Brown Tumors of the Jaws: A Retrospective Study by Maya Fedhila, Raouaa Belkacem Chebil, Hela Marmouch, Sabrine Terchalla, Samia Ayachi, Yassine Oueslati, Lamia Oualha, Nabiha Douki, Habib Khochtali

“…Brown tumor lesions were associated with primary hyperparathyroidism in 6 cases (38%), secondary hyperparathyroidism to chronic kidney failure in 5 cases (31%), and tertiary hyperparathyroidism in the context of a long lasting CRI in 5 cases. …”
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Male sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic end-stage renal insufficiency and in renal transplant recipients by Michele Antonucci, Giuseppe Palermo, Salvatore Marco Recupero, Riccardo Bientinesi, Fabrizio Presicce, Nazario Foschi, PierFrancesco Bassi, Gaetano Gulino

“…Conclusions: The ED in patients with end stage chronic kidney failure (CKF) continues to have a strong prevalence, either in the patients who are undergoing dialysis or in those who have received transplants. …”
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Is Uric Acid a Marker in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome? by Elif Torun Parmaksız, Banu Salepçi, Gülten Aktin Güngör, Sevda Cömert, Ergün Parmaksız

“…Objective Uric acid which arises in conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, Chronic kidney failure, metabolic syndrome is a strong and independent marker of morbidity and mortality. …”
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Kidney Transplant in Fabry Disease: A Revision of the Literature by Irene Capelli, Valeria Aiello, Lorenzo Gasperoni, Giorgia Comai, Valeria Corradetti, Matteo Ravaioli, Elena Biagini, Claudio Graziano, Gaetano La Manna

“…Thus, a progressive decline of renal function can start at a young age, and evolve to kidney failure, requiring dialysis or renal transplantation. …”
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Quantification and Reduction in Heavy Metal Residues in Some Fruits and Vegetables: A Case Study Galați County, Romania by Florin Dumitru Bora, Andrea Bunea, Sergiu Rudolf Pop, Sabin Ioan Baniță, Dorin Ştefan Duşa, Alexandra Chira, Claudiu-Ioan Bunea

“…Long-term heavy metal exposure from food, drinking water, or other occupational sources causes serious problems, such as kidney failure, hepatotoxicity, and neurotoxicity. This study was conducted to determine the concentrations of three toxic trace elements (As, Cd, Pb) and one microelement (Zn) in fruits and vegetables using ICP-MS, and it also sought to reduce the concentrations of metals by washing with vinegar (5% and 10% acetic acid). …”
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Prevalence of Shiga-toxigenic <em>Escherichia coli</em> in Mauritian dairy cattle by Sébatien Ian Lloyd Thierry, Sunita Jeewantee Santchurn, Yasmina Jaufeerally-Fakim, James E. Gannon

“…Clinical symptoms associated with STEC infection can vary from abdominal cramps and acute bloody diarrhea to more severe aftereffects including hemorrhagic coli­tis, hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombocytopenic purpura, which can lead to kidney failure and death. Dairy cattle, which excrete STEC in their feces, are a major source of STEC infection (2). …”
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Unusual Presentation of Denys-Drash Syndrome in a Girl with Undisclosed Consumption of Biotin by Carla Bizzarri, Germana Antonella Giannone, Jacopo Gervasoni, Sabina Benedetti, Federica Albanese, Luca Dello Strologo, Isabella Guzzo, Mafalda Mucciolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Francesco Emma, Marco Cappa, Ottavia Porzio

“…A 15 year-old girl was affected by neonatal nephrotic syndrome, progressing to end stage kidney failure. Hair loss and voice deepening were noted during puberty. …”
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Clinical features of acute attacks, chronic symptoms, and long-term complications among patients with acute hepatic porphyria in Japan: a real-world claims database study by Yutaka Horie, Yuka Yasuoka, Tomohide Adachi

“…Among AHP patients age ≥ 55 years, the most common long-term complications were hypertension, kidney failure, and liver cancer. Conclusions In Japan, patients with AHP experience a high clinical burden in terms of acute attacks, chronic symptoms, and long-term complications. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Total Kidney Volume Segmentation in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Using Attention, Cosine Loss, and Sharpness Aware Minimization by Anish Raj, Fabian Tollens, Laura Hansen, Alena-Kathrin Golla, Lothar R. Schad, Dominik Nörenberg, Frank G. Zöllner

“…Early detection of the autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is crucial as it is one of the most common causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and kidney failure. The total kidney volume (TKV) can be used as a biomarker to quantify disease progression. …”
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Population-Based Analysis of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Prescription in Subjects With Chronic Kidney Disease by Marni J. Armstrong, Kevin Zhang, Feng Ye, Scott W. Klarenbach, Neesh I. Pannu

