Tim Pianta

Increased retinal drusen in IgA glomerulonephritis are further evidence for complement activation in disease pathogenesis.

P Harraka, Tony Wightman, Sarah Akom, Kieran Sandhu, Deb Colville, Andrew Catran, David Langsford, Timothy Pianta, David Barit, Frank Ierino, Alison Skene, Heather Mack, Judy Savige

Journal article  |  2022  |  Sci Rep

Drusen are retinal deposits comprising cell debris, immune material and complement that are characteristic of macular degeneration..

Retinal drusen in glomerulonephritis with or without immune deposits suggest systemic complement activation in disease pathogenesis

P Harraka, H Mack, D Colville, D Barit, D Langsford, T Pianta, F Ierino, Judy Savige

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Retinal drusen are characteristic of macular degeneration and complement activation, but also occur in C3, lupus and IgA nephropat..

Retinal Drusen Are More Common and Larger in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus With Renal Impairment

Ye Ji Ham, Eleanor Nicklason, Tony Wightman, Sarah Akom, Kieran Sandhu, Philip Harraka, Deb Colville, Andrew Catran, David Barit, David Langsford, Tim Pianta, Andrew Foote, Russell Buchanan, Heather Mack, Judy Savige

Journal article  |  2022  |  KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

INTRODUCTION: Complement has been implicated in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) pathogenesis on the basis of the associations w..

Alport Syndrome With Kidney Cysts Is Still Alport Syndrome

Judy Savige, Heather Mack, Rose Thomas, David Langsford, Tim Pianta

Journal article  |  2022  |  KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Care for survivors of acute kidney injury

Timothy J Pianta, Zena Barakat, David Langsford

Journal article  |  2021  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE

BACKGROUND: The effects of acute kidney injury (AKI) extend beyond the acute illness phase. Patients who survive AKI are at increa..

Peripheral neuropathy: an important contributor to physical limitation and morbidity in stages 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease

Ria Arnold, Timothy J Pianta, Tushar Issar, Adrienne Kirby, Caoimhe Scales, Natalie Kwai, Zoltan Endre, Arun Krishnan

Journal article  |  2021  |  NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION

BACKGROUND: Impaired physical function drives adverse outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Peripheral neuropathy is highly pr..

Potassium control in chronic kidney disease: implications for neuromuscular function

Ria Arnold, Timothy J Pianta, Bruce A Pussell, Zoltan Endre, Matthew C Kiernan, Arun V Krishnan

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL

In Australia, approximately 1.7 million adults have evidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This complex disease can result in a..

Chapter 4 Overview of Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury: Human Evidence, Mechanisms, Pathological Correlations and Biomarkers, and Animal Models

Timothy J Pianta, Glenda C Gobe, Evan P Owens, Zoltan H Endre

Book Chapter  |  2018

This comprehensive guide covers the causes, characteristics, and presentations of acute kidney injury (AKI), as well as prevention..

Overview of Pathophysiology of Acute Kidney Injury: Human Evidence, Mechanisms, Pathological Correlations and Biomarkers and Animal Models

Timothy J Pianta, Glenda C Gobe, Evan P Owens, Zoltan H Endre

Book Chapter  |  2018

Randomized, Controlled Trial of the Effect of Dietary Potassium Restriction on Nerve Function in CKD

Ria Arnold, Timothy J Pianta, Bruce A Pussell, Adrienne Kirby, Kate O'Brien, Karen Sullivan, Margaret Holyday, Christine Cormack, Matthew C Kiernan, Arun V Krishnan

Journal article  |  2017  |  CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neuromuscular complications are almost universal in CKD by the time that a patient commences dialysis. ..