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Cristina Capusa

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Associate Professor of Nephrology, PhD and Habilitated Doctor in Nephrology at the "Carol Davila" University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest and attending physician (consultant in Nephrology and Internal Medicine) at a university-affiliated tertiary-care hospital. Former secretary of the Romanian Society of Nephrology and currently member of the society board.

Research interest in: chronic kidney disease, renal anemia, intravenous iron therapy, mineral metabolism disorders in chronic kidney disease, oxidative stress in kidney disease and glomerular diseases.

Nephrology

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PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Past or current institution affiliations

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest

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Associate Professor

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Bucharest

Nephrology

Consultant physician

"Dr. Carol Davila" Teaching Hospiyal of Nephrology, Bucharest

Nephrology

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August 26, 2025

Longitudinal changes in estimated glomerular filtration rates in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with Tenofovir Alafenamide vs Entecavir

Xuan Li, Qiang Wu, Fang Huang, Changxiang Lai, Fengjuan Chen, Juan Meng, Fang Wang, Hui Zeng, Lina Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19901

May 14, 2025

Elevated albumin-bilirubin score as a predictor of kidney stones in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus: evidence from a cross-sectional study

Wenya Mo, Tao Zhou, Qifei Dong, Yuhan Chen, Xuechun Hu, Jun Xiao, Changming Wang, Ping Xiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19419 PubMed 40386229

April 16, 2025

Risk factors and predictive model for renal outcomes in autoimmune membranous nephropathy with and without acute kidney injury: a retrospective cohort study

Zhenzhou Li, Liyan Yang, Linxia Wei, Mengjie Weng, Jiaqun Lin, Yi Chen, Binbin Fu, Guifen Li, Caiming Chen, Yanfang Xu, Jianxin Wan, Jiong Cui

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19331 PubMed 40256734

March 31, 2025

Understanding uremic cardiomyopathy: from pathogenesis to diagnosis and the horizon of therapeutic innovations

Qiong Song, Pengbo Wang, Yunfang Wu, Zhuan’e Yao, Wei Wang, Guangbo Tang, Peng Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18978 PubMed 40183047

March 12, 2025

Efficacy of novel activated bamboo charcoal in reducing uremic toxins and enhancing kidney function in chronic kidney disease patients: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Kuo-Chin Hung, Mei-Yueh Lee, Shih-Yuan Hung, Chiao-Yin Sun, Chau-Chung Wu, Cheng-Jui Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19007 PubMed 40093417

February 24, 2025

Comparative effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for the nutritional status of maintenance hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Xiaolan Ma, Chun Tang, Hong Tan, Jingmei Lei, Li Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19053 PubMed 40017653

February 10, 2025

The association between serum lipids at diagnosis and renal outcome in microscopic polyangiitis patients

Zigui Zheng, Yujia Wang, Jingzhi Xie, Zhimin Chen, Bingjing Jiang, Yanfang Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18839 PubMed 39950045

December 18, 2024

Validation and modification of existing bleeding complications prediction models for percutaneous renal biopsy: a prospective study

Xing Li, Min Liu, Di-fei Duan, Yu Yan, Dengyan Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18741 PubMed 39713131

December 9, 2024

A single-center retrospective study of ectopic lymphoid tissues in idiopathic membranous nephropathy: clinical pathological characteristics and prognostic value

Jing Zhang, Siyu Chen, Haiying Zheng, Siyi Rao, Yuanyuan Lin, Jianxin Wan, Yi Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18703 PubMed 39670089

November 20, 2024

Correlation between pre-operative VE-cadherin and DLL4 and the maturation after primary arteriovenous fistula in uremic patients

Huanhuan Yin, Yifan Tang, Yanping Wang, Yousuf Abdulkarim Waheed, Disheng Wang, Dong Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18356 PubMed 39583102

November 18, 2024

Systemic immune-inflammation index as an independent risk factor for diabetic nephropathy: a retrospective, single-center study

Xiaohong Zhang, Yuan Fang, Mengjie Weng, Caiming Chen, Yanfang Xu, Jianxin Wan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18493 PubMed 39677959

