Could KIM-1 and NGAL levels predict acute kidney injury after paracentesis? - preliminary study.

Background: Kidney dysfunction is a common complication in patients with severe liver cirrhosis. There is a need for discovery and validation of novel biomarkers for earlier AKI detection. The aim of this study was to determine if tubular injury markers: NGAL and KIM-1 could be helpful in the early diagnosis of AKI in patients undergoing therapeutic paracentesis.

Demyelinating polyneuropathy and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma coexisting in 36-year-old man: A case report.

Background: Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma is a rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, occurring mostly in the elderly. It develops slowly and leads to malignant proliferation of lymphoid line cells in the bone marrow, lymph nodes and spleen. It may also affect nerve roots and meninges; some patients develop sensorimotor polyneuropathy which may precede general symptoms of lymphoma.

Zonulin Family Peptide Levels in Ascites and Serum in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Preliminary Study.

Introduction: Zonulin is a protein that reversibly modulates the permeability of tight junction of the small intestine wall. As the serum concentration of "zonulin family peptides" (ZFPs) is considered to be a sensitive and useful marker of intestinal wall permeability, its serum level may affect the volume of ascites fluid and change in gut microbiota. The aim of the study was to assess the association between concentrations of ZFPs in serum and ascites in relation to the severity of liver cirrhosis.