Chronic Benign CD8+ Proliferation: A Rare Affection that Can Mimic a Lymphoma Relapse by Marcela Osovská, Andrea Janíková, Leoš Křen, Andrea Marečková

“…Peripheral adenopathy, cytopenia, and infiltration of the liver, kidneys, bowels, or other organs are the most common clinical presentations of the syndrome. …”
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Principles of portal hypertension treatment at patients with liver cirrhosis by Ye. A. Fedosina, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…As the major part of these states peripheral vasodilation, prescription of vasoconstrictors (first of all — terlipressin) is pathogenically justified and results in arrest of acute bleedings from esophageal VV, and in functional recovery of kidneys at renal failure.…”
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Study of african swine fevervirus reproduction in porcine primary bone marrow cell culture before and after cryopreservation by I. Yu. Zhukov, I. V. Shevchenko, N. N. Vlasova, A. A. Varentsova, B. L. Manin, O. S. Puzankova, V. L. Gavrilova, A. S. Igolkin

“…This paper presents data on the preparation of cells from porcine bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, kidneys and testicles used for African swine fever virus reproduction. …”
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Infantile Extracranial Rhabdoid Tumor of the Scalp by Sura Al Rawabdeh, Deifallah Alsharari, Hayat Khasawneh, Ola M. Al Waqfi, Qamar Yaser Malabeh, Hiathem Abu Alhaija, Raed Mohammad Aljubour, Hamzeh M. Alkhawaldeh

“…Extracranial rhabdoid tumor is a rare tumor that can originate in multiple organs, and it is most commonly seen in the kidneys. This tumor has a grave prognosis. We report to the best of our knowledge the first case of infantile scalp extracranial rhabdoid tumor in a 6-month-old male baby who presented with a right parietal scalp mass since the age of 1 month. …”
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UW supplementation with AP39 improves liver viability following static cold storage by McLean Taggart, Saige Holkup, Alexandra Tchir, Mohammadreza Mojoudi, Arnaud Lyon, Madeeha Hassan, Christopher Taveras, Ozge Sila Ozgur, James F. Markmann, Heidi Yeh, Korkut Uygun, Alban Longchamp

“…AP39, a mitochondrially targeted, slow-release H2S donor, has been shown to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury in hearts and kidneys. Thus, we investigated whether the addition of AP39 during 3-day static cold storage can improve liver graft viability. …”
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QUALITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS TRANSMISSION THROUGH INCUBATION EGGS by A. S. Oganesyan, A. V. Varkentin, N. Ye. Baskakova, A. K. Karaulov

“…Evidence of actual vertical transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus is limited, however, it is recognized that the infection manifests by systemic lesions in the organs (bursa, thymus, spleen, heart, pancreas, kidneys, brain, trachea, lungs, adrenals and skeletal muscles). …”
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Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Temporal Arteritis by Ifeyinwa Emmanuela Obiorah, Metin Ozdemirli

“…On autopsy, there was disseminated intravascular lymphoma involving predominantly vessels within the heart, kidneys, liver, stomach, lungs, adrenal glands, small intestine, bladder, thyroid, and brain. …”
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Improving Sensitivity