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Nephrotic Syndrome Already An Approved Indication for Acthar Key Nephrology Experts Have Shown Interest in Acthar as a Potential New Therapy; Patient Enrollment for First Study Expected to Begin in First Quarter of 2009 UNION CITY, Calif., Oct. 28, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:QCOR) today announced that it has identified Nephrotic Syndrome as a potential new therapeutic area for its principal product H.P....
By Doulton, Timothy CLINICAL REVIEW Contributed by Dr Timothy Doulton, specialist registrar, and Dr Simon Steddon, consultant nephrologist at Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Section! Epidemiology and classification Chronic kidney disease (CKD) encompasses abnormalities of both kidney structure and function. It is an important condition associated with excess cardiovascular mortality, decreased quality of life and considerable healthcare expenditure. It is also very common - the...
By Kalansooriya, A Jennings, P; Haddad, F; Holbrook, I; Whiting, P H ABSTRACT The association between urine microalbumin, alpha^sub 1^- rtnicroglobulin concentration (alpha1MG) and the urinary enzyme activities of alanine aminopeptidase (AAP), N-acetyl-beta-D- glucosaminidase (NAG), alpha-glutathione-S-transferase (alphaGST) and pi-glutathione-S-transferase (piGST) is investigated in 36 type 2 diabetic and 15 age- and sex-matched non-diabetic subjects. Diabetic subjects were grouped into...
By Bahat, Gulistan Erten, Nilgun; Saka, Bulent; Uzun, Sami; Onur, Imran; Kalayoglu-Besisik, Sevgi; Buyukbabani, Nesimi Keywords: IgD lambda myeloma, AL amyloidosis, amyloid arthropathy, mucocutaneous amyloidosis Abbreviations: MM = multiple myeloma; IgD = immunoglobulin D Abstract Multiple myeloma (MM) is associated with amyloidosis in approximately 15% of the patients. The most frequent presenting signs of such an association are nephrotic syndrome, cardiomyopathy and peripheral...
By Munikrishnappa, Devaraj Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is becoming increasingly prevalent among many different populations all over the world, including the US and Europe. Its multitude of complications with devastating outcomes leads to a significantly higher risk for cardio- vascular and all-cause mortality in an individual. However, it is clear now that early detection of CKD might not only delay some of the complications but also prevent them. Therefore, various important...
By Turgut, Faruk Kanbay, Mehmet; Kaya, Arif; Uz, Burak; Akcay, Ali Keywords: Amyloidosis, embolization, proteinuria Abbreviations: FMF = familial Mediterranean fever; NS = nephrotic syndrome Abstract Amyloid-associated protein (secondary, reactive) amyloidosis occurs most frequently as a complication of chronic inflammatory disease. Renal involvement with amyloidosis is common and proteinuria is often the first symptom. We submit a case with severe proteinuria and hypoalbuminemia, and...
By Clementine WallaceNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Accepting living donors for kidney transplants who have mildly elevated blood pressure or proteinuria (abnormal urinary protein excretion) -- two markers of kidney deterioration -- would lead to only a modest increase in kidney transplantation rates, researchers report.Raising awareness among potential donors would have more impact, they say.In their study, Dr. Martin Karpinski, from the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, and colleagues found...
