… in patients with chronic nephropathies and proteinuria of 3 g or more per 24 h, angiotensin-…
In REIN stratum 1, reported here, 24 h proteinuria was 1 g or more but less than 3 g per 24 h…

… We tabulated summary statistics by arm and according to proteinuria (<3 g per 24 h or ⩾3
g per 24 h). Risk of progression to end-stage renal disease in the two arms was compared …

Background: Churg-Strauss syndrome (CSS) is a rare disorder characterized by asthma,
eosinophilia, and systemic vasculitis. Renal involvement is not regarded as a prominent feature…

BACKGROUND: Chronic periaortitis includes idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis, inflammatory
aneurysms of the abdominal aorta, and perianeurysmal retroperitoneal fibrosis. It is …

… and immunosuppressive actions, corticosteroids initially have been used at high oral doses
(eg, prednisone 0.5-1.5 mg/kg/day) or intravenous pulses (methylprednisolone 0.5-1.0 g/day …

… We evaluated 2 single- nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the promoter of the
TNFA gene (TNFA −238A/G and TNFA −308A/G), since they have been demonstrated to …

… All patients with active disease were treated with oral prednisone (1 mg/kg/day) preceded
by an intravenous methylprednisolone bolus of 1 g for three consecutive days, and …

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prognostic factors of relapse and/or death during the course of
primary small-vessel vasculitides (PSVV), and to differentiate their prognostic relevance by …

To investigate the molecular mechanisms of tuberous sclerosis (TSC) histopathologic lesions,
we have tested for loss of heterozygosity the two TSC loci (TSC1 and TSC2) and seven …

… The treatment of active disease began with an intravenous bolus of methylprednisolone 1
g for 3 days, followed by oral prednisone 1 mg/kg/day. If remission was observed, the dose …