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Professor Zoltan H Endre

Zoltan Endre

MB BS, BSc(Med), PhD, FRACP

Email zoltan.endre@otago.ac.nz

Department of Medicine
University of Otago, Christchurch
PO Box 4345
Christchurch
New Zealand

Current Roles

  • Nephrologist
  • Deputy Editor-in-Chief, New Zealand: Internal Medicine Journal

Research Interests

  • Acute Renal Failure: Pathophysiology
  • Acute Renal Failure: Early Detection - Biomarkers
  • Acute Renal Failure: Apotposis, Growth Factors and Cell Survival Genes
  • Acute Renal Failure: Roles of Nitric Oxide and Oxygen-derived Free Radicals
  • Renal Endothelial Function: Roles of Nitric Oxide and Angiotensin II
  • Renal Endothelial Function: Haemodynamics and Modelling
  • Renal Endothelial Function: Progression of Renal Failure in Hypertension and Diabetes
  • Renal Applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging

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Publications

Au, A. Y. M., Mantik, K., Bahadory, F., Stathakis, P., Guiney, H., Erlich, J., Walker, R., Poulton, R., … Endre, Z. H. (2023). Plasma arginine metabolites in health and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, gfad108. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad108

Templeton, E. M., Pilbrow, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Pickering, J. W., Rademaker, M. T., Scott, N. J. A., Ellmers, L. J., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Richards, A. M., Cameron, V. A., & Lassé, M. (2023). Comparison of SPEED, S-Trap, and in-solution-based sample preparation methods for mass spectrometry in kidney tissue and plasma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7), 6290. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076290

Guiney, H., Walker, R., Broadbent, J., Caspi, A., Goodin, E., Kokaua, J., … Robertson, S., Theodore, R., Poulton, R., & Endre, Z. (2022). Kidney-function trajectories from young adulthood to midlife: Identifying risk strata and opportunities for intervention. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.005

Templeton, E. M., Lassé, M., Kleffmann, T., Ellmers, L. J., Palmer, S. C., Davidson, T., Scott, N. J. A., Pickering, J. W., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Cameron, V. A., Richards, A. M., Rademaker, M. T., & Pilbrow, A. P. (2022). Identifying candidate protein markers of acute kidney injury in acute decompensated heart failure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 1009. doi: 10.3390/ijms23021009

Templeton, E., Lassé, M., Kleffmann, T., Ellmers, L. J., Palmer, S. C., Davidson, T., Scott, N. J., Pickering, J. W., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Cameron, V. A., & Richards, A. M. (2021). Identifying candidate protein markers of acute kidney injury in acute decompensated heart failure. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 30(Suppl. 2), (pp. S66). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.05.020

Endre, Z. H., & Walker, R. J. (2017). Biomarkers of cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease. In C. L. Edelstein (Ed.), Biomarkers of kidney disease. (2nd ed.) (pp. 485-511). London, UK: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803014-1.00011-X

Chapter in Book - Research

Walker, R. J., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). Cellular mechanisms of drug nephrotoxicity. In R. J. Alpern, O. W. Moe & M. Caplan (Eds.), Seldin and Giebisch's the kidney: Physiology and pathophysiology (Vol. 2). (5th ed.) (pp. 2889-2932). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-381462-3.00085-9

Chapter in Book - Research

Endre, Z. H., & Robinson, J. (2012). Water, electrolytes, and acid-based balance. In J. Mann & A. S. Truswell (Eds.), Essentials of human nutrition. (4th ed.) (pp. 125-138). Oxford University Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). The metamorphosis of acute renal failure to acute kidney injury. In M. Sahay (Ed.), Basic nephrology and acute kidney injury. (pp. 125-150). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech. doi: 10.5772/1298

Chapter in Book - Research

Endre, Z. H., & Edelstein, C. L. (2008). Animal models for the assessment of acute renal dysfunction and injury. In M. E. De Broe & G. A. Porter (Eds.), Clinical nephrotoxins: Renal injury from drugs and chemicals. (3rd ed.) (pp. 173-222). US: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-84843-3

Chapter in Book - Research

Walker, R. J., & Endre, Z. H. (2008). Cellular mechanisms of drug nephrotoxicity. In R. J. Alpern & S. C. Hebert (Eds.), Seldin and Giebisch's: The kidney: Physiology and pathophysiology (Vols. 1-2). (4th ed.) (pp. 2507-2536). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.

