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  1. There is growing emphasis on the need for ensuring person-centred care for patients living with chronic kidney disease as this will benefit patients, providers, and healthcare systems alike. Nevertheless, less...

    Authors: Amie Cotta and Maria Kristiansen
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:185
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  3. The clinical presentation of renal diseases can vary widely. The lack of a comprehensive national registry for Sri Lanka makes it difficult to provide a detailed record of the various clinical presentations an...

    Authors: Chanaka Muthukuda, Vindika Suriyakumara, Cherine Sosai, Thilina Samarathunga, Maithili Laxman and Arjuna Marasinghe
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:181
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  4. Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the most common complication of diabetes mellitus and a leading cause of kidney failure worldwide. Despite its prevalence, the mechanisms underlying early kidney damage in DKD ...

    Authors: Wanting Shi, Weibo Le, Qiaoli Tang, Shaolin Shi and Jingsong Shi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:180
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  5. Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) is a potentially organ and life-threatening condition affecting patients with multiple myeloma (MM). Cases of proteasome inhibitor-induced TMA and specifically carfilzomib-indu...

    Authors: Lorenzo Catanese, Katharina Link and Harald Rupprecht
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:179
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  6. A significant barrier to biomarker development in the field of acute kidney injury (AKI) is the use of kidney function to identify candidates. Progress in imaging technology makes it possible to detect early s...

    Authors: Jennifer R. Charlton, Teng Li, Teresa Wu, Kimberly deRonde, Yanzhe Xu, Edwin J. Baldelomar and Kevin M. Bennett
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:178
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  7. Peritoneal catheter related infection is one of the main complications and the major cause of technical failure of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment. However, PD catheter tunnel infection can be difficult to ...

    Authors: Fang Cao, Li Zhang, Yiping Ruan, Miao Lin and Fuyuan Hong
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:177
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  9. Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is recommended as a treatment for IgA nephropathy (IgAN) to control proteinuria. The long-term effects of HCQ compared to systemic corticosteroid therapy remain unclear.

    Authors: Feng-Lei Si, Chen Tang, Ji-Cheng Lv, Su-Fang Shi, Xu-Jie Zhou, Li-Jun Liu and Hong Zhang
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:175
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  10. Medication adherence is a key component of successful dialysis in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The aim of this study was to use the Capability-Opportunity-Motivation and Behavior (COM-B) model in order to i...

    Authors: Mehdi Mirzaei-Alavijeh, Behrooz Hamzeh, Hamidreza Omrani, Sharareh Esmailli, Saeid Khakzad and Farzad Jalilian
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:174
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  11. Piperacillin is one of the most common drugs that cause drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia, but a complete description of the serological features and course of the disease is rare. This study completely des...

    Authors: Yong Wu, Yuanjun Wu, Ganping Guo, Jiajun Zeng, Yan Liu and Yueqin Wu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:173
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  12. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a highly prevalent disease that has life-threatening consequences like micro and macrovascular complication. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the common consequences of T2...

    Authors: Samaneh Mohassel Azadi, Reza Fadaei, Ramtin Omid-Shafaat, Jalil Hosseini and Nariman Moradi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:172
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  13. Community-acquired acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) is common among hospitalized patients and has a poor prognosis. Research is scarce on the impact of a CA-AKI episode among patients without preexisting kidney di...

    Authors: Christel Gross, Junmei Miao Jonasson, David Buchebner and Björn Agvall
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:171
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  14. The association between serum β2-microglobulin (β2M) levels and the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and the incidence of cardiovascular events (CVEs) in patients undergoing maintenanc...

    Authors: Yu-Xin Jin, Shuang Zhang, Jia Xiao, Zhi-Hong Wang, Cui Dong, Lian-Lian You, Ting-Ting Kuai, Yu Zhang and Shu-Xin Liu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:170
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  15. Hyperkalemia is a common complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Hyperkalemia is associated with mortality, CKD progression, hospitalization, and high healthcare costs in patients with CKD. We developed ...

