… level of free Ca 2+ causes the formation of Ca 2+ /CaM … remains so until intracellular Ca
2+ levels drop and the Ca 2+ /… Ca 2+ , caused by either influx of extracellular Ca 2+ or Ca 2+ …

Wegener's granulomatosis and microscopic polyangiitis are idiopathic systemic vasculitides
strongly associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA). In Wegener's …

… Stegeman et al have shown that relapses occur almost exclusively in those patients with
Wegener's granulomatosis who are persistently or intermittently C-ANCA positive 100 . Thus, …

Systemic vasculitis associated with autoantibodies to neutrophil cytoplasmic antigens (ANCA)
is the most frequent cause of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis. Renal failure at …

Background Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis is a severe
condition encompassing two major syndromes: granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly …

Background Respiratory tract infections may trigger relapses in patients with Wegener's
granu-lomatosis in remission. Uncontrolled data have suggested that treatment with trimethoprim…

Objective: To examine possible risk factors for relapse, including chronic nasal carriage of
Staphylococcus aureus and serial antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) determinations …

KIM‐1, a transmembrane tubular protein with unknown function, is undetectable in normal
kidneys, but is markedly induced in experimental renal injury. The KIM‐1 ectodomain is …

Postoperative renal function deterioration is a serious complication after cardiac surgery with
cardiopulmonary bypass and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality. However, …

Objective Prediction of relapses in Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) by measuring levels of
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) directed against proteinase 3 (PR3) or …