Background Microalbuminuria and hypertension are risk factors for diabetic nephropathy.
Blockade of the renin–angiotensin system slows the progression to diabetic nephropathy in …

Effect of dietary protein restriction on prognosis in patients with diabetic nephropathy.
Background Recent data suggest that dietary protein restriction improves survival and …

We studied the distribution of nephrin in renal biopsies from 17 patients with diabetes and
nephrotic syndrome (7 type 1 and 10 type 2 diabetes), 6 patients with diabetes and …

An estimation of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in individual patients is required for the
assessment of the severity of renal disease, for establishing dosing regimens of various …

Predicting GFR in children and adults: A comparison of the Cockcroft-Gault, Schwartz, and
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease formulas. Background A rapid prediction of glomerular …

OBJECTIVE The cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2) has protective effects in chronic
degenerative diseases. Our aim was to assess the potential relevance of the CB2 receptor in …

Type 1 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which
cannot be fully explained by traditional risk factors. Elevated plasma homocysteine is an …

Aims/hypothesis: Pregnancy could damage kidney function in diabetic nephropathy. We
investigated the long-term impact of pregnancy on the progression of diabetic nephropathy …

OBJECTIVE Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), a chemokine binding to the CC
chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) and promoting monocyte infiltration, has been implicated in …

OBJECTIVE—The purpose of this study was to assess agreement between glomerular
filtration rate (GFR) and the decline in GFR estimated with the Modification of Diet in Renal …