List of works - Chih-Kang Chiang

A Simpler Creatinine Index Can Predict Long-Term Survival in Chinese Hemodialysis Patients

scientific article

A noninvasive method to determine the fate of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles following intravenous injection using scanning SQUID biosusceptometry

scientific article

ATP synthase subunit-β down-regulation aggravates diabetic nephropathy

scientific article

Acinetobacter peritoneal dialysis peritonitis: a changing landscape over time

scientific article

Activation of PI3K in response to high glucose leads to regulation of SOCS-3 and STAT1/3 signals and induction of glomerular mesangial extracellular matrix formation.

scientific article published on 24 January 2017

Acute kidney injury as a risk factor for diagnostic discrepancy among geriatric patients: a pilot study.

scientific article published on 16 December 2016

Advanced glycation end-products induce skeletal muscle atrophy and dysfunction in diabetic mice via a RAGE-mediated, AMPK-down-regulated, Akt pathway.

scientific article published on 20 November 2015

Advanced glycation end-products induced VEGF production and inflammatory responses in human synoviocytes via RAGE-NF-κB pathway activation.

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

Angiopoietin-2 is associated with albuminuria and microinflammation in chronic kidney disease

scientific article

Anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibody titer is positively associated with advanced T cell differentiation and coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease.

scientific article published on 2 July 2018

Are both psychological and physical dimensions in health-related quality of life associated with mortality in hemodialysis patients: a 7-year Taiwan cohort study.

scientific article published on 20 July 2010

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Deficiency Attenuates Oxidative Stress-Related Mesangial Cell Activation and Macrophage Infiltration and Extracellular Matrix Accumulation in Diabetic Nephropathy

scientific article

Association between air pollutants and development of chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 16 November 2019

Association between education level and potentially inappropriate medication among older patients.

scientific article published on 6 April 2017

Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the role of malnutrition-inflammation-cachexia syndrome

scientific article published on 5 January 2016

Association of hepatitis C virus infection and malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in maintenance hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 5 September 2011

Association of increased travel distance to dialysis units with the risk of anemia in rural chronic hemodialysis elderly

scientific article published on 13 June 2014

Atorvastatin increases erythropoietin-stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness in maintenance hemodialysis patients: role of anti-inflammation effects.

scientific article published on 31 October 2008

Bidens pilosa Formulation Improves Blood Homeostasis and β -Cell Function in Men: A Pilot Study.

scientific article

C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) deficiency aggravates hippocampal cell apoptosis and impairs memory performance

scientific article

C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) deficiency ameliorates renal fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstructive kidney disease

scientific article published on 03 March 2016

C/EBP homologous protein deficiency aggravates acute pancreatitis and associated lung injury

scientific article

CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein Homologous Protein Deficiency Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

scientific article published on 17 October 2014

Catenarin Prevents Type 1 Diabetes in Nonobese Diabetic Mice via Inhibition of Leukocyte Migration Involving the MEK6/p38 and MEK7/JNK Pathways

scientific article published on 13 February 2012

Celecoxib-induced cytotoxic effect is potentiated by inhibition of autophagy in human urothelial carcinoma cells

scientific article

Chemical chaperon 4-phenylbutyrate protects against the endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated renal fibrosis in vivo and in vitro

scientific article

Circulating MicroRNA-125b Predicts the Presence and Progression of Uremic Vascular Calcification.

scientific article published on 18 May 2017

Clinical utility of malnutrition-inflammation score in maintenance hemodialysis patients: focus on identifying the best cut-off point

scientific article published on 6 June 2008

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbance in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published on 29 May 2008

Combined phytochemistry and chemotaxis assays for identification and mechanistic analysis of anti-inflammatory phytochemicals in Fallopia japonica

scientific article

Comparative Study of Outcomes among Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors versus angiotensin II receptor blockers for major renal outcomes in patients with diabetes: A 15-year cohort study

scientific article

Comparison of self-reported health-related quality of life between Taiwan hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: a multi-center collaborative study.

scientific article published on 13 October 2010

Correlation of interleukin-17-producing effector memory T cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3 regulatory T cells with the phosphate levels in chronic hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 16 January 2014

Diabetes mellitus, superoxide dismutase and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma polymorphisms modify the outcome of end-stage renal disease patients of Han Chinese origin.

scientific article

Diagnostic performance of random urine samples using albumin concentration vs ratio of albumin to creatinine for microalbuminuria screening in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

scientific article published on July 2014

Dipstick proteinuria level is significantly associated with pre-morbid and in-hospital functional status among hospitalized older adults: a preliminary study.

scientific article published on 08 February 2017

Does periodontitis reflect inflammation and malnutrition status in hemodialysis patients?

