Arachidonic acid metabolism and kidney inflammation

T Wang, X Fu, Q Chen, JK Patra, D Wang… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
As a major component of cell membrane lipids, Arachidonic acid (AA), being a major
component of the cell membrane lipid content, is mainly metabolized by three kinds of …

The native kidney biopsy: update and evidence for best practice

JJ Hogan, M Mocanu, JS Berns - Clinical Journal of the American …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
The kidney biopsy is the gold standard in the diagnosis and management of many diseases.
Since its introduction in the 1950s, advancements have been made in biopsy technique to …

Biopsy-proven acute interstitial nephritis, 1993-2011: a case series

AK Muriithi, N Leung, AM Valeri, LD Cornell… - American Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is an important cause of acute kidney injury,
especially in hospitalized patients. The cause and outcome of AIN, particularly that due to …

[HTML][HTML] Acute interstitial nephritis

M Praga, E González - Kidney international, 2010 - Elsevier
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) represents a frequent cause of acute kidney injury,
accounting for 15–27% of renal biopsies performed because of this condition. By and large …

Renal biopsy in 2015-from epidemiology to evidence-based indications

M Fiorentino, D Bolignano, V Tesar, A Pisano… - American journal of …, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Although the number of patients reaching end-stage kidney disease without a
biopsy-proven diagnosis is increasing, the utility of renal biopsy is still an object of debate …

Crystal nephropathies: mechanisms of crystal-induced kidney injury

SR Mulay, HJ Anders - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2017 - nature.com
Crystals can trigger a wide range of kidney injuries that can lead to acute kidney injury,
chronic kidney disease, renal colic or nephrocalcinosis, depending on the localization and …

[HTML][HTML] Early steroid treatment improves the recovery of renal function in patients with drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis

E González, E Gutiérrez, C Galeano, C Chevia… - Kidney international, 2008 - Elsevier
The role of steroid treatment in drug-induced acute interstitial nephritis (DI-AIN) is
controversial. We performed a multicenter retrospective study to determine the influence of …

[HTML][HTML] Diabetic nephropathy: is it time yet for routine kidney biopsy?

MLG Suarez, DB Thomas, L Barisoni… - World journal of …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the most important long-term complications of diabetes.
Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease have an increased risk of all-cause …

[HTML][HTML] Clinicopathologic correlations of renal pathology in Spain

F Rivera, JM López-Gómez, R Pérez-García… - Kidney international, 2004 - Elsevier
Clinicopathologic correlations of renal pathology in Spain. Background There are not
enough large epidemiologic population-based studies of biopsy-proven nephropathies with …

[HTML][HTML] Utility of renal biopsy in the clinical management of renal disease

N Dhaun, CO Bellamy, DC Cattran, DC Kluth - Kidney international, 2014 - Elsevier
Characterizing chronic kidney disease (CKD) at all stages is an essential part of rational
management and the renal biopsy plays a key role in defining the processes involved. There …