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Modern therapeutic strategies for paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritisStephen D Marks
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Acta Paediatr 99:967-74. 2010..CONCLUSION: Modern therapeutic strategies include reduced doses and use of corticosteroids and intravenous cyclophosphamide respectively, with increased use of azathioprine, MMF and rituximab...
Renal FMD may not confer a familial hypertensive risk nor is it caused by ACTA2 mutationsStephen D Marks
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 26:1857-61. 2011..Furthermore, in our cohort, FMD was not caused by ACTA2 mutations...
Imaging in childhood urinary tract infections: time to reduce investigationsStephen D Marks
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 23:9-17. 2008....
How have the past 5 years of research changed clinical practice in paediatric nephrology?Stephen D Marks
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK
Arch Dis Child 92:357-61. 2007....
Clinicopathological correlations of paediatric lupus nephritisStephen D Marks
Nephro Urology Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 22:77-83. 2007..73 m(2) in patients with diffuse global sclerosing [class IV-G(C)] LN. The new classification allows expanded histopathological grading of LN with further delineation of classes III and IV with activity and chronicity indices...
Renal artery revascularisation can restore kidney function with absent radiotracer uptakeYincent Tse
Department of Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 27:2153-7. 2012..CONCLUSION: These cases illustrate that scintigraphy alone cannot be used to predict salvageable function in children with renovascular disease...
B lymphocyte depletion therapy in children with refractory systemic lupus erythematosusStephen D Marks
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Arthritis Rheum 52:3168-74. 2005..To determine the safety and efficacy of B lymphocyte depletion therapy in patients with refractory childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)...
Imaging in the evaluation of renovascular diseaseKjell Tullus
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 25:1049-56. 2010..Doppler ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) angiography and magnetic resonance (MR) angiography can all be helpful, but none has, at present, high enough sensitivity to rule out RVD in a child with a suggestion of that diagnosis...
Multicentre prospective randomised trial of tacrolimus, azathioprine and prednisolone with or without basiliximab: two-year follow-up dataNicholas J A Webb
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children s Hospital, Manchester, M27 4HA, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 24:177-82. 2009..These data provide further evidence of a lack of benefit associated with the addition of basiliximab to a TAS regimen for European paediatric renal transplant recipients at low immunological risk...
Dense B cell infiltrates in paediatric renal transplant biopsies are predictive of allograft lossMordi R Muorah
Departments of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Childrens NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
Pediatr Transplant 13:217-22. 2009..This observation raises the possibility of future studies examining the efficacy of B cell depletion therapy in this clinical context...
Urinary monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 correlates with disease activity in lupus nephritisStephen D Marks
Nephro Urology Unit, University College London Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 25:2283-8. 2010..04). These results provide evidence of increased urinary--but not plasma--MCP-1 levels in children with LN, which correlates well with SLE disease activity as measured by the BILAG index...
Results of surgical treatment for renovascular hypertension in children: 30 year single centre experienceMarike B Stadermann
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 25:807-13. 2010....
Is laparoscopic donation safe for paediatric recipients?--a study of 85 paediatric recipients comparing open and laparoscopic donor nephrectomyPankaj Chandak
Department of Transplantation, Renal Unit, Guy s, St Thomas and Evelina Children s Hospital, London, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 27:845-9. 2012..Small studies have shown no difference in graft survival when compared with open techniques, but previous data from United Network for Organ Sharing suggests a higher incidence of rejection in laparoscopically procured kidneys...
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with short stature and may influence blood pressure control in paediatric renal transplant recipientsRukshana Shroff
Renal Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust and Institute of Child Health London, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 26:2227-33. 2011..Further studies are required to test if routine supplementation with ergo or cholecalciferol is safe and effective in children after renal transplantation...
Targeted B-cell depletion therapy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: progress to dateStephen D Marks
Nephro Urology Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Paediatr Drugs 9:371-8. 2007....
Glomerular expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 is predictive of poor renal prognosis in pediatric lupus nephritisStephen D Marks
Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:3521-6. 2008..Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is upregulated and it recruits and activates inflammatory cells in murine lupus nephritis (LN)...
Rituximab in refractory nephrotic syndromeAgnieszka Prytuła
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 25:461-8. 2010..The good initial response in group 3 can be biased by the accompanying treatments that were administered at the same time as rituximab. Controlled prospective trials are required to establish the value of rituximab in idiopathic NS...
Chronic kidney disease in children following lung and heart-lung transplantationChristian Benden
Cardio Respiratory and Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Pediatr Transplant 13:104-10. 2009..Unlike in adults, we were unable to detect any predictors of renal impairment in pediatric lung transplant recipients...
Induction therapy: why, when, and which agent?Leah Krischock
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK
Pediatr Transplant 14:298-313. 2010..The aim of this review is to summarize the current literature relating to the use of antibody agents for induction in paediatric solid organ transplantation...
Biologic therapy in primary systemic vasculitis of the youngDespina Eleftheriou
Rheumatology Department, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 48:978-86. 2009..To describe the biologic treatment regimens and report the efficacy and safety of biologic therapies in a multicentre series of children with primary systemic vasculitis (PSV)...
Update on imaging for suspected renovascular hypertension in children and adolescentsStephen D Marks
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Curr Hypertens Rep 14:591-5. 2012....
