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 Clinical Investigation,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
132(16)
Published: Aug. 14, 2022
With
an
aging
population,
kidney
health
becomes
important
medical
and
socioeconomic
factor.
Kidney
mechanisms
are
not
well
understood.
We
previously
showed
that
podocytes
isolated
from
aged
mice
exhibit
increased
expression
of
programmed
cell
death
protein
1
(PD-1)
surface
receptor
its
2
ligands
(PD-L1
PD-L2).
PDCD1
transcript
with
age
in
microdissected
human
glomeruli,
which
correlated
lower
estimated
glomerular
filtration
rate
higher
segmental
glomerulosclerosis
vascular
arterial
intima-to-lumen
ratio.
In
vitro
studies
demonstrated
a
critical
role
for
PD-1
signaling
survival
the
induction
senescence-associated
secretory
phenotype.
To
prove
was
to
podocyte
aging,
were
injected
anti–PD-1
antibody.
Treatment
significantly
improved
phenotype
both
liver.
glomerulus,
it
life
span
podocytes,
but
parietal
epithelial,
mesangial,
or
endothelial
cells.
Transcriptomic
immunohistochemistry
antibody
treatment
podocytes.
Administering
same
young
experimental
focal
(FSGS)
lowered
proteinuria
number.
These
results
suggest
contribution
toward
liver
FSGS.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
23(2), P. 747 - 747
Published: Jan. 11, 2022
The
rapid
growth
of
obesity
worldwide
has
made
it
a
major
health
problem,
while
the
dramatic
increase
in
prevalence
had
significant
impact
on
magnitude
chronic
kidney
disease
(CKD),
especially
developing
countries.
A
vast
amount
researchers
have
reported
strong
relationship
between
and
disease,
can
serve
as
an
independent
risk
factor
for
disease.
histological
changes
kidneys
obesity-induced
renal
injury
include
glomerular
or
tubular
hypertrophy,
focal
segmental
glomerulosclerosis
bulbous
sclerosis.
Furthermore,
inflammation,
hemodynamic
changes,
insulin
resistance
lipid
metabolism
disorders
are
all
involved
development
progression
nephropathy.
However,
there
is
no
targeted
treatment
obesity-related
In
this
review,
RAS
inhibitors,
SGLT2
inhibitors
melatonin
would
be
presented
to
treat
injury.
we
concluded
that
protect
damage
caused
by
inhibiting
inflammation
oxidative
stress,
revealing
its
therapeutic
potential.
AJP Renal Physiology,
Journal Year:
2017,
Volume and Issue:
313(3), P. F621 - F628
Published: June 15, 2017
Both
the
incidence
and
prevalence
of
chronic
kidney
disease
are
increasing
in
elderly
population.
Although
aging
is
known
to
induce
injury,
underlying
molecular
mechanisms
remain
unclear.
Sirtuin
1
(Sirt1),
a
longevity
gene,
protect
cell
injury
from
various
cellular
stresses.
In
previous
studies,
we
showed
that
podocyte-specific
loss
Sirt1
aggravates
diabetic
injury.
However,
role
aging-induced
podocyte
not
known.
Therefore,
this
study
sought
determine
effects
reduction
age-induced
We
employed
inducible
knockdown
mice
express
shRNA
against
(Pod-Sirt1RNAi)
control
for
luciferase
(Pod-LuciRNAi).
found
led
aggravated
glomerulosclerosis
albuminuria.
addition,
urinary
level
8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine
(8-OHdG),
marker
oxidative
stress,
was
markedly
increased
aged
Pod-Sirt1RNAi
compared
with
Pod-LuciRNAi
mice.
markers
decreased
young
controls,
decrease
further
exacerbated
Interestingly,
expression
senescence
significantly
higher
glomeruli
than
mice,
suggesting
may
contribute
kidneys.
Finally,
confirmed
were
associated
reduced
activation
transcription
factors
peroxisome
proliferator-activated
receptor
(PPAR)-α
coactivador-1
(PGC1α)/PPARγ,
forkhead
box
O
(FOXO)3,
FOXO4,
p65
NF-κB,
through
SIRT1-mediated
deacetylation.
Together,
our
data
suggest
SIRT1
be
potential
therapeutic
target
treat
patients
aging-related
disease.
JCI Insight,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
1(1)
Published: Jan. 20, 2016
Kidney
transplant
biopsies
offer
an
opportunity
to
understand
the
pathogenesis
of
organ
fibrosis.
We
studied
relationships
between
time
biopsy
after
(TxBx),
histologic
fibrosis,
diseases,
and
transcript
expression.Expression
microarrays
from
681
kidney
indication
taken
either
early
(n
=
282,
<1
year)
or
late
399,
>1
were
used
analyze
molecular
landscape
fibrosis
in
relationship
diseases.Fibrosis
was
absent
at
transplantation
but
present
some
by
4
months
transplant,
apparently
as
a
self-limited
response
donation
implantation
injury
not
associated
with
progression
failure.
The
phenotype
represented
sequence
wounding:
immediate
expression
acute
transcripts,
followed
fibrillar
collagen
transcripts
several
weeks,
then
appearance
immunoglobulin
mast
cell
appeared.
Fibrosis
correlated
injury,
collagen,
immunoglobulin,
these
independent
time.
Pathway
analysis
revealed
epithelial
response-to-wounding
pathways
such
Wnt/β-catenin.Fibrosis
had
different
associations
because
many
kidneys
potentially
progressive
diseases
subsequently
failed.
Molecular
correlations
time,
probably
ongoing
obscured
sequence.
results
indicate
that
transplants
is
driven
nephron
failure
reflects
continuing
autonomous
fibrogenesis.INTERCOM
study
(www.clinicalTrials.gov;
NCT01299168).Canada
Foundation
for
Innovation
Genome
Canada.
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.