Glucocorticoid is one of the widely used drugs in clinic,especially in nephrotic syndrome.This paper mainly summarizes its use in nephrotic syndrome in clinic,focusing on its classification,different dosage,mechanisms,basic principles of application,the inhibition of adrenal axis and precautions.

Angiotensin Ⅱ receptor blockers(ARB) are recently studied as renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitors. They were firstly used in hypertension therapy, while now are widely administered to reduce urinary protein and slow the progression of proteinuric nephropathy to end-stage renal failure in nephropathy treatment. They are considered effective in IgA nephropathy according to its character. This review briefly discusses the mechanism, function, and tissue distribution of ARBs, and the corresponding advances in IgAN treatment.

Mannose-binding lectin(MBL) is a key component of the innate immune system that plays a pluripotent role in natural defense.MBL genetic variants are associated with increased susceptibility to and the severity and prognosis of various diseases.The association between low MBL-producing allelic variants and disease risk and/or severity is particularly strong in infectious and autoimmune diseases.Enhanced risk for disease by low MBL producers is particularly the case for children and immunocompromised patients,especially when primary and secondary immune deficiencies coexist.Therefore the use of MBL testing and replacement therapy has reached the threshold of personalized medicine.The author presents a review of the role of MBL in health and diseases,the advances in MBL testing methodology and MBL related therapies.

Immune factor is one of the main mechanism of children glomerular diseases. Tacrolimus has a strong and effective immunosuppressive action comparing with CsA. In recent years,the curative effect of ta-crolimus in the treatment of children with kidney disease has attracted doctors attention. Tacrolimus in the treat-ment for refractory nephrotic syndrome ( steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, steroid-resistent nephrotic syn-drome and the frequent recurrence of glomerular syndrome) has obtained the good effect. This article reviews the application of tacrolimus in nephrotic syndrome,focal segmental glomerular sclerosis,mesangial proliferative glo-merulonephritis,membranous nephropathy,lupus nephritis( LN) in the children with kidney disease.

Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) refers to a series of clinical symptoms and biochemical and imaging abnormalities caused by minerals and calcium phosphorus metabolic disorder,which is associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Since 2006 ,the concept of CKD-MBD was put forward for the first time,doctors are increasingly paying more attention to it.This review introduces the epidemiological characteristics, clinical manifestation, examination methods, diagnostic criteria and the research progress of treatment and prevention of CKD-MBD.

We have established adriamycin(ADR) nephropathy model, the expression of cyclophilin(CyP)mRNA was measured with RT PCR, and its relationship with the levels of total protein, albumin, cholesterol, 24 hour urine protein, BUN, and creatinine were determined.After four weeks,the levels of urine protein in ADR nephropathy animals were higher than 100mg/24h, whereas the levels in the control animals were lower than 6mg/24h. It was showed that the expression of CyP gene of kidney tissue in ADR nephropathy rats was significantly higher than that of the control animals. Meanwhile, it was found that there was negative correlation was found between the expression of Cyp gene and the levels of total protein and albumin,but positive correlation between the expression of CyP gene and the levels of 24 hour urine protein and cholesterol,and the expression of CyP gene had no correlation with the levels of BUN and creatinine. Our results suggested that the high levels of Cyp mRNA expression might contribute to renel tissue damage in ADR nephropathy,and it might reflect the degree of severity and prognosis in ADR nephropathy.

Acute kidney injury is a clinical common disease,but it is a dangerous illness with higher o-verall mortality.Even mild renal insufficiency carries complications.Therefore,it is very important for the early diagnosis of acute kidney injury,which is based on high sensitivity,strong specificity of biomarkers.

Hereditary glomerular disease is an important part of kidney diseases .In recent years , hereditary glomerular disea-ses had a high incidence and poor prognosis .Thus, the studies involving hereditary glomerular diseases such as Alport syndrome , he-reditary nephritis syndrome and thin basement membrane disease , etc.have significant implications .This review mainly focuses on the pathogenesis , clinical features , diagnosis and treatment of Alport syndrome and hereditary nephritis syndrome .

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional lev-el and then affect important physiological and pathological processes. Many microRNAs are tissue or organ-speciifc which make it possible for them to become potential biomarkers. Similarly, microRNAs are important for physiological functions of kidney and they are involved in various renal disorders. The review summarizes current information about microRNA effect on various kidney diseases, in order to provide references for the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease in the future.

Lipoxins are metabolic products of arachidonic acid,which possess a wide spectrum of adjustment function for various inflammatory cell function and the expression of inflammatory related genes.It is known asstop signals or braking signals of inflammatory response,which can promote the regression of inflammation through regulating a variety of inflammatory signaling pathway.Now,the progress in the regulation of multiple signal pathways by lipoxins and its anti-inflammatory mechanism are reviewed.