Features Of Nephropathy Research Articles

Neonatal administration of zingerone prevents the subsequent development of high dietary fructose-induced early features of nephropathy in rats.

Excessive consumption of fructose-rich diets in early life stages increases the risk for developing nephropathy in adulthood. We investigated the potential preventive effects of neonatally administered zingerone on the development of dietary fructose-induced nephropathy. Four-day-old suckling male and female rat pups were orally gavaged (10 ml/kg) with: distilled water (Con group), 20% fructose solution (Fru group), 20% fructose solution + 40 mg/kg zingerone in distilled water (ZFru group), or 40 mg/kg of zingerone (Zgr group) for 14 days. Thereafter, Con and Zgr groups continued on plain drinking water while Fru and ZFru groups drank 20% fructose solution ad libitum for 10 weeks. The Fru group had significantly increased plasma concentration of the renal injury marker kidney injury molecule one (KIM-1) and decreased glomerular urinary space area compared to the controls in both sexes (p < 0.05). These alterations were prevented by neonatally administered zingerone. Zingerone administration neonatally is a potential prophylaxis for longterm high-fructose diet-induced nephropathy.

Molecular features of nephropathy associated with disorder of urate metabolism

Molecular features of nephropathy associated with disorder of urate metabolism

Characteristics of nephropathy in severely obese Japanese patients complicated with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional cohort study.

We aimed to investigate the characteristics of kidney disease in severely obese Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This was a cross-sectional study of severely obese patients (body mass index ≥35 kg/m2) with T2DM treated at Jinnouchi Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan. A total of 3128 T2DM patients visited the hospital during the survey period, of whom 55 patients (1.7%) were severely obese and 50 patients were enrolled. In terms of diabetic nephropathy (DN), twenty-five patients were stage 1 (non-DN, 50.0%), sixteen were stage 2 (32.0%), five were stage 3 (10.0%), and four were stage 4 (8.0%). There were significant differences in the presence of urinary occult blood (P = 0.01) and history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (P = 0.04) between patients with DN (stages 2-4) and those without DN (stage 1). The presence of urinary occult blood (odds ratio [OR], 4.96; 95% confidence interval, 1.32-18.6; P = 0.02) was significantly associated with the presence of DN according to multivariate logistic regression analysis with forced inclusion of age, sex, and CVD history. Urinary occult blood may be a significant independent factor associated with the presence of nephropathy in severely obese Japanese patients with T2DM. The presence of urinary occult blood could thus be an important pathogenic factor in obesity-related nephropathy in patients with T2DM.

NEPHROPATHIES ASSOCIATED WITH COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PATHOLOGY

Summarized research material for nephropathy associated with the pathology of the complement system in children and adults. Presents clinical, immunological and morphological differences of the nephropathy associated with the pathology of the complement system with other renal diseases, especially glomerulonephritis, including membranoproliferative variants and nephrotic syndrome associated with disorders of complement. The pathogenesis of the development of nephropathy associated with the pathology of the complement system, where highlighted as forms, associated with genetic mutations or variants, due to the formation of autoantibodies to components of the complement. Shown the options and effectiveness of treatment immunosuppressive drugs and by eculizumab depending on pathogenetic and clinical features of nephropathy associated with the pathology of the complement system.

AB0503 Chronic kidney disease in patient with systemic scleroder-ma

BackgroundChronical kidney disease (CKD) is the polymorbidity condition characterized by progressive renal function loss. Large NHANES (National Health and Nutrition examination Survey) registry data suggest an prevalence of kidney disease...

Structural-functional relationships in type I insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in humans

The major renal pathologic changes of diabetes include thickening of all renal extracellular basement membranes and mesangial matrix and, to a lesser extent, mesangial cell expansion. Two renal lesions appear critical in diabetic nephropathy. Mesangial expansion out of proportion to the size of the glomerulus is closely and inversely related to measures of peripheral capillary wall filtration surface and to clinical features of proteinuria, hypertension, and decreasing glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Arteriolar hyalinosis is related to global glomerulosclerosis, and both are correlated with the clinical features of nephropathy. These lesions are markedly advanced by the time renal dysfunction is clinically detectable. Relationships of structure and function early in the course of the diabetes have not been examined satisfactorily.