Kun Zhao, Tiantian Han, Linzhen Jia, Libo Wen, Renjun Gao, Xue Li
{"title":"Exploring new horizons: angiotensin II, angiotensin II type 1 receptor, and renal outer medullary potassium channel interaction in distal convoluted tubule.","authors":"Kun Zhao, Tiantian Han, Linzhen Jia, Libo Wen, Renjun Gao, Xue Li","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.24.023","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.24.023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This study investigates angiotensin II (Ang II)'s regulatory mechanism on renal outer medullary potassium channel (ROMK) activity in the distal convoluted tubule (DCT) during low potassium intake, focusing on the janus kinase 2 (JAK2) pathway activation mediated by the Ang II type 1 receptor (AT1R).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Utilizing a low potassium diet mouse model, various methods including patch clamping, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemical staining were applied to analyze ROMK channel activity and the expression of related proteins.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The findings reveal that Ang II inhibits ROMK activity in the DCT2 membrane through AT1R activation, with the JAK2 pathway playing a central role. Further, inhibiting JAK2 reverses this effect, indicating its potential in hypertension treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study provides novel insights into the role of Ang II in renal potassium excretion and hypertension pathophysiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"461-480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066336/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AJin Cho, Seon A Jeong, Hayne Cho Park, Do Hyoung Kim, Kyung Don Yoo, Hye Eun Yoon, Yang Gyun Kim, Young-Ki Lee
{"title":"Comparative analysis of the incidence and mortality of COVID-19 in Korean end-stage kidney disease patients: hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, and transplantation.","authors":"AJin Cho, Seon A Jeong, Hayne Cho Park, Do Hyoung Kim, Kyung Don Yoo, Hye Eun Yoon, Yang Gyun Kim, Young-Ki Lee","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.287","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.287","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are more susceptible to viral epidemics and are known to have higher incidence and death rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) compared to the general population. We determined COVID-19 incidence and mortality among chronic hemodialysis (HD), peritoneal dialysis (PD), and kidney transplantation (KT) patients in Korea.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cohort study and data regarding Korean ESKD adults (aged ≥18 years) were obtained from the National Health Insurance Service of Korea from October 2020 to December 2021. We examined and compared the incidence of COVID-19-related infections and deaths among the patients receiving HD, PD, and KT.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of all ESKD patients, 85,018 (68.1%) were on HD, 8,399 (6.7%) on PD, and 31,343 (25.1%) on KT. The COVID-19 incidence was 1.3% for HD, 1.2% for PD, and 1.5% for KT. COVID-19 mortality was 16.3% for HD, 12.2% for PD, and 4.7% for KT. PD patients had a lower incidence of infection compared to HD patients (odds ratio [OR], 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.607-0.93), but KT patients had a significantly higher risk of infection (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.13-1.44). Compared with HD, the risk of COVID-19-related death was not different for PD patients but was significantly lower for KT patients (hazard ratio, 0.55; 95% CI, 0.35-0.88).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>COVID-19 incidence was lower in PD patients than in HD patients, but mortality was not different between them. KT was associated with a higher risk of COVID-19 infection but lower mortality compared to HD.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"500-509"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066348/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141457709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
KyungYi Kim, Hyung Woo Kim, Beom Seok Kim, Suk-Yong Jang, Jaeyong Shin, Tae Hyun Kim, Sang Gyu Lee
{"title":"Clinical effects of a home care program for patients with peritoneal dialysis in a tertiary care hospital.","authors":"KyungYi Kim, Hyung Woo Kim, Beom Seok Kim, Suk-Yong Jang, Jaeyong Shin, Tae Hyun Kim, Sang Gyu Lee","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.160","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.160","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Digital health technologies have been rapidly adopted during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. In Korea, a home care program, including face-to-face educational consultation and remote patient monitoring, was initiated to improve patients' quality of life. This study focused on patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing peritoneal dialysis to verify the long-term clinical effectiveness of this home care program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective cohort study was designed as a pre-post study to analyze the clinical impact of a home care program for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in a single tertiary care hospital. A total of 186 patients were selected from June 2017 to May 2022 to identify clinical changes after program implementation by analyzing changes in peritonitis incidence and laboratory test results. Interrupted time series analyses with ordinary least squares linear regression and chi-square tests were used.