Fibrosis Related Inflammatory Mediators: Role of the IL-10 Cytokine Family by Erna Sziksz, Domonkos Pap, Rita Lippai, Nóra Judit Béres, Andrea Fekete, Attila J. Szabó, Ádám Vannay

“…Importance of chronic fibroproliferative diseases (FDs) including pulmonary fibrosis, chronic kidney diseases, inflammatory bowel disease, and cardiovascular or liver fibrosis is rapidly increasing and they have become a major public health problem. …”
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Successful treatment of renal cell carcinoma with paraneoplastic nephrotic syndrome: a case report by Arshdeep Singh Singh, Javier Naranjo, Marta Alonso, Florentino Villanego, Jose Manuel Amaro, Daniel Carrasco, Cristina Salvatierra, Auxiliadora Mazuecos

“…Imaging revealed a nodular lesion in the left kidney, compatible with the diagnosis of papillary renal neoplasia. …”
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Methods of Extracorporeal Hemocorrection in Sepsis (Review) by V. A. Kovzel, L. A. Davydova, A. V. Karzin, S. V. Tsarenko, V. Yu. Baturova, A. A. Polupan, A. I. Gutnikov

“…Currently, EHC methods are increasingly used not only to support renal function, but also as pathogenetic therapy option for multiple organ support and immunomodulation by reducing the level of cir-culating inflammatory mediators. …”
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Contemporary minimal invasive surgical management of stones in children by Rasim Güzel, Ümit Yildirim, Kemal Sarica

“…In this presented article, we aimed to make a comprehensive review of the current minimally invasive treatment of pediatric kidney stone disease. …”
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A case of baboon syndrome by WANG Huifeng, YANG Shuang, WANG Jing, LI Na, HU Haiyou, CHI Xiaojun, CUI Can, ZHANG Yujie

“…Laboratory examinations showed normal routine blood tests, liver and kidney function tests, blood glucose, and electrolyte levels. …”
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Adult Bladder Exstrophy Managed by Complete Primary Repair: A Case Report by Deepak Mane, Shiva Singh, Vikram P Satav, Vilas P Sabale

“…His ultrasound abdomen and intravenous pyelography reported normal kidney function. He had a low Body Mass Index (BMI) (17.5 kg/m2) with serum creatinine of 0.6 mg/dL. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of increased C reactive protein levels in distal ureteric stone ejection prediction using a CT scan as the gold standard by Mudassar Saeed Pansota, Muhammad Shahzad Saleem, Burhan Barkat, Asra Aleem, Mumtaz Rasool

“…Patients with severe hydronephrosis, multiple ureteral stones, impaired renal function, pregnancy, single kidney, endoscopic procedures, or prior ureteric surgery history or concomitant ureteric anomalies were excluded. …”
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Acute Liver Failure: Cohort of patients treated at the La Raza National Medical Center Specialty Hospital. by Karenn Garcia-Campos, Francisca Martinez-Silva

“…Some patients required some type of renal function replacement therapy, such as Hemodialysis (19.5%). 7.3% required therapy with PRISMA and 34.1% with MARS. …”
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Surveillance and characterization of Candida bloodstream infections in a Serbian tertiary care hospital by Predrag Stojanovic, Nikola Stojanovic, Zorica Stojanovic-Radic, Valentina Arsić Arsenijević, Suzana Otasevic, Pavle Randjelovic, Niko S Radulović

“…Out of eight isolated strains, two (25%) were shown to be strong biofilm producers, one (12.5%) caused hemolysis on blood agar and in two (25%) cases macrophages were able to completely eliminate the yeast colonies. Chronic kidney disease, diabetes, malignant and other diseases were present in 37.5, 62.5, 50 and 75%, respectively, in the study group. …”
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Unexpected mild course of COVID-19 in HIV-positive patient with various risk factors: a case report by Anna Zubkiewicz-Zarębska, Marcin Czarnecki, Brygida Knysz, Lidia Usnarska-Zubkiewicz

“…It is surprising that some individuals with many co-morbidities and immune deficiency can have asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection or mild COVID-19 without further complications, such as worsening of immune deficiency or inability to eradicate SARS-CoV-2, leading to persistent infection. Here, we present a case report of a mild clinical course of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its outcomes in a 71-year old, human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with various comorbidities, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease, insulin- dependent diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and obesity. …”
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy in a Hemodialysis Patient: First Report From Kazakhstan with a Brief Literature Review by Abdikarimov AM, Kalina VO, Saberbekov SO, Pavlova K, Ilyassov NK, Nurgaliev E, Kushenova SZ, Sapanova AA

“…Postoperative recovery was uneventful, bowel function was restored on day 5, and the patient was discharged in good condition. …”
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Self-micellizing solid dispersion of thymoquinone with enhanced biopharmaceutical and nephroprotective effects by Shimul Halder, Sanjida Afrose, Manik Chandra Shill, Nahid Sharmin, Patricia Prova Mollick, Madhabi Lata Shuma, Md. Abdul Muhit, S. M. Abdur Rahman

“…The present study was designed to develop a self-micellizing solid dispersion (SMSD) containing Thymoquinone (TQM), a phytonutrient obtained from Nigella sativa seeds, aiming to improve its biopharmaceutical and nephroprotective functions. …”
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Endogenous retinoic acid activity in principal cells and intercalated cells of mouse collecting duct system. by Yuen Fei Wong, Jeffrey B Kopp, Catherine Roberts, Peter J Scambler, Yoshifusa Abe, Alexandra C Rankin, Neelanjana Dutt, Bruce M Hendry, Qihe Xu

“…This observation provides novel insights into potential roles for endogenous retinoic acid beyond nephrogenesis and warrants further studies to investigate target genes and functions of endogenous retinoic acid in the kidney after birth, particularly in the collecting duct system.…”
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SALSA: a novel flow cytometry assay to detect ascorbate at the single-cell level by Bella Lee, Wendy Wan-Ting Chou, Heng-Yi Chen, Dena Mossad, Michael Hsu, Bridget Bowman, Kartick Patra, Huan Zhang, Fang-Yun Lay, Frederick A. Villamena, Gang Xin, Richard S Bruno, Mark Levine, Jiangjiang Zhu, Fernanda Novais, Chan-Wang Jerry Lio

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Recurrent spontaneous gastric perforations in a neonate with renal tubular dysgenesis: A case report by Mashael AlSiddiqi, Safaa Najar, Sami Taha, Hassan Baghazal, Noora Alshahwani

“…Feedings were slowly started. His renal function improved, and he was discharged home at 3 months of age. …”
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Tacrolimus-Induced Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patients by Faysal Massad, MD, Tess Calcagno, MD, PharmD, Rochell Issa, MD, Kristen Tomaszewski, MD, Jennifer Reese, MSN, CNP, Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH, Andres Carmona Rubio, MD, Arianne Agdamag, MD

“…All patients had elevated tacrolimus levels and responded to discontinuation, transitioning to alternative immunosuppressants like sirolimus or everolimus. Kidney function and hematologic abnormalities improved with therapy adjustments. …”
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Natural product chlorogenic acid achieves pharmacological activity and health protection via regulating gut microbiota: a review by Ke Fu, Shu Dai, Yafang Zhang, Jia Gong, Cheng Wang, Chenhao Yao, Shenglin Zhang, Cheng Peng, Yunxia Li

“…Specifically, the composition and abundance of gut microbiota, its metabolites, intestinal immunity, barrier function and so on were all changed under different pathological conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease, liver disease, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, etc. …”
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Misdiagnosed for 14 Years: Adenosine Deaminase 2 (ADA2) Deficiency in a Teen Mimicking Polyarteritis Nodosa by Mohammadkian Zarafshani, Masoume Avateffazeli, Seyed Masoud Moeini Taba, Reihaneh Faghihi, Sara Beikmohamadi Hezaveh, Vahid Ziaee, Fatemeh Tahghighi, Maryam Loghman

“…ABSTRACT The deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (DADA2) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by loss of function mutations in the ADA2 gene (previously the CECR1 gene) on chromosome 22q11. …”
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Atypical Cases of Leptospirosis: Insights From Georgia by Arash Ghani Dehkordi, Salah Rabea Salah Al-Tamary, Ashraf Rabea Salah Al-Tamary, Hamza Rabea Salah Al-Tamary, Shams Samih Ahmad Albarari, Alaaldin Mohammad Zeyad Assad, Ghena Mohammad Othman Hamdan, Ia Mikadze

“…An outpatient follow-up after discharge was advised to assess liver and kidney function. The second case involved an 87-year-old woman with a fever, weakness and hypertension. …”
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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Regulates High Phosphate-Induced Vascular Calcification via Type III Sodium-Dependent Phosphate Cotransporter 1 by Chengkun Guo, Zhengli Quan, Jingjing Ke, Hualong Zang, Qiuping Teng, Xin Li, Dan Peng, Ping Wang

“…Vascular calcification (VC) has a high incidence in patients with chronic kidney disease, which is a worldwide public health problem and presents a heavy burden to society. …”
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