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Bradykinin and high glucose promote renal tubular inflammation.

Tang SC, Chan LY, Leung JC, Cheng AS, Chan KW, Lan HY, Lai KN.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Nov 18. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19923143 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Recurrent oral ulcers and diarrhea in a renal transplant patient. Behcet's disease (associated with IgA nephropathy) and acute tacrolimus nephrotoxicity.

Lai KN, Lai AS, Yap DY, Ng MM.

Kidney Int. 2009 Dec;76(11):1211-2. No abstract available. PMID: 19910956 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Activation of p53 Promotes Renal Injury in Acute Aristolochic Acid Nephropathy.

Zhou L, Fu P, Huang XR, Liu F, Lai KN, Lan HY.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Nov 19. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19892935 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Non-viral Smad7 gene delivery and attenuation of postoperative peritoneal adhesion in an experimental model.

Guo H, Leung JC, Cheung JS, Chan LY, Wu EX, Lai KN.

Br J Surg. 2009 Nov;96(11):1323-35.PMID: 19847872 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Retroperitoneal leakage as a cause of acute ultrafiltration failure: its associated risk factors in peritoneal dialysis.

Lam MF, Lo WK, Tse KC, Yip TP, Lui SL, Chan TM, Lai KN.

Perit Dial Int. 2009 Sep-Oct;29(5):542-7.PMID: 19776048 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Politicians must heed health effects of climate change.

Lim V, Stubbs JW, Nahar N, Amarasena N, Chaudry ZU, Weng SC, Mayosi B, van der Spuy Z, Liang R, Lai KN, Metz G, Fitzgerald GW, Williams B, Douglas N, Donohoe J, Darnchaivijir S, Coker P, Gilmore I.

Lancet. 2009 Sep 19;374(9694):973. Epub 2009 Sep 15. No abstract available. PMID: 19762076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Politicians must heed health effects of climate change.

Lim V, Stubbs JW, Nahar N, Amarasena N, Chaudry ZU, Weng SC, Mayosi B, van der Spuy Z, Liang R, Lai KN, Metz G, Fitzgerald GW, Williams B, Douglas N, Donohoe J, Darnchaivijir S, Coker P, Gilmore I.

BMJ. 2009 Sep 15;339:b3672. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3672. No abstract available. PMID: 19755553 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Sleep disturbances and sleep apnea in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis.

Tang SC, Lai KN.

J Nephrol. 2009 May-Jun;22(3):318-25. Review.PMID: 19557708 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

TRAC variants associate with IgA nephropathy.

Li R, Xue C, Li C, Lou T, Tao Y, Li Y, Huang W, Zhang J, Leung JC, Lam MF, Vyse TJ, Lai KN, Wu C, Wang Y.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Jun;20(6):1359-67. Epub 2009 May 21.PMID: 19470682 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Crosstalk between peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma and angiotensin II in renal tubular epithelial cells in IgA nephropathy.

Xiao J, Leung JC, Chan LY, Tang SC, Lai KN.

Clin Immunol. 2009 Aug;132(2):266-76. Epub 2009 May 14.PMID: 19443277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Macromolecular IgA1 taken from patients with familial IgA nephropathy or their asymptomatic relatives have higher reactivity to mesangial cells in vitro.

Tam KY, Leung JC, Chan LY, Lam MF, Tang SC, Lai KN.

Kidney Int. 2009 Jun;75(12):1330-9. Epub 2009 Apr 1.PMID: 19340088 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Polymicrobial CAPD peritonitis after hysteroscopy.

Yap DY, Tse KC, Lam MF, Chan TM, Lai KN.

Perit Dial Int. 2009 Mar-Apr;29(2):237-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19293366 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and IgA nephropathy: a novel link?

Tang SC, Lai KN.

Kidney Int. 2009 Mar;75(5):457-9. Review.PMID: 19219001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Protective effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma agonists on activated renal proximal tubular epithelial cells in IgA nephropathy.

Xiao J, Leung JC, Chan LY, Guo H, Lai KN.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Jul;24(7):2067-77. Epub 2009 Jan 20.PMID: 19155534 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Roles of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis.

Leung JC, Lam MF, Tang SC, Chan LY, Tam KY, Yip TP, Lai KN.

J Clin Immunol. 2009 May;29(3):365-78. Epub 2009 Jan 16.PMID: 19148711 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improvement in sleep apnea during nocturnal peritoneal dialysis is associated with reduced airway congestion and better uremic clearance.

Tang SC, Lam B, Lai AS, Pang CB, Tso WK, Khong PL, Ip MS, Lai KN.

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Feb;4(2):410-8. Epub 2008 Dec 31.PMID: 19118118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Disruption of the Smad7 gene promotes renal fibrosis and inflammation in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) in mice.

Chung AC, Huang XR, Zhou L, Heuchel R, Lai KN, Lan HY.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 May;24(5):1443-54. Epub 2008 Dec 18.PMID: 19096081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Regulation of CCN2/CTGF and related cytokines in cultured peritoneal cells under conditions simulating peritoneal dialysis.

Leung JC, Chan LY, Tam KY, Tang SC, Lam MF, Cheng AS, Chu KM, Lai KN.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Feb;24(2):458-69. Epub 2008 Sep 19.PMID: 18805993 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ampicillin-sulbactam and amikacin used as second-line antibiotics for patients with culture-negative peritonitis.

Lam MF, Tang BS, Tse KC, Chan TM, Lai KN.

Perit Dial Int. 2008 Sep-Oct;28(5):540-2. No abstract available. PMID: 18708550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Podocyte injury induced by mesangial-derived cytokines in IgA nephropathy.

Lai KN, Leung JC, Chan LY, Saleem MA, Mathieson PW, Tam KY, Xiao J, Lai FM, Tang SC.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2009 Jan;24(1):62-72. Epub 2008 Aug 6.PMID: 18685143 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Atorvastatin at conventional dose did not reduce C-reactive protein in patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Tse KC, Yung S, Tang CS, Tam S, Lai KN, Chan TM.

J Nephrol. 2008 May-Jun;21(3):283. No abstract available. PMID: 18587714 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Procalcitonin fails to differentiate inflammatory status or predict long-term outcomes in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis.

Lam MF, Leung JC, Lam CW, Tse KC, Lo WK, Lui SL, Chan TM, Tam S, Lai KN.

Perit Dial Int. 2008 Jul-Aug;28(4):377-84.PMID: 18556380 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

BMP-7 protects mesangial cells from injury by polymeric IgA.

Chan WL, Leung JC, Chan LY, Tam KY, Tang SC, Lai KN.

Kidney Int. 2008 Oct;74(8):1026-39. Epub 2008 May 21.PMID: 18496506 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mice overexpressing latent TGF-beta1 are protected against renal fibrosis in obstructive kidney disease.

Huang XR, Chung AC, Wang XJ, Lai KN, Lan HY.

Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2008 Jul;295(1):F118-27. Epub 2008 Apr 30.PMID: 18448597 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

MRI visualization of rodent liver structure and peritoneal adhesion with dialyzate enhancement.

Cheung JS, Guo H, Leung JC, Man K, Lai KN, Wu EX.

Magn Reson Med. 2008 May;59(5):1170-4.PMID: 18429030 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Use of cardiac biomarkers in end-stage renal disease.

Wang AY, Lai KN.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2008 Sep;19(9):1643-52. Epub 2008 Mar 5. Review.PMID: 18322158 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Activation of podocytes by mesangial-derived TNF-alpha: glomerulo-podocytic communication in IgA nephropathy.

Lai KN, Leung JC, Chan LY, Saleem MA, Mathieson PW, Lai FM, Tang SC.

Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2008 Apr;294(4):F945-55. Epub 2008 Feb 6.PMID: 18256312 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Clinicopathologic analysis of renal biopsies after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Chan GS, Lam MF, Au WY, Chim S, Tse KC, Lo SH, Fung SH, Lai KN, Chan KW.

Nephrology (Carlton). 2008 Jun;13(4):322-30. Epub 2008 Jan 23.PMID: 18221254 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ultrasound-guided Biopsy of Native and Transplanted Kidneys.

Tang S, Lai KN.

Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2004 Jul-Sep;15(3):300-4.PMID: 18202480 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor but not angiotensin receptor blockade or statin ameliorates murine adriamycin nephropathy.

Tang SC, Leung JC, Chan LY, Eddy AA, Lai KN.

Kidney Int. 2008 Feb;73(3):288-99. Epub 2007 Nov 21.PMID: 18033243 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mediators of inflammation and fibrosis.

Lai KN, Tang SC, Leung JC.

Perit Dial Int. 2007 Jun;27 Suppl 2:S65-71. Review.PMID: 17556333 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tuberculous and fungal peritonitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Lui SL, Chan TM, Lai KN, Lo WK.

Perit Dial Int. 2007 Jun;27 Suppl 2:S263-6.PMID: 17556316 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prospective controlled study on mycophenolate mofetil and prednisolone in the treatment of membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome.

Chan TM, Lin AW, Tang SC, Qian JQ, Lam MF, Ho YW, Tse KC, Chan KW, Lai KN, Tang CS.

Nephrology (Carlton). 2007 Dec;12(6):576-81.PMID: 17995584 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tired but can't sleep.

Tang SC, Lai KN.

Perit Dial Int. 2007 Nov-Dec;27(6):647-50. No abstract available. PMID: 17984425 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ultrasound-contrast agent mediated naked gene delivery in the peritoneal cavity of adult rat.

