item: #1 of 23 id: jrenhep-10 author: Salvadori, Maurizio; Tsalouchos, Aris title: Novel Therapeutic Strategies Targeting Molecular Pathways of Cystogenesis in Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease date: 2017-03-15 words: 12603 flesch: 50 summary: Yamaguchi T, Pelling JC, Ramaswamy NT, Eppler JW, Wallace DP, Nagao S, et al. cAMP stimulates the in vitro proliferation of renal cyst epithelial cells by activating the extracellular signal regu- lated kinase pathway. Nagao et al. keywords: adpkd; autosomal; camp; cell; cyst; cystic; cystogenesis; dominant; effects; et al; function; group; growth; kidney; kidney disease; liver; model; mtor; nephrol; patients; pkd1; placebo; progression; proliferation; receptor; renal; signaling; sirolimus; soc; study; tkv; tolvaptan; treatment; trial; vasopressin cache: jrenhep-10.pdf plain text: jrenhep-10.txt item: #2 of 23 id: jrenhep-104 author: Latief, Muzamil; Bhat, Mohd Iqbal; Wani, Mohd Latief; Shafi, Obeid; Goud, L. Naresh; Abbas, Farhat; Wani, Mohsin title: Gabapentin Toxicity and Role of Dialysis; Case Series and Literature Review date: 2021-12-14 words: 2002 flesch: 58 summary: Most of the published literature on gabapentin toxicity in CKD are case studies (3,4). In cases reported with gabapentin toxicity, patients had varying manifestations including tremors, altered mental status, and respiratory depression requiring intubation (5). keywords: case; dialysis; gabapentin; kidney; patient; toxicity cache: jrenhep-104.pdf plain text: jrenhep-104.txt item: #3 of 23 id: jrenhep-11 author: Coppolino, Giuseppe; Cernaro, Valeria; Rivoli, Laura; Pinciaroli, Angela; Bolignano, Davide title: Renal Concerns in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B with Tenofovir date: 2017-03-23 words: 4304 flesch: 44 summary: Screening of risk factors for renal disease before starting TDF therapy and a careful mon- itoring of sCr, eGFR, serum phosphate and urine analysis during treatment are important mainstays for guiding the pre- scription of this drug and to promptly reduce dosage or inter- rupt therapy if nephrotoxicity occurs. Dose adjustment of TDF and early diagnosis of TDF-related renal damage The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) guidelines recommend to measure eGFR, phospha- turia, urine protein/creatinine ratio, glycosuria and tubular proteinuria in patients with HIV infection every 6 months during TDF therapy. keywords: chronic; disease; drug; function; hbv; hepatitis; hiv; kidney; patients; renal; study; tdf; tenofovir; therapy cache: jrenhep-11.pdf plain text: jrenhep-11.txt item: #4 of 23 id: jrenhep-12 author: Chan, Samuel; Au, Kenneth; Francis, Ross; Mudge, David W.; Johnson, David W.; Rahman, Tony title: An Update on Hepatorenal Syndrome date: 2017-03-22 words: 3893 flesch: 43 summary: Simultaneous liver–kidney transplantation is not necessary for patients with isolated HRS and should only be considered in selected patients at high risk for non-recov- ery of renal function, such as patients with heavy proteinuria and other evidence of advanced primary renal disease. JRENHEP012 - Copy 55..61 jrenhep.com codonpublications.com REVIEW ARTICLE An Update on Hepatorenal Syndrome Samuel Chan 1,2 , Kenneth Au 2,3 , Ross Francis 1 , David W. Mudge 1 , David W. Johnson 1 , Tony Rahman 3 1Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 2Centre for Health Services Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 3Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Queensland, Australia Abstract Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is one of the many potential causes of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with decompensated liver disease. keywords: aki; cirrhosis; hepatorenal; hrs; kidney; liver; patients; syndrome; transplantation cache: jrenhep-12.pdf plain text: jrenhep-12.txt item: #5 of 23 id: jrenhep-15 author: Rech, Megan A.; Von Roenn, Natasha; Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon; Cotler, Scott J.; Kramer, Holly title: Vitamin D Levels Are Associated with Liver Disease Severityin Patients with Cirrhosis date: 2017-05-26 words: 5038 flesch: 52 summary: Rech MA et al. Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders 2017; 1(2): 1–9 4 were selected because they may influence vitamin D levels (2, 6). A comparison of measured and calculated free 25(OH) vitamin D levels in clinical populations. keywords: 25(oh)d; albumin; calcium; cirrhosis; disease; levels; liver; meld; patients; serum; vitamin cache: jrenhep-15.pdf plain text: jrenhep-15.txt item: #6 of 23 id: jrenhep-17 author: Kinaan, Mustafa; Yau, Hanford; Martinez, Suzanne Quinn; Kar, Pran title: Concepts in Diabetic Nephropathy: From Pathophysiologyto Treatment date: 2017-06-30 words: 12424 flesch: 44 summary: Diabetic patients are predisposed to hyperlactemia with lac- tate levels being double than those in healthy individuals. Direct renin inhibitors like aliskiren can lower blood pres- sure and albuminuria in diabetic patients. keywords: albuminuria; blood; ckd; complications; control; diabetes; diabetic; disease; dkd; effect; et al; glucose; group; hba1c; inhibitors; insulin; kidney; levels; med; microalbuminuria; nephropathy; outcomes; patients; progression; renal; risk; role; studies; study; therapy; treatment; trial; type cache: jrenhep-17.pdf plain text: jrenhep-17.txt item: #7 of 23 id: jrenhep-18 author: Salvadori, Maurizio; Tsalouchos, Aris title: Liver Transplantation for Monogenic Metabolic Diseases Involvingthe Kidney date: 2017-07-19 words: 8797 flesch: 51 summary: Liver or combined liver-kidney transplantation Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders 2017; 1(2): 29–40 35 Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency The most common genetic cause of liver disease in children is AATD (102), an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the SERPINA 1 gene (103). Liver disease develops in children with PiZZ mutation. keywords: children; clkt; combined; deficiency; disease; disorders; et al; failure; gene; glycogen; hepatic; hyperoxaluria; kidney; liver; liver transplantation; lta; monogenic; mutations; normal; patients; pediatr; primary; renal; storage; therapy; transplantation; treatment; type; tyrosinemia cache: jrenhep-18.pdf plain text: jrenhep-18.txt item: #8 of 23 id: jrenhep-2 author: Pothugunta, Krishna; Voora, Santhi; Kramer, Holly Joy; Bidani, Anil K.; Vellanki, Kavitha title: Outcomes of Albumin Use in the Treatment of Acute Hepatorenal Disorders: A Single Center Experience date: 2017-02-03 words: 3756 flesch: 48 summary: Earlier studies have reported cases of increasing pleural effusions, development of pulmonary edema, and heart failure and rupture of esopha- geal varices with albumin infusions in cirrhotic patients (12). A lag period between albumin infusions and CXR findings and/or symptoms of pulmonary edema could be a major confounder when trying to determine a cor- relation between the amount of albumin infused and the development of pulmonary edema. keywords: albumin; cirrhosis; edema; infusions; oliguria; patients; recovery; serum; volume cache: jrenhep-2.pdf plain text: jrenhep-2.txt item: #9 of 23 id: jrenhep-20 author: Card, Mary Elizabeth; Moeckel, Gilbert; Turner, Jeffrey M. title: Renal Recovery Following Orthotopic Liver Transplant after Prolonged Kidney Injury: Perspectives on Diagnosing Hepatorenal Syndrome and Determining Which Patients