Renal tubular epithelial cell casts are always indicative ... Glycosuria indicates a serum glucose level above the renal threshold for reabsorption (excess of 11.6 mmol/l). Screening for ...

The epithelial–mesenchymal transition is the process by which polarised epithelial cells that are connected via adhesion lose their characteristics and acquire migratory and invasive properties ...

The "mini intestine" made from iPS cells is seen at a stage with a pipelike structure inside a revolving machine, on the left, and at a mature stage after being transplanted into a mouse on the ...

ccRCC is an aggressive subtype arising from renal stem cells commonly arising in the proximal nephron and tubular epithelium, and often metastasizes to the lungs, liver, and bones. Approximately 20% ...

Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a study shows. Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in ...

The absence of renal tubular or glomerular defects in patients with adult cystinosis remains unexplained. Clinical Comparison of Childhood and Adult Cystinosis. The primary defect in these ...

Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2006;2(3):136-148. Low Tm Pi in the hypophosphatemic patient indicates an appropriate renal response to hypophosphatemia, and usually implicates gastrointestinal loss or ...

Necrosis was conspicuous in two of the four cases. Regenerating tubular epithelium was also found in areas. The lesions were irregularly distributed; in the case studied at autopsy, they were seen ...

Objective To determine if serum interferon (IFN)-α levels at the time of a lupus nephritis (LN) flare are associated with renal outcomes. Methods Patients with an LN flare who had a preflare estimated ...

Urinary Dickkopf‐3 (uDKK3), a stress‐induced, tubular profibrotic glycoprotein, may be elevated in HF as early as in New York Heart Association class I HF and may indicate subsequent decline in ...