Publications by authors named "Bernardo Juarez-Cuevas"

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  • The study investigates the use of urine epidermal growth factor (EGF) as a biomarker to predict recovery in patients with severe kidney impairment due to glomerulonephritis.
  • It involved 82 subjects, primarily with lupus nephritis and ANCA-associated vasculitis, measuring the EGF levels in their urine to determine their chances of regaining kidney function.
  • Results showed that higher levels of urine EGF correlated with better recovery rates, suggesting EGF is a reliable indicator for assessing the potential for kidney function recovery in these patients.
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Introduction/objectives: The heterodimer exostosin-1/exostosin-2 (EXO-1/2) is a novel antigen observed in membranous nephropathy associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. This study aimed to evaluate the association between EXO-1/2 positivity in kidney biopsy and kidney outcomes.

Methods: The kidney biopsy tissue from 50 class 5 lupus nephritis (LN) and 55 mixed class 3/4 + 5 LN patients was stained for EXO-1/2.

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Objectives: To evaluate the effect of antimalarial drugs in response to therapy, incidence of LN flares, and progression of kidney disease in a large LN cohort.

Methods: We retrospectively studied 424 biopsy-proven LN patients followed for >3 years. We obtained demographic, clinical, laboratory, histopathological and treatment variables.

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Introduction/objectives: Acute kidney injury (AKI) with the requirement of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) portends a poor prognosis for kidney function in lupus nephritis (LN). This study evaluated the kidney function recovery rates, the rates of reinitiation of KRT, and factors associated with these outcomes in LN.

Method: All consecutive patients hospitalized for LN with KRT requirement between 2000 and 2020 were included.

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