Elevated Aminotransferase Activity as an Indication of Muscular Dystrophy: Case Reports and Review of the Literature by S Zamora, C Adams, JD Butzner, H Machida, Rb Scott

“…Paradoxically, the increase in ALT activity was greater than that of serum aspartate aminotransferase (three to 16 times normal), an enzyme whose elevation is generally recognized as being less specific and indicative of muscle, cardiac, kidney, pancreatic, red blood cell or hepatic injury. …”
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Diabetes Is Associated with Increased Autoreactivity of Mannan-Binding Lectin by Esben Axelgaard, Jakob Appel Østergaard, Steffen Thiel, Troels Krarup Hansen

“…MBL was found to accumulate in the kidneys of diabetic mice as compared to healthy control mice (p<0.0001). …”
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THERAPY LOW BACK PAIN WITH SWEDISH MASSAGE, ACUPRESSURE AND TURMERIC by Dyah Ayu Rhomandhoni Putri, Ario Imandiri, Rakhmawati Rakhmawati

“…Acupressure at the points of Shenshu (BL23), Dachangshu (BL25), Taixi (KI3), Taibai (SP3), Fenglong (ST40) with the principle of therapy of kidney and spleen tonification and elimination of cold moist pathogens. …”
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Molecular networking-assisted flavonoid profile of Gypsophila glomerata extract in relation to its protective effects on carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatorenal damage in rats by Dimitrova Bojana, Vitanska Rumyana, Gevrenova Reneta, Zheleva-Dimitrova Dimitrina, Balabanova Vessela, Stoev Stoycho

“…Ex Adams (Caryophyllaceae) (EGG) and to assess its protective potential on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver and kidney damage in male Wistar rats. Twenty-two flavonoid C-, O- and C,O--glycosides in EGG were annotated by mass spectrometry--based molecular networking; nine of them are reported in this species for the first time. …”
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Anti-Factor H Antibodies in Egyptian Children with Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome by Shereen Shawky, Hesham Safouh, Mona Gamal, Mohammed M. Abbas, Azza Aboul-Enein, Toshihiro Sawai, Yosra Fahmy, Heba Selim

“…Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is an important cause of acute kidney injury in children. It is primarily caused by dysregulation of the complement alternative pathway due to genetic mutations, mainly in complement factor H genes, or due to anti-factor H autoantibodies (anti-FH), leading to uncontrolled overactivation of the complement system. …”
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Astragaloside IV Inhibits NF-κB Activation and Inflammatory Gene Expression in LPS-Treated Mice by Wei-Jian Zhang, Balz Frei

“…Similar results were observed in heart, aorta, kidney, and liver. Furthermore, AS-IV significantly suppressed LPS-induced NF-κB and AP-1 DNA-binding activities in lung and heart. …”
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Vascular injury in glomerulopathies: the role of the endothelium by Géssica Sabrine Braga Barbosa, Niels Olsen Saraiva Câmara, Felipe Lourenço Ledesma, Amaro Nunes Duarte Neto, Cristiane Bitencourt Dias

“…Although the potential mechanisms of vascular injury have been widely described in diabetic kidney disease, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, and hemolytic uremic syndrome, they require further elucidation in other glomerulopathies. …”
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The investigation of marek disease, lenfoid leucosis and reticuloendotheliosis by elisa and histopathologic methods in chickens in konya province by Uçkun Sait Uçan, Mehmet Ateş, M. Metin Kıran, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, Mustafa Ortatatlı, E. Özlem Kuyucuoğlu

“…A number of 540 blood/sera and 15 organ samples (liver, lien, kidney, bursa Fabricius, pancreas, lungs, glandular stomach and gizzard, Nervus ischiadicus, skin, brain and cerebellum) were collected from commercial and parent stock flocks located in the Konya Region. …”
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Resistance to Radiotherapy in Cancer by Almaz A. Akhunzianov, Elvira V. Rozhina, Yuliya V. Filina, Albert A. Rizvanov, Regina R. Miftakhova

“…But no benefit is observed in pancreas, ovary, liver, kidney, and colon cancers. Such relatively low efficiency is related to the development of radiation resistance, which results in cancer recurrence, metastatic dissemination, and poor prognosis. …”
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Novel Intraoperative Near-Infrared Fluorescence Camera System for Optical Image-Guided Cancer Surgery by J. Sven D. Mieog, Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, Merlijn Hutteman, Joost R. van der Vorst, Maurits Drijfhout van Hooff, Jouke Dijkstra, Peter J.K. Kuppen, Rob Keijzer, Eric L. Kaijzel, Ivo Que, Cornelis J.H. van de Velde, Clemens W.G.M. Löwik

“…The background fluorescence of abdominal organs, in particular liver and kidney, was high, thereby limiting the ability to detect peritoneal metastases with cathepsin-sensing probes in these regions. …”
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Streptomyces-derived nano-doxorubicin: Clinical status and patents granted by Kaur Prabhjot, Bhandari Divya Dhawal, Chopra Hitesh

