Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has swept the world, unlike any other pandemic in
the last 50 years. Our understanding of the disease has evolved rapidly since the outbreak; …

The IL-6 family of cytokines consists of IL-6, IL-11, IL-27, IL-31, oncostatin M (OSM),
leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF), ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), cardiotrophin 1 (CT-1) …

Acute kidney disease (AKD)-which includes acute kidney injury (AKI)–and chronic kidney
disease (CKD) are highly prevalent among hospitalized patients, including those in …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common among hospitalized patients with Coronavirus
Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19), with the occurrence of AKI ranging from 0.5% to 80 …

Importance Optimal timing of initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for severe acute
kidney injury (AKI) but without life-threatening indications is still unknown. Objective To …

Cisplatin is an antitumor drug used in the treatment of a wide variety of malignancies.
However, its primary dose‐limiting side effect is kidney injury, which is a major clinical …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common in critically ill patients and is associated with increased
morbidity and mortality. Dysfunction of other organs is an important cause of poor outcomes …

Acute renal failure (ARF), classically defined as an abrupt decrease in kidney function that
leads to accumulation of nitrogenous wastes such as blood urea nitrogen and creatinine, is …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) remains to be an independent risk factor for mortality and morbidity.
Inflammation is now believed to play a major role in the pathopathophysiology of AKI. It is …

The diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is usually based on changes in serum creatinine,
but such measurements are a poor marker of acute deterioration in kidney function. We …