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Down-regulation of glucose-regulated protein (GRP) 78 potentiates cytotoxic effect of celecoxib in human urothelial carcinoma cells.

scientific article

Dysregulated oxygen metabolism of the kidney by uremic toxins: review.

scientific article published on January 2012

Effect of Frail Phenotype on Bone Mass and Vertebral Compression Fracture in Individuals Undergoing Dialysis

scientific article published on 22 August 2016

Effects of atorvastatin treatment on left ventricular diastolic function in peritoneal dialysis patients-The ALEVENT clinical trial.

scientific article published on 18 March 2017

Endoplasmic reticulum stress implicated in the development of renal fibrosis

scientific article published on 19 August 2011

Endoplasmic reticulum stress signal impairs erythropoietin production: a role for ATF4.

scientific article published on 12 December 2012

Enhancing the Detection of Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells and Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells with a Modified Urinalysis Protocol

scientific article

Factors associated with poor outcomes of continuous renal replacement therapy

scientific article

Fatigued Elderly Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease are More Likely to have Low Bone Mass than those Who are not Fatigued

scientific article published on 30 September 2016

Ferritin heavy chain mediates the protective effect of heme oxygenase-1 against oxidative stress

scientific article published on 27 September 2015

Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-the fatigue scale exhibits stronger associations with clinical parameters in chronic dialysis patients compared to other fatigue-assessing instruments

scientific article published on 15 March 2016

Glomerular diseases: genetic causes and future therapeutics.

scientific article published on 20 July 2010

Glycosylated hemoglobin and albumin-corrected fructosamine are good indicators for glycemic control in peritoneal dialysis patients

scientific article

Health-related quality of life of hemodialysis patients in Taiwan: a multicenter study

scientific article published on 27 October 2004

High peritoneal KT/V and peritonitis rates are associated with peritoneal calcification

scientific article

Higher plasma interleukin-18 levels associated with poor quality of sleep in peritoneal dialysis patients

scientific article published on 22 September 2007

Honokiol ameliorates renal fibrosis by inhibiting extracellular matrix and pro-inflammatory factors in vivo and in vitro.

scientific article

Honokiol, a small molecular weight natural product, alleviates experimental mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis

scientific article published in August 2006

Hyperuricemia associated with rapid renal function decline in elderly Taiwanese subjects.

scientific article published in December 2009

Indoxyl sulfate, a representative uremic toxin, suppresses erythropoietin production in a HIF-dependent manner

scientific article published on 22 August 2011

Influence of hepatitis C virus infection on soluble cellular adhesion molecules in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 6 January 2005

Inhibition of NADPH oxidase-related oxidative stress-triggered signaling by honokiol suppresses high glucose-induced human endothelial cell apoptosis.

scientific article

Interleukin-18 is a strong predictor of hospitalization in haemodialysis patients.

scientific article

Interplay between Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, and Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma Polymorphisms on the Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease among Han Chinese Patients

scientific article published on 6 January 2016

Investigation of the associations between low-dose serum perfluorinated chemicals and liver enzymes in US adults

scientific article published on 15 December 2009

Involvement of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Autophagy, and Apoptosis in Advanced Glycation End Products-Induced Glomerular Mesangial Cell Injury.

scientific article published on 26 September 2016

Kidney impairment in primary aldosteronism ⬇️

scientific article published on February 21, 2011

Latent transforming growth factor binding protein 4 regulates transforming growth factor beta receptor stability.

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

Lean body mass predicts long-term survival in Chinese patients on peritoneal dialysis

scientific article

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: association with mortality and hospitalization in hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 21 January 2005

MLN4924 Synergistically Enhances Cisplatin-induced Cytotoxicity via JNK and Bcl-xL Pathways in Human Urothelial Carcinoma

scientific article

Malnutrition-inflammation score independently determined cardiovascular and infection risk in peritoneal dialysis patients.

scientific article published on 24 June 2010

Malnutrition-inflammation score independently determined cardiovascular and infection risk in peritoneal dialysis patients.

scientific article published on 4 February 2010

Metabolic syndrome and abdominal fat are associated with inflammation, but not with clinical outcomes, in peritoneal dialysis patients.

scientific article published on 08 June 2013

Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance as risk factors for development of chronic kidney disease and rapid decline in renal function in elderly.

