Large RCTs are powerful entities; not only do they influence clinical practice and impact on clinical practice guidelines, they have the ability to confuse the medical and non-medical commununity. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Metallothionein isoforms are polypeptides with potent anti - oxidative and anti - inflammatory properties present in healthy kidneys. This study investigates whether the renal metallothionein expression - profile is altered during lupus nephritis. Arthritis Research & Therapy
Low albumin levels have been associated with poor prognosis in a variety of chronic diseases, but how does it impact heart failure survival? Learn more about the effects of this common problem. American Heart Journal
Timothy Sutton, MD, from Indiana University School of Medicine, discusses the role of renal microvascular injury in the pathophysiology of acute kidney injury (AKI) and other issues in AKI. Medscape Nephrology
The first randomized controlled trial to examine the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of sirolimus to retard disease progression in ADPKD is designed and discussed. BMC Nephrology