Relation between Renal Function and Insulin Resistance of Type 2 Diabetic Iraqi Patients by Rami Fadhel Lefta, Ekhlas Abdallah Hassan

“…Conclusion: higher insulin levels and insulin resistance appear to contribute to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Chyle Leak following Open Donor Nephrectomy: A Rare Complication—A Case Report by Sandeep Harkar, Dharam Vir Singh, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Raghav Talwar, Yajvender Pratap Singh Rana

“…We encountered two cases of chyle leak in kidney donors in our series of open donor nephrectomies. …”
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Clinical significance of serum cystatin C‐to‐creatinine ratio as a surrogate marker for incident osteoporotic fracture predictions by Ichiro Yoshii, Naoya Sawada, Tatsumi Chijiwa

“…A significantly higher risk ratio was shown in the presence of prevalent MOF, hyper fall‐ability, lifestyle‐related diseases, chronic kidney diseases ≥ Grade3a, and higher CysC/Cr. All parameters had cutoff indices and showed significantly higher hazard ratios. …”
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De Novo and Relapsing Glomerulonephritis following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccination in Microscopic Polyangiitis by Tamara Davidovic, Judith Schimpf, Hannelore Sprenger-Mähr, Armin Abbassi-Nik, Afschin Soleiman, Emanuel Zitt, Karl Lhotta

“…She noted macrohematuria immediately after the second vaccine dose and developed a severe renal relapse leading to end-stage kidney disease. We suggest that patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis be carefully monitored for disease activity immediately before and after receiving the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, especially if maintenance therapy has been interrupted. …”
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Effects of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Patients with Gastrointestinal System Cancer by Melike OZKAN, Irfan KARAHAN, Selim YALCIN, Gozde SENGUL AYCICEK

“…The most common side effects of chemotherapy are nausea, vomiting, kidney injury, and pain. The most frequently used prescriptions among the 98 PIMs were gliclazide, hyoscine N-butylbromide, simethicone, diphenoxylate atropine, and thiocolchicoside. …”
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Dabie bandavirus and Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-infection: a case report by Yasi Tu, Miao Deng, Xueying Zhang, Tianxin Xiang, Daxian Wu

“…Laboratory investigations revealed thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and organ dysfunction of liver and kidney. Seroconversion from Mycoplasma IgM antibody to IgG was recorded, and SFTS was confirmed through metagenomic next-generation sequencing. …”
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Integrating network pharmacology and experimental validation to explore the pharmacological mechanism of Astragaloside IV in alleviating urotensin II-mediated renal tubular epithel... by Wenyuan Liu, Qianwei Liu, Ziyuan Zhang, Yaling Hu, Jingai Fang

“…Renal tubular epithelial cell injury is an important manifestation of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study aims to explore the mechanism of astragaloside IV (AS-IV) in the treatment of UII-mediated renal tubular epithelial cell injury by integrating network pharmacology and experimental validation. …”
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An Atypical Presentation of a Male with Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome Type 1 Related Ciliopathy by Sheena Sharma, Jennifer M. Kalish, Ethan M. Goldberg, Francis Jeshira Reynoso, Madhura Pradhan

“…Approximately 15–50% of patients with OFD1 progress to end-stage kidney disease following development of polycystic changes within the kidneys. …”
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Effects of Cirsium japonicum var. maackii on avelliation of metabolic disease by improving insulin resistance by Hye-Bin Yoon, Yuseong Jang, Hyeon-Gi Paik, Hwal Choi, Jihye Choi, Jungkee Kwon

“…In addition, CJE reduced liver and kidney damage in histological analysis. Conclusions These results demonstrate the anti-diabetic effects of CJE and suggest its potential for improving MetS. …”
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New Insights into the PPARγ Agonists for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Guangrui Yang, Aihua Zhang, Songming Huang, Kristina Marie Heiney, Yue Zhang

“…The present review was undertaken to address the advancements and the therapeutic potential of these newly developed PPARγ agonists in dealing with diabetic kidney disease. At the same time, the new insights into the therapeutic strategies of DN based on the PPARγ agonists were fully addressed.…”
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Macronutrient balance determines the human gut microbiome eubiosis: insights from in vitro gastrointestinal digestion and fermentation of eight pulse species by Da Bin Lee, In Seon Hwang

