The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of simvastatin (20 mg twice a day) in the treatment of
hyperlipidaemia due to unremitting nephrotic syndrome was compared with that of …

Diabetic nephropathy has developed into a worldwide epidemic and is responsible for the
majority of end-stage renal disease in most countries. Antihypertensive treatment slows the …

Background Renal size and function reflect the health of the kidney. These parameters are
associated with age, gender and body weight. The kidneys are also influenced by micro‐ and …

Aims/hypothesis In contrast to microalbuminuric type 2 diabetic patients, the factors correlated
with urinary albumin excretion are less well known in normoalbuminuric patients. This …

Objective— The presence of kinase-insert domain-containing receptor (KDR) on circulating
CD34 + cells is assumed to be indicative for the potential of these cells to support vascular …

Background: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) has recently been established as a potent drug
in maintenance treatment for lupus nephritis. However, there is no consensus on the optimal …

We examined the effect of semi-acute indomethacin (4 × 50 mg orally during the preceding
27 h) on renal function parameters, including fractional lithium reabsorption (FR Li ) in seven …

Potassium (K) loading is followed by a rapid increase in sodium (Na) and K excretion. To
evaluate the influence of Na intake on this effect, we studied the acute natriuretic and kaliuretic …

Assuming that lithium is exclusively reabsorbed in the proximal tubules in proportion to sodium
and water, the lithium clearance (C Li ) has been advanced as an index of filtrate delivery …

Mannose binding lectin (MBL) is one of the three initiators of complement activation and is
therefore closely linked to inflammation. MBL deficiency has been associated with the …