Nephrosclerosis

"Nephrosclerosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Hardening of the KIDNEY due to infiltration by fibrous connective tissue (FIBROSIS), usually caused by renovascular diseases or chronic HYPERTENSION. Nephrosclerosis leads to renal ISCHEMIA.

Descriptor ID	D009400
MeSH Number(s)	C12.777.419.610 C13.351.968.419.610
Concept/Terms	Nephrosclerosis Nephrosclerosis Nephroscleroses

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nephrosclerosis".

Diseases [C]
Male Urogenital Diseases [C12]
Urologic Diseases [C12.777]
Kidney Diseases [C12.777.419]
Nephrosclerosis [C12.777.419.610]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Female Urogenital Diseases [C13.351]
Urologic Diseases [C13.351.968]
Kidney Diseases [C13.351.968.419]
Nephrosclerosis [C13.351.968.419.610]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nephrosclerosis".

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Bar chart showing 4 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2001 and 2012 and 2016 and 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2001	1	1
2012	1	1
2016	1	1
2018	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Nephrosclerosis" by people in Profiles.

Pons M, Koniaris LG, Moe SM, Gutierrez JC, Esquela-Kerscher A, Zimmers TA. GDF11 induces kidney fibrosis, renal cell epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and kidney dysfunction and failure. Surgery. 2018 08; 164(2):262-273.

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Buhl EM, Djudjaj S, Babickova J, Klinkhammer BM, Folestad E, Borkham-Kamphorst E, Weiskirchen R, Hudkins K, Alpers CE, Eriksson U, Floege J, Boor P. The role of PDGF-D in healthy and fibrotic kidneys. Kidney Int. 2016 Apr; 89(4):848-61.

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Scialla JJ, Appel LJ, Astor BC, Miller ER, Beddhu S, Woodward M, Parekh RS, Anderson CA. Net endogenous acid production is associated with a faster decline in GFR in African Americans. Kidney Int. 2012 Jul; 82(1):106-12.

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Agodoa LY, Appel L, Bakris GL, Beck G, Bourgoignie J, Briggs JP, Charleston J, Cheek D, Cleveland W, Douglas JG, Douglas M, Dowie D, Faulkner M, Gabriel A, Gassman J, Greene T, Hall Y, Hebert L, Hiremath L, Jamerson K, Johnson CJ, Kopple J, Kusek J, Lash J, Lea J, Lewis JB, Lipkowitz M, Massry S, Middleton J, Miller ER, Norris K, O'Connor D, Ojo A, Phillips RA, Pogue V, Rahman M, Randall OS, Rostand S, Schulman G, Smith W, Thornley-Brown D, Tisher CC, Toto RD, Wright JT, Xu S. Effect of ramipril vs amlodipine on renal outcomes in hypertensive nephrosclerosis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2001 Jun 06; 285(21):2719-28.

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CARP N. [Biology of the sclerosis process. X. Histochemistry of polysaccharides in the morphogenesis of renal sclerosis]. Stud Cercet Med Interna. 1962; 3:761-75.

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CARP N, DIMITRIU D, DRAGOTESCU C. [Biology of the process of sclerosis. IV. Morphological and histochemical aspects of early reactivity of the remaining kidney after experimental nephrectomy]. Stud Cercet Med Interna. 1961; 2:571-9.

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