Comparison of parameters of chronic kidney disease following paediatric preemptive versus non-preemptive renal transplantationRajiv Sinha
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Pediatr Transplant 14:583-8. 2010..002). We demonstrated improved CKD parameters and lower use of CKD medications among PRT when compared with NPRT. This finding should act as an added impetus for PRT programmes...
Prevalence and complications of chronic kidney disease in paediatric renal transplantation: a K/DOQI perspectiveRajiv Sinha
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 25:1313-20. 2010..Further multi-centre prospective studies are required to substantiate our findings and to explore whether early identification and intervention can improve renal allograft outcome...
Renal tubular dysfunction in children with systemic lupus erythematosusStephen D Marks
Nephro Urology Unit, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 20:141-8. 2005..Evidence of tubular dysfunction in lupus non-nephritis patients may help to identify lupus nephritis prior to the onset of albuminuria...
Renovascular hypertension in childrenKjell Tullus
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Lancet 371:1453-63. 2008..Modern treatment provided by a multidisciplinary team of paediatric nephrologists, interventional radiologists, and vascular surgeons offers good long-term treatment results...
Non-viral infections in children after renal transplantationFrancesca Mencarelli
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, England, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 27:1465-76. 2012....
Current issues in pediatric lupus nephritis: role of revised histopathological classificationStephen D Marks
Nephro-Urology Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, UK
Fetal Pediatr Pathol 25:297-309. 2006..However, we are many years away from completely understanding the etiopathogenesis of LN and the predictive role of the revised histological classification for direction of patient management...
Standard dosing of tacrolimus leads to overexposure in pediatric renal transplantation recipientsJoshua Y Kausman
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Pediatr Transplant 12:329-35. 2008..We therefore outline a regimen restricting tacrolimus dosage given to larger/older patients, but emphasize the need for a prospective randomized trial to define optimal dosing...
Distribution of ABO blood group antibody titers in pediatric patients awaiting renal transplantation: implications for organ allocation policyA Nicholas R Barnett
Renal and Transplant Department, Guy s Hospital, Guy s and St Thomas National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, UK
Transplantation 94:362-8. 2012..This study is the first to examine the distribution of ABO blood group antibody titers in a population of pediatric patients on the deceased-donor renal transplantation waiting list...
What is the value of magnetic resonance venography in children before renal transplantation?Mark G Meister
Department of Paediatric Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, England, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 23:1157-62. 2008..MRV infrequently contributes beneficial information, is difficult to justify as a screening tool, and due to the risks of gadolinium in uraemia, should only be used on an individual patient basis...
Vasculitis in children and adolescents: clinical presentation, etiopathogenesis, and treatmentKjell Tullus
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK
Paediatr Drugs 11:375-80. 2009..The more rare vasculitides are generally much more severe, often needing treatment with high doses of corticosteroids and immunosuppressant agents such as cyclophosphamide, azathioprine, and mycophenolate mofetil...
Ten-year follow-up of children after acute renal failure from a developing countryRajiv Sinha
1Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK
Nephrol Dial Transplant 24:829-33. 2009..The aim of this study was to look at the spectrum of ARF on presentation at a tertiary centre in Kolkata, India, with subsequent 10 years of follow-up...
Postnatal investigation of fetal renal diseaseRose De Bruyn
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, UK
Semin Fetal Neonatal Med 13:133-41. 2008..However, magnetic resonance urography may have increasing importance in becoming the investigation of choice of the future for more complex cases...
Interventions for impaired bladders in paediatric renal transplant recipients with lower urinary tract dysfunctionNaji Al-Khudairi
Renal Unit, Guys Hospital, London, UK
Transpl Int 26:428-34. 2013..The mode of intervention and timing of intervention, in relation to transplant, do not influence outcomes if guided by careful assessment and investigation...
Autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosusStephen D Marks
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK
Pediatr Nephrol 27:1855-68. 2012..SLE patients have dysregulation of inflammatory cytokines, chemokines and immune response-related genes, as well as of the genes involved in apoptosis, signal transduction and the cell cycle...
Renal transplantation or bladder augmentation first? A comparison of complications and outcomes in childrenArash K Taghizadeh
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK
BJU Int 100:1365-70. 2007..To identify whether the order of performing transplant and bladder reconstruction operations in children who need both operations affects outcome of either operation...
Electronic prescribing reduced prescribing errors in a pediatric renal outpatient clinicYogini Hariprasad Jani
Centre for Pediatric Pharmacy Research, The School of Pharmacy, University of London and the Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK
J Pediatr 152:214-8. 2008..To assess the effect of an electronic prescribing (EP) system on the incidence and type of prescribing errors and the number of error-free visits...
Treating the causes of paediatric hypertension using non-invasive physiological parametersJoe Brierley
Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Med Hypotheses 75:439-41. 2010..Modern therapeutic strategies targeted at a child's individual physiological derangement should offer more rapid and effective anti-hypertensive medication than current therapy based on physician preference...
Primary hyperoxaluria type 1Michal J Ajzensztejn
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK
Arch Dis Child 92:197. 2007
Evaluation of renal improvement in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: Comment on the articles by Ruperto et alStephen D Marks
Arthritis Rheum 55:990-1; author reply 991. 2006
Neonatal renal venous thrombosis: clinical outcomes and prevalence of prothrombotic disordersStephen D Marks
Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
J Pediatr 146:811-6. 2005..Twelve of the 28 patients (43%) examined had prothrombotic abnormalities. CONCLUSION: Neonatal RVT is associated with significant renal morbidity and a high prevalence of prothrombotic abnormalities...
