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Urine protein electrophoresis study in dogs with pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism during therapy with trilostane

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (7), 2017
Hyperadrenocorticism is one of the most common endocrine disorders in dogs. Regarding to the kidneys, chronic hypercortisolemia can cause damage to the glomerulus, and evolve into chronic kidney disease. This study evaluated nine normotensive dogs with pituitary dependent hyperadrenocorticism, before and...

Biomarcadores da função renal: do que dispomos atualmente?

Rev. bras. anal. clin; 49 (1), 2017
A avaliação da função renal é de extrema importância na prática clínica, tanto para o diagnóstico quanto para e prognóstico e monitoração das doenças renais. Neste contexto, aparticipação do laboratório é de grande importância, uma vez que a maior parte das doenças renais só se manif...

Association Between Hepatitis B Virus and Chronic Kidney Disease: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Ann. hepatol; 16 (1), 2017
Abstract: Background. Hepatitis B virus infection and chronic kidney disease are prevalent and remain a major public health problem worldwide. It remains unclear how infection with hepatitis B virus impacts on the development and progression of chronic kidney disease. Aim. To evaluate the effect of inf...

Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation as an adjunctive therapy in the treatment of chronic kidney disease: a meta-analysis

Clinics; 72 (1), 2017
The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits and risks of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in patients with chronic kidney disease. A systematic search of articles in PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and reference lists was performed to find relevant literature. All eligible studies assessed...

Therapy of tacrolimus combined with corticosteroids in idiopathic membranous nephropathy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus (TAC) combined with corticosteroids in treating patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). One hundred seventy-seven biopsy-proven IMN patients were recruited in this retrospective clinical study. Sixty patients received TAC (target blood con...

Tres casos de mieloma múltiple de novo después de trasplante renal

Biomédica (Bogotá); 36 (4), 2016
RESUMEN La enfermedad renal asociada a cadenas ligeras es frecuente en el contexto de las gammapatías monoclonales, afecta los glomérulos o los túbulos renales, y su causa más común es el mieloma múltiple. Puede desarrollarse después de un trasplante renal por recurrencia de un mieloma múltiple y...

Nefropatía por IgA y microangiopatía trombótica

INTRODUCCIÓN: La asociación de microangiopatía trombótica (MAT) y nefropatía por IgA (N.IgA) resulta un hecho conocido, aunque su prevalencia, patogénesis y evolución aún no se han esclarecido. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio descriptivo y retrospectivo de 12 pacientes con N.IgA y MAT...

Evolución de una vasculitis renal asociada a anticuerpos anti-citoplasma de neutrófilos (ANCA) durante un embarazo: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (10), 2016
ANCA mediated vasculitis mainly occur between the fourth and fifth decade of life; therefore, it is very uncommon to see pregnant patients with the disease. Vasculitis may affect significantly the course of pregnancy; in turn pregnancy can change the course of vasculitis. We report a 20 years old woman w...

ANCA-positive vasculitis: Clinical implications of ANCA types and titers

SUMMARY Introduction: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organs, the kidney being one of the most affected. Apart from the diagnostics value of ANCA, they have also been advocated as biomarkers of the disease activity. Rece...

Evaluación de las características operativas de la relación proteína/creatinina en orina ocasional para la detección de proteinuria significativa en gestantes con sospecha de preeclampsia

Objetivo: analizar la sensibilidad y especificidad de la relación proteína / creatinina en orina como método de detección de proteinuria en mujeres con sospecha de preeclampsia, teniendo en cuenta como estándar de oro la proteinuria en 24 horas. Materiales y métodos: en un estudio de corte transver...