Sentence examples for renal sensitivity from inspiring English sources

Such increased renal sensitivity to Stx in children, if it does indeed exist, could be due to a wide variety of factors.

Imaging studies focusing specifically on juxtamedullary blood flow similarly conclude that renal sensitivity to endogenous vasoactive mediators is confined to afferent and efferent arterioles and that downstream vasa recta were insensitive (Harrison-Bernard & Carmines 1994, 1995).

Although at present in vivo data supporting this hypothesis are lacking, our model would predict that the levels of circulating FGF23 may modulate renal sensitivity to the stimulating action of PTH on renal calcium re-absorption.

Recently it was suggested that renal sympathetic innervation plays a role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy implying early enhancement in renal sensitivity to intrarenal norepinephrine on diabetic renal injury [ 15].

It is impossible to tell from these data whether this was caused by skeletal resistance to the action of PTH or increased renal sensitivity to PTH, or to P loading.

Renal sensitivity to aldosterone increases in the setting of inflammation and oxidative stress, additional potential causative factors, with adipocyte-derived factors exacerbating podocyte injury from aldosterone overproduction (14), which can be inhibited by aldosterone antagonists such as eplerenone (15).

The presence of more than 3 metabolic complications discriminated between patients with and without renal progression (sensitivity, 81% and specificity, 67%) and death (sensitivity, 76% and specificity, 61%).

Further our findings point to an altered renal mineralocorticoid sensitivity in patients with depression.

Further the data provide evidence for an altered renal MR sensitivity in depression.

Thirdly, we re-ran the analysis by excluding patients with renal disease (sensitivity 3).

There have been no studies, to our knowledge, that have examined the effects of puberty-related hormonal alterations on renal cell sensitivity to Stx.