Fatal intoxication after oral ingestion of amphetamine: Two case reports by Evelyn Pawlik, Felix Mayer, Oliver Temme

“…Body fluids (heart blood, femoral vein blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, vitreous humour, and stomach content), organ tissues (myocardium, lung, liver, gall bladder, brain and kidney) and skeletal muscle were examined for amphetamine and amphetamine by-products as well as for other substances e.g. alcohol and pharmaceuticals. …”
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Slowly Progressive and Painless Thoracic Aortic Dissection Presenting with a Persistent Fever in an Elderly Patient: The Usefulness of Combined Measurement of Biochemical Parameter... by Shunsuke Yamada, Masanori Tokumoto, Toshiaki Ohkuma, Yasuo Kansui, Yoshinobu Wakisaka, Yuji Uchizono, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Takanari Kitazono, Hiroaki Ooboshi

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Percutaneous vacuum-assisted tumor thrombectomy using angiovac and penumbra lightning 12 aspiration systems by Murtaza Jafri, BSc, Brittany Stojak, MD, Owen Mooney, MD, Andrew Macdiarmid, MD, Ian W. Gibson, MD, Surinder Dhaliwal, MD

“…A 19-year-old female presented with a 2-month history of abdominal discomfort and palpable abdominal mass; a computer tomography scan revealed a large retroperitoneal mass as well as high suspicion of thrombus in her inferior vena cava. Right kidney core biopsy showed diagnostic features of synovial sarcoma. …”
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A High Protein Diet Has No Harmful Effects: A One-Year Crossover Study in Resistance-Trained Males by Jose Antonio, Anya Ellerbroek, Tobin Silver, Leonel Vargas, Armando Tamayo, Richard Buehn, Corey A. Peacock

“…Our investigation discovered that, in resistance-trained men that consumed a high protein diet (~2.51–3.32 g/kg/d) for one year, there were no harmful effects on measures of blood lipids as well as liver and kidney function. In addition, despite the total increase in energy intake during the high protein phase, subjects did not experience an increase in fat mass.…”
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Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection in liver transplant recipients based on vaccination status by Vinathi Polamraju, Neeta Vachharajani, Brian F. Gage, Jeffrey S. Crippin, William C. Chapman

“…Logistic regression found higher mortality (p = 0.001) and hospitalization (p = 0.016) rates for older recipients, while those with 3 or more vaccine doses had lower mortality (p = 0.039) and hospitalization (p = 0.008) rates. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) increased risk of hospitalization (p < 0.001). …”
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The role of milk urea nitrogen in nutritional assessment and its relationship with phenotype of dairy cows: A review by Xiaowei Zhao, Nan Zheng, Yangdong Zhang, Jiaqi Wang

“…It also describes the backgrounds of the gastrointestinal microbiota, intestine and kidney physiology in cows with different MUN concentrations, aiming to further enhance our understanding of MUN and provide a reference for optimal diets of cows.…”
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Study on Association of Pentraxin 3 and Diabetic Nephropathy in a Rat Model by Xuehai Chen, Jiao Luo, Minmin Wu, Zhuo Pan, Yue Xie, Hongwei Wang, Bicheng Chen, Hong Zhu

“…The expression of PTX3 in the kidney was significantly decreased in the DN group but increased in the IT group because of the reversal of DN. …”
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Ultra-small phospholipid nanoparticles in the treatment of combined hyperlipidemia: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial by Alexander Archakov, Valery Kukharchuk, Andrey Lisitsa, Elena Ponomarenko, Yulia Romashova, Tatiana Pleshakova, Elena Yarovaya, Vladimir Kutsenko, Maria Guseva, Valery Beregovykh, Olga Ipatova, Marina Zubareva, Elena Tikhonova, Sergei Ivanov, Farid Bedretdinov, Sergey Markin

“…There were no changes in the liver and kidney functions, vital signs, or electrocardiography. …”
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The Role of PPARs in Lung Fibrosis by Heather F. Lakatos, Thomas H. Thatcher, R. Matthew Kottmann, Tatiana M. Garcia, Richard P. Phipps, Patricia J. Sime

“…PPARα agonists, including the hypolidipemic fibrate drugs, inhibit the production of collagen by hepatic stellate cells and inhibit liver, kidney, and cardiac fibrosis in animal models. In the mouse model of lung fibrosis induced by bleomycin, a PPARα agonist significantly inhibited the fibrotic response, while PPARα knockout mice developed more serious fibrosis. …”
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Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis by M. D. S. A. Dilrukshi, V. Thotamuna, D. J. Senarath Yapa, L. De Silva, P. Ranasinghe, P. Katulanda