“…Prescription drug information and the follow-up laboratory testing of serum creatinine and serum potassium were obtained. Patients with kidney failure defined as eGFR < 15 mL/min per 1.73 m 2 , receiving chronic dialysis, or prior kidney transplant at baseline were excluded. …”
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Multi modular toxicity assessment of nephrotoxicity in podophyllotoxin exposure rats on account of toxicological evidence chain (TEC) concept by Jiao Kong, Tao He, Chuanxin Liu, Jianmei Huang

“…Early diagnosis of kidney injuries caused by herbs is necessary to enable effective treatments, prevent kidney failure and promote the internationalization and modernization of herbal medicine. …”
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Quality of Life of Long-Term Hemodialysis Patients by A. E. Khrulev, E. S. Kudryavtseva, P. A. Egorova, A. D. Rodionova, S. N. Sorokoumova, O. V. Suvorova

“…The outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently development of end-stage kidney failure that requires program hemodialysis (PHD). …”
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Elevated serum leptin levels are associated with lower renal function among middle-aged and elderly adults in Taiwan, a community-based, cross-sectional study by Yu-Lin Shih, Chin-Chuan Shih, Sun-Yi-Fan Chen, Jau-Yuan Chen, Jau-Yuan Chen

“…In addition, high serum leptin levels could be an novel marker to survey kidney failure in clinical practices.…”
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Island medicine: using data linkage to establish the kidney health of the population of Tasmania, Australia. by Matthew Jose, Rajesh Raj, Kim Jose, Alex Kitsos, Tim Saunder, Charlotte McKercher, Jan Radford

“…Conclusion There is geographic and gender variation in the incidence and prevalence of CKD, but it is reassuring to see that the majority of people with end-stage kidney failure are actually receiving treatment with dialysis or transplantation.…”
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Comparison of On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Our experience of participation in the international study by O. Gogayeva, A. Rudenko, V. Lazoryshynets

“…In multicenter CORONARY trial the rate of mortality, stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney failure, repeated revascularization of myocardium during 5 years of follow-up was similar in on-pump and off-pump CABG patients groups.…”
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Coenzyme Q deficiency causes impairment of the sulfide oxidation pathway by Marcello Ziosi, Ivano Di Meo, Giulio Kleiner, Xing‐Huang Gao, Emanuele Barca, Maria J Sanchez‐Quintero, Saba Tadesse, Hongfeng Jiang, Changhong Qiao, Richard J Rodenburg, Emmanuel Scalais, Markus Schuelke, Belinda Willard, Maria Hatzoglou, Valeria Tiranti, Catarina M Quinzii

“…We propose that impairment of the sulfide oxidation pathway induced by decreased levels of CoQ causes accumulation of sulfides and consequent inhibition of short‐chain acyl‐CoA dehydrogenase and glutathione depletion, which contributes to increased oxidative stress and kidney failure.…”
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Interleukin-10 enhances recruitment of immune cells in the neonatal mouse model of obstructive nephropathy by Maja Wyczanska, Franziska Thalmeier, Ursula Keller, Richard Klaus, Hamsa Narasimhan, Xingqi Ji, Barbara U. Schraml, Lou M. Wackerbarth, Bärbel Lange-Sperandio

“…UUO serves as a model for congenital obstructive nephropathies, a leading cause of kidney failure in children. Newborn Il-10 −/− and C57BL/6 wildtype-mice (WT) were subjected to complete UUO or sham-operation on the 2nd day of life. …”
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Racial/ethnic disparities among Asian Americans in inpatient acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States by Eun Ji Kim, Nancy R. Kressin, Michael K. Paasche-Orlow, Lenny Lopez, Jennifer E. Rosen, Mengyun Lin, Amresh D. Hanchate

“…Asians had a higher prevalence of cardiac comorbidities, including hypertension, diabetes, and kidney failure compared to Whites (p-value< 0.01). There were 158,623 STEMI (ST-elevation AMI), and the proportion of hospitalizations for STEMI was the highest for Asians (35.2% for Asians, 32.7% for Whites, 25.3% for Blacks, and 32.1% for Hispanics). …”
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Bothrops jararaca Snake Venom Inflammation Induced in Human Whole Blood: Role of the Complement System by Thyago Bispo Leonel, Joel José Megale Gabrili, Carla Cristina Squaiella-Baptistão, Trent M. Woodruff, John D. Lambris, Denise V. Tambourgi

“…Systemic signs can also occur, such as hemorrhage, coagulopathy, shock, and acute kidney failure. The rapid development of local clinical manifestations is accompanied by the presence of mediators of the inflammatory process originating from tissues damaged by the bothropic venom. …”
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A mathematical model for developing hepatitis E virus infection in human population by N. A. Kontarov, N. V. Yuminova, G. I. Alatortseva, L. N. Lukhverchik, Z. Sh. Nurmatov, I. V. Pogarskyia

“…Chronic liver disorders comprising up to 70% followed by death of pregnant women (40%) as well as acute liver and kidney failure reaching as low as 4% result in lethal outcome in hepatitis E patients. …”
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