Browsing by Subject "Nephrology"
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Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Stimulate Release of Neutrophil Microparticles
(2012)The mechanisms by which anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) may contribute to the pathogenesis of ANCA-associated vasculitis are not well understood. In this study, both polyclonal ANCAs isolated from patients ... -
Association of urine mitochondrial DNA with clinical measures of COPD in the SPIROMICS cohort
(2020)BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial dysfunction, a proposed mechanism of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathogenesis, is associated with the leakage of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which may be detected extracellularly ... -
Intravenous Cyclophosphamide and Plasmapheresis in Dialysis-Dependent ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
(2013)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Induction therapy with oral cyclophosphamide (CYP) has been a mainstay of treatment in patients with severe renal failure secondary to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Recent evidence proposes ...