scientific article published on 15 February 2012

Metabolic syndrome predicts hospitalization in hemodialysis patients: a prospective Asian cohort study

scientific article published on 12 April 2007

Micrococcus species-related peritonitis in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis

scientific article published on 09 October 2012

Multidisciplinary care program for advanced chronic kidney disease: reduces renal replacement and medical costs.

scientific article published on 19 August 2014

N-acetylcysteine for the management of anemia and oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 02 July 2010

N-acetylcysteine-mediated antioxidation prevents hyperglycemia-induced apoptosis and collagen synthesis in rat mesangial cells.

scientific article

Ochratoxin A induces ER stress and apoptosis in mesangial cells via a NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species-mediated calpain activation pathway.

scientific article published on 27 December 2016

Osteoprotegerin, inflammation and dyslipidemia are associated with abdominal aortic calcification in non-diabetic patients on peritoneal dialysis.

scientific article published on 9 October 2013

Outcome Comparisons Between Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis With and Without Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Matched Cohort Study

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Pentoxifylline ameliorates proteinuria through suppression of renal monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in patients with proteinuric primary glomerular diseases.

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Periodontal disease is associated with metabolic syndrome in hemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 19 May 2011

Plasma interleukin-18 levels in chronic renal failure and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

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Plasma interleukin-18 levels in hemodialysis patients: increased by dialysis process and association with interleukin-6 and tumor necrotic factor-alpha

scientific article published on 16 December 2005

Plasma prohepcidin positively correlates with hematocrit in chronic hemodialysis patients.

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Plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate interferes with osteoblastogenesis and adipogenesis in a mouse model.

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Preservation of peritoneal morphology and function by pentoxifylline in a rat model of peritoneal dialysis: molecular studies.

scientific article published on 9 July 2008

Preventing muscle wasting by osteoporosis drug alendronate in vitro and in myopathy models via sirtuin-3 down-regulation

scientific article published on 6 March 2018

Primary aldosteronism: diagnostic accuracy of the losartan and captopril tests.

scientific article published on 14 May 2009

Prognostic value of proteinuria and glomerular filtration rate on Taiwanese patients with diabetes mellitus and advanced chronic kidney disease: a single center experience

scientific article published on 23 June 2016

Protective role of AMP-activated protein kinase-evoked autophagy on an in vitro model of ischemia/reperfusion-induced renal tubular cell injury

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Proteinuria as a Therapeutic Target in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease: a Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study

scientific article published on 20 May 2016

Quercetin attenuates renal ischemia/reperfusion injury via an activation of AMP-activated protein kinase-regulated autophagy pathway.

scientific article

Rasburicase for Huge Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Tumor Lysis Syndrome: Case Report ⬇️

scientific article published on 08 June 2012

Relationship between interdialytic weight gain and nutritional markers in younger and older hemodialysis patients.

scientific article published in March 2008

Relationship between periodontal disease and mortality in patients treated with maintenance hemodialysis

scientific article published on 21 December 2010

Rosiglitazone in diabetes control in hemodialysis patients with and without viral hepatitis infection: effectiveness and side effects

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Salubrinal, an eIF2α dephosphorylation inhibitor, enhances cisplatin-induced oxidative stress and nephrotoxicity in a mouse model.

scientific article published on 5 May 2011

Self-reported frailty among end-stage renal disease patients: A potential predictor of dialysis access outcomes.

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Sequence variants of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma gene and the clinical courses of patients with end-stage renal disease

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Serum free 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D is more closely associated with fibroblast growth factor 23 than other vitamin D forms in chronic dialysis patients

scientific article published on 23 October 2014

Serum myostatin is reduced in individuals with metabolic syndrome

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Serum uric acid levels show a 'J-shaped' association with all-cause mortality in haemodialysis patients

scientific article published on 01 February 2004

Serum vitamin D levels are positively associated with varicella zoster immunity in chronic dialysis patients

scientific article published on 09 December 2014

Simple self-report FRAIL scale might be more closely associated with dialysis complications than other frailty screening instruments in rural chronic dialysis patients.

scientific article published in May 2015

Tamoxifen downregulates connective tissue growth factor to ameliorate peritoneal fibrosis

scientific article published on 14 January 2011

The association of higher depressive symptoms and sexual dysfunction in male haemodialysis patients.

scientific article published on 22 November 2006

The double-edged sword of endoplasmic reticulum stress in uremic sarcopenia through myogenesis perturbation.

scientific article published on 29 January 2018

The pathological role of advanced glycation end products-downregulated heat shock protein 60 in islet β-cell hypertrophy and dysfunction

scientific article published on 05 April 2016

Thrombocytopenia on the first day of emergency department visit predicts higher risk of acute kidney injury among elderly patients

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Titanium nanoparticle inhalation induces renal fibrosis in mice via an oxidative stress upregulated transforming growth factor-β pathway.

