A renin-angiotenzin rendszer szervezetünk egyik legjelentősebb hormonális rendszere, amelynek juxtaglomerularis apparátusban történő szabályozása és szerepe jól ismert. Jelen összefoglaló a vese embrionális fejlődésével ...

NODAT and IGT are well-known complications of immunosuppressive therapy after transplantation being a risk factor for cardiovascular disease affecting patient and graft survival. Therefore, early identification and treatment ...

Background. Anatomical malformations of the kidney and urinary tract account for 17% of pediatric renal transplantation procedures. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones with a protective function that ...

Previously, it has been suggested that hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) 1 signaling may play determinative role in the maintenance of the barrier function of the intestinal epithelium in inflammatory bowel disease. Our ...

Erythropoietin (EPO) protects the kidneys from ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury; however, the exact signalling mechanisms are not fully understood. The serum and glucocorticoid-regulated kinase 1 (SGK1) is an anti-apoptotic ...

The pathophysiology of contrast-induced AKI (CIAKI) is incompletely understood due to the lack of an appropriate in vivo model that demonstrates reduced kidney function before administration of radiocontrast media (RCM). ...