Best of Nephrology

This Best of Nephrology collection gives you the chance to discover some of the groundbreaking research recently published in our Nephrology portfolio. We have selected articles from each of our specialist publications to provide a comprehensive overview of Nephrology at Karger. Readers can expect a diverse range of topics including IgA nephropathy, genetic etiologies for chronic kidney disease, cell therapy for type 2 diabetes, therapeutic effect of extracellular vesicles, extracorporeal ultrafiltration for acute heart failure and sepsis, nondiabetic glomerular disease as well as reviews with broad interest for researchers and healthcare providers.

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  Genetic Etiologies for Chronic Kidney Disease Revealed through Next-Generation Renal Gene Panel
  Anthony J. Bleyer; Maggie Westemeyer; Jing Xie; Michelle S. Bloom; Katya Brossart; Jason J. Eckel; Frederick Jones; Miklos Z. Molnar; Wayne Kotzker; Prince Anand; Stanislav Kmoch; Yuan Xue; Samuel Strom; Sumit Punj; Zachary P. Demko; Hossein Tabriziani; Paul R. Billings; Trudy McKanna
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (4): 297–306 (DOI:10.1159/000522226)

   

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  Change in Cardiovascular Health Metrics and Risk for Proteinuria Development: Analysis of a Nationwide Population-Based Database
  Yuta Suzuki; Hidehiro Kaneko; Akira Okada; Hidetaka Itoh; Kojiro Morita; Katsuhito Fujiu; Nobuaki Michihata; Taisuke Jo; Norifumi Takeda; Hiroyuki Morita; Satoko Yamaguchi; Kentaro Kamiya; Atsuhiko Matsunaga; Junya Ako; Akira Fukui; Akira Nishiyama; Takashi Yokoo; Koichi Node; Toshimasa Yamauchi; Masaomi Nangaku; Hideo Yasunaga; Issei Komuro
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (2-3): 240–248 (DOI:10.1159/000522147)

   

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  Novel Renal Autologous Cell Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Chronic Diabetic Kidney Disease: Clinical Trial Design
  Joseph Stavas; David Gerber; Steven G. Coca; Arnold L. Silva; Ashley Johns; Deepak Jain; Tim Bertram; Maria Díaz-González de Ferris; George Bakris
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (1): 50–58 (DOI:10.1159/000520231)

   

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  The Forgotten Antiproteinuric Properties of Diuretics
  Hernando Trujillo; Fernando Caravaca-Fontán; Jara Caro; Enrique Morales; Manuel Praga
  Am J Nephrol (2021) 52 (6): 435–449 (DOI:10.1159/000517020)

   

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  Targeting Ferroptosis Attenuates Interstitial Inflammation and Kidney Fibrosis
  Lu Zhou; Xian Xue; Qing Hou; Chunsun Dai
  Kidney Dis (2022) 8 (1): 57–71 (DOI:10.1159/000517723)

   

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  Therapeutic Effect of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from HIF Prolyl Hydroxylase Domain Enzyme Inhibitor-Treated Cells on Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury
  Zhao-Ying Ding; Tao-Tao Tang; Zuo-Lin Li; Jing-Yuan Cao; Lin-Li Lv; Yi Wen; Bin Wang; Bi-Cheng Liu
  Kidney Dis (2022) 8 (3): 206–216 (DOI:10.1159/000522584)

   

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  suPAR: An Inflammatory Mediator for Kidneys
  Yashwanth Reddy Sudhini; Changli Wei; Jochen Reiser
  Kidney Dis (2022) 8 (4): 265–274 (DOI:10.1159/000524965)

   

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  Th1 Cytokines Signature in 2 Cases of IgA Nephropathy Flare after mRNA-Based SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: Exploring the Pathophysiology
  Laura Martinez Valenzuela; Laia Oliveras; Montserrat Gomà; Eugenia Quiros; Paula Antón-Pámpols; Francisco Gómez-Preciado; Xavier Fulladosa; Josep Maria Cruzado; Juan Torras; Juliana Draibe
  Nephron (2022) 146 (6): 564–572 (DOI:10.1159/000524619)

   

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  The Proximal Tubule as the Pathogenic and Therapeutic Target in Acute Kidney Injury
  Kwok M. Ho; David J.R. Morgan
  Nephron (2022) 146 (5): 494–502 (DOI:10.1159/000522341)

   

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  Targeting Endoplasmic Reticulum for Novel Therapeutics and Monitoring in Acute Kidney Injury
  Chuang Li; Siva Krothapalli; Ying Maggie Chen
  Nephron (2023) 147 (1): 21–24. (DOI:10.1159/000526050)

   

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  Association of Trimethylamine-N-Oxide Levels with Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality among Elderly Subjects: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
  Guixiu Chen; Lin He; Xiaotao Dou; Tao Liu
  Cardiorenal Med (2022) 12 (2): 39–54 (DOI:10.1159/000520910)

