..., and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to October 2020. The primary outcome was a change in glomerular filtration rate (GFR). The secondary outcome was the change in albuminuria and serum uric acid (UA). Two reviewers independently assessed for risk of bias and extracted data. Standardized mean...

... their pathological roles in DKD. This study aimed to investigate differentially expressed miRNAs in the sera of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with and without albuminuria in a selected Malaysian population. Method: Forty-one T2DM patients on follow-up at a community clinic were divided into normo-(NA...

...Xinyu Hong; Lingning Huang; Yongze Zhang; Ximei Shen; Suiyan Weng; Feihui Zeng; Fengying Zhao; Sunjie Yan Introduction: Albuminuria is a risk factor for macro- and microvascular complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D).With an increasing trend of normoalbuminuria, however, of the 2 predictors...

... to in the content or advertisements. Proteinuria Renal physiology Kidney fibrosis Albuminuria Chronic kidney disease Proteinuria plays a critical role in the diagnosis and management of both primary and secondary renal diseases [1, 2]. The significance of proteinuria was first glimpsed when...

..., including vaping, have been becoming popular. The contribution of vape to vascular and renal injury is not known. We studied the relation between smoking of traditional/electronic cigarettes and arterial stiffness and albuminuria, which is also a vascular dysfunction marker. Methods: We examined 270 young...

... neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP-4) with albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and calculate the accuracy of the role of NGAL and RBP-4 in diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) in patients with type2 diabetes. Methods: This is a cross-sectional...

...Antonio Barbato; Lanfranco D’Elia; Ludovica Perna; Anna Molisso; Roberto Iacone; Pasquale Strazzullo; Ferruccio Galletti Background/Aims: Association between cigarette smoke and albuminuria (UA) was already demonstrated in cross-sectional studies and in selected population samples (i.e diabetic...

...Cheng-Chieh Lin; Kuo-Tung Tang; Chia-Ing Li; Chiu-Shong Liu; Ming-May Lai; Wen-Yuan Lin; Cheng-Chieh Lin Background/Aims: Brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) reflects the stiffness of muscular arteries. Albuminuria is recognized as a marker of vascular dysfunction. We assessed...

... <140/90 mmHg) and eGFR loss (i.e. a >30% reduction from baseline) or worsening of albuminuria status over time was assessed. Results: At baseline 33% of patients had aTRH. Over the 4-year follow-up, 20% had a >30% eGFR reduction. Patients with aTRH had an increased risk of eGFR loss >30...

... or advertisements. Aortic blood pressure Albuminuria Glomerular filtration rate Cardiovascular (CV) risk assessment is based on measurement of peripheral or brachial BP. Central or aortic BP, however, is expected to better reflect the hemodynamic load on target organs. Indeed, clinical studies...

... ratio [NAG-CR]) in a large cohort from a general population. Methods: Three urine specimens from 7062 persons, participating in the Tromsø Study, were collected. The adjusted associations between adiponectin and SUA as independent variables, and ACR ≥1.13 mg/mmol (albuminuria) and the upper gender...

... and spot urine were collected from 77 stable CKD patients for measurement of albumin, protein, and creatinine, and PEP. Based on MDRD and CKD-EPI equations, ePER MDRD , ePER CKD-EPI , eAER MDRD and eAER CKD-EPI were calculated to estimate daily proteinuria and albuminuria. Glomerular CKD was defined...

...Robert Ekart; Sebastjan Bevc; Nina Hojs; Maša Knehtl; Benjamin Dvoršak; Radovan Hojs Background/Aims: Albuminuria is a well-established marker of subclinical organ damage. Pulse-wave analysis (PWA) employs the technique of applanation tonometry to obtain a peripheral pulse pressure waveform, from...

.../min per 1.73 m 2 ) and albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR, ≥30 mg/g) were tested using quantile regression models that adjusted for CKD risk factors. Results: The prevalence of decreased eGFR creatinine-cystatinC (5.9 vs. 3.1 %, p <0.001) and albuminuria (20.2 vs. 8.8 %, p<0.001) were higher...

... Albuminuria Chronic kidney disease SBP and DBP in men and women with and without CKD decreased significantly over time (Fig. 1 ). There was no significant difference in BP between men with and without CKD. SBP and DBP in women with CKD were significantly higher than those in women without CKD. HbA1c...

...Gabriel Kolvek; Ludmila Podracka; Jaroslav Rosenberger; Roy E. Stewart; Jitse P. van Dijk; Sijmen A. Reijneveld Background/Aims: This study aims to assess the cumulative incidence of elevated albuminuria, hypertension and decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to identify possible...

... Binge drinking Renal dysfunction Albuminuria Renal insufficiency, the presence of kidney damage or decreased kidney function, is a significant public health problem, due to the increase in the prevalence [ 1,2,3 ] and the economic burden of it [ 4 ]. Furthermore, renal insufficiency has been...

... combination therapy [ 9 ]. Glomerular filtration rate Renoprotective effect Losartan Thiazide Albuminuria © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel 2013 Open Access License / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Open Access License: This is an Open Access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons...

... number Heart Urinary production Albuminuria Glomerulosclerosis Renal vasculature Tubular transporter High salt Table 1 Animal data - Body weight, kidney weight and serum parameters Table 2 Animal data - Urinary parameters High salt diet increased diuresis...

...Seong-Woo Choi; Hye-Yeon Kim; Hye-Ran Ahn; Young-Hoon Lee; Sun-Seog Kweon; Jin-Su Choi; Jung-Ae Rhee; Hae-Sung Nam; Seul-Ki Jeong; Kyeong-Soo Park; So-Yeon Ryu; Hye-Rim Song; Min-Ho Shin Background: Kidney dysfunction and albuminuria may be associated with BMD. However, little evidence has been...