Should Undergo Simultaneous Liver–Kidney Transplantation date: 2017-07-20 words: 3293 flesch: 48 summary: 2. Johnson R, Couser W. Hepatitis B infection and renal disease: Clinical, immunopathogenic and therapeutic considerations. Kidney Int. Our understanding of why some patients with HRS recover renal function after OLT and why others do not is limited; however, some data suggest that duration of kidney injury prior to transplant is an important factor (5). keywords: cirrhosis; disease; hrs; injury; kidney; liver; olt; patients; renal; slk; transplant cache: jrenhep-20.pdf plain text: jrenhep-20.txt item: #10 of 23 id: jrenhep-3 author: Campos, Andreia; Santos, Josefina; Freitas, Cristina; Castro, Ana; Santos, Sofia; Pedro Pimentel, Joa ̃o; Cabrita, Antonio title: Plasmapheresis in the Management of Acute Pancreatitis due to Severe Hypertriglyceridemia—Reporting New Cases date: 2017-02-03 words: 4297 flesch: 53 summary: PF was done according to TG levels. It is generally believed that TG levels of >1000 mg/dl are a greater risk factor for AP (3). keywords: acute; case; hypertriglyceridemia; pancreatitis; patients; plasmapheresis; severe; treatment cache: jrenhep-3.pdf plain text: jrenhep-3.txt item: #11 of 23 id: jrenhep-33 author: Lioufas, Nicole; Street, Alan; de Crespigny, Paul Champion; G. Holt, Stephen title: Monitoring the Effects of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate to Tenofovir Alafenamide Switch for Tubulotoxicity in Highly Treatment-Experienced or in Very Sick Individuals Infected with HIV date: 2018-06-29 words: 3359 flesch: 48 summary: Utility of uAPR measurement in HIV infection. HIV infection: Epidemi- ology, pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention. keywords: creatinine; hiv; mmol; patients; proteinuria; taf; tdf; tenofovir cache: jrenhep-33.pdf plain text: jrenhep-33.txt item: #12 of 23 id: jrenhep-34 author: Agrawal, Nikhil; Agrawal, Sahil; Tripathi, Nishita; Segal, Mark title: Potassium Profiling in Hemodialysis date: 2018-08-07 words: 2628 flesch: 50 summary: We provide a review of studies that compare constant potassium concentration in dialysate to gradual reduction in dialysate potassium concentration. In a large international cohort of HD patients, dialysate potassium concentration varied among clinical practices and countries and ranged anywhere from 1 meq/L to 3 meq/L (28). keywords: cardiac; concentration; dialysate; dialysis; hemodialysis; patients; potassium; profiling; serum cache: jrenhep-34.pdf plain text: jrenhep-34.txt item: #13 of 23 id: jrenhep-37 author: Greco, Federico; Augusto Mallio, Carlo; Cirimele, Vincenzo; D’Alessio, Pasquale; Beomonte Zobel, Bruno; Francesco Grasso, Rosario title: Imaging of Renal Angiomyolipomatosis date: 2018-11-14 words: 6522 flesch: 51 summary: Update on the diagnosis and management of renal angiomyolipoma. Changing trends in presentation, diagnosis and management of renal angiomyolipoma: Comparison of sporadic and tuberous sclerosis complex-associated forms. keywords: aml; amls; angiomyolipoma; angiomyolipomatosis; carcinoma; cell; diagnosis; epithelioid; et al; fat; features; https://doi; imaging; kidney; lesion; patients; renal; sclerosis; tissue; tuberous; tumor cache: jrenhep-37.pdf plain text: jrenhep-37.txt item: #14 of 23 id: jrenhep-43 author: Salvadori, Maurizio; Tsalouchos, Aris title: Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Renal Disorders date: 2019-01-16 words: 10185 flesch: 49 summary: Both recurrent and de novo GN have been observed in HCV renal transplant patients. Overall, the prevalence of MPGN is higher in HCV patients with MCs. keywords: c virus; chronic; ckd; combination; daa; dialysis; disease; disorders; et