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline, the incidence of peritonitis continuously increased by 0.480 cases per 1,000 patient-months (p = 0.02). After program initiation, the trend significantly decreased by 0.886 cases per 1,000 patient-months (p = 0.02). In addition, the proportion of individuals reaching the clinical target range had increased calcium levels (4.9%p, p = 0.003), stable hemoglobin (1.2%p, p = 0.477), phosphorus (2.8%p, p = 0.09), potassium (-1.6%p, p = 0.22), while parathyroid hormone levels decreased (-6.6%p, p = 0.005).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With a reduction in peritonitis incidence and overall improvement in laboratory test results, our study suggests that conducting a home care program for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis is clinically effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"510-521"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066360/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141897745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dong Eon Kim, Da Woon Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Harin Rhee, Eun Young Seong, Yewon Choi, Sang Heon Song
{"title":"Impact of glycemic control on residual kidney function and technique failure associated with volume overload in diabetic patients on peritoneal dialysis.","authors":"Dong Eon Kim, Da Woon Kim, Hyo Jin Kim, Harin Rhee, Eun Young Seong, Yewon Choi, Sang Heon Song","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.251","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.251","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>It is unclear whether poor glycemic control contributes to residual kidney function (RKF) decline and consequent volume overload in diabetic patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective analysis included 80 diabetic patients who started PD at a single center. The first 2 years of patient data were collected to investigate the impact of glycemic control on RKF and volume overload in the early stages of PD. We used the time-averaged glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels to estimate glycemic control. RKF loss was measured as the slope of RKF decline and time to anuria. To assess the association between glycemic control and volume overload, we examined technique failure (TF) associated with volume overload (TFVO), defined as TF due to excessive fluid accumulation. Multivariable linear regression and Cox regression analysis were performed to assess how glycemic control affects RKF and TFVO.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Over the first 2 years, the mean rate of RKF decline was -3.25 ± 3.94 mL/min/ 1.73 m2 per year. Multivariable linear regression showed that higher time-averaged HbA1c was associated with a rapid RKF decline (β = -0.95; 95% confidence interval [CI], -1.66 to -0.24; p = 0.01). In the adjusted Cox regression analysis, higher time-averaged HbA1c increased the risk of progression to anuria (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.97; 95% CI, 1.29-3.00; p = 0.002) and TFVO (adjusted HR, 2.88; 95% CI, 1.41-5.89; p = 0.004).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Poor glycemic control is associated with rapid RKF decline and leads to volume overload in diabetic patients on PD.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"481-490"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066335/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141751994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heenyun Kim, Yongseok Choi, Soontack Kwon, Kook Young Jang, Do Kyung Ryuk, Hyejin Lee, Jin Yong Lee
{"title":"Preliminary evaluation of the effect of revised reimbursement scheme in outpatient hemodialysis for medical aid recipients in Korea.","authors":"Heenyun Kim, Yongseok Choi, Soontack Kwon, Kook Young Jang, Do Kyung Ryuk, Hyejin Lee, Jin Yong Lee","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.038","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>South Korea has universal health coverage guaranteeing equitable healthcare for all. However, equity issues have been raised regarding hemodialysis reimbursement for medical aid recipients with chronic kidney disease. Physicians and civic groups demanded a revision of the discriminatory policy, and in response, the Ministry of Health and Welfare amended the hemodialysis case payment scheme. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the reform and detect any unintended policy outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of Korea was used. All subjects were patients with chronic kidney disease who received outpatient hemodialysis and medical aid from April 2017 to March 2022. The dzata was analyzed with descriptive statistics, and the generalized estimation equation was used to control for covariates and identify policy effects.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The reform of the case payment scheme in 2021 raised the compensation level per hemodialysis case, which was fixed for 7 years from 2014, by approximately 2,000 Korean won. There was no negative effect such as additional expenditure resulting from an unintentional increase in medical use.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A year has passed since the implementation of the outpatient hemodialysis rate system reform for medical aid recipients. Our results indicate that the reform has gone smoothly, and we anticipate continuous efforts by the government to guarantee universal health coverage to medical aid recipients. Through such consistent endeavors to correct the discriminatory aspects of policies, South Korea will achieve true universal health coverage.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"444-451"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066362/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139931705","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heejung Choi, Ah-Young Kim, Inwhee Park, Hankil Lee, Min-Jeong Lee
