Early detection and new biomarkers are changing how we manage acute kidney injury—and its link to chronic kidney disease.

When harmful bacteria or other microorganisms invade the body, neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, are one of the first immune cells to respond. They release powerful weapons to trap and kill ...

Patients with LVV and IBD present with distinct clinical characteristics, including earlier onset and more severe vascular involvement.

“The management of vasculitis transcends specialty,” Neil ... seen in the combined outcome endpoint of death and end stage kidney disease. However, post hoc data suggest there could be earlier ...

"Sure enough, it was vasculitis, he was right," she said. "He's still my rheumatologist to this day." A biopsy confirmed the rare disease had affected her kidneys. A spinal tap found that her ...

She has faced other health challenges over her young life. Vasculitis can affect the kidneys, lungs and brain. Zygiel is a student at UMass Amherst, where she has become involved with a student ...

These can affect organs like kidneys, leading to conditions such ... Multiple Sclerosis, Vasculitis, etc. Salient characteristics of autoimmune diseases are as follows: Autoimmune diseases are ...

This type of vasculitis affects the small vessels, such as capillaries, venules, and arterioles in any organ in the body; it’s commonly found in the skin, kidneys and nerves. Central Nervous ...

Most children with ANCA-associated vasculitis had active kidney disease and impaired renal function at diagnosis. Those with normal or minimal kidney impairment had good chance of recovery.

Eli Lilly last week terminated a Phase II trial of its investigational relaxin analog volenrelaxin in chronic kidney disease, according to an update to the study’s clinicaltrials.gov webpage. Lilly is ...

Renal function at the time of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis diagnosis was significantly associated with renal function at 1 year. Children with antineutrophil cytoplasmic ...