September 19, 2024

Key regulators of vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease: Hyperphosphatemia, BMP2, and RUNX2

Xinhua Liang, Yankun Li, Peng Wang, Huafeng Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18063 PubMed 39308809

August 2, 2024

Evaluating the potential of retinal photography in chronic kidney disease detection: a review

Nur Asyiqin Amir Hamzah, Wan Mimi Diyana Wan Zaki, Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, Ruslinda Mustafar, Assyareefah Hudaibah Saad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17786 PubMed 39104365

June 21, 2024

Construction of a nomogram for predicting catheter-related bladder discomfort in patients with end-stage renal disease after renal transplantation: a retrospective study

Kao Liu, Shengli Liu, Zhiguo Peng, Na Li, Huaibin Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17530 PubMed 38915386

April 19, 2024

Association of time-averaged serum uric acid level with clinicopathological information and long-term outcomes in patients with IgA nephropathy

Mengjie Weng, Binbin Fu, Yongjie Zhuo, Jiaqun Lin, Zhenhuan Zou, Yi Chen, Jiong Cui, Guifen Li, Caiming Chen, Yanfang Xu, Dewen Jiang, Jianxin Wan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17266 PubMed 38650643

February 29, 2024

Co-differential genes between DKD and aging: implications for a diagnostic model of DKD

Hongxuan Du, Kaiying He, Jing Zhao, Qicai You, Xiaochun Zhou, Jianqin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17046 PubMed 38435999

February 19, 2024

A retrospective cohort study of clinical characteristics and outcomes of type 2 diabetic patients with kidney disease

Xi He, Yuanjun Deng, Beichen Tian, Yixuan Zhao, Min Han, Yang Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16915 PubMed 38390389

February 5, 2024

Resistance exercise interventions for sarcopenia and nutritional status of maintenance hemodialysis patients: a meta-analysis

Li Li, Xiaolan Ma, Chunyan Xie, Yamin Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16909 PubMed 38332806

November 8, 2023

Elucidating the role of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase-p53 axis in the progression of chronic kidney disease

Xin Zhen, Yuxiang Sun, Hongchun Lin, Yuebo Huang, Tianwei Liu, Yuanqing Li, Hui Peng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16301 PubMed 37953778

August 23, 2023

Calcification detection on upper extremity arteries: a comparison of ultrasonic and X-ray methods

Yanli Yang, Na Lin, Yuankai Xu, Zheli Niu, Fulei Meng, Kaidi Zhang, Yuhuan Wang, Lin Ruan, Lihong Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15855 PubMed 37637162

June 5, 2023

Development and validation of a nomogram to predict protein-energy wasting in patients with peritoneal dialysis: a multicenter cohort study

Ziwei Mei, Bin Zhu, Xiaoli Sun, Yajie Zhou, Yuanyuan Qiu, Xiaolan Ye, Hongjuan Zhang, Chunlan Lu, Jun Chen, Hong Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15507 PubMed 37304869

June 1, 2023

The role of exercise in improving hyperlipidemia-renal injuries induced by a high-fat diet: a literature review

Jun Shunzi Chen, Peng Fei Xie, Hong Feng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15435 PubMed 37283893

April 11, 2023

Urinary complement proteins in IgA nephropathy progression from a relative quantitative proteomic analysis

Xia Niu, Shuyu Zhang, Chen Shao, Zhengguang Guo, Jianqiang Wu, Jianling Tao, Ke Zheng, Wenling Ye, Guangyan Cai, Wei Sun, Mingxi Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15125 PubMed 37065697

February 13, 2023

Association between geriatric nutritional risk index and pathological phenotypes of IgA nephropathy

Yangang Gan, Jiajia Li, Jianping Wu, Rui Zhang, Qianqian Han, Zizhen Li, Qiongqiong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14791 PubMed 36815992

December 5, 2022

Efficacy and indications of tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy: a retrospective study