{"title":"COVID-19 infection in patients with end-stage kidney disease undergoing renal replacement therapies in Korea.","authors":"Heejung Choi, Ah-Young Kim, Inwhee Park, Hankil Lee, Min-Jeong Lee","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.280","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) at heightened risk owing to their vulnerability to infections. Our study focused on patients with ESKD, examining COVID-19 incidence, hospitalization, and mortality in relation to their renal replacement therapy (RRT) type and identifying factors influencing COVID-19 hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cohort study using health insurance claims data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service for patients with ESKD between July 2017 and June 2022. COVID-19 data for the general population were sourced from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) constituted 90.7% of the cohort, followed by kidney transplantation (KT) recipients and peritoneal dialysis (PD). After adjusting for every 10,000 individuals, KT recipients exhibited the highest COVID-19 incidence, followed by those undergoing HD and PD, whereas the general population showed a higher infection rate of 43.64. Patients undergoing HD had the highest hospitalization rates, followed by KT recipients and those undergoing PD. The mortality rate per 10,000 individuals was highest in HD, followed by PD, the general population, and KT. Multivariate analysis indicated that age, RRT duration, residence in a nursing hospital, and comorbidities were associated with COVID-19 hospitalization.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Among RRT modalities, KT recipients displayed the highest COVID-19 incidence, whereas those undergoing HD exhibited the highest hospitalization and mortality rates. This study contributes to our understanding of infectious diseases in patients on RRT and aids in preparedness for future infectious disease outbreaks.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"522-534"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066347/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141457710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Su Hyun Song, Young Jin Goo, Tae Ryom Oh, Sang Heon Suh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae
{"title":"Insulin resistance is associated with incident chronic kidney disease in population with normal renal function.","authors":"Su Hyun Song, Young Jin Goo, Tae Ryom Oh, Sang Heon Suh, Hong Sang Choi, Chang Seong Kim, Seong Kwon Ma, Soo Wan Kim, Eun Hui Bae","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.22.298","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.22.298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Insulin resistance is prevalent in chronic kidney disease and may accelerate the progression of chronic kidney disease. This study aimed to investigate whether insulin resistance is associated with the development of incident chronic kidney disease in a population with normal renal function.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 3,331 participants from a community-based cohort with normal renal function were prospectively analyzed. We determined the relationship of insulin resistance indices with the incident chronic kidney disease using the Cox proportional hazard model and Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During a mean follow-up of 11.03 ± 4.22 years, incident chronic kidney disease occurred in 414 participants (12.4%). The high homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance level group had an increased risk of incident chronic kidney disease (hazard ratio [HR], 1.40; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.13-1.74; p = 0.002) compared to the normal group after adjustment for age, sex, history of hypertension, body mass index, total cholesterol, alcohol drinking status, smoking status, and baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate. The risk of incident chronic kidney disease also increased with the lower quantitative insulin sensitivity check index level (HR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.41-0.92; p = 0.02) and higher leptin-adiponectin ratio level (HR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.06-1.42; p = 0.006).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Higher insulin resistance indices are associated with the incidence of chronic kidney disease. Our data suggest that increased insulin resistance may be involved in the development of incident chronic kidney disease in a population with normal renal function.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"491-499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066358/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139040207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Afiatin Makmun, Bancha Satirapoj, Do Gia Tuyen, Marjorie W Y Foo, Romina Danguilan, Sanjeev Gulati, Sejoong Kim, Sunita Bavanandan, Yi-Wen Chiu, Sydney C W Tang
