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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"chronic renal disease"”.
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Family relations and chronic renal disease
… on the psychosocial aspects of end stage renal disease (ESRD) has focused solely on the individual, without considering the family's role in patient adjustment. Little research has been conducted on the contextual elements of the patient's adjustment to renal failure and dialysis. It was …
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The Prevalence of Comorbid Chronic Disease in Virginia's Adult Patient Population during the Years 2001 and 2004
Objective: Chronic disease comorbidities, on the rise in the U.S. and Virginia, represent a new challenge to the way medicine is practiced and prescribed. This descriptive study uses Virginia hospital discharge data to describe the prevalence and trends of chronic disease comorbidities present in …
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Epidemiology and clinical investigation of West Nile Virus encephalitis in Houston, Texas
… with progression from encephalitis to death were renal insufficiency, requiring intubation and mechanical ventilation, presence of myoclonis or tremors, and loss of consciousness. Pleocytosis in the cerebrospinal fluid was considered protective. A nested case-control study identified advanced age …
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Effetti dell'acido urico sulle cellule glomerulari mesangiali: meccanismi intracellulari di trasduzione del segnale e possibili implicazioni nella progressione del danno renale e nella sindrome infiammatoria in corso di nefropatie croniche
Uric acid is a major inducer of inflammation in renal interstitium and may play a role in the progression of renal damage in hyperuricemic subjects with primary nephropathies, renal vascular disease, and essential hypertension. At the same time, UA also acts as a water-soluble scavenger of reactive …
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Combination Treatment of Angiotensin-II Receptor Blocker and Angiotensin-Converting-Enzyme Inhibitor in Non-Diabetic Renal Disease on Effect of Reducing Proteinuria
… clinical benefit in retarding the progression of chronic renal disease, may have additive effects that result in even greater renoprotection when used in combination. But many studies have failed to distinguish clearly between the additive intrinsic renoprotective effect. So we aimed to assess the …
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Structures of oxalate oxidoreductase : C₂ activation by a microbial TPP-dependent ferredoxin oxidoreductase
… and in smaller doses over time it can lead to chronic renal disease, such as the formation of kidney stones, acute renal failure, as well as other complications such as crystalline arthritis. Current strategies to mitigate oxalate toxicity focus on diet management, though recent therapeutic …
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HGF als anti-fibrotisches Agens: Effekte der Überexpression in renalen Fibroblasten und Tubulusepithelzellen
… es zur progressiven Fibrosierung und folglich zu renalem Funktionsverlust. Entscheidend für die Fibrogenese ist die Imbalance zwischen profibrogenen und antifibrogenen Zytokinen. Chronische Schädigungen führen zu einer gesteigerten Expression von TGF-β1, dem potentesten profibrogen wirkenden …