Biological differences exist between males and females in kidney structure and function, leading to sex heterogeneity in the presentation and outcomes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and response to ...

Renal fibrosis represents the common end point of chronic kidney injury irrespective of the initiating cause. It is characterised by an excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components, notably ...

Pathophysiology of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury. Cirrhosis leads to an elevation in intrahepatic vascular resistance. Splanchnic vasodilation increases the production of vasodilators ...

A new study published in the journal eGastroenterology provides an updated assessment of the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI). This ...

Receipt of female hormones appeared to lead to protective vasodilation in nephrons. Male hormone use appeared to induce subclinical kidney stress. A prospective observational study of transgender ...

AKI — Increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dl within 48 hr or increase ≥1.5 times baseline level Increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dl within 48 hr or increase ≥1.5 times baseline level, which is ...

Many people wonder if renal failure is the same as kidney failure. In short, they are different names for the same condition. A person has kidney failure, or renal failure, if their kidneys can no ...