A first choice of renal function tests in hepatectomy patients
Although creatinine clearance (Ccr) has been measured clinically by a simple method as a preoperative
renal function test, Ccr is not strictly equal to glomerular filtration rate (GFR). Recently, an equation for estimated GFR (eGFR) for Japanese individuals has been postulated, and eGFR has been a...
Product Shifts are Occurring in the Renal Anemia and Bone and Mineral Metabolism Markets According to the Most Recent TreatmentTrends(R): US Nephrology Report from BioTrends Research Group
EXTON, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released TreatmentTrends(R): US Nephrology, a syndicated report based on online survey results from over 200 US Nephrologists.
In the ESA market, changes that have occurred seem to have taken place at the product level, while...
DaVita Dietitian Receives 2009 National Kidney Foundation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Renal Health
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services, today announced that Debbie Benner, MA, RD, CSR, Vice President of DaVita Nutrition Services, was named the 2009 recipient of the Recognized
Renal Dietitian Award by the National Kidney F...
The Renal Physicians Guide to Nephrology Practice, 6th Edition
ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Whether you're transitioning from training to practice, establishing your own practice or joining an existing practice The
Renal Physicians Guide to Nephrology Practice, 6th Edition provides a summary of recommendations and a comprehensive revie...
When Is Screening for Renal Artery Stenosis Medically Necessary?
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- After diabetes and hypertension,
renal artery stenosis is the leading cause of kidney failure. Recent changes
in the opinions of nephrologists and cardiologists, as well as new medical
guidelines, are increasing doctors' awareness of the need to screen for i...
Transplant experts convene at ASN Renal Week 2008 to discuss organ trafficking
With the number of patients in need of organ transplants on the rise, an increasing number of patients are turning to unconventional sources for organs. Individuals are willing to donate their kidneys for financial incentive, particularly in developing countries where the poverty rate is high, res...
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Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Reports Single Agent Phase 2 Data of KRX-0401 (Perifosine) Further Demonstrating KRX-0401's Activity in the Treatment of Advanced Metastatic Renal Cell Cancer
KRX-0401 Demonstrates Impressive Single Agent Efficacy in Patients who Progressed after Failing Treatment Either with a VEGF Receptor Inhibitor or after Treatment with both a VEGF Receptor Inhibitor and an mTOR Inhibitor
NEW YORK, May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, I...
Agennix Receives Fast Track Designation From FDA for Talactoferrin in Combination With Sunitinib for Renal Cell Carcinoma
HOUSTON, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Agennix announced today that talactoferrin alfa (talactoferrin) has been granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first-line treatment of
renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in combination with sunitinib (Sutent(R) - Pfizer). ...
A First-Line Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma that can Increase Overall Survival when Compared with Sutent Would Earn a Higher Patient Share in the United States Than in Europe
Pfizer's Axitinib Earns Decision Resources' Gold-Standard for
Renal Cell Carcinoma in 2012, According to a New Report from Decision Resources
WALTHAM, Mass., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare is...
Synvista Therapeutics Announces Published Data Demonstrating Elevation of Carboxymethyl-Lysine (CML) Is Associated with Decline in Renal Function and Arterial Stiffness in Older Adults
Synvista Therapeutics Technology Provided CML Biomarker Data for Studies
MONTVALE, N.J., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Synvista Therapeutics, Inc. ( NYSE Alternext US: SYI ) today announced two publications demonstrating findings from studies that indicated that the presence of th...
New Data Support Role for Monitoring of Cell-Mediated Immunity in Adult Patients Following Renal Transplantation
Cylex's ImmuKnow(R) assay shows clinical potential in independent study of adult kidney transplant patients
COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published article by
Sanchez-Velasco et al.* in Clinical Transplantation has expanded our
understanding of the clinica...
Results Published in the Journal 'Cancer' Demonstrate that Oral Talactoferrin Alfa is Active as Monotherapy in Previously Treated Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma
HOUSTON, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Agennix Incorporated today announced
the publication of final results from a Phase 2 monotherapy trial with
talactoferrin alfa in patients who had failed previous treatment for
advanced or metastatic
renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Results from the study,
which were...
Renal in Medical Products
Greene Renal Transplant Stent Set
Description: Used to establish temporary internal drainage from the ureteropelvic junction to the bladder following
renal transplant. Non-radiopaque ink bands serve as a visual countdown mechanism so the physician can anticipate where the coil(s) will form as he/she places the stent. Supplied sterile in peel-op...
Company:Cook Urological
Amplatz Renal Dilators
Description: Used for dilation of a tract to the kidney for removal of stones. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Urological
Amplatz Renal Dilators with Sheaths
Description: Used for dilation of a tract to the kidney for removal of stones. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Urological
TFE Sheaths For Amplatz Renal Dilators
Description: Used for dilation of a tract to the kidney for removal of stones. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Urological
Amplatz Renal Dilator Set
Description: Used for dilation of a tract to the kidney for removal of stones. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....
Company:Cook Urological
NGAL Rapid ELISA Kit
Description:...alin, lipocalin-2) is a new early marker for acute
renal injury, predicting acute
renal failure with a >90% positive predictive value. NGA...ed, especially in urine, as early as 2 hours after
renal injury. This makes NGAL an ideal diagnostic marker...
Company:AntibodyShop A/S
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Arterial stiffness
...e artery stiffening. Increased aortic PWV has been shown to predict cardiovascular and in some cases all cause mortality in individuals with end stage
renal failure (Blacher et al.,Circulation. 1999; 99: 2434–2439), hypertension (Laurent et al., Hypertension. 2001; 37: 1236–1241), diabetes mellitus (Cruick...
Medical procedure
...copy
Esophageal motility study
Medical imaging
Angiography
Cerebral angiography
Coronary angiography
Liver angiography
renal angiography
Pulmonary angiography
Lymphangiography
Ventriculography
Aortography
Retinal angiography
Abreugraphy
Magnetic r...
Pathology
...
A
renal cell carcinoma (chromophobe type) viewed on a hema... Galactosemia - PCD - PDHA - Pentosuria -
renal glycosuria
Lipid storage
Sphingolipid...convoluted tubules
Fanconi syndrome (Type II
renal tubular acidosis ) | ...
Renal in Medical Dictionary
Renal
Translational Research on Polyoma Virus (BK Virus) Nephritis in
Renal Transplant Recipients ... Studies on
Renal Transplantation - Newer Immunosuppressive ... Online Medical Dictionary and glossary with medical definitions ... Definition of
Renal .
Renal : Having to do with the kidney. Fr...
Yellow Fever
..... Yellow fever is caused by a small virus that is spread by ... A person with advanced yellow fever may show signs of liver failure,
renal failure, and shock. ... Yellow fever information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, for...
Vasoconstriction
...g of the blood vessels resulting ... ... II induced and norepinephrine induced vasoconstriction may also be reversed by ... associated with
renal vasoconstriction favour the vasodilatory response ... Vasoconstriction , narrowing of blood vessels. It is mediated by the vasomotor center ...
Uric acid
... to keep uric acid level <6.5 mg/dL. Use. 100 mg/d in patients with
renal insufficiency ... failure may show uric acid , oxalate, apatite (BCP), ...id stones among patients with gout prior to effective ... Uric acid
renal diseases. The steady state ... Uric acid is a chemical created whe...
Urethra
...d to the bladder. The other ... Urine is made by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and leaves the body through the urethra . ... including the
renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra . ... Female Urethra . Perineum and External Genitalia (Deeper Dissection) Perineal Spaces ... Female Ur...
Uremia
...n in the diet. Azotemia - prerenal; Uremia ;
renal underperfusion. Definition Return to top ... Prere...nuria/hematuria and uremia ? ... Uremia Impacts
renal Inflammatory Cytokine Gene Expression in the . ...ecting many systems of the body, ... ... like
renal failure resulting in uremia in males is associa...
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New gene variant identified for nondiabetic end stage renal disease in African-Americans
Scientists at Johns Hopkins schools of Public Health and Medicine have, for the first time, identified variants in the gene MYH9 that are associated with increased risk for non-diabetic end stage
renal disease (ESRD,) which is the near-loss of kidney function leading to either dialysis of transpla...
Genomatix technology facilitates de novo identification of new renal disease associated genes
Previously unknown molecules and regulatory pathways in human glomerular diseases have been identified by a joint effort of the Medizinische Poliklinik, Munich, the University of Bristol´s Children´s
Renal Unit, the German Cancer Research Center, sanofi-aventis, and Genomatix Software GmbH.
In a ...
Stem cells bring fast direct improvement, without differentiation, in acute renal failure
Acute
renal failure, or ARF, is as serious as it sounds. An estimated 40% of critical care hospital admissions experience ARF. Estimates of their death rate range from 50% to 80%, complicated by the fact that patients with ARF often simultaneously suffer failure of other major organ systems.
The ...
ADA releases position paper on food and water safety
...ith a cost of $23 billion. High-risk populations (the very young; elderly; pregnant; and immunocompromised due to medical conditions such as diabetes,
renal diseases and chemical and radiological treatments) experience the most serious consequences of foodborne illnesses," the authors write.
"New food a...
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: New patient radiation safety guidelines
...cedures as embolization (including chemoembolization for cancer); transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) creation for liver disease; and
renal and/or visceral artery angioplasty and/or stent placement.
"The value of medical imaging is great and the risks of radiation dose are generally neg...
Triggering muscle development -- a therapeutic cure for muscle wastage?
... therapeutic application of mechano growth factor (MGF)?". There is hope that MGF can also help sufferers of diseases such as muscular dystrophy, ALS,
renal disease or cancer, for whom intensive exercise is not an option. It may even prove useful to ameliorate muscle loss resulting from long periods in zer...
Renal in Biological Technology
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals Reports Positive Phase 2 Study Results of Zerenex (Ferric Citrate) for the Treatment of Hyperphosphatemia in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients
NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: KERX ) today announced results of the Phase 2 study of Zerenex (ferric citrate) for the treatment of elevated serum phosphorous levels, or hyperphosphatemia, in patients with end-stage
renal disease (ESRD) on thri...
Pharmalink AB Completes Phase II Clinical Study With Renal Disease Drug Nefecon(R)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 29 /PRNewswire/ --
- Results to be Presented at World Congress of Nephrology 2009
Pharmalink AB announced today that it has completed its open Phase II
trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Nefecon(R) in IgA nephropathy, a
glomerulonephritis leading...
BioTrends Releases TreatmentTrends(TM): US Nephrology, an Ongoing Syndicated Publication Providing Insight into Physician Perceptions and Management of Renal Anemia, Hyperphosphatemia, and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
EXTON, Pa., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released TreatmentTrends(TM): US Nephrology, a syndicated report based on online survey results from 305 Nephrologists in the US.
The
renal anemia market continues to show signs of stabilization. While the percent of pati...
FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Express(R) SD Renal Stent System
NATICK, Mass., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boston Scientific
Corporation (NYSE: BSX ) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has approved the Express(R) SD
Renal Monorail(R)
Premounted Stent System for use as an adjunct to PTRA (percutaneous
transluminal
renal ang...
European Nephrologists Share Insights on the Management of Renal Anemia and Hyperphosphatemia in Latest BioTrends Report
EXTON, Pa., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released its third TreatmentTrends(TM): European Nephrology Report . This report runs parallel to two ongoing studies BioTrends conducts -- TreatmentTrends(TM) : US and Canadian Nephrology . The report is based on the results o...
Medgenics Announces Encouraging Preliminary Data For Phase I/II Clinical Trial of EPODURE In Renal Anemia
Data will be presented during
Renal Week 2008,November 4th through 9th
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MISGAV, Israel and LONDON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medgenics
(AIM: MEDG), is pleased to announce encouraging preliminary data for its
Phase I/II clinical trial.
The landmark Phase ...
Renal in Biological Products
20-HETE-d6, Deuterium Conjugated/Tagged from Cayman Chemical
Description:... 20-HETE is a cytochrome P450 (CYP450) metabolite postulated to play an autacoid role in the
renal and cerebral vasculature. In rat cerebral microvessels, 20-HETE is a vasoconstrictor that mediates pressure-induced autoregulatory vasoconstriction. 2...
Company:Cayman Chemical
20-HETE-d6, Deuterium Conjugated/Tagged from Cayman Chemical
Description:... 20-HETE is a cytochrome P450 (CYP450) metabolite postulated to play an autacoid role in the
renal and cerebral vasculature. In rat cerebral microvessels, 20-HETE is a vasoconstrictor that mediates pressure-induced autoregulatory vasoconstriction. 2...
Company:Cayman Chemical
Michel's Transport Wash Buffer from ScyTek Laboratories
Description:...intended for use as a wash buffer for Michels Transport Fluid (cat.# MTF). Michels Transport Fluid is useful for transportation of specimens (such as
renal biopsies and lymph nodes) for immunofluorescence studies. Samples may remain in Transport Fluid for up to 5 days at room temperature. Michels Transp...
Company:ScyTek Laboratories
BRASMC (B950-05) from European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)
Description:... Bovine
renal Artery Smooth Muscle Cells (BRASMC) (>500,000 cells)...
Company:European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)
BRAEC (B900-05) from European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)
Description:... Bovine
renal Artery Endothelial Cells (BRAEC) (>500,000 cells)...
Company:European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC)
8-iso Prostaglandin E2 from Cayman Chemical
Description:...nic acid during lipid peroxidation. It is a potent
renal vasoconstrictor in the rat. 8-iso PGE2 inhibits U-...d 5 µM, respectively. When infused into the
renal artery of the rat at a concentration of 4 mg/kg/min, 8-iso PGE2 decreases the GFR and
renal plasma flow by 80% without affecting blood pressur...
Company:Cayman Chemical
Renal in Biological Definition
Cancer
...sothelioma - in the pleura or pericardium , oral cancer , osteosarcoma - in bones , ovarian cancer , pancreatic cancer , prostate cancer ,
renal cell carcinoma - in the kidneys , rhabdomyosarcoma - in muscles , skin cancer (including benign moles and dysplastic nevi ), stomach cancer ,...
Cilium
...n cause human disease. The best known cilia-related disorder is Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD). In addition, a defect of the primary cilium in the
renal tube cells can lead to polycystic kidney disease (PKD). In another genetic disorder called Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), the mutant gene products a...
Diabetes mellitus
... cardiovascular disease (doubled risk), chronic
renal failure (it is the main cause for dialysis ), r... result from unnoticed type 2 diabetes, including
renal failure , and coronary artery disease .
Type 2...cts — sufficiently high glucose (above the '
renal threshold ') in the blood is excreted by the kidne...
Dialysis
...when the kidneys are incapable of this, i.e. in
renal failure .
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The decision to dialyse
In acute
renal failure , dialysis is generally initiated when the
renal function has deteriorated to an extent that it is...
Kidney
...atic function of the kidney
1.5 Terms
2
renal functions
3 Diseases and disorders
3.1... is an opening, called the hilus, which admits the
renal artery , the
renal vein , nerves , and the ureter .
Organiza...
Malpighian corpuscle
... There are at least two anatomical structures called a Malpighian corpuscle . They are also known as:
renal corpuscles — the initial filtering component of nephrons in the kidneys
White Nodules — follicles in the white pulp of the s...
Renal in Biological Dictionary
Renal
Renal physiology is the study of kidney function, while nephrology is the ... The kidneys receive blood from the
renal arteries, left and right, which branch ... The
renal arteries normally arise off the side of the abdominal aorta, immediately below the superior mesenteric artery...
Yellow fever
...... Yellow fever is caused by a small virus that is spread by ... A person with advanced yellow fever may show signs of liver failure,
renal failure, and shock. ... To identify cases of yellow fever associated with travel and prevent further spread of the ... helps to distinguish y...
Urethra
...as the passageway for semen. ... Urine is made by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and leaves the body through the urethra . ... including the
renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra . ... Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of urethral cancer. ... Tests that examine th...
Ureter
...viewed information summary about the treatment of
renal pelvis and ureter transitional cell cancer. ... Cell Cancer of the
renal Pelvis and Ureter ... Online Medical Dictiona...eter , a pyelonephritis and a cystitis. The ...
renal Pelvis and Ureter Transitional Cell Cancer is a ...
Ubiquitin
...ivity ... The diverse roles of ubiquitin and the 26S proteasome in the life of plants. ... Proteolysis, the ubiquitin -proteasome system, and
renal diseases. ... Mouse protein-coding gene Ubc. Represented by 2568 ESTs from 329 cDNA libraries. ... Ubiquitin , becomes conjugated to proteins, ...
Transient transfection
...of Replication-Defective Retrovirus by Transient Transfection of 293T cells ... transient transfection protocol using 293T cells, a human
renal ... Article : Optimizing Transient Gene Expression Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - Biotechnology from Bench ... MAX transfection...