The very rare thyroid-like carcinoma of the kidney (TLCK) is microscopically similar to thyroid follicular cell carcinoma (TFCC). Differential diagnosis with secondary thyroid tumors depends on ...

Guinea pigs are animal models widely used in research related to developmental biology. The objective of this work was to demonstrate the process of formation and differentiation of urinary organs in ...

In patients with renal insufficiency associated with increased hemoglobin levels and polycythemia, the possibilities of recombinant erythropoietin overdosing and disorders such as neoplasms and ...

Whether the tight junction is permeable to water remains highly controversial. Here, we provide evidence that the tricellular tight junction is important for paracellular water permeation and that ...

Association of myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) dynamics with clinical response to nivolumab in metastatic clear cell renal carcinoma patients (mRCC): Results from the I-RENE Meet-URO 8 study.

Exosomes are 50-90 nm extracellular membrane particles that may mediate trans-cellular communication between cells and tissues. We have previously found that urinary exosomes contain miRNA that are ...

Nephrotoxicity is defined as the rapid deterioration in kidney function as a result of medications and chemicals. Nephrotoxicity can also be defined as an adverse event caused by substances that ...

1 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States 2 Department of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States ...

Epidemiological and clinical observations have shown that potassium ingestion is inversely correlated with arterial hypertension prevalence and cardiovascular mortality. The higher the dietary ...

Collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney is a rare and aggressive subtype of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) arising from the distal convoluted tubules. At the time of diagnosis, patients are more ...