“…Patients with either generalized or central obesity had significantly higher in-hospital mortality (4.8% versus 2.5%, p=0.031) and acute kidney injury (AKI) (3.9% versus 1.2%) (p=0.001) compared to normal weight. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) with Acute Nephritis, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody- (ANCA-) Associated Vasculitis, and Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP): A Rare C... by Sohail Farshad, Christopher Kanaan, Solomiia Savedchuk, Dillon S. Karmo, Alexandra Halalau, Abhishek Swami

“…Autopsy revealed small-vessel vasculitis of the visceral organs. Kidney biopsy demonstrated diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis. …”
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Assessment of Vitamin D-Binding Protein and Early Prediction of Nephropathy in Type 2 Saudi Diabetic Patients by Manal S. Fawzy, Baraah T. Abu AlSel

“…Early detection of diabetic nephropathy (DN) represents a great challenge in an attempt to reduce the burden of chronic kidney diseases in diabetic patients. This study aimed to investigate the potential early prediction role of urinary vitamin D-binding protein (uVDBP) for the diagnosis of DN and to examine the possible correlation to serum VDBP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), and insulin resistance in these patients. …”
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L-Arginine Intake Effect on Adenine Nucleotide Metabolism in Rat Parenchymal and Reproductive Tissues by G. Kocic, J. Nikolic, T. Jevtovic-Stoimenov, D. Sokolovic, H. Kocic, T. Cvetkovic, D. Pavlovic, A. Cencic, D. Stojanovic

“…Dietary L-arginine intake directed adenine nucleotide metabolism in liver, kidney, and testis tissue toward the activation of adenosine production, by increased 5′-NU activity and decreased ADA activity. …”
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Increased RTN3 phenocopies nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by inhibiting the AMPK–IDH2 pathway by Hao Huang, Shuai Guo, Ya‐Qin Chen, Yu‐Xing Liu, Jie‐Yuan Jin, Yun Liang, Liang‐Liang Fan, Rong Xiang

“…Abstract Reticulon 3 (RTN3), an endoplasmic reticulum protein, is crucial in neurodegenerative and kidney diseases. However, the role of RTN3 in liver tissues has not been described. …”
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Symptomatic Abdominal Simple Cysts: Is Percutaneous Sclerotherapy with Hypertonic Saline and Bleomycin a Treatment Option? by V. D. Souftas, M. Kosmidou, M. Karanikas, D. Souftas, G. Menexes, P. Prassopoulos

“…This study involved fourteen consecutive patients (ten women, four men, mean age: 59.2 y) with nineteen symptomatic simple cysts (liver n=14, kidney n=3, and adrenal n=2) treated percutaneously using a modified method. …”
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Renal Evaluation in Common Variable Immunodeficiency by Giovany Gomes Capistrano, Gdayllon Cavalcante Meneses, Fernanda Macedo de Oliveira Neves, Renata de Almeida Leitão, Alice Maria Costa Martins, Alexandre Braga Libório

“…Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by impaired antibody production. Kidney involvement in CVID is described in isolated and sporadic case reports. …”
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A New Case of DRESS Syndrome Induced by Sulfasalazine and Triggered by Amoxicillin by Francesco Girelli, Simone Bernardi, Lucia Gardelli, Bruna Bassi, Gianluca Parente, Alessandra Dubini, Luigi Serra, Maurizio Nizzoli

“…Drug Rash Eosinophilia Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome is a systemic hypersensitivity reaction characterized by exfoliative dermatitis and maculopapular rash, lymphadenopathy, fever, eosinophilia, leukocytosis, and involvement of internal organs as liver, lung, heart, and kidney; the disorder starts within 2–6 weeks after taking a drug with an incidence that ranges from 1/1000 to 1/10000 exposures. …”
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Acute Pancreatitis Induced by Diabetic Ketoacidosis with Major Hypertriglyceridemia: Report of Four Cases by Karama Bouchaala, Mabrouk Bahloul, Sabrine Bradii, Hela Kallel, Kamilia Chtara, Mounir Bouaziz

“…Two patients recovered to a good health state, and the two others developed septic shock, requiring the use of large-spectrum antibiotics, and acute kidney injury (AKI) with refractory metabolic acidosis, requiring hemodialysis. …”
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Significant Independent Predictors of Vitamin D Deficiency in Inpatients and Outpatients of a Nephrology Unit by Recep Bentli, Hulya Taskapan, Halil Toktaş, Ozkan Ulutas, Adnan Ozkahraman, Melda Comert

“…Aims. Kidney disease was found to be a major risk factor for vitamin D deficiency in a population study of patients hospitalized. …”
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Factors Related to Significant Improvement of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rates in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Receiving Telbivudine Therapy by Te-Fu Lin, Ping-I Hsu, Kung-Hung Lin, Feng-Woei Tsay, Tzung-Jiun Tsai, Yan-Hua Chen, Hsien-Chung Yu

“…Serial eGFRs were calculated every 3 months using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation. …”
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