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Nanocrystal-induced chronic tubular-nephropathy in tropical countries: diagnosis, mitigation, and eradication
In tropical countries, a mysterious tubulo-interstitial chronic renal disease (CKD), unrelated to diabetes, hypertension, and immunological causes,...
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Differential methylation pattern of xenobiotic metabolizing genes and susceptibility to Balkan endemic nephropathy, in a cohort of Romanian patients
A severe, chronic and irreversible kidney disease affecting discrete rural populations in the Balkan Peninsula countries, Balkan endemic nephropathy...
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Aristolochic acid-containing Chinese herbal medicine and upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma in Taiwan: a narrative review
PurposeThe high incidence of upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) in Taiwan is largely due to exposure to aristolochic acid (AA), a...
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How common is Balkan endemic nephropathy among immigrants in endemic regions?
PurposeIn the early 1970s, a number of authors described the development of Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN) in immigrants in endemic regions. The...
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A case of Fanconi syndrome that developed following a year of consumption of a red yeast rice supplement
Although some dietary supplements have been reported to cause renal dysfunction, there have been few reports of supplement-induced Fanconi syndrome....
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Clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of upper tract urothelial carcinoma complicated with aristolochic acid nephropathy after radical nephroureterectomy
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to identify the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC)...
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Global burden, risk factors, and temporal trends of ureteral cancer: a comprehensive analysis of cancer registries
BackgroundUreteral cancer is a rare cancer. This study aimed to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis on the global trends of ureteral...
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Schisandra chinensis Oil Attenuates Aristolochic Acid I-Induced Nephrotoxicity in vivo and in vitro
ObjectiveTo investigate the protective effects of Schisandra chinensis oil (SCEO) against aristolochic acid I (AA I)-induced nephrotoxicity in vivo ...
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The co-occurrence of SAT, hypophysitis, and Schnitzler syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination: the first described case
Subacute thyroiditis (also known as granulomatous thyroiditis, giant cell thyroiditis, de Quervain's disease, or SAT) is an inflammatory disease of...
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Morphological findings in frozen non-neoplastic kidney tissues of patients with kidney cancer from large-scale multicentric studies on renal cancer
There are unexplained geographical variations in the incidence of kidney cancer with the high rates reported in Baltic countries, as well as eastern...
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The incidence and prevalence of upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review
BackgroundUpper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) is a rare urological cancer that is still an important public health concern in many areas around...
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SEC61G identified as a prognostic biomarker of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
PurposeIt is of obvious interest to identify clinical prognosis-related oncogenes in HNSCC (head and neck squamous cell carcinoma).
Methods ...
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Interference of Mycotoxins with Prenatal Development of the Mouse
The prenatal effects of mycotoxins were investigated in GBA mice given by stomach tube a single dose of either aflatoxin B 1 (4 mg/kg), ochratoxin A...
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Pathological consequences of DNA damage in the kidney
DNA lesions that evade repair can lead to mutations that drive the development of cancer, and cellular responses to DNA damage can trigger senescence...
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The incidence, prevalence and trends of Chronic Kidney Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka: an analysis of 30,566 patients
BackgroundChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) of uncertain origin (CKDu) has affected North Central Province (Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts) of Sri...
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Upper urinary tract urothelial carcinoma on multidetector CT: spectrum of disease
Urothelial carcinoma of the upper urinary tract (UUT) is a relatively uncommon genitourinary malignancy, accounting for about 5–7% of urothelial...
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Biomarkers of oxidative damage and antioxidant enzyme activities in pre-dialysis Balkan endemic nephropathy patients
AimTo obtain more insight into molecular mechanisms underlying oxidative stress in Balkan endemic nephropathy (BEN), biomarkers of oxidative stress...