Guo H, Leung JC, Chan LY, Tsang AW, Lam MF, Lan HY, Lai KN.

Gene Ther. 2007 Dec;14(24):1712-20. Epub 2007 Oct 25.PMID: 17960163 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Glycosylation profile of differently charged IgA1 and their binding characteristics to cultured mesangial cells in IgA nephropathy.

Leung JC, Chan LY, Tang SC, Tam PC, Fenn J, Lai KN.

Nephron Exp Nephrol. 2007;107(3):e107-18. Epub 2007 Oct 23.PMID: 17957128 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Synthesis of TNF-alpha by mesangial cells cultured with polymeric anionic IgA--role of MAPK and NF-kappaB.

Leung JC, Tang SC, Chan LY, Chan WL, Lai KN.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2008 Jan;23(1):72-81. Epub 2007 Sep 26.PMID: 17898021 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does automated peritoneal dialysis provide better outcomes than continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis?

Tang SC, Lai KN.

Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2007 Nov;3(11):596-7. Epub 2007 Sep 18. No abstract available. PMID: 17876350 [PubMed]Related articles

Smad7 transgene attenuates peritoneal fibrosis in uremic rats treated with peritoneal dialysis.

Guo H, Leung JC, Lam MF, Chan LY, Tsang AW, Lan HY, Lai KN.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Oct;18(10):2689-703. Epub 2007 Sep 12.PMID: 17855642 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

BRE is an antiapoptotic protein in vivo and overexpressed in human hepatocellular carcinoma.

Chan BC, Ching AK, To KF, Leung JC, Chen S, Li Q, Lai PB, Tang NL, Shaw PC, Chan JY, James AE, Lai KN, Lim PL, Lee KK, Chui YL.

Oncogene. 2008 Feb 21;27(9):1208-17. Epub 2007 Aug 20.PMID: 17704801 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Risks and outcomes of peritonitis after flexible colonoscopy in CAPD patients.

Yip T, Tse KC, Lam MF, Cheng SW, Lui SL, Tang S, Ng M, Chan TM, Lai KN, Lo WK.

Perit Dial Int. 2007 Sep-Oct;27(5):560-4.PMID: 17704448 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Growth hormone treatment during hemodialysis in a randomized trial improves nutrition, quality of life, and cardiovascular risk.

Feldt-Rasmussen B, Lange M, Sulowicz W, Gafter U, Lai KN, Wiedemann J, Christiansen JS, El Nahas M; APCD Study Group.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Jul;18(7):2161-71. Epub 2007 Jun 6.PMID: 17554147 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Membranous nephropathy: when and how to treat.

Lai KN.

Kidney Int. 2007 May;71(9):841-3.PMID: 17457329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tuberculous lymphadenitis in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Lui SL, Yip T, Tse KC, Chan TM, Lai KN, Lo WK.

Int Urol Nephrol. 2007;39(3):971-4. Epub 2007 Apr 24.PMID: 17453354 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Rhodococcus lung abscess complicating kidney transplantation: successful management by combination antibiotic therapy.

Tse KC, Tang SC, Chan TM, Lai KN.

Transpl Infect Dis. 2008 Feb;10(1):44-7. Epub 2007 Apr 11.PMID: 17428277 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Delaying initiation of dialysis till symptomatic uraemia--is it too late?

Tang SC, Ho YW, Tang AW, Cheng YY, Chiu FH, Lo WK, Lai KN; for the Hong Kong Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007 Jul;22(7):1926-32. Epub 2007 Mar 30.PMID: 17400562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Pilot study of pegylated interferon-alpha 2a in dialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Chan TM, Ho SK, Tang CS, Tse KC, Lam MF, Lai KN, Yung S.

Nephrology (Carlton). 2007 Feb;12(1):11-7.PMID: 17295655 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hyperleptinaemia and chronic inflammation after peritonitis predicts poor nutritional status and mortality in patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Lam MF, Leung JC, Lo WK, Tam S, Chong MC, Lui SL, Tse KC, Chan TM, Lai KN.

Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2007 May;22(5):1445-50. Epub 2007 Feb 3.PMID: 17277343 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Inability to start hemodialysis after a smooth temporary hemodialysis catheter insertion procedure.

Tang SC, Lee R, Tse KC, Lai AS, Lai KN.

Hemodial Int. 2007 Jan;11(1):32-4.PMID: 17257352 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Interaction between proximal tubular epithelial cells and infiltrating monocytes/T cells in the proteinuric state.

Lai KN, Leung JC, Chan LY, Guo H, Tang SC.

Kidney Int. 2007 Mar;71(6):526-38. Epub 2007 Jan 24.PMID: 17245394 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles