Erratum: Protective effect of astragalosides from Radix Astragali on adriamycin-induced podocyte injury.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.

Protective effect of astragalosides from Radix Astragali on adriamycin-induced podocyte injury.

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is the most common kidney disease in clinical practice and may lead to end-stage renal failure. Astragalosides (AST) have been clinically tested for the treatment of NS, but their mechanism of action has remained to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of AST on the structure and function of podocytes with adriamycin (ADR)-induced damage and to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanisms.

Relationship between genotypes and clinical manifestation, pathology, and cccDNA in Chinese children with hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis.

Background: Hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis (HBV-GN) is one of the extrahepatic manifestations after HBV infection, which would cause great clinical harm to people. The present study was undertaken to investigate the HBV-GN genotypes and its clinical relevance in Chinese children.

Methods: A total of 41 HBV-infected children diagnosed with HBV-GN were enrolled in the study.

[Relationship between B/C genotype of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis B virus related-nephritis in children].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between genotype of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis B virus related-glomerular nephritis in (HBV-GN) children.

Method: Totally 176 HBV-DNA positive children with chronic hepatitis B were randomly collected. Among the 176 patients, 92 were HBV carriers, 84 were cases with chronic hepatitis.

[Evaluation of the applicability of three prediction equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate in children with chronic kidney disease].

Objective: Accurate and reliable assessment of renal function is important in the management of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is the best index of assessing kidney function. For assessment of GFR, both gold standard tests and prediction equations have been used.