    Authors: Hsin-Hsiung Chang, Jung-Hsien Chiang, Chun-Chieh Tsai and Ping-Fang Chiu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:169
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  16. A vegetarian diet is a popular alternative to the casual diet - it is considered healthy, and was proven to positively affect cardiovascular health. The Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) progression is a major issu...

    Authors: Łukasz Świątek, Jan Jeske, Miłosz Miedziaszczyk and Ilona Idasiak-Piechocka
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:168
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  17. Phosphates, similar to urea, are small molecular substances that can be cleared during dialysis. Dialytic phosphate reduction rate (PRR) may, to some extent, be related to the relative amount of phosphates cle...

    Authors: Shuixiu Yang, Zongli Diao, Wenhu Liu and Wang Guo
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:167
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  19. The widening supply–demand imbalance for kidneys necessitates finding ways to reduce rejection and improve transplant outcomes. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) epitope compatibility between donor and recipient m...

    Authors: Louisa Edwards, Colene Bentley, Michael Burgess, Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze, David Hartell, Paul Keown and Stirling Bryan
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:165
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  20. Visceral disseminated varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection is a rare but life-threatening complication in immunosuppressed patients. Herein, we report a survival case of visceral disseminated VZV infection i...

    Authors: Yuri Ishino, Hirotaka Fukasawa, Shuhei Kitamoto, Daisuke Nakagami, Mai Kaneko, Hideo Yasuda and Ryuichi Furuya
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:164
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  21. Changes of serum galectin-3 (Gal-3) is associated with the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). However, current literature indicates that the given results remain debatable and inconsistent. Hence, the ...

    Authors: Yong Guo, Ling Li and Shanbiao Hu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:163
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  22. The exact optimal timing of dialysis for ESKD patients remains unknown. This study systematically reviewed the available evidence with regard to the optimal initiation of maintenance dialysis in ESKD patients.

    Authors: Xiaoyan Jia, Xueqing Tang, Yunfeng Li, Dongmei Xu and Paulo Moreira
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:162
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  23. Continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is an increasingly common intervention for critically ill patients with kidney failure. Because CKRT affects body temperature, detecting infections in patients on C...

    Authors: Douglas W. Challener, Xiaolan Gao, Shahrzad Tehranian, Kianoush B. Kashani and John C. O’Horo
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:161
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  24. IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis globally. Because of the heterogeneity of the disease prognostic biomarkers are highly needed.

    Authors: Sigridur Elíasdóttir, Alina Khramova, Aso Saeed, Gregor Guron, Roberto Boi, Johan Mölne, Kerstin Ebefors and Jenny Nyström
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:160
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  26. Non-invasive, prompt, and proper detection tools for kidney graft injuries (KGIs) are awaited to ensure graft longevity. We screened diagnostic biomarkers for KGIs following kidney transplantation using extrac...

    Authors: Hiroshi Harada, Nobuyuki Fukuzawa, Toyofumi Abe, Ryoichi Imamura, Noriyuki Masaki, Nobuhiro Fujiyama, Shigeru Sato, Shingo Hatakeyama, Kenji Nishimura, Hidefumi Kishikawa, Daiki Iwami, Kiyohiko Hotta, Masayoshi Miura, Kentaro Ide, Michio Nakamura, Akihiro Kosoku…
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:158
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  27. Epidemics of chronic kidney disease of undetermined causes (CKDu) among young male agricultural workers have been observed in many tropical regions. Western Kenya has similar climatic and occupational characte...

    Authors: Michelle H. Hathaway, Crystal L. Patil, Aloyce Odhiambo, Dickens Onyango and Samuel Dorevitch
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:157
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  28. Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) due to renal allograft biopsy is mechanical trauma resulting from the penetration of small arteries and veins by a core needle. Most AVFs are reported to resolve asymptomatically an...