Chapter in Book - Research

Endre, Z. (2007). Hyponatraemia. In D. C. Harris & Colleagues (Eds.), Clinical cases in kidney disease. (pp. 3-24). Sydney, Australia: McGraw-Hill.

Chapter in Book - Research

Melnikov, V. Y., Endre, Z. H., & Edelstein, C. L. (2003). Animal models for the assessment of acute renal dysfunction and injury. In M. E. De Broe, G. A. Porter, W. M. Bennett & G. A. Verpooten (Eds.), Clinical nephrotoxins: Renal injury from drugs and chemicals. (2nd ed.) (pp. 77-114). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.

Chapter in Book - Research

Au, A. Y. M., Mantik, K., Bahadory, F., Stathakis, P., Guiney, H., Erlich, J., Walker, R., Poulton, R., … Endre, Z. H. (2023). Plasma arginine metabolites in health and chronic kidney disease. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, gfad108. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfad108

Journal - Research Article

Templeton, E. M., Pilbrow, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Pickering, J. W., Rademaker, M. T., Scott, N. J. A., Ellmers, L. J., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Richards, A. M., Cameron, V. A., & Lassé, M. (2023). Comparison of SPEED, S-Trap, and in-solution-based sample preparation methods for mass spectrometry in kidney tissue and plasma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(7), 6290. doi: 10.3390/ijms24076290

Journal - Research Article

Guiney, H., Walker, R., Broadbent, J., Caspi, A., Goodin, E., Kokaua, J., … Robertson, S., Theodore, R., Poulton, R., & Endre, Z. (2022). Kidney-function trajectories from young adulthood to midlife: Identifying risk strata and opportunities for intervention. Kidney International Reports. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.10.005

Journal - Research Article

Templeton, E. M., Lassé, M., Kleffmann, T., Ellmers, L. J., Palmer, S. C., Davidson, T., Scott, N. J. A., Pickering, J. W., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., Cameron, V. A., Richards, A. M., Rademaker, M. T., & Pilbrow, A. P. (2022). Identifying candidate protein markers of acute kidney injury in acute decompensated heart failure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23, 1009. doi: 10.3390/ijms23021009

Journal - Research Article

Rademaker, M. T., Pilbrow, A. P., Ellmers, L. J., Palmer, S. C., Davidson, T., Mbikou, P., Scott, N. J. A., Permina, E., Charles, C. J., Endre, Z. H., & Richards, A. M. (2021). Acute decompensated heart failure and the kidney: Physiological, histological and transcriptomic responses to development and recovery. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10, e021312. doi: 10.1161/jaha.121.021312

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Mohamed, F., Buckley, N. A., Pickering, J. W., Wunnapuk, K., Dissanayake, S., Chathuranga, U., … Endre, Z. H. (2017). Nephrotoxicity-induced proteinuria increases biomarker diagnostic thresholds in acute kidney injury. BMC Nephrology, 18(1), 122. doi: 10.1186/s12882-017-0532-7

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Pianta, T. J., Pickering, J. W., Succar, L., Chin, M., Davidson, T., Buckley, N. A., … Endre, Z. H. (2017). Dexamethasone modifies cystatin C-based diagnosis of acute kidney injury during cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Kidney & Blood Pressure Research, 62-75. doi: 10.1159/000469715

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Puckett, J. R., Pickering, J. W., Palmer, S. C., McCall, J. L., Kluger, M. T., De Zoysa, J., Endre, Z. H., & Soop, M. (2017). Low versus standard urine output targets in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery: A randomized noninferiority trial. Annals of Surgery, 265(5), 874-881. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002044

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Succar, L., Pianta, T. J., Davidson, T., Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2017). Subclinical chronic kidney disease modifies the diagnosis of experimental acute kidney injury. Kidney International, 92(3), 680-692. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.02.030

