CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Epidemiological data provide useful information for clinical
practice and investigations. This study aimed to determine glomerular disease frequencies …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common central nervous system (CNS) infection caused by
Taenia solium metacestodes. Despite the well-documented importance of the …

The determination of sex is an important hallmark in the life cycle of organisms, in which the
fate of gonads and then the individual sex are defined. In gonochoristic teleost fish, this …

Our aim was to characterize glomerular monocytes (Mo) infiltration and to correlate them
with peripheral circulating Mo subsets and severity of lupus nephritis (LN). Methods. We …

Background and aim There are few studies of urinary biomarkers and histopathologic
features in lupus nephritis (LN). The aim was to analyze the correlation between a wide …

We performed a multivariate analysis to evaluate the importance of histologic parameters in
donor kidney biopsies as predictors of graft outcome. METHODS: Wedge protocol biopsies …

Smoking prevention among adolescents is a public health challenge that is even more
significant in low-and middle-income countries where local evidence is limited and smoking …

Background/Aims: Podocytes are critical in maintaining the filtration barrier of the glomerulus
and are dependent on the slit diaphragm. We hypothesized that disturbances of podocyte …

TiO 2: N is known for its photoactivity upon illumination with visible light. Using filtered arc
with energetic particle fluxes, deposition near room temperature on sensitive substrates, eg …

Although we refer to “focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis”(FSGS) as a glomerular
disease, at present, this glomerular “morphological change” is considered a “pattern of …