Despite substantial improvements in the science and technol-ogy of renal replacement
therapy (RRT), the morbidity and mortality of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) …

Growth retardation is commonly experienced by children who undergo long-term treatment
with glucocorticoids (GC). Whereas most disorders requiring systemic pharmacotherapy (eg …

Background Growth hormone treatment stimulates growth in short children with chronic
renal failure. However, the extent to which this therapy increases final adult height is not …

I. Introduction G ROWTH hormone and the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) compile a
complex, interrelated system of three peptide hormones, GH, IGF-I, and IGF-II, their specific …

Abstract Purpose Normal 51 Cr-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) clearance values
as a function of age were published a number of years ago. These values were based on …

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) feature significant challenges to the
maintenance of adequate nutrition and linear growth. Moreover, the impaired nutritional …

Growth depression as a side effect of glucocorticoid therapy in childhood is partially
mediated by alterations of the somatotropic hormone axis. The mechanisms of interaction …

abstract Growth failure is common during long term treatment with glucocorticoids (GC) due
to blunting of GH release, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) bioactivity, and collagen …

Recombinant human growth hormone post-renal transplantation in children: A randomized
controlled study of the NAPRTCS. Background Growth retardation persists in renal allograft …

Linear growth and neurocognitive development are two of the most important differences
between adults and children, in terms of clinical issues that must be addressed in patients …