“…The interactions between macronutrients, the human gut microbiome, and their metabolites (short-chain fatty acids) were comprehensively investigated via an in vitro digestion and fermentation model subjected to eight pulse species. 16S rRNA sequencing and taxonomic analysis of pulse digesta fermented for up to 24 h revealed an increase in the relative abundance of gut health-detrimental genera represented by Escherichia-Shigella in kidney bean, soybean, cowpea, chickpea, and black bean samples. …”
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A Rare Cause of Secondary Amyloidosis: Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease by Ali Kemal Kadiroğlu, Yaşar Yıldırım, Zülfükar Yılmaz, Hasan Kayabaşı, Yahya Avcı, M. Serdar Yıldırım, M. Emin Yılmaz

“…The renal USG revealed that the kidneys were observed to be enlarged. Since the patient had recurrent infections, hypogammaglobulinemia, nephrotic range proteinuria, and enlarged kidneys in the renal USG, she was thought to have type AA amyloidosis and therefore underwent a renal biopsy. …”
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Evaluation of a modified venous excess ultrasound (VExUS) protocol for estimation of venous congestion: a cohort study by Katharine C. Martin, Edward A. Gill, Ivor J. Douglas, August A. Longino

“…For this reason we aimed to see if a modified VExUS (mVExUS) excluding the kidney component performs similarly to traditional VExUS (tVExUS) for detecting elevated right atrial pressure (RAP) as measured by RHC. …”
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miR-29c Inhibits Renal Interstitial Fibrotic Proliferative Properties through PI3K-AKT Pathway by Weifeng Feng, Huijun Xie, Jiong Li, Xianxin Yan, Shiping Zhu, Shengyun Sun

“…Renal fibrosis, in particular tubulointerstitial fibrosis, which is characterized by an increased extracellular matrix (ECM) formation and development in the interstitium, is the common end pathway for nearly all progressive kidney disorders. One of the sources for this matrix is the epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) from the tabular epithelium. …”
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Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard for Du Meridian Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Working Group of Rehabilitation Technical Operation Standard for Du Meridian Moxibustion of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiaotong WANG, Xinxin WANG, Yan LI, Yue WANG, Shengbo JIN, Jiu WANG, Dongning LIU

“…It can concentrate the comprehensive effect on the lesion to maximize the effect in a short time such as meridian, acupoint, moxibustion, medicine and so on, which has the effects of reinforcing kidney and unblocking Du meridian, warming yang and dispelling cold, unblocking Du meridian and relieve pain, regulating yin and yang, etc.. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Predictors of Mortality in Elderly Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Md. Asaduzzaman, Z. H. M. Nazmul Alam, Mohammad Zabed Jillul Bari, M. M. Jahangir Alam, Shishir Ranjan Chakraborty, Tasnim Ferdousi

“…Except hypertension, other comorbidities like diabetes, chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were more prevalent in nonsurvivors. …”
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Characterization and Etiopathogenic Approach of Pediatric Renal Biopsy Patients in a Colombian Medical Center from 2007-2017 by Mayerly Prada Rico, Carmen Inés Rodríguez Cuellar, Monica Fernandez Hernandez, Luz Stella González Chaparro, Olga Lucía Prado Agredo, Ricardo Gastelbondo Amaya

“…Renal biopsy is the principal instrument to evaluate the diagnosis and prognosis of children with kidney disease. There are relatively few studies establishing epidemiology of its findings in the pediatric population. …”
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Bioinformatics analysis of mitochondrial metabolism-related genes demonstrates their importance in renal cell carcinoma by Mohsen Ahmadi, Maryam Motallebinezhad, Pegah Mousavi, Amir Hossein Miladipour, Shamim Fooladgar, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard, Seyed Amirhossein Fazeli

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Suspected Pericardial Tuberculosis Revealed as an Amyloid Pericardial Mass by Sebastiano Cicco, Antonio G. Solimando, Patrizia Leone, Stefano Battaglia, Roberto Ria, Angelo Vacca, Vito Racanelli

“…The immunoglobulin deposits are usually localized in the kidney, heart, and liver. We describe an unusual case of a patient suffering from a pericardial amyloidoma with internal calcifications and air bubbles that compressed the right ventricle and shifted the heart to the left. …”
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Comparative characterization of Leporipoxvirus members’ reproduction in continuous cell culture by O. G. Lapteva, S. G. Yurkov, I. P. Sindryakova, A. V. Lunitsin

“…Our study was aimed at comparative characterization of rabbit myxoma virus and Shope fibroma virus biological properties that manifested during the virus reproduction in RK-13/2-03 clonal continuous rabbit kidney cell culture. It was demonstrated that the viruses varied in infection development and cytopathic effect duration in RK-13/2-03 cell culture. …”
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