Hepcidin is a critical inhibitor of iron export from macrophages, enterocytes, and
hepatocytes. Given that it is filtered and degraded by the kidney, its elevated levels in renal …

Expression of hepcidin, the key hormone governing iron transport, is reduced by anemia in a
manner which appears dependent on increased bone marrow activity. The temporal …

Malnutrition is a common complication in patients on dialysis and is strongly associated with
poor prognosis. Effective therapy could substantially improve morbidity and mortality, but …

Background and objectives: Treatment without catheter replacement (catheter salvage) has
been described for bacteremia associated with tunneled venous catheters in hemodialysis …

Plasma exchange and immunosuppression with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide were
used to remove HLA antibodies and prevent their resynthesis in five patients awaiting renal …

This paper outlines the basic problems that still need to be overcome before xenografting
becomes a reality. It presents evidence that if the first of these problems (preformed or …

Forty nine renal allograft recipients taking oral cyclosporin suffered 76 episodes of renal
dysfunction within six months of transplantation. These episodes were diagnosed as graft …

Many patients over the age of 55 with end stage renal disease in the United Kingdom are
denied dialysis or transplantation. Although the reasons are complex, anticipation of a poor …

In a retrospective study of 60 renal-transplant patients immunosuppressed with cyclosporin
no specific clinical features differentiated allograft dysfunction responsive to anti-rejection …

In a prospective study of renal dysfunction in 60 consecutive allograft recipients treated with
cyclosporin and prednisolone routine renal biopsies at one week and one month after …