Niloufar Torkamani

Role of the adaptive immune system in diabetic kidney disease

Lingyun Kong, Sofianos Andrikopoulos, Richard J MacIsaac, Laura K Mackay, David J Nikolic-Paterson, Niloufar Torkamani, Neda Zafari, Evelyn CS Marin, Elif Ekinci

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF DIABETES INVESTIGATION

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a highly prevalent complication of diabetes and the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease. In..

Performance of 4 Creatinine-based Equations in Assessing Glomerular Filtration Rate in Adults with Diabetes

Neda Zafari, Mojtaba Lotfaliany, Graeme J O'Keefe, Kartik Kishore, Niloufar Torkamani, Richard J MacIsaac, Leonid Churilov, Elif Ekinci

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM

AIMS: To evaluate diagnostic performance of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimated by modification of diet in renal disease (M..

Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the creatinine-based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation in people with diabetes: A systematic review

N Zafari, L Churilov, LY-L Wong, M Lotfaliany, M Hachem, KV Kiburg, L Kong, N Torkamani, H Baxter, RJ MacIsaac, EI Ekinci

Journal article  |  2020  |  DIABETIC MEDICINE

AIMS: GFR estimated with the creatinine-based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPICr ) equation is used to s..

Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of four creatinine-based glomerular filtration rate estimation equations in people with diabetes

N Zafari, M Lotfaliany, L Churilov, N Torkamani, RJ MacIsaac, EI Ekinci

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  DIABETOLOGIA

Global Coagulation Assays in Transgender Women on Oral and Transdermal Estradiol Therapy

Hui Yin Lim, Shalem Y Leemaqz, Niloufar Torkamani, Mathis Grossmann, Jeffrey D Zajac, Harshal Nandurkar, Prahlad Ho, Ada S Cheung

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Context The thrombotic effects of estradiol therapy in transgender women are unclear. Global coagulation assays (GCA) may be bette..

1237-P: The Type 1 Diabetes Identification Initiative: Improving the Care of Inpatients with Type 1 Diabetes

REBECCA LOVERIDGE, NILOUFAR TORKAMANI, SIMONE L PATTERSON, LEONID CHURILOV, ELIF I EKINCI

Journal article  |  2020  |  Diabetes

Background: Specialist care may improve outcomes for inpatients with diabetes. However, research specific to type 1 diabetes (T1D)..

Hypocalcaemia following denosumab in prostate cancer: A clinical review

Lik-Hui Lau, Edward RS Cliff, Vanessa Wong, Henry Wong, Niloufar Torkamani, Audrey Eer, Andrew Weickhardt, Mathis Grossmann

Journal article  |  2020  |  CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: Denosumab is often used in men with advanced prostate cancer to prevent skeletal-related events, but can be associated..

Diabetes and higher HbA1c levels are independently associated with adverse renal outcomes in inpatients following multiple hospital admissions

N Torkamani, L Churilov, R Robbins, G Jerums, V Beik, N Radcliffe, S Patterson, R Bellomo, J Burns, GK Hart, Q Lam, DA Power, RJ MacIsaac, DF Johnson, J Zajac, E Ekinci

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between glycaemic status prior to the first hospital presentation with developing adverse ren..

Diagnostic performance of the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation at estimating glomerular filtration rate in adults with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol

Neda Zafari, Leonid Churilov, Richard J MacIsaac, Niloufar Torkamani, Helen Baxter, Katerina V Kiburg, Elif Ekinci

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ OPEN

INTRODUCTION: Timely detection leading to the implementation of reno-protective measures reduces the progression of diabetic kidne..

Three Dimensional Glomerular Reconstruction: A Novel Approach to Evaluate Renal Microanatomy in Diabetic Kidney Disease

Niloufar Torkamani, George Jerums, Paul Crammer, Alison Skene, David A Power, Sianna Panagiotopoulos, Michele Clarke, Richard J MacIsaac, Elif I Ekinci

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Mesangial metrics reflect glomerular filtration surface area in diabetes. The point-sampled intercept (PSI) method is the conventi..