JAMA Network Open,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
2(5), P. e193215 - e193215
Published: May 10, 2019
Importance
An
aging
population
is
increasing
the
need
for
intensive
care
unit
(ICU)
beds.
The
benefit
of
ICU
admission
elderly
patients
remains
a
subject
debate;
however,
long-term
outcomes
across
all
adult
age
strata
are
unknown.
Objective
To
describe
short-term
and
mortality
(up
to
3
years
after
discharge)
in
admitted
French
ICUs.
Design,
Setting,
Participants
Using
data
extracted
from
national
health
system
database,
this
cohort
study
determined
in-hospital
at
months
discharge
(older
than
18
years)
ICUs
January
1
December
31,
2013,
focusing
on
strata.
dates
analysis
were
November
2017
2018.
Exposure
Intensive
admission.
Main
Outcomes
Measures
In-hospital
hospital
discharge.
Results
included
133
966
(median
age,
65
[interquartile
range,
53-76
years);
59.9%
male).
Total
was
19.0%,
3-year
39.7%.
For
108
539
discharged
alive
hospital,
6.8%
died
by
months,
25.8%
After
adjustment
sex,
comorbidities,
reason
hospitalization,
organ
support
(invasive
ventilation,
noninvasive
vasopressors,
inotropes,
fluid
resuscitation,
blood
products
administration,
cardiopulmonary
renal
replacement
therapy,
mechanical
circulatory
support),
risk
increased
progressively
but
with
sharp
increase
those
80
older.
postdischarge
rates,
respectively,
30.5%
44.9%
older
compared
16.5%
22.5%
younger
years.
61.4%
among
vs
35.1%
80.
sex
standardization,
excess
highest
young
during
their
first
year
persisted
into
second
third
In
contrast,
close
general
(≥80
years).
Age
hospitalization
strongly
associated
(9-,
13-,
20-fold
death
aged
80-84,
85-89,
≥90
years,
<35
years),
while
use
showed
weaker
association
(all
had
1.3-fold
or
lower
death).
Conclusions
Relevance
Results
suggest
that
an
admission,
However,
matched
high
surviving
not
patients.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
28(10), P. 2838 - 2844
Published: Aug. 8, 2017
Aging
is
associated
with
significant
changes
in
structure
and
function
of
the
kidney,
even
absence
age-related
comorbidities.
On
macrostructural
level,
kidney
cortical
volume
decreases,
surface
roughness
increases,
number
size
simple
renal
cysts
increase
age.
microstructural
histologic
signs
nephrosclerosis
(arteriosclerosis/arteriolosclerosis,
global
glomerulosclerosis,
interstitial
fibrosis,
tubular
atrophy)
all
The
decline
nephron
accompanied
by
a
comparable
reduction
measured
whole-kidney
GFR.
However,
single-nephron
GFR
remains
relatively
constant
healthy
aging
as
does
glomerular
volume.
Only
when
glomerulosclerosis
arteriosclerosis
exceed
that
expected
for
age
there
an
In
albuminuria,
corresponding
CKD
(defined
eGFR<60
ml/min
per
1.73
m2)
has
been
shown
to
associate
very
modest
no
age-standardized
mortality
risk
or
ESRD.
These
findings
raise
question
whether
disease
labeling
appropriate.
also
emphasize
need
different
management
approach
many
elderly
individuals
considered
have
current
criteria.
New England Journal of Medicine,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
376(24), P. 2349 - 2357
Published: June 14, 2017
The
glomerular
filtration
rate
(GFR)
assesses
the
function
of
all
nephrons,
and
single-nephron
GFR
individual
nephrons.
How
relates
to
demographic
clinical
characteristics
kidney-biopsy
findings
in
humans
is
unknown.We
identified
1388
living
kidney
donors
at
Mayo
Clinic
Cleveland
who
underwent
a
computed
tomographic
(CT)
scan
with
use
contrast
material
an
iothalamate-based
measurement
during
donor
evaluation
biopsy
donation.
mean
was
calculated
as
divided
by
number
nephrons
(calculated
cortical
volume
both
kidneys
assessed
on
CT
times
biopsy-determined
density).
Demographic
were
correlated
GFR.A
total
58%
women,
(±SD)
age
44±12
years.
115±24
ml
per
minute,
860,000±370,000
kidney,
80±40
nl
minute.
did
not
vary
significantly
according
(among
<70
years
age),
sex,
or
height
≤190
cm
tall).
A
higher
independently
associated
larger
more
glomerulosclerosis
arteriosclerosis
than
would
be
expected
for
age.
190
cm,
obesity,
family
history
end-stage
renal
disease.Among
healthy
adult
donors,
fairly
constant
regard
age,
(if
cm).
certain
risk
factors
chronic
disease
findings.
(Funded
National
Institute
Diabetes
Digestive
Kidney
Diseases.).
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology,
Journal Year:
2018,
Volume and Issue:
29(3), P. 759 - 774
Published: Jan. 10, 2018
FSGS
describes
a
renal
histologic
lesion
with
diverse
causes
and
pathogenicities
that
are
linked
by
podocyte
injury
depletion.
Subclasses
of
include
primary,
genetic,
secondary
forms,
the
latter
comprising
maladaptive,
viral,
drug-induced
FSGS.
Despite
sharing
certain
clinical
features,
these
subclasses
differ
noticeably
in
management
prognosis.
Without
an
accepted
nongenetic
biomarker
discriminates
among
types,
classification
patients
is
often
challenging.
This
review
summarizes
including
onset
severity
proteinuria
as
well
presence
nephrotic
syndrome,
may
aid
identifying
specific
subtype.
The
characterized
segmental
sclerosis
must
be
differentiated
from
nonspecific
focal
global
glomerulosclerosis.
No
light
microscopic
features
pathognomonic
for
particular
subcategory.
characteristics
foot
process
effacement
on
electron
microscopy,
while
helpful
discriminating
between
primary
maladaptive
FSGS,
little
utility
detecting
genetic
forms
When
cannot
classified
clinicopathologic
assessment,
analysis
should
offered.
Next
generation
DNA
sequencing
enables
cost-effective
screening
multiple
genes
simultaneously,
but
determining
pathogenicity
detected
variant
A
more
systematic
evaluation
patients,
suggested
herein,
will
likely
improve
therapeutic
outcomes
design
future
trials
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Sept. 30, 2016
Abstract
It
is
important
to
find
better
treatments
for
diabetic
nephropathy
(DN),
a
debilitating
renal
complication.
Targeting
early
features
of
DN,
including
extracellular
matrix
accumulation
(ECM)
and
glomerular
hypertrophy,
can
prevent
disease
progression.
Here
we
show
that
megacluster
nearly
40
microRNAs
their
host
long
non-coding
RNA
transcript
(lnc-MGC)
are
coordinately
increased
in
the
glomeruli
mouse
models
mesangial
cells
treated
with
transforming
growth
factor-β1
(TGF-
β1)
or
high
glucose.
Lnc-MGC
regulated
by
an
endoplasmic
reticulum
(ER)
stress-related
transcription
factor,
CHOP.
Cluster
lnc-MGC
decreased
Chop
−/−
mice
showed
protection
from
DN.
Target
genes
have
functions
related
protein
synthesis
ER
stress.
A
chemically
modified
oligonucleotide
targeting
inhibits
cluster
microRNAs,
ECM
hypertrophy
mice.
Relevance
human
DN
also
demonstrated.
These
results
demonstrate
translational
implications
controlling