Volume 70, Issue 10, Pages 1694-1705 (November 2006) Predicting initiation and progression of chronic kidney disease: Developing renal risk scores M.W. Taal, B.M. Brenner Kidney International Volume 70, Issue 10, Pages 1694-1705 (November 2006) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001794 Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Schema showing the interaction of risk factors for CKD progression with pathophysiological mechanisms that contribute to a vicious cycle of progressive nephron loss. Ang II – angiotensin II; FSGS – focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis; PGC – glomerular capillary hydraulic pressure; SNGFR – single nephron glomerular filtration rate; TIF – tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Kidney International 2006 70, 1694-1705DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001794) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions