Background: Effective home management of childhood nephrotic syndrome depends substantially on parents’ understanding of the disease, treatment, monitoring, diet, infection prevention, and psychosocial support. Aim: This study assessed parents’ knowledge regarding the home manage...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1132
Background: Chronic kidney disease–associated pruritus (CKD-aP) is a clinically important but frequently under-recognised symptom in patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis. Data from large government-sector hub-and-spoke dialysis networks in India remain limited. Aims: To d...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1131
Cadmium chloride exposure is associated with oxidative stress and structural injury in tissues, including endocrine organs. This study evaluated the protective effect of oral L-arginine against cadmium chloride-induced toxicity in the adrenal glands of adult male Wistar rats. Twe...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1130
Background: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) has a heterogeneous clinical course, and clinical, biochemical, and imaging characteristics are important for assessing disease burden and progression risk. Aims: This study aimed to describe these characteristics i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1129
Cadmium is a pervasive environmental toxicant with a long biological half-life, and the kidney, owing to its high blood flow and filtration role, is particularly vulnerable to cadmium-induced injury characterised by oxidative stress, tubular necrosis, and fibrosis. Annona muricat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1127
Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common and serious complication among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), contributing significantly to morbidity, mortality, prolonged hospitalisation, and progression to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Data on the epidemiology...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1128
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive multisystem condition with a growing global burden that may be compounded by circadian disruption and irregular dietary patterns. Chrononutrition, which examines the interaction between meal timing and circadian rhythms, remains under...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1126
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most common causes and comorbidities in chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally. Particularly, DM in CKD patients increases the overall risk for kidney failure, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and premature mortality. Rece...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1125
Konstantinos S. Mavromatidis, Gioulia V. Romanidou, Athanasios V. Bakaloudis, Anastasia K. Georgoulidou & Panagiota M. Zinapi·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2026
Metabolic alkalosis is maybe the most common and serious acid-base disorder in clinical practice (the life of any patient with pH>7.55 is at serious risk). It is accompanied by hypochloremia and hypokalemia. Its most common cause is the use of diuretics, the use of which is qu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1123
Fousiya Yoonus, E. K. Jayakumar, K. S. Sajeev Kumar, Krishna Suresh, V. Unnikrishnan Ramachandran, Nishita Mohan Philip, Dina Clerin Francis & Avin Alex·Asian Journal of Research in Nephrology·2026
GLP 1 agonists have evolved into one of the most potent weapons in the arsenal to tackle diabetes and metabolic disease, while providing significant cardiorenal outcomes, as cemented by the FLOW trial. Their pleiotropic action extends into spheres of immune regulation, alleviatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrn/2026/v9i1124