New Biomarkers Tested For Rapid Diagnosis Of Severe Kidney Damage
How does a doctor determine whether or not an emergency-room patient has acute kidney injury? Using tests currently available in the hospital, this question is often difficult to answer. In many emergency cases, however, early diagnosis of the severity of the disease picture is crucial. A large multicenter study by clinicians of the Experimental and Clinical Research Center (ECRC), a joint cooperation between the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch and the Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin, the Helios Hospital Berlin, and two hospitals in the U.
Fixing Common Blood Disorder Would Make Kidney Transplants More Successful
Correcting anemia, a red blood cell deficiency, can preserve kidney function in many kidney transplant recipients, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results indicate that aggressively treating anemia may help save the kidneys and possibly the lives of many transplant recipients. Anemia commonly arises in patients with kidney disease because the kidneys secrete most of the hormone erythropoietin that stimulates red blood cell production.
Glucose-Induced Injury In Kidney Cells Reduced By Hydrogen Sulfide: Finding Lays Basis For Studies In Animal Models Of Diabetic Kidney Disease
Hydrogen sulfide, a gas notorious for its rotten-egg smell, may have redeeming qualities after all. It reduces high glucose-induced production of scarring proteins in kidney cells, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio report in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The paper is scheduled for print publication in early 2012. "There is interest in gases being mediators of biological events, " said B.S. Kasinath, M.D., professor of medicine and a nephrologist with UT Medicine San Antonio, the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center.