Experience of Treatments of Amanita Phalloides-induced Fulminant Liver Failure with Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange by Chunting Wang, Jicheng Zhang, Ying Zhang, Zhiyong Peng, Xueqiang Xueqiang, Pengfei Bian, Wenjuan Ma, Chengyong Qin

“…Additionally, the presence of severe hypoglycemia, severe liver failure, and renal failure indicated a worse outcome.…”
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Study of subacute renal toxicity of Bisphenol A in rats by Samira Nomiri, Zahra Kiani, Reyhaneh Hoshyar, Somayeh Hayati

“…Conclusion: Based on the obtained data, BPA at 50 and 100 mg/kg concentrations could lead to kidney tissue damage in rats and subsequent renal failure.…”
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Update on New Aspects of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Hepatic Fibrosis and Portal Hypertension: Implications for Novel Therapeutic Options by Indu G. Rajapaksha, Lakmie S. Gunarathne, Peter W. Angus, Chandana B. Herath

“…Small trials in cirrhotic patients have demonstrated that these drugs may lower portal pressure but produce off-target complications such as systemic hypotension and renal failure. More recently, the alternate RAS, comprising its key enzyme, ACE2, the effector peptide angiotensin-(1–7) (Ang-(1–7)) which mediates its effects via the putative receptor Mas (MasR), has also been implicated in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis and portal hypertension. …”
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The systemic immune response due to cholesterol crystal embolization syndrome: a case report by Tetsu Sakamoto, Takafumi Yamakawa, Keita Hirano, Arisa Kobayashi, Mio Kasai, Kiyoshi Koizumi, Takashi Yokoo, Satoru Komatsumoto, Toshimitsu Murohisa, Taro Shimizu

“…On nine days after vancomycin therapy, the systemic erythema rapidly reappeared followed by acute renal failure. The renal function decline prompted hemodialysis. …”
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Anemia and iron in internal medicine: an Italian survey and a review on iron intravenous therapy in medical patients by Andrea Montagnani, Stefania Frasson, Gualberto Gussoni, Francesco Dentali, Andrea Fontanella, Dario Manfellotto

“…Similarly, iron therapy results fundamental to optimize erythropoiesis-stimulating agent efficacy in patients with chronic renal failure. In the next future, other therapeutic aspects of intravenous iron therapy will be probably clarified by several interesting ongoing studies focused on these patients. …”
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BIOCHEMICAL MARKERS OF RENAL DYSFUNCTIONS IN CRITICALLY ILL FULL - TERM NEWBORNS by A. Babintseva

“…The biochemical changes found in critically ill newborns require timely diagnostics to correct therapeutic measures on the stage of intensive therapy with the aim to prevent the development of severe renal pathology and chronic renal failure in future. …”
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True brachial artery aneurysm: A systematic review by Syed Muhammad Hammad Alam, Saima Moin, Rabia Gilani, Nida Jawad, Kiran Abbas, Aayat Ellahi

“…True brachial artery aneurysms were more common in renal failure patients having a history of arteriovenous fistula creation in the affected limb and were on immunosuppressant drugs due to renal transplant 81(51.5%). …”
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Association Between Body Surface Area and Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Kambiz Shetabi, Tonga Nfor, Fengyi Shen, Anjan Gupta, Tanvir Bajwa, Suhail Allaqaband

“…Higher BSA was associated with lower incidence of cardiogenic shock, acute renal failure, coronary dissection and vascular and bleeding complications post-PCI. …”
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Renal globotriaosylceramide deposits for Fabry disease linked to uncertain pathogenicity gene variant c.352C>T/p.Arg118Cys: A family study by Magdalena Cerón‐Rodríguez, Guillermo Ramón‐García, Edgar Barajas‐Colón, Isidro Franco‐Álvarez, Juan L. Salgado‐Loza

“…Results The proband died of end‐stage renal failure and we analyzed GLA gene in his offspring and found the variant in all daughters and five of seven grandchildren. …”
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Therapeutic Management of Children with Vesicoureteral Reflux by Valeria Chirico, Filippo Tripodi, Antonio Lacquaniti, Paolo Monardo, Giovanni Conti, Giorgio Ascenti, Roberto Chimenz

“…Thirteen patients who underwent surgery had scars, independently of VUR grades and gender, with evidence of chronic renal failure at the end of the follow-up period. A total of 140 subjects were treated with CAP, and 30% of them continued to suffer from febrile UTIs. …”
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Testosterone Levels in Male Type-II Diabetic Patients and its Association with HBA1C Levels and Duration of the Disease by Mubeena Laghari, Fozia Shaikh, Shazia Murtaza, Munazzah Meraj, Farah Shaikh

“…Study population excluded those patients diagnosed as diabetic erectile dysfunction, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic renal failure, metformin therapy, familial dyslipidemia, and hypercholesterolemia. …”