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Teo, S. H., & Endre, Z. H. (2017). Biomarkers in acute kidney injury (AKI). Best Practice & Research: Clinical Anaesthesiology, 31(3), 331-344. doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2017.10.003

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Endre, Z. H., Pianta, T. J., & Pickering, J. W. (2016). Timely diagnosis of acute kidney injury using kinetic eGFR and the creatinine excretion to production ratio, E/eG: Creatinine can be useful! Nephron Clinical Practice, 132, 312-316. doi: 10.1159/000444456

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Mohamed, F., Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., Jayamanne, S., Palangasinghe, C., Shahmy, S., … Buckley, N. A. (2016). Mechanism-specific injury biomarkers predict nephrotoxicity early following glyphosate surfactant herbicide (GPSH) poisoning. Toxicology Letters, 258, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.06.001

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Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2016). Bench to bedside: The next steps for biomarkers in acute kidney injury. American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 311(4), F717-F721. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00268.2016

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Wang, M. H., Chong, K. C., Storer, M., Pickering, J. W., Endre, Z. H., Lau, S. Y. F., … Zee, B. C. Y. (2016). Use of a least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) model to selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry (SIFT-MS) analysis of exhaled breath to predict the efficacy of dialysis: A pilot study. Journal of Breath Research, 10(4), 046004. doi: 10.1088/1752-7155/10/4/046004

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Chew-Harris, J. S. C., Chin, P. K. L., Florkowski, C. M., George, P., & Endre, Z. (2015). Removal of body surface area normalisation improves raw-measured glomerular filtration rate estimation by the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation and drug dosing in the obese. Internal Medicine Journal, 45(7), 766-773. doi: 10.1111/imj.12791

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Chew-Harris, J. S. C., Florkowski, C. M., George, P. M., & Endre, Z. H. (2015). Comparative performances of the new chronic kidney disease epidemiology equations incorporating cystatin C for use in cancer patients. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11(2), 142-151. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12312

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Mohamed, F., Buckley, N. A., Jayamanne, S., Pickering, J. W., Peake, P., Palangasinghe, C., … Endre, Z. H. (2015). Kidney damage biomarkers detect acute kidney injury but only functional markers predict mortality after paraquat ingestion. Toxicology Letters, 237(2), 140-150. doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.06.008

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Pianta, T. J., Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., Buckley, N. A., & Peake, P. W. (2015). Kinetic estimation of GFR improves prediction of dialysis and recovery after kidney transplantation. PLoS ONE, 10(5), e0125669. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125669

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Pianta, T. J., Peake, P. W., Pickering, J. W., Kelleher, M., Buckley, N. A., & Endre, Z. H. (2015). Evaluation of biomarkers of cell cycle arrest and inflammation in prediction of dialysis or recovery after kidney transplantation. Transplant International, 28(12), 1392-1404. doi: 10.1111/tri.12636

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Pianta, T. J., Peake, P. W., Pickering, J. W., Kelleher, M., Buckley, N. A., & Endre, Z. H. (2015). Clusterin in kidney transplantation: Novel biomarkers versus serum creatinine for early prediction of delayed graft function. Transplantation, 99(1), 171-179. doi: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000256

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Takaki, S., Shehabi, Y., Pickering, J. W., Endre, Z., Miyashita, T., & Goto, T. (2015). Perioperative change in creatinine following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass is useful in predicting acute kidney injury: A single-centre retrospective cohort study. Interactive Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, 21(4), 465-469. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivv184

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Chew-Harris, J. S. C., Florkowski, C. M., Elmslie, J. L., Livesey, J., Endre, Z. H., & George, P. M. (2014). Lean mass modulates glomerular filtration rate in males of normal and extreme body composition. Internal Medicine Journal, 44(8), 749-756. doi: 10.1111/imj.12479

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Endre, Z. H. (2014). Using biomarkers for acute kidney injury: Barriers and solutions. Nephron Clinical Practice, 127(1-4), 180-184. doi: 10.1159/000363555

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Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2014). Acute kidney injury urinary biomarker time-courses. PLoS ONE, 9(7), e101288. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101288

