Bookedited by Ajay K. Singh, Gordon H. Williams.
Summary: "Textbook of Nephro-Endocrinology, Second Edition, continues to be the definitive translational reference in the field of nephro-endocrinology, investigating both the endocrine functions of the kidneys and how the kidney acts as a target for hormones from other organ systems. It offers researchers and clinicians expert analyses of nephro-endocrine research and translation into the treatment of diseases such as anemia, chronic kidney disease (CKD), rickets, osteoporosis, and hypoparathyroidism. Changes to this edition include new chapters focused on hypercalcemia/hypocalcemia and the interaction of dialysis, chronic renal disease, and endocrine diseases. All chapters have been updated to include more preclinical data and more tables and schema that help translate this data into clinical recommendations. The section on hormones and renal insufficiency discusses insulin/diabetes, growth hormone, sex steroids, thyroid hormone, acid-base disturbances, and pregnancy"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Physiology and regulation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and the kidney
The renin-angiotensin system and the heart
Renin-angiotensin blockade : therapeutic agents
Vasopressin in the kidney--historical aspects
Molecular biology and gene regulation
Vasopressin antagonists in physiology and disease
Diabetes insipidus and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
The cardiac natriuretic peptide system : linking the heart and kidney in cardiorenal homeostasis and therapeutics
Aldosterone's mechanism of action : genomic and nongenomic signaling
Erythropoietin : an historical overview of physiology, molecular biology, and gene regulation
Erythropoiesis : the roles of erythropoietin and iron
Development of recombinant erythropoietin and erythropoietin analogs
Insulin resistance and the metabolic syndrome in chronic renal disease
Growth hormone
Sexual dysfunction in men and women with chronic kidney disease
Metabolic acidosis of chronic kidney disease
Pregnancy and the kidney
Vitamin D : molecular biology and gene regulation
Clinical syndromes of vitamin d and phosphate dysregulation
Molecular biology of renin and regulation of its gene
Vitamin d and the kidney : introduction and historical perspective
Extrahematopoietic actions of erythropoietin
Regulation of aldosterone production
Aldosterone and its cardiovascular effects
Aldosterone : history and introduction
Thyroid status in chronic renal failure patients
Aldosterone/mineralocorticoid receptors and their renal effects : molecular biology and gene regulation
The history of the renin-angiotensin system
Molecular biology of parathyroid hormone
Endocrine regulation of phosphate homeostasis.