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.

Best of Nephrology Collection

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  Urinary Epidermal Growth Factor: A Promising “Next Generation” Biomarker in Kidney Disease
  Charlotte Cortvrindt; Reinhart Speeckaert; Joris R. Delanghe; Marijn M. Speeckaert
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (5): 372–387. (DOI:10.1159/000524586)

   

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  Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Chronic Kidney Disease
  Xiejia Li; Bengt Lindholm
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (10): 730–739. (DOI:10.1159/000528560)

   

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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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  Clinical Outcomes of Patients with C3G or IC-MPGN Treated with the Factor D Inhibitor Danicopan: Final Results from Two Phase 2 Studies
  Carla Nester; Gerald B. Appel; Andrew S. Bomback; Koenraad Peter Bouman; H. Terence Cook; Erica Daina; Bradley P. Dixon; Kara Rice; Nader Najafian; James Hui; Steven D. Podos; Craig B. Langman; Liz Lightstone; Samir V. Parikh; Matthew C. Pickering; C. John Sperati; Howard Trachtman; James Tumlin; Aiko PJ de Vries; Jack F.M. Wetzels; Giuseppe Remuzzi
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (10): 687–700. (DOI:10.1159/000527167)

   

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  Desidustat in Anemia due to Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease: A Phase 3 Study (DREAM-ND)
  Dhananjai Agrawal; Deepak Varade; Hardik Shah; Alm Nazar; Jayakumar Krishnan; Vineet Shukla; Chinta Ramakrishna; Mahel Chinthana Bandara Galahitiyawa; Sidhharth B. Mavani; Sunil Rajanna; Petkar Jikki; Shamila De Silva; Vivek Ruhela; Parshottam Koradia; Kevinkumar Kansagra; Pooja Kanani; Nitin Sharma; Kuldipsinh Zala; Deven Parmar; Study Investigator Group
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (5): 352–360. (DOI:10.1159/000523961)

   

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  Desidustat in Anemia due to Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease: A Phase 3 Study (DREAM-D)
  Sishir Gang; Prakash Khetan; Deepak Varade; Venkata Ramakrishna Chinta; Siddharth Mavani; Umesh Gupta; S. Venkata Krishna Reddy; Sunil Rajanna; Tarun Jeloka; Vivek Ruhela; Kevinkumar Kansagra; Pooja Kanani; Jayesh Bhatt; Kuldipsinh Zala; Study Investigator Group
  Am J Nephrol (2022) 53 (5): 343–351. (DOI:10.1159/000523949)

   

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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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  Chronic Kidney Disease and Cognitive Impairment: The Kidney-Brain Axis
  Zuoquan Xie; Siyu Tong; Xingkun Chu; Teng Feng; Meiyu Geng
  Kidney Dis (2022) 8 (4): 275–285. (DOI:10.1159/000524475)

   

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  Evaluation of Therapies for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Vitamin D Insufficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease
  Stephen A. Strugnell; Philipp Csomor; Akhtar Ashfaq; Charles W. Bishop
  Kidney Dis (2023) 9 (3): 206–217. (DOI:10.1159/000529523)

   

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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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  Facing the Challenge of Drug-Induced Acute Interstitial Nephritis
  Beatriz Sanchez-Alamo; Clara Cases-Corona; Gema Fernandez-Juarez
  Nephron (2023) 147 (2): 78–90. (DOI:10.1159/000525561)

   

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  Effect of Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate on Serum Potassium and Bicarbonate in Patients with Hyperkalemia and Metabolic Acidosis Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease: Rationale and Design of the NEUTRALIZE Study
  Stephen R. Ash; Daniel Batlle; Jessica Kendrick; Yemisi Oluwatosin; William Pottorf; Yasmin Brahmbhatt; Emily Guerrieri; Linda Fried
  Nephron (2022) 146 (6): 599–609. (DOI:10.1159/000523911)

   

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  Atrial Fibrillation and Anticoagulant Treatment in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients: Where Do We Stand?
  Luca Di Lullo; Marco Valerio Mariani; Claudio Ronco; Antonio Bellasi; Carlo Lavalle; Cristina Chimenti; Ernesto Paoletti; Maura Ravera; Monica Zanella
  Cardiorenal Med (2022) 12 (4): 131–140. (DOI:10.1159/000525387)

   

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  Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury for Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Patients Who Underwent Sun’s Procedure by a Perioperative Nomogram
  Yuhui Zhang; Yongrong Lan; Tongyun Chen; Qingliang Chen; Zhigang Guo; Nan Jiang
  Cardiorenal Med (2022) 12 (3): 117–130. (DOI:10.1159/000524907)

   

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  The Utility of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index for Predicting Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  Irem Karauzum; Kurtulus Karauzum; Kaan Hanci; Dogus Gokcek; Beyza Kalas; Ertan Ural
  Cardiorenal Med (2022) 12 (2): 71–80. (DOI:10.1159/000524945)

   

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  C3 Glomerulopathy: A Review with Emphasis on Ultrastructural Features
  Jean Hou; Kevin Yi Mi Ren; Mark Haas
  Glomerular Dis (2022) 2 (3): 107–120. (DOI:10.1159/000524552)

   

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  Super-Resolution Microscopy: A Technique to Revolutionize Research and Diagnosis of Glomerulopathies
  Florian Siegerist; Vedran Drenic; Thor-Magnus Koppe; Nihal Telli; Nicole Endlich
  Glomerular Dis (2023) 3 (1): 19–28. (DOI:10.1159/000528713)

   

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  APOL1 and APOL1-Associated Kidney Disease: A Common Disease, an Unusual Disease Gene – Proceedings of the Henry Shavelle Professorship
  Martin R. Pollak; David J. Friedman
  Glomerular Dis (2023) 3 (1): 75–87. (DOI:10.1159/000529227)

   

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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 (1): 1–7. (DOI:10.1159/000524973)

   

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  Ammonia Clearance with Different Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Techniques in Patients with Liver Failure
  Caleb Fisher; Ian Baldwin; Nigel Fealy; Thummaporn Naorungroj; Rinaldo Bellomo
  Blood Purif (2022) 51 (10): 840–846. (DOI:10.1159/000521312)

   

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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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  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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  Effects of L-Carnitine Treatment on Kidney Mitochondria and Macrophages in Mice with Diabetic Nephropathy
  Seigo Ito; Masahiro Nakashima; Takuya Ishikiriyama; Hiroyuki Nakashima; Akira Yamagata; Toshihiko Imakiire; Manabu Kinoshita; Shuhji Seki; Hiroo Kumagai; Naoki Oshima
  Kidney Blood Press Res (2022) 47 (4): 277–290. (DOI:10.1159/000522013)

   

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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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  Efficacy and Safety of Semaglutide, a Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist in Real-Life: A Case Series of Patients in Maintenance Incremental Hemodialysis
  José C. De la Flor; Javier Deira Lorenzo; Alexander Marschall; Francisco Valga; Tania Monzón Vázquez; Elisa Ruiz Cícero
  Case Rep Nephrol Dial (2022) 12 (3): 238–247. (DOI:10.1159/000527919)

   

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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)