Yan Li, Qi Wan, Zhixin Lan, Ming Xia, Haiyang Liu, Guochun Chen, Liyu He, Chang Wang, Hong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14481 PubMed 36523468

November 9, 2022

Development of a prediction model to estimate the 5-year risk of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in haemodialysis patients: a retrospective study

Aihong Zhang, Lemuge Qi, Yanping Zhang, Zhuo Ren, Chen Zhao, Qian Wang, Kaiming Ren, Jiuxu Bai, Ning Cao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14316 PubMed 36389426

October 20, 2022

A novel risk factor of contrast associated acute kidney injury in patients after enhanced computed tomography: a retrospective study

You-Qi Li, Yongjun Shi, Wen-feng Deng, Shaobin Xiao, Wenwen Hu, Chengwen Huang, Xun Tang, Jun Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14224 PubMed 36285330

October 11, 2022

Association between hypomagnesemia and mortality among dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Chi-Ya Huang, Chi-Chen Yang, Kuo-Chuan Hung, Ming-Yan Jiang, Yun-Ting Huang, Jyh-Chang Hwang, Chih-Chieh Hsieh, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Jui-Yi Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14203 PubMed 36248710

June 2, 2022

Quercetin prevents chronic kidney disease on mesangial cells model by regulating inflammation, oxidative stress, and TGF-β1/SMADs pathway

Wahyu Widowati, Sijani Prahastuti, Rita Tjokropranoto, Philips Onggowidjaja, Hanna Sari Widya Kusuma, Ervi Afifah, Seila Arumwardana, Muhamad Aldi Maulana, Rizal Rizal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13257 PubMed 35673387

May 31, 2022

Glomerular filtration rate correlation and agreement between common predictive equations and standard 24-hour urinary creatinine clearance in medical critically ill patients

Suwikran Wongpraphairot, Attamon Thongrueang, Rungsun Bhurayanontachai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13556 PubMed 35669965

May 5, 2022

Early warning model construction and validation for urinary tract infection in patients with neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD): a retrospective study

Liqiong Zhou, Surui Liang, Qin Shuai, Chunhua Fan, Linghong Gao, Wenzhi Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13388 PubMed 35539015

March 25, 2022

Acute kidney injury-attributable mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis

Zhiyi Wang, Jie Weng, Jinwen Yang, Xiaoming Zhou, Zhe Xu, Ruonan Hou, Zhiliang Zhou, Liang Wang, Chan Chen, Shengwei Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13184 PubMed 35356476

January 17, 2022

Impact of dialysis modality conversion on the health-related quality of life of peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study in China

Heqi Sun, Ye Zhuang, Lanying Gao, Ningze Xu, Yan Xiong, Min Yuan, Jun Lu, Jianming Ye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12793 PubMed 35111408

January 3, 2022

Assessment of health-related quality of life in hypertensive hemodialysis patients

Ayesha Aslam, Shahid Shah, Ghulam Abbas, Anees ur Rehman, Tauqeer Hussain Malhi, Nasser Hadal Alotaibi, Abdulaziz Ibrahim Alzarea, Muhammad Fawad Rasool, Haris Khurram, Sibgha Noureen, Muhammad Talha Saeed Bokhari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12690 PubMed 35036092

October 26, 2021

Identification of hub genes and transcription factor-miRNA-mRNA pathways in mice and human renal ischemia-reperfusion injury

Peng Ke, Lin Qian, Yi Zhou, Liu Feng, Zhentao Zhang, Chengjie Zheng, Mengnan Chen, Xinlei Huang, Xiaodan Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12375 PubMed 34754625

October 13, 2021

The correlation between fibroblast growth factor-23 and ESRD patients with hearing impairment

Jingwen Nie, Qing Li, Min Guo, Jiaqing Li, Jiahui Yang, Qing Chang, Yaping Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12295 PubMed 34721981

September 30, 2021

Elevated serum FGF21 predicts the major adverse cardiovascular events in STEMI patients after emergency percutaneous coronary intervention

Lingyun Gu, Wenlong Jiang, Huidong Qian, Ruolong Zheng, Weizhang Li