times higher in Black relative to White Americans.1 A significant body of biomedical literature...
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Editorial by @tsaiduck77, @jes_cerdena, and @thenephrologist: APOL1, Black Race, and Kidney Disease: Turning Attention to Structural Racism https://t.co/AhoS6Ieb8C (FREE)
Nature Reviews Nephrology - Immunological ageing has profound effects on the immune system and its ability to protect the host against infection, cancer and autoimmunity. In this Review,...
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Immunosenescence in elderly individuals and patients with #CKD https://t.co/DiKsIOsmvN https://t.co/DiKsIOsmvN
American Society of Nephrology - Approximately 20% of patients with lupus nephritis, the most common renal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, show membranous lupus nephritis on kidney biopsy, and...
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On kidney biopsy, the one-third of patients with membranous lupus nephritis who test positive for two proteins, exostosin 1 and 2, are less likely than EXT1/EXT2-negative patients to show biopsy findings signifying chronic disease or develop ESKD https://t.co/4y0hBwRXJN https://t.co/4y0hBwRXJN
Sex Disparity in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Access by Cause of Kidney Disease
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American Society of Nephrology - Background and objectives Women with kidney failure have lower access to kidney transplantation compared with men, but the magnitude of this disparity may not...
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A study found that disparity in transplant access by sex is inconsistent across all causes of kidney failure. Lower deceased-donor transplantation rates in women compared to men are more notable among patients with kidney failure attributed to diabetes https://t.co/5NGj3BOdCv https://t.co/5NGj3BOdCv
Pretransplant Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody in the Absence of Donor-Specific Antibody and Kidney Allograft Survival
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American Society of Nephrology - Background and objectives Panel reactive antibody informs the likelihood of finding an HLA-compatible donor for transplant candidates, but has historically been associated with acute...
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Pretransplant Calculated Panel Reactive Antibody in the Absence of Donor-Specific Antibody and Kidney Allograft Survival New in @CJASN: https://t.co/1fPUjEPig4 https://t.co/1fPUjEPig4
American Society of Nephrology - Nephrotic syndrome is the most common cause of glomerular disease in school-age and adolescent children, affecting two to five children in 100,000 each year...
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"Nephrotic syndrome is the most common cause of glomerular disease in school-age and adolescent children, affecting two to five children in 100,000 each year." Our latest editorial piece analyzes pediatric treatments for nephrotic syndrome https://t.co/NvTuNJjls0 https://t.co/NvTuNJjls0
NephJC - This week we discuss the AKi Alert trial from BMJ. Surely alerting us to AKI earlier will be helpful, right? Maybe – or maybe...
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Alerting AKI and Avoiding Adverse Aftermaths https://t.co/ceJtpfKubK
Benzodiazepines, Codispensed Opioids, and Mortality among Patients Initiating Long-Term In-Center Hemodialysis
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American Society of Nephrology - Background and objectives Mortality from benzodiazepine/opioid interactions is a growing concern in light of the opioid epidemic. Patients on hemodialysis suffer from a high...
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2020 Editors’ Choice Article: Benzodiazepines, Codispensed Opioids, and Mortality among Patients Initiating Long-Term In-Center Hemodialysis: Codispensing of opioids & short-acting benzodiazepines is common among dialysis patients, with ↑ mortality risk https://t.co/35eo2jIHXC https://t.co/35eo2jIHXC
American Journal of Kidney Diseases - The understanding and management of membranous nephropathy, a common cause of nephrotic syndrome that is more frequently encountered in adults than in children, has...
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Membranous Nephropathy: Core Curriculum 2021 https://t.co/Qqw2HpcuOI (FREE) @Loulwa93926144 @LaurenceHBeckJ1 @bu_bmc_renal https://t.co/Qqw2HpcuOI
The role of the (pro)renin receptor in blood pressure regulation and the development of #hypertension https://t.co/ZMwSl5xuQb https://t.co/ZMwSl5xuQb