   

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  Serum and Urine Osmolality as Predictors of Adequate Diuresis in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Prospective Cohort Study
  Kevin Bryan Lo; Grace Salacup; Jerald Pelayo; Prapaipan Putthapiban; Sowmya Swamy; Rasha Nakity; Mario Naranjo-Tovar; Janani Rangaswami
  ardiorenal Med (2022) 12 (4): 173–178 (DOI:10.1159/000525730)

   

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  Extracorporeal Ultrafiltration for Acute Heart Failure
  Amir Kazory; Luca Sgarabotto; Claudio Ronco
  Cardiorenal Med (2023) 13 (1): 1–8 (DOI:10.1159/000527204)

   

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  Bortezomib Treatment for Refractory PLA2R-Positive Membranous Nephropathy
  Abdallah S. Geara; Vijay Bhoj; Jonathan J. Hogan
  Glomerular Dis (2021) 1 (1): 40–43 (DOI:10.1159/000515087)

   

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  Clinical Predictors and Prognosis of Recurrent IgA Nephropathy in the Kidney Allograft
  Catherine R. Kavanagh; Francesca Zanoni; Rita Leal; Namrata G. Jain; Megan Nicole Stack; Elena-Rodica Vasilescu; Geo Serban; Carley Shaut; Jeanne Kamal; Satoru Kudose; António Martinho; Rui Alves; Dominick Santoriello; Pietro A. Canetta; David Cohen; Jai Radhakrishnan; Gerald B. Appel; Michael B. Stokes; Glen S. Markowitz; Vivette D. D’Agati; Krzysztof Kiryluk; Nicole K. Andeen; Ibrahim Batal
  Glomerular Dis (2022) 2 (1): 42–53 (DOI:10.1159/000519834)

   

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  The Rationale and Evidence for SGLT2 Inhibitors as a Treatment for Nondiabetic Glomerular Disease
  Kana N. Miyata; Shao-Ling Zhang; John S.D. Chan
  Glomerular Dis (2021) 1 (1): 21–33 (DOI:10.1159/000513659)

   

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  The Next Evolution of HemoDialysis eXpanded: From a Delphi Questionnaire-Based Approach to the Real Life of Italian Dialysis Units
  Sergio Dellepiane; Marita Marengo; Mario D’Arezzo; Gabriele Donati; Paolo Fabbrini; Antonio Lacquaniti; Claudio Ronco; Vincenzo Cantaluppi
  Blood Purif (2022) 51 (11): 943–952 (DOI:10.1159/000522038)

   

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  Validation of a Protocol for Continuous Hemodiafiltration with Regional Citrate Anticoagulation with Omni®
  Livia Whiting; Nathan Axel Bianchi; Karima Alouazen; Olivier Joannes-Boyau; Jean-Daniel Chiche; Antoine Schneider
  Blood Purif (2022) 51 (12): 1039–1047 (DOI:10.1159/000524329)

   

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  New Targets for Extracorporeal Blood Purification Therapies in Sepsis
  Céline Monard; Paul Abraham; Antoine Schneider; Thomas Rimmelé
  Blood Purif (2023) 52 (No. 1): 1–7 (DOI:10.1159/000524973)

   

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  Peritoneal Expression of SGLT-2, GLUT1, and GLUT3 in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
  Severin Schricker; Tina Oberacker; Peter Fritz; Markus Ketteler; Mark Dominik Alscher; Moritz Schanz
  Kidney Blood Press Res (2022) 47 (2): 125–134 (DOI:10.1159/000520894)

   

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  Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Finerenone in Diabetic Kidney Disease
  Yaning Zheng; Sheng Ma; Qiaomu Huang; Yu Fang; Hongjin Tan; Yong Chen; Cairong Li
  Kidney Blood Press Res (2022) 47 (4): 219–228 (DOI:10.1159/000521908)

   

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  What Should Be Responsible for Eryptosis in Chronic Kidney Disease?
  Dongxin Li; Xujuan Zheng; Yunxia Zhang; Xiangling Li; Xuexun Chen; Yonghua Yin; Jingwen Hu; Jialin Li; Min Guo; Xiangming Wang
  Kidney Blood Press Res (2022) 47 (6): 375–390 (DOI:10.1159/000522133)

   

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  Lautropia mirabilis: An Exceedingly Rare Cause of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis
  Gonçalo Calheiros Cruz; Mariana Sousa; Sara Vilela; Fernando Teixeira e Costa; Francisco Jorge Silva
  Case Rep Nephrol Dial (2022) 12 (2): 81–84 (DOI:10.1159/000524494)

   

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  Transient Hyperkalemia Following Treatment of Chronic Hypokalemia: A Case Report and Review of Distal Tubule Physiology
  Matthew C. Breeggemann; Stephen L. Gluck
  Case Rep Nephrol Dial (2022) 12 (1): 1–4 (DOI:10.1159/000521477)