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    Relationship between body mass index and renal function deterioration among the Taiwanese chronic kidney disease population

    This study investigated the characteristics of patients with different chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages according to various body mass index (BMI) categories and determined the influence of BMI in renal fun...

    Tian-Jong Chang, Cai-Mei Zheng, Mei-Yi Wu, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Effect of Statins on Renal Function in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

    Dyslipidemia is associated with glomerular injury. However, the effect of statins on chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression remains controversial. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of statins for renal pr...

    **-Jen Hu, Mei-Yi Wu, Tsu-Chen Lin, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blocker monotherapy retard deterioration of renal function in Taiwanese chronic kidney disease population

    It remains unclear how different uses of angiotensin-converting inhibitors (ACEIs) or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) influence the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study explored CKD pro...

    Cai-Mei Zheng, Jia-Yi Wang, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu, Yi-Lien Wu in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Impaired production of immune mediators in dengue virus type 2-infected mononuclear cells of adults with end stage renal disease

    Chronic kidney disease is an epidemiologically identified risk factor for development of severe dengue in dengue-affected patients. However, available data on the immune pathogenesis in end stage renal disease...

    Ing-Kit Lee, Zih-Syuan Yang, Hwee-Yeong Ng, Lung-Chih Li in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Author Correction: Relationship between body mass index and renal function deterioration among the Taiwanese chronic kidney disease population

    An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

    Tian-Jong Chang, Cai-Mei Zheng, Mei-Yi Wu, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Author Correction: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blocker monotherapy retard deterioration of renal function in Taiwanese chronic kidney disease population

    An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.

    Cai-Mei Zheng, Jia-Yi Wang, Tzu-Ting Chen, Yun-Chun Wu, Yi-Lien Wu in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Comparison of uric acid reduction and renal outcomes of febuxostat vs allopurinol in patients with chronic kidney disease

    Whether the clinical trial treatment effect of urate-lowering therapy (ULT) in patient with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is generalizable to real-word settings is unclear. This study aimed to compare febuxosta...

    Yueh-Lung Peng, You-Lin Tain, Chien-Te Lee, Yi-Hsn Yang in Scientific Reports (2020)