[Case of lupus nephritis and enteritis associated with bilateral hydronephrosis].

A case of nephrotic syndrome associated with bilateral hydronephrosis in a 26-year-old female is reported. She was referred to our hospital because of persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, and urinary disorders. On admission, ascites, intestinal edema, and bilateral hydronephrosis, were demonstrated by radiographic analysis.

[Nephrotic syndrome associated with lung adenocarcinoma: report of an autopsy case].

A 73-year-old male with nephrotic syndrome was admitted to our hospital. He was empirically treated with prednisolone, which resulted in the alleviation of proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, and pleural effusion. Thereafter, a computed tomographic scan revealed a mass lesion in the right-lower lung field.

Cellular changes following direct vitamin D injection into the uraemia-induced hyperplastic parathyroid gland.

Background. Hyperplasia of the parathyroid gland (PTG) is associated not only with excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) but also with changes in the parathyroid cell (PTC) characteristics (i.e.

[Basic and clinical aspects of calcimimetics. Effect of direct injection therapy in the expression of calcium-sensing receptor in parathyroid cell].

Medical treatments including intravenous vitamin D therapy often fail to control parathyroid hormone (PTH) level in advanced secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) . High level of PTH in spite of hypercalcemia rssults from poor sensitivity for calcium (Ca) of parathyroid cell (PTC) , due to low content of Ca-sensing receptor (CaSR) . It has been reported that direct vitamin D injection into parathyroid gland (PTG) efficiently decreased PTH level without significant changes of Ca level in dialysis patients as well as in uremic animals, possibly through up-regulation of CaSR and vitamin D receptor and decrease of cell number in PTC.