Wojciech Dabrowski

ACR albumin-creatinine-ratio ALT alanine aminotransferase AST aspartate aminotransferase CKD chronic kidney disease CRP C-reactive protein ESRD end-stage renal disease IgAN immunoglobulin A nephropathy MALT mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue Nrf2 nuclear erythroid 2-related factor 2 RBCs/HPF red blood cells/high power field TLRs toll-like receptors XN xanthohumol 1 Introduction Immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) is an autoinflammatory diseases characterized by the deposition of immune...

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KĘDZIERZYN-KOŹLE, Poland – It’s a balmy afternoon on a curving stretch of the Oder, Poland’s second-biggest river. Fish, on the hunt, leap briefly out of the water, while kingfishers and herons look on. These creatures are only the most visible wildlife here. Along the riverbank, more birds can be heard chirping in the trees. “Life is teeming,” says Agnieszka Konowaluk-Wrotniak, a local activist, as she takes The Parliament on an afternoon tour of the area.