    Authors: Yujiro Aoki, Takeshi Kawamura, Nobuyuki Shiraga, Takashi Yonekura, Maho Maeda, Sota Kurihara, Yoshitaka Sekine, Seiichiro Shishido and Ken Sakai
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:156
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  29. Uremic pruritus (UP) is a common and distressing symptom in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Many approaches have been tested to improve UP without a clear success. We aimed to assess the effect of ser...

    Authors: Mohamed Mamdouh Elsayed, Iman Ezzat Elgohary, Heidi Hesham Said Abdelhamid and Sherif Aziz Zaki
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:155
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  30. Thrombospondin-2 (TSP-2) is a multifunctional matricellular glycoprotein correlated with glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Investigation of the association of ...

    Authors: Zhenzhen Lin, Didong Zhang, Xinxin Zhang, Wanxie Guo, Wenjun Wang, Yingchao Zhang, Zhen Liu, Yanxue Bi, Maolan Wu, Zhuofeng Lin and Xuemian Lu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:154
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  31. Ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs) are closely related to protein fate and cellular processes through various molecular signalling pathways, including DNA damage repair, p53, and transforming growth factor-β ...

    Authors: Renjie Wang, Yang Liu, Jingxian Li, Yubao Zhao, Rui An and Zhifang Ma
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:153
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  32. Recent studies have shown that donor nephrectomy can induce renal function impairment. However, few meta-analysis studies about this have proceeded. Therefore, the objective of this systematic review and meta-...

    Authors: Jun Young Park, Won Jae Yang, Seung Whan Doo, Jae Joon Park, Yong Nam Gwon, Ki Min Kim, Jae Heon Kim and Do Kyung Kim
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:152
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  33. A significant decrease in antibody titres several months after COVID-19 primary vaccination in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis has recently been reported. The wanin...

    Authors: Metalia Puspitasari, Prenali D. Sattwika, Auliana R. P. Hidayat, Wynne Wijaya, Yulia Wardhani, Umi S. Intansari, Nyoman Kertia, Bambang Purwanto and Jarir At Thobari
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:151
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  34. Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) are among the most commonly used drugs to treat acid-related gastrointestinal disorders in the USA. Although PPI use has been linked to acute interstitial nephritis, the side effec...

    Authors: Yue Zhang, Nasrollah Ghahramani, Hadie Razjouyan, Djibril M. Ba and Vernon M. Chinchilli
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:150
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  35. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health concern due to its high mortality risk, high hospitalization rates and cost, and low life expectancy. Thus, CKD patients are among patient group that may b...

    Authors: Aysel Pehlivanli, Sahin Eyupoglu, Bilgen Basgut, Sehsuvar Erturk and A. Tanju Ozcelikay
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:149
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  36. The terms “renal regenerating nodule” and “nodular compensatory hypertrophy” are used in the literature to describe functioning pseudo-tumors (FPT) in the setting of an extensively scarred kidney. FPTs are usu...

    Authors: Enas Hussein Mohammed, Ahmad Kaddourah, Noor Al Khori and Mehdi Djekidel
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:148
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  37. Dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) therapy is a kind of chelation therapy for patients with Wilson ‘s disease (WD). While there have been reports of side effects associated with DMSA, the development of membranous...

    Authors: Xiang Li, FengXin Hu and Gaosi Xu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:147
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  38. The currently recommended dose of rituximab for primary membranous nephropathy is as high as that for lymphoma. However, the clinical manifestations of membranous nephropathy vary widely. Therefore, achieving ...

    Authors: Song Wang, Zhenling Deng, Yue Wang, Wenhan Bao, Sijia Zhou, Zhuan Cui and Danxia Zheng
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:146
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  40. Incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) is known to peak in winter months. This is likely influenced by seasonality of commonly associated acute illnesses. We set out to assess seasonal mortality trends for pat...

    Authors: Esther Wong, Javeria Peracha, David Pitcher, Anna Casula, Retha Steenkamp, James F Medcalf and Dorothea Nitsch
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:144
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  41. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is rare and severe thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by thrombocytopenia, hemolytic anemia, and renal dysfunction. In contrast, essential thrombocythemia (ET) i...

    Authors: Chunmei Qin, Dan Yin, Fang Liu and Hongyu Qiu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:143
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  42. Total cholesterol is inversely associated with mortality in dialysis patients, which seems implausible in real-world clinical practice. May there be an optimal range of total cholesterol associated with a lowe...

    Authors: Junnan Wu, Ruifeng Yang, Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaojiang Zhan, Yueqiang Wen, Xiaoran Feng, Niansong Wang, Fenfen Peng, Guihua Jian and Xianfeng Wu
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:142
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  43. Sodium and chloride disturbances have attracted increasing attention in recent years. Many pathophysiological effects are associated with hyperchloremia, including reduction in mean arterial pressure and acute...

    Authors: Michele Luglio, Werther B. de Carvalho, Uenis Tannuri, Ana Cristina A. Tannuri, Rodrigo Hideki Matsura, Gardenia Morais França and Artur F. Delgado
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:141
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  44. Patients with COVID-19 have a high incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), which is associated with mortality. The objective of the study was to determine the factors associated with AKI in patients with COVID...

    Authors: Kateir Contreras-Villamizar, Oscar Barbosa, Ana Cecilia Muñoz, Juan Sebastián Suárez, Camilo A. González, Diana Carolina Vargas, Martha Patricia Rodríguez-Sánchez, Paola García-Padilla, Martha Carolina Valderrama-Rios and Jorge Alberto Cortés
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:140
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  45. Extra-capillary hypercellularity is a common finding in crescentic glomerulonephritis (GN) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). In diabetic nephropathy (DN), extra-capillary hypercellularity is often...

    Authors: Madoka Morimoto, Tomoko Namba-Hamano, Shoki Notsu, Yukimasa Iwata, Yumiko Yasuhara, Masafumi Yamato and Yoshitaka Isaka
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:139
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  46. The mortality of dialysis patients greatly exceeds that of the general population and identifying predictive factors for mortality may provide opportunities for earlier intervention. This study assessed the in...

    Authors: Madeleine Elder, Avalon Moonen, Sjorjina Crowther, Jasna Aleksova, Jacqueline Center and Grahame J. Elder
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:138
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  47. Karyomegalic interstitial nephritis (KIN) is a rare cause of chronic interstitial nephritis characterized by enlarged renal tubular epithelial nuclei. The first case of KIN reported in a kidney graft was in 20...

    Authors: Fatma El-Husseiny Moustafa, Eman Nagy, Salwa Mahmoud Elwasif and Mohamed Sobh
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:137
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  48. The relationship between sleep duration and chronic kidney disease (CKD) has received relatively little attention in the Kurdish community. Considering the ethnic diversity of Iran and the importance of the Ku...

    Authors: Niloofar Hemati, Farshad Shiri, Farrokhlegha Ahmadi, Farid Najafi, Mehdi Moradinazar, Ebrahim Norouzi and Habibolah Khazaie
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:136
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  49. With the constant need for technique improvement for ensuring correct diagnoses and precise treatment, imaging examinations that use contrast media have become unavoidable and indispensable. However, the long-...

    Authors: Tomoyuki Takura, Kosaku Nitta, Ken Tsuchiya and Hideki Kawanishi
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:135
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  50. Intradialytic hypotension (IDH) is a common clinical complication and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). The pathogenesis of IDH has bee...

    Authors: Jorge L. Gamboa, Cindy A. Mambungu, Adrienne R. Clagett, Hui Nian, Chang Yu, T. Alp Ikizler and Nancy J. Brown
    Citation: BMC Nephrology 2023 24:134
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