Although cysts derived from renal tubules have been previously documented, this is the first induction of cysts from collecting ducts, which is more closely related to the pathogenesis of the disease.

THE earliest lesions of certain types of experimental nephrocalcinosis involve the distal portions of the renal tubules and the collecting ducts.1 , 2 Disturbances in renal tubular function might t ...

Although cysts derived from renal tubules have been previously documented, this is the first induction of cysts from collecting ducts, which is more closely related to the pathogenesis of the disease.

We report a case in a 74-year-old woman of collecting-duct carcinoma of the kidney with prominent signet ring cell features. Grossly, the tumor measured 5.5 cm in greatest dimension, occupied the ...

A recent study led by Paul DeCaen, Ph.D., associate professor of Pharmacology, has identified novel molecular mechanisms by ...

Joint research, led by Kumamoto University in Japan, has successfully reproduced the pathogenesis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) from human iPS cells in vitro.

There were numerous cellular casts in the distal convoluted and collecting tubules. ... and Hinds, E. G. Hemoglobin precipitation in renal tubules: study of its causes and effects. J. Exper. Med. 82: ...

As an incidental finding to a study of the staining of elastic tissue carried out by one of us1, the luminal borders of the epithelium of the collecting tubule in the kidney of the guinea pig were ...

CDC was first recognized as a subtype of renal carcinoma in 1986.20 Similar to chromophobe RCC, CDC, as the name implies, derives from the collecting duct cells in the medulla.

Desmopressin is a synthetic analog of arginine vasopressin that increases water reabsorption in the distal and collecting tubules of the kidney. Patients were seen at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after ...

Crystallization in the renal tubules can occur in the absence of crystals in the urine and indeed lead to graft failure. To minimize recurrence of oxalosis in the transplanted graft, ...

It is known to cause kidney cysts in all manner of living beings, from flies to frogs to mice to humans. Over 18 days, Millet-Boureima administered melatonin to 50 Drosophila and ethanol to a ...