EUROPEAN TRAINING CENTRES
Szeged
Renal and Dialysis Unit, Department of Paediatrics,
University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

 

HEAD OF THE UNIT Prof. Sándor Túri
CLINICAL STAFF Ibolya Haszon, Csaba Bereczki, Viktoria Sümegi, Ferenc Papp, Judit Kiss
RESEARCH AND LABORATORY Sándor Túri, Ilona Németh, Emoke Endreffy, Eszter Karg, Zoltán Maródi

 

CONTACT INFORMATION
E-MAIL turisand@pedia.szote.u-szeged.hu
PHONE: +36-62-545343, 545330
FAX: +36-62-545343
FULL POSTAL ADDRESS University of Szeged, Department of Paediatrics, Renal and
Dialysis Unit
6720 Szeged, Korányi fasor 14-15, Hungary

 

CLINICAL FACILITIES
NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° 12
HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS N° 19
PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS N° 1
INTENSIVE CARE NEPHROLOGY BEDS N° 2
RENAL TRANSPLANTS /YEAR (2002) N° 3

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

CLINICAL RESEARCH

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS LIST
1. Steroid resistant and steroid dependent nephrotic syndrome in childhood.
2. Alport syndrome and thin basement membrane nephropathy.
3. Irom metabolism in uraemic patients treated with erythropoetin (national multicentre study).
4. Bone metabolism in uraemic patients (national multicentre study).


BASIC RESEARCH

RESEARCH PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS LIST
1. The role of oxidative stress and antioxidant mechanisms in juvenile essential hypertension and renal vascular disorders.
2. Platelet and vessel wall interactions and plasma mediators in juvenile essential hypertension and renal vascular disorders.
3. Genetic factors in renal diseases and juvenile essential hypertension.

Peer Reviewed Publications in International Journals (only English) 2000-2003

Publications list

1. Cs. Bereczki, S. Túri, I. Németh, É. Salli, Cs. Torday, E. Nagy, I. Haszon, F. Papp: The roles of platelet function, thromboxane, blood lipids and nitric oxide in hypertension of children and adolescents
Prostaglandins, Leukotneness and Essential Fatty Acids (2000)62(5):239-297.
2. I. Németh, S. Túri, I. Haszon, Cs. Bereczki: Vitamin E alleviates the oxidative stress of erythropoietin in uremic children on hemodialysis
Pediatric Nephrology (2000)14:13-14.
3. Gy. Tálosi, E. Endreffy, S. Túri, I. Németh: Molecular and genetic aspects of pre-eclmapsia: state of the art
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism (2000)71:565-572.
4. P. Klivenyi, E. Karg, C. Rózsa, R. Horváth, S. Komoly, I. Németh, S. Túri, L. Vécsei: a-Tocopherol / lipid ratio in blood is decreased in patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy and asymptomatic carriers of the 11778 mtDNA mutation
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry (2001)70:359-362.
5. E. Karg, H. Orvos, A. Papp, N. Beck, S. Túri, I. Németh: Ferroxidases and xanthine oxidase in plasma of healthy newborn infants
Free Radical Research (2001)35:555-561.
6. E. Karg, Cs. Bereczki, J. Kovács, I. Korom, Á. Várkonyi, P. Megyeri, S. Túri: Primary lymphoedema associated with xanthomatosis, vaginal lymphorrhoea and intestinal lymphangiectasia
British Journal of Dermatology (2002) 146:134-137.
7. S. Túri. A.L. Friedman, Cs. Bereczki, F. Papp, J. Kovács, E. Karg, I. Németh: Oxidative stress in juvenile essential hypertension
Journal of Hypertension (2003)21:1-8.
8. I. Haszon, A.L. Friedman, F. Papp, Cs. Bereczki, S. Baji, T. Bodrogi, É. Károly, E. Endreffy, S. Túri: ACE gene polymorphism and renal scarring in primary vesicoureteric reflux
Pediatric Nephrolgy (2002)17:1027-1031.

 

European Fellows programme

Specify if the Unit accepts fellows from European countries for:
Short (1-2 month) well focused training programs either clinically or laboratory oriented: Yes
Long (at least 1 year) research fellowships: Yes
Specify corresponding availability of grants: No
Specify if the Unit may provide help for accommodation: Yes

Prerequisites for Fellowship

Language: English, Hungarian.

Work/Research experience: molecular biology / genetics would be favourable.