“…Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent anti-cancer drug derived from Streptomyces, that is widely used for various cancers, including cancers of the ovary, urinary bladder, GI tract, breast, thyroid gland, lung, bone, kidney (nephroblastoma) and blood (leukaemia). This anthracycline antibiotic is limited by its adverse effect profile, with the main adverse effects being nausea, vomiting, alopecia, infertility, cardiotoxicity, myelosuppression and nephrotoxicity. …”
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Effect of Moxibustion According to Syndrome Differentiation on Rehabilitation of Muscle Function in Patients with Maintenance Hemodialysis by Erping YAN, Motan QIU, Jianwei REN, Zhimin KANG, Po CAO, Shiying LIU, Lingxin KONG

“…Cardiopulmonary endurance (six minutes walking distance, heart rate and blood pressure product), muscle endurance (such as grip strength, grip strength endurance) and the quality of life assessment (the score of kidney disease quality of life KDQOL-SF^TM1.3) were observed and recorded before and after treatment to evaluate the efficiency of moxibustion based on syndrome differentiation.Results:After twelve-week treatment, the six minutes walking distance was extended in the treatment group (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); there was significant difference on six minutes walking distance between the two groups after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Near-Infrared Optical Imaging of Ovarian Cancer Xenografts with Novel α3-Integrin Binding Peptide “OA02” by Olulanu H. Aina, Jan Marik, Regina Gandour-Edwards, Kit S. Lam

“…The peptide probe displayed highly specific tumor uptake within 15 min, which lasted for 70 min for “OA02”-Cy5.5 and “OA02”-AlexaFluo 680 and for 24 hours for “OA02”-biotin-streptavidin-Cy5.5. Some kidney and bladder signal were noted. Prior injection with anti-α3 monoclonal antibody blocked the binding of this peptide to the ES-2 tumors.…”
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Peripherally Embolizing Aortic Thrombus: The Work-Up, Management, and Outcome of Primary Aortic Thrombus by Ramy Mando, Robert Gemayel, Ashish Chaddha, Julian J. Barbat, Elvis Cami

“…Computed tomography (CT) revealed an intraluminal polypoid filling defect arising from the isthmus of the aorta projecting into the proximal descending aorta and findings consistent with infarction of the spleen and right kidney. Infectious, autoimmune, hematologic, and oncologic work-up were all unyielding. …”
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Designing of Aplikasi Pendamping Diabetes (Si-PenDi) as a Control Tool for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Siti Julaiha, Elma Viorentina Sembiring, Citra Yuliyanda Pardilawati

“…Diabetes Mellitus is known as the mother of other diseases such as cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, and blindness. Indonesia ranks 5th in the world in terms of the number of Diabetes Mellitus sufferers in 2014. …”
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Hemoadsorption in Multiorgan Failure Due to Viscerocutaneous Loxoscelism by Raúl Valenzuela Córdova, David Rivera Estrella, José F. Bernardo, Darío Jiménez, Celia Rodríguez Tudero, Raúl Elías, José C. De La Flor

“…Despite treatment with intravenous (IV) monovalent antiloxoscelism serum, antibiotic therapy, and corticosteroids, the patient’s evolution was poor, and she was admitted to the critical care unit for severe multi-organ involvement, including hepatic and kidney damage and coagulation disorders, eventually requiring hemodialysis support and hemoadsorption therapy. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia by Gianfranco Lauletta, Sabino Russi, Vincenza Conteduca, Loredana Sansonno

“…Among them, complement factors play a crucial role in the cold-insoluble ICs-mediated vasculitis, involving primarily small blood vessels in different tissues including skin, kidney, peripheral, and central nervous system. Liver represents the major target of HCV infection with inflammatory infiltrates, resembling secondary lymphoid follicles. …”
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Protective Effect of Fermented Camel Milk Containing Bifidobacterium longum BB536 on Blood Lipid Profile in Hypercholesterolemic Rats by Khaled M. El-Zahar, Mohamed F. Y. Hassan, Suliman F. Al-Qaba

“…Camel or cow’s milk fermented with yogurt culture or Bif. longum significantly improved negative effects of the HF diet on body weight, blood lipid profile, serum proteins, liver and kidney markers, and severity of the metabolic syndrome. …”
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Endoscopic Approaches to the Treatment of Variceal Hemorrhage in Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients by Xiaoquan Huang, Lili Ma, Xiaoqing Zeng, Jian Wang, Jie Chen, Shiyao Chen

“…Esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage leads to challenging situation in chronic kidney disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. …”
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The Effects of Local Administration of Aminophylline on Transureteral Lithotripsy by Ayyoub Barzegarnezhad, Abolfazl Firouzian, Seyed Abdollah Emadi, Nadali Mousanejad, Roksana Bakhshali

“…Using aminophylline carries several advantages such as reducing procedure duration, decreasing the need for ureteral and double-J catheter, and reducing stone migration to the kidney and use of SWL.…”
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