al; genotype; hcv; hepatitis; https://doi; infection; kidney; liver; patients; positive; renal; risk; sofosbuvir; study; transplant; transplantation; treatment; viral; virus; virus infection cache: jrenhep-43.pdf plain text: jrenhep-43.txt item: #15 of 23 id: jrenhep-47 author: Bolik, Julia; Tirnitz-Parker, Janina E. E.; Schmidt-Arras, Dirk title: ADAM and ADAMTS Proteases in Hepatic Disorders date: 2019-02-07 words: 7377 flesch: 50 summary: The role of liver progenitor cells during liver regeneration, fibrogenesis, and carcinogenesis. Role of TWEAK in coregulating liver progenitor cell and fibrogenic responses. keywords: activity; adam; adam10; adamts; adamts13; cancer; catalytic; cell; disease; disintegrin; domain; et al; expression; factor; family; figure; hcc; hscs; https://doi; liver; receptor; signalling; tumour cache: jrenhep-47.pdf plain text: jrenhep-47.txt item: #16 of 23 id: jrenhep-49 author: Mohammadzadeh, Fatemeh; Hosseini, Vahid; Alihemmati, Alireza; Shaaker, Maghsod; Mosayyebi, Gholamali; Darabi, Masoud; Mehdizadeh, Amir title: The Role of Stearoyl-coenzyme A Desaturase 1 in Liver Development, Function, and Pathogenesis date: 2019-02-06 words: 5496 flesch: 44 summary: Thiazole-4-acetic acid derivative Another potent liver-selective SCD1 inhibitor, compound 48 (a thiazole-4-acetic acid derivative), has recently been discovered through high-throughput screening efforts fol- lowing an ex vivo assay approach on mice liver and eyelids (55). SCD1 may play a key role in liver development and hepatic lipid homeostasis through promoting monounsaturated protein acylation and converting lipotoxic saturated fatty acids into monounsaturated fatty acids. keywords: acid; activity; coa; desaturase; development; disorders; expression; fatty; hepatic; lipid; liver; mice; role; scd1; stearoyl; stress; tabriz; wnt cache: jrenhep-49.pdf plain text: jrenhep-49.txt item: #17 of 23 id: jrenhep-5 author: Krishnan, Anoushka R.; Trinder, Debbie; G. Chua, Anita C.; Chakera, Aron; Ramm, Grant A.; Olynyk, John K. title: Anaemia of Chronic Kidney Disease: What We Know Now date: 2017-02-03 words: 7260 flesch: 46 summary: The improvement in haemo- globin resulted from increased serum iron levels and better haemoglobinisation of erythroid precursors, without affecting inflammatory responses in these mice. Issues with iron therapy With regard to iron administration during episodes of acute infection or inflammation which results in elevated serum ferritin levels, opinions suggest that iron therapy should be withheld under such circumstances, citing a concern that iron may further help in the proliferation of microorganisms. keywords: anaemia; australia; blood; ckd; disease; effects; epo; erythropoiesis; et al; haemoglobin; hepcidin; hypoxia; inflammation; iron; kidney; levels; liver; metabolism; nephrol; patients; production; renal; role; serum cache: jrenhep-5.pdf plain text: jrenhep-5.txt item: #18 of 23 id: jrenhep-52 author: Chávez-Iñiguez, Jonathan S.; Meza-Ríos, Alejandra; Santos-Garcia, Arturo; García-García, Guillermo; Armendariz-Borunda, Juan title: Cholemic Nephropathy: Hyperbilirubinemia and its Impact on Renal Function date: 2019-03-18 words: 5201 flesch: 46 summary: AKI in cirrhosis patients in the context of hyperbilirubinemia AKI that occurs in patients with cirrhosis due to severe hy- poperfusion and impairment in the systemic arterial circula- tion has been known as hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) (10). Odell et al. keywords: aki; bile; bilirubin; cirrhosis; disorders; function; hyperbilirubinemia; kidney; levels; liver; nephropathy; patients; renal; scr cache: jrenhep-52.pdf plain text: jrenhep-52.txt item: #19 of 23 id: jrenhep-56 author: Gonzaga, Ernesto Robalino; Andrew, Austin; Jan George, Freeman title: Wasting Away with Cirrhosis: A Review of Hepatic Sarcopenia date: 2019-09-09 words: 5609 flesch: 48 summary: The homeostasis of muscle bulk is tightly regulated requir- ing a balance between muscle protein synthesis and muscle proteolysis. Muscle protein synthesis and muscle satellite cell recruitment are important factors in maintaining muscle bulk. keywords: amino; ammonia; cirrhosis; disease; esld; et al; levels; liver; mass; mtor; muscle; myostatin; patients; protein; sarcopenia; study; synthesis cache: jrenhep-56.pdf plain text: jrenhep-56.txt item: #20 of 23 id: jrenhep-58 author: Fradelos, Evangelos C. title: The Effect of Clinical and Demographic Factors on Quality of Life in End-Stage Renal Disease. A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study date: 2020-05-07 words: 5161 flesch: 57 summary: <0.001 Educational status Primary education (1) 3.14 ± 0.94 2.92 ± 11.65 5.68 ± 10.17 10.86 ± 13.50 High school (2) 3.59 ± 0.86 4.79 ± 8.89 6.91 ± 10.19 12.83 ± 12.29 University (3) 3.59 ± 0.94 6.71 ± 7.57 7.86 ± 12.22 13.89 ± 13.29 (Continued) Quality of life in hemodialysis Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders 2020; 4(1): 1–9 5 Table 1. Yes −8.86 ± 13.23 3.02 ± 13.82 16.21 ± 3.77 No −6.04 ± 13.38 6.48 ± 14.99 17.53 ± 3.83 t 1.713 1.905 2.791 p 0.087 0.058 0.006 Educational status Primary education (1) −6.74 ± 12.69 1.44 ± 14.97 16.42 ± 4.06 High school (2) −7.15 ± 14.34 8.44 ± 14.50 17.58 ± 3.62 University (3) −5.48 ± 12.50 8.32 ± 12.85 18.13 ± 3.66 (Continued) Quality of life in hemodialysis Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders 2020; 4(1): 1–9 7 Table 2 . keywords: disease; health; hemodialysis; level; life; patients; qol; quality; study cache: jrenhep-58.pdf plain text: jrenhep-58.txt item: #21 of 23 id: jrenhep-6 author: Mehdizadeh, Amir; Darabi, Masoud title: Reprogrammed Cell‐based Therapy for Liver Disease: From Labto Clinic date: 2017-02-03 words: 6465 flesch: 45 summary: Here, we introduce main practical strategies for redifferentiation of pluripotent cells to liver cells. An average 20% repopulation of liver cells was recorded. keywords: cells; differentiation; disease; disorders; embryonic; et al; gene; hepatocytes; human; ipscs; liver; liver cell; medicine; patient; pubmed; reprogramming; stem; stem cells; therapy; tissue; transplantation cache: jrenhep-6.pdf plain text: jrenhep-6.txt item: #22 of 23 id: jrenhep-8 author: Testino, Gianni; Leone, Silvia title: Alcoholic Hepatitis and Liver Transplantation date: 2017-02-03 words: 1541 flesch: 47 summary: Liver transplantation in alcoholic patients: Impact of an alcohol addiction unit within a liver transplant center. Data from the literature have stated for a long time that the approach to patients with alcoholic liver disease (ALD) should be changed with no ethical or technical precon- ceptions. keywords: alcoholic; liver; patients; transplantation cache: jrenhep-8.pdf plain text: jrenhep-8.txt item: #23 of 23 id: jrenhep-9 author: Halldorson, Jeffrey title: Welcome to the Journal of Renal and Hepatic Disorders date: 2017-02-03 words: 1130 flesch: 47 summary: A common and well-known example of this interac- tion is the hepatorenal syndrome in end-stage cirrhosis of the liver in which the vasogenic effects of liver disease initially result in acute kidney injury but may progress to irreversible ischemic renal failure if the vasogenic influence of liver failure is not reversed quickly enough (1–3). The emerging pathophysiology of fatty liver disease is a growing topic (9). keywords: journal; kidney; liver; organ; renal; transplant cache: jrenhep-9.pdf plain text: jrenhep-9.txt