{"title":"The burden of chronic kidney disease in Asia region: a review of the evidence, current challenges, and future directions.","authors":"Afiatin Makmun, Bancha Satirapoj, Do Gia Tuyen, Marjorie W Y Foo, Romina Danguilan, Sanjeev Gulati, Sejoong Kim, Sunita Bavanandan, Yi-Wen Chiu, Sydney C W Tang","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.194","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.23.194","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The disease burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its impact on healthcare systems has been poorly studied in Asia, a socioeconomically diverse region with wide variations in availability, access, and quality of CKD care. The high CKD burden in this region is predominantly driven by an increased prevalence of risk factors including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, obesity, and use of traditional medicines and is further aggravated by challenges associated with effective implementation of population-based screening and surveillance systems in early detection and intervention of CKD. The Asian continent mostly comprised of low- and middle-income countries with resource restraints lacks robust population-based CKD registries resulting in a paucity of data on CKD incidence and prevalence, various treatment modalities, uptake of current guidelines, and the overall impact of implementation of developmental programs. There is an urgent need for a collaborative action plan between the healthcare community and governments in this region to detect CKD in its early stages and prevent its complications including kidney failure, cardiovascular disease, and death. Research- based evidence on the impact of early detection, sustainable treatment options, quality of life, delay or avoidance of dialysis, and related cost analysis is the need of the hour. We highlight successful implementation of strategic and policy-sharing programs adopted in a few countries; also, consolidate available region-specific data, quantify estimates of CKD burden and propose strategies with a multidisciplinary approach involving patients, the healthcare community and governmental bodies to combat CKD and its complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"411-433"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Young-Bin Son, Tae-Bum Kim, Hyeon-Jin Min, Jihyun Yang, Myung-Gyu Kim, Sang Kyung Jo, Won Yong Cho, Se Won Oh
{"title":"Smoking amplifies the risk of albuminuria in individuals with high sodium intake: the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) 2008-2011 and 2014-2018.","authors":"Young-Bin Son, Tae-Bum Kim, Hyeon-Jin Min, Jihyun Yang, Myung-Gyu Kim, Sang Kyung Jo, Won Yong Cho, Se Won Oh","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.22.133","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.22.133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Smoking and sodium intake (SI) have been evaluated as risk factors for kidney disease; however, the data are inconsistent. We assessed the association between SI and cotinine-verified smoking status and the risk of albuminuria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An observational study using the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2008-2011 and 2014- 2018) was performed. We included 37,410 adults with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2. The smoking status was assumed based on the urine cotinine/creatinine ratio (Ucot/Ucrea). SI was estimated from spot urine sodium using the Kawasaki formula.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ucot/Ucrea levels were significantly higher in current smokers (920.22 ± 9.00 ng/mg) than in ex-smokers and nonsmokers (48.31 ± 2.47 and 23.84 ± 1.30 ng/mg) (p < 0.001). Ucot/Ucrea levels were significantly higher in second-hand smokers than in participants without a history of smoking (p < 0.001). Ucot/Ucrea levels were positively associated with SI (p for trend < 0.001). Smoking status was not associated with albuminuria. SI had a linear relationship with albuminuria (p < 0.001). In groups with the highest Ucot/Ucrea levels, the highest SI quartile indicated a significantly higher risk of albuminuria than that in the lowest quartile (risk ratio, 2.22; 95% confidence interval, 1.26-3.92; p = 0.006). The risk of albuminuria was not significant in groups with the lowest and middle tertile adjusted for multiple risk factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Smokers consume higher dietary sodium and dietary SI was positively related to the risk of albuminuria. Smoking is not associated with albuminuria as a single factor. The risk of albuminuria is the higher in participants with smoking and high SI.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"452-460"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066363/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54229819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathological diagnosis of Alport syndrome.","authors":"Kyoung Bun Lee, Minsun Jung, Beom Jin Lim","doi":"10.23876/j.krcp.24.063","DOIUrl":"10.23876/j.krcp.24.063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary nephritis characterized by structural abnormalities in the glomerular basement membrane resulting from pathogenic variants in the COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 genes. Conventional pathological evaluations reveal nonspecific light microscopic changes and diagnostic clues can be obtained through electron microscopy. Type IV collagen staining elucidates distinct patterns based on AS inheritance, aiding in subtype classification. However, limitations arise, particularly in autosomal dominant cases. Genetic testing, particularly next-generation sequencing, gains prominence due to its ability to identify diverse mutations within COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5.</p>","PeriodicalId":17716,"journal":{"name":"Kidney Research and Clinical Practice","volume":" ","pages":"406-410"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12066351/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142391569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}