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Nephrology
Insufficient early renal recovery and progression to subsequent chronic kidney disease in living kidney donors
Yaerim Kim, Eunjeong Kang, Dong-Wan Chae, Jung Pyo Lee, Sik Lee, Soo Wan Kim, Jang-Hee Cho, Miyeun Han, Seungyeup Han, Yong Chul Kim, Dong Ki Kim, Kwon Wook Joo, Yon Su Kim, Hajeong Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):1021-1030. Published online April 13, 2022
Background/Aims: Renal recovery of a kidney donor after undergoing nephrectomy though challenging is essential. We aimed to examine the effect of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) percent change at 1-month post-donation on insufficient kidney function after kidney donation.
Methods: A tot..
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Nicotine exacerbates tacrolimus-induced renal injury by programmed cell death
Yu Ji Jiang, Sheng Cui, Kang Luo, Jun Ding, Qi Yan Nan, Shang Guo Piao, Mei Ying Xuan, Hai Lan Zheng, Yong Jie Jin, Ji Zhe Jin, Jung Pyo Lee, Byung Ha Chung, Bum Soon Choi, Chul Woo Yang, Can Li
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(6):1437-1449. Published online October 21, 2021
Background/Aims: Cigarette smoking is an important modifiable risk factor in kidney disease progression. However, the underlying mechanisms for this are lacking. This study aimed to assess whether nicotine (NIC), a major toxic component of cigarette smoking, would exacerbates tacrolimus (TAC)-induce..
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Current findings of kidney biopsy including nephropathy associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus in Korea
Kipyo Kim, Sang Ho Lee, Sung Woo Lee, Jung Pyo Lee, Ho Jun Chin; on behalf of the Korean GlomeruloNEphritis sTudy (KoGNET) Group
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(5):1173-1187. Published online August 14, 2020
Background/Aims: This study aimed to investigate long-term temporal trends and outcomes of biopsy-proven kidney diseases in a multicenter kidney biopsy cohort, focusing on hypertension and diabetes, the leading causes of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Methods: The study included a total of 21,426..
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