Clinical significance of Osteoprotegerin, Vitamin D, Obestatin and some biochemical variables in Kidney failure Patients by Hazhar Hamadameen, Akam Jassim Mustafa, Parween Abdulsamad Ismail

“…The current study reveals that circulating levels of Osteoprotegerin Obestatin are remarkably linked with the existence of renal failure, the current data identify a high prevalence deficiency and insufficiency of 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D in patients with moderate and severe Chronic nephropathy. …”
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Introduction of the first antimalarial vaccine: A step towards Malaria eradication? by Abyaz Asmar, Hareem Farooq, Muhammad Aemaz Ur Rehman

“…It presents with a various nonspecific clinical symptoms ranging from mild febrile illness to severe organ damage. (1) Life-threatening complications like cerebral malaria, renal failure, circulatory shock, and acute respiratory distress may also occur, most commonly due to Plasmodium Falciparum species. (1) Despite extensive research and new treatment guidelines, malaria is still reported to be endemic in around 100 countries, with almost 50% of the world’s population at risk. (1,2) Moreover, it is responsible for about 409 thousand deaths per year, with the majority being caused by the Falciparum strain. (2) The treatment of malaria is limited by drug resistance, and the lack of universally effective drugs makes the situation all the more challenging. (1). …”
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Adverse Outcomes after Non-Cardiac Surgeries in Patients with Heart Failure: A Propensity-Score Matched Study by Po-Han Lo, Chuen-Chau Chang, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Li-Chin Sung, Yih-Giun Cherng, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao

“…HF increased the risks of postoperative acute myocardial infarction (OR 2.51, 95% CI 1.99–3.18), pulmonary embolism (OR 2.46, 95% CI 1.73–3.50), acute renal failure (OR 1.97, 95% CI 1.76–2.21), intensive care (OR 1.93, 95% CI 1.85–2.01), and 30-day in-hospital mortality (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.59–2.04). …”
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Long‐Term Imaging Evolution and Clinical Prognosis Among Patients With Acute Penetrating Aortic Ulcers: A Retrospective Observational Study by Lin Yang, Quan‐Yu Zhang, Xiao‐Zeng Wang, Xin Zhao, Xuan‐Ze Liu, Ping Wang, Quan‐min Jing, Ya‐Ling Han

“…In addition, 7 (6.42%) patients had clinically related adverse events, including all‐cause mortality, cerebral stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, acute heart failure alone or acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure, acute renal failure, arrhythmia, and bleeding events. In the present study, the intervention criteria for the Chinese PAU population included a PAU diameter of 12.5 mm and depth of 9.5 mm. …”
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Urinary protein markers predict the severity of renal histological lesions in children with mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis by Li Yanhong, Wang Jian, Zhu Xueming, Feng Qihua, Li Xiaozhong, Feng Xing

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Several renal histopathological features, including mesangial hypercellularity, glomerulosclerosis, tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis, are considered to be independent predictors of end-stage renal failure in patients with glomerular diseases. Mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MesPGN) is characterized by proliferations of mesangial cells with increase in mesangial matrix and/or deposits in mesangial region. …”
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Frequency of Thrombocytopenia in Malaria and its prognostic significance by Saleh Ahmad, Saeed-ur-Rehman, Qazi Ikramullah, Iqbal Ahmad

“…Furthermore, P. vivax group developed complications, while two of the four patients of the P. falciparum group developed cerebral malaria, one developed renal failure, and the last one had pancytopenia. …”
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Phospholipid-Conjugated PEG-<i>b</i>-PCL Copolymers as Precursors of Micellar Vehicles for Amphotericin B by Elsa R. Arias, Vivian Angarita-Villamizar, Yolima Baena, Claudia Parra-Giraldo, Leon D. Perez

“…However, AmB is highly toxic, causing renal failure in a considerable number of treated patients. …”
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Association between weight loss agents and elevated liver enzymes: a population-based cross-sectional study by Ye-Jee Kim, Seo Young Kang, Mi-Sook Kim, Joongyub Lee, Bo Ram Yang

“…This study included 36,259 participants over 20 years of age who completed the questionnaire and had no history of hepatitis, cancer, or renal failure. In these participants, we analyzed associations between weight loss agents and elevated liver enzymes by constructing multiple logistic regression models with adjustment for confounding factors and stratified by sex, age, and body mass index. …”
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Comparative compositional and functional venomic profiles among venom specimens from juvenile, subadult and adult Russell’s viper ( Daboia siamensis ): correlation with renal patho... by Narongsak Chaiyabutr, Lawan Chanhome, Taksa Vasaruchapong, Panithi Laoungbua, Orawan Khow, Anudep Rungsipipat, Onrapak Reamtong, Visith Sitprija

“…Abstract Background: Eastern Russell’s viper (Daboia siamensis) is one of the most medically significant snakes responsible for the development of acute renal failure. However, variation of the clinical picture and renal pathophysiology following bites by young and adult D. siamensis have not been elucidated. …”
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