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Ralib, A. M., Pickering, J. W., Shaw, G. M., Than, M. P., George, P. M., & Endre, Z. H. (2014). The clinical utility window for acute kidney injury biomarkers in the critically ill. Critical Care, 18, 601. doi: 10.1186/s13054-014-0601-2

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Chew-Harris, J. S. C., Florkowski, C. M., George, P. M., Elmslie, J. L., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). The relative effects of fat versus muscle mass on cystatin C and estimates of renal function in healthy young men. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, 50(1), 39-46. doi: 10.1258/acb.2012.011241

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Endre, Z. H., & Pickering, J. W. (2013). Acute kidney injury clinical trial design: Old problems, new strategies. Pediatric Nephrology, 28(2), 207-217. doi: 10.1007/s00467-012-2171-3

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Md Ralib, A., Pickering, J. W., Shaw, G. M., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). The urine output definition of acute kidney injury is too liberal. Critical Care, 17, R112. doi: 10.1186/cc12784

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Pianta, T. J., Buckley, N. A., Peake, P., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). Clinical use of biomarkers for toxicant-induced acute kidney injury. Biomarkers in Medicine, 7(3), 441-456. doi: 10.2217/bmm.13.51

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Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). Linking injury to outcome in acute kidney injury: A matter of sensitivity. PLoS ONE, 8(4), e62691. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062691

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Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). The clinical utility of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in acute kidney injury. Blood Purification, 35(4), 295-302. doi: 10.1159/000351542

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Pickering, J. W., Ralib, A. M., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). Combining creatinine and volume kinetics identifies missed cases of acute kidney injury following cardiac arrest. Critical Care, 17, R7. doi: 10.1186/cc11931

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Ralib, A. M., Pickering, J. W., Major, T., Palmer, S. C., Shaw, G. M., Goodkin, D. A., & Endre, Z. H. (2013). High-dose intravenous epoetin does not increase blood pressure in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury. Clinical Nephrology, 79(5), 370-379. doi: 10.5414/cn107673

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Md Ralib, A., Pickering, J. W., Shaw, G. M., Devarajan, P., Edelstein, C. L., Bonventre, J. V., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Test characteristics of urinary biomarkers depend on quantitation method in acute kidney injury. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 23(2), 322-333. doi: 10.1681/asn.2011040325

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Nejat, M., Hill, J. V., Pickering, J. W., Edelstein, C. L., Devarajan, P., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Albuminuria increases cystatin C excretion: Implications for urinary biomarkers. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 27(Suppl. 3), iii96-iii103. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr222

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Nejat, M., Pickering, J. W., Devarajan, P., Bonventre, J. V., Edelstein, C. L., Walker, R. J., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Some biomarkers of acute kidney injury are increased in pre-renal acute injury. Kidney International, 81, 1254-1262. doi: 10.1038/ki.2012.23

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Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Challenges facing early detection of acute kidney injury in the critically ill. World Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 1(3), 61-66. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v1.i3.61

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Pickering, J. W., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). New metrics for assessing diagnostic potential of candidate biomarkers. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 7(8), 1355-1364. doi: 10.2215/cjn.09590911

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Pickering, J. W., Frampton, C. M., Walker, R. J., Shaw, G. M., & Endre, Z. H. (2012). Four hour creatinine clearance is better than plasma creatinine for monitoring renal function in critically ill patients. Critical Care, 16, R107. doi: 10.1186/cc11391

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Endre, Z. H., & Pickering, J. W. (2011). New markers of acute kidney injury: Giant leaps and baby steps. Clinical Biochemist Reviews, 32(2), 121-124.

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Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., & Walker, R. J. (2011). Clearance and beyond: The complementary roles of GFR measurement and injury biomarkers in acute kidney injury (AKI). American Journal of Physiology: Renal Physiology, 301(4), F697-F707. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00448.2010

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Endre, Z. H., Pickering, J. W., Walker, R. J., Devarajan, P., Edelstein, C. L., Bonventre, J. V., Frampton, C. M., … Shaw, G. M., Henderson, S. J., Nejat, M., Schollum, J. B. W., & George, P. M. (2011). Improved performance of urinary biomarkers of acute kidney injury in the critically ill by stratification for injury duration and baseline renal function. Kidney International, 79, 1119-1130. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.555

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