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Tubo-ovarian abscess presenting as culture-negative peritonitis in a patient undergoing treatment with peritoneal dialysis

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Uremic toxins, oxidative stress, and renal fibrosis: an interwined complex.

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Viridans streptococci in peritoneal dialysis peritonitis: clinical courses and long-term outcomes

scientific article published on 4 February 2014

Visceral fat area is associated with HbA1c but not dialysate-related glucose load in nondiabetic PD patients

scientific article published on 4 August 2015

Vitamin D and the Immune System from the Nephrologist's Viewpoint.

scientific article published on 22 January 2014

Vitamin D is closely linked to the clinical courses of herpes zoster: From pathogenesis to complications.

scientific article published on 2 July 2015

List of works by Chih-Kang Chiang

A Simpler Creatinine Index Can Predict Long-Term Survival in Chinese Hemodialysis Patients

A noninvasive method to determine the fate of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles following intravenous injection using scanning SQUID biosusceptometry

ATP synthase subunit-β down-regulation aggravates diabetic nephropathy

Acinetobacter peritoneal dialysis peritonitis: a changing landscape over time

Activation of PI3K in response to high glucose leads to regulation of SOCS-3 and STAT1/3 signals and induction of glomerular mesangial extracellular matrix formation.

Acute kidney injury as a risk factor for diagnostic discrepancy among geriatric patients: a pilot study.

Advanced glycation end-products induce skeletal muscle atrophy and dysfunction in diabetic mice via a RAGE-mediated, AMPK-down-regulated, Akt pathway.

Advanced glycation end-products induced VEGF production and inflammatory responses in human synoviocytes via RAGE-NF-κB pathway activation.

Angiopoietin-2 is associated with albuminuria and microinflammation in chronic kidney disease

Anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibody titer is positively associated with advanced T cell differentiation and coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease.

Are both psychological and physical dimensions in health-related quality of life associated with mortality in hemodialysis patients: a 7-year Taiwan cohort study.

Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Deficiency Attenuates Oxidative Stress-Related Mesangial Cell Activation and Macrophage Infiltration and Extracellular Matrix Accumulation in Diabetic Nephropathy

Association between air pollutants and development of chronic kidney disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Association between education level and potentially inappropriate medication among older patients.

Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality: the role of malnutrition-inflammation-cachexia syndrome

Association of hepatitis C virus infection and malnutrition-inflammation complex syndrome in maintenance hemodialysis patients

Association of increased travel distance to dialysis units with the risk of anemia in rural chronic hemodialysis elderly

Atorvastatin increases erythropoietin-stimulating agent hyporesponsiveness in maintenance hemodialysis patients: role of anti-inflammation effects.

Bidens pilosa Formulation Improves Blood Homeostasis and β -Cell Function in Men: A Pilot Study.

C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) deficiency aggravates hippocampal cell apoptosis and impairs memory performance

C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) deficiency ameliorates renal fibrosis in unilateral ureteral obstructive kidney disease

C/EBP homologous protein deficiency aggravates acute pancreatitis and associated lung injury

CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein Homologous Protein Deficiency Attenuates Oxidative Stress and Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury

Catenarin Prevents Type 1 Diabetes in Nonobese Diabetic Mice via Inhibition of Leukocyte Migration Involving the MEK6/p38 and MEK7/JNK Pathways

Celecoxib-induced cytotoxic effect is potentiated by inhibition of autophagy in human urothelial carcinoma cells

Chemical chaperon 4-phenylbutyrate protects against the endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated renal fibrosis in vivo and in vitro

Circulating MicroRNA-125b Predicts the Presence and Progression of Uremic Vascular Calcification.

Clinical utility of malnutrition-inflammation score in maintenance hemodialysis patients: focus on identifying the best cut-off point

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for sleep disturbance in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Combined phytochemistry and chemotaxis assays for identification and mechanistic analysis of anti-inflammatory phytochemicals in Fallopia japonica

Comparative Study of Outcomes among Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease on Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.

Comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors versus angiotensin II receptor blockers for major renal outcomes in patients with diabetes: A 15-year cohort study

Comparison of self-reported health-related quality of life between Taiwan hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: a multi-center collaborative study.

Correlation of interleukin-17-producing effector memory T cells and CD4+CD25+Foxp3 regulatory T cells with the phosphate levels in chronic hemodialysis patients.

Diabetes mellitus, superoxide dismutase and peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma polymorphisms modify the outcome of end-stage renal disease patients of Han Chinese origin.

Diagnostic performance of random urine samples using albumin concentration vs ratio of albumin to creatinine for microalbuminuria screening in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Dipstick proteinuria level is significantly associated with pre-morbid and in-hospital functional status among hospitalized older adults: a preliminary study.

Does periodontitis reflect inflammation and malnutrition status in hemodialysis patients?

Down-regulation of glucose-regulated protein (GRP) 78 potentiates cytotoxic effect of celecoxib in human urothelial carcinoma cells.

Dysregulated oxygen metabolism of the kidney by uremic toxins: review.

Effect of Frail Phenotype on Bone Mass and Vertebral Compression Fracture in Individuals Undergoing Dialysis

Effects of atorvastatin treatment on left ventricular diastolic function in peritoneal dialysis patients-The ALEVENT clinical trial.

Endoplasmic reticulum stress implicated in the development of renal fibrosis

Endoplasmic reticulum stress signal impairs erythropoietin production: a role for ATF4.

Enhancing the Detection of Dysmorphic Red Blood Cells and Renal Tubular Epithelial Cells with a Modified Urinalysis Protocol

Factors associated with poor outcomes of continuous renal replacement therapy

Fatigued Elderly Adults with End-Stage Renal Disease are More Likely to have Low Bone Mass than those Who are not Fatigued

Ferritin heavy chain mediates the protective effect of heme oxygenase-1 against oxidative stress

Functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-the fatigue scale exhibits stronger associations with clinical parameters in chronic dialysis patients compared to other fatigue-assessing instruments

Glomerular diseases: genetic causes and future therapeutics.

Glycosylated hemoglobin and albumin-corrected fructosamine are good indicators for glycemic control in peritoneal dialysis patients

Health-related quality of life of hemodialysis patients in Taiwan: a multicenter study

High peritoneal KT/V and peritonitis rates are associated with peritoneal calcification

Higher plasma interleukin-18 levels associated with poor quality of sleep in peritoneal dialysis patients

Honokiol ameliorates renal fibrosis by inhibiting extracellular matrix and pro-inflammatory factors in vivo and in vitro.

Honokiol, a small molecular weight natural product, alleviates experimental mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis

Hyperuricemia associated with rapid renal function decline in elderly Taiwanese subjects.

Indoxyl sulfate, a representative uremic toxin, suppresses erythropoietin production in a HIF-dependent manner

Influence of hepatitis C virus infection on soluble cellular adhesion molecules in hemodialysis patients.

Inhibition of NADPH oxidase-related oxidative stress-triggered signaling by honokiol suppresses high glucose-induced human endothelial cell apoptosis.

Interleukin-18 is a strong predictor of hospitalization in haemodialysis patients.

Interplay between Superoxide Dismutase, Glutathione Peroxidase, and Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Gamma Polymorphisms on the Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease among Han Chinese Patients

Investigation of the associations between low-dose serum perfluorinated chemicals and liver enzymes in US adults

Involvement of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress, Autophagy, and Apoptosis in Advanced Glycation End Products-Induced Glomerular Mesangial Cell Injury.

Kidney impairment in primary aldosteronism ⬇️

Latent transforming growth factor binding protein 4 regulates transforming growth factor beta receptor stability.

Lean body mass predicts long-term survival in Chinese patients on peritoneal dialysis

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: association with mortality and hospitalization in hemodialysis patients.

MLN4924 Synergistically Enhances Cisplatin-induced Cytotoxicity via JNK and Bcl-xL Pathways in Human Urothelial Carcinoma

Malnutrition-inflammation score independently determined cardiovascular and infection risk in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Malnutrition-inflammation score independently determined cardiovascular and infection risk in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Metabolic syndrome and abdominal fat are associated with inflammation, but not with clinical outcomes, in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance as risk factors for development of chronic kidney disease and rapid decline in renal function in elderly.

Metabolic syndrome predicts hospitalization in hemodialysis patients: a prospective Asian cohort study

Micrococcus species-related peritonitis in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis

Multidisciplinary care program for advanced chronic kidney disease: reduces renal replacement and medical costs.

N-acetylcysteine for the management of anemia and oxidative stress in hemodialysis patients

N-acetylcysteine-mediated antioxidation prevents hyperglycemia-induced apoptosis and collagen synthesis in rat mesangial cells.

Ochratoxin A induces ER stress and apoptosis in mesangial cells via a NADPH oxidase-derived reactive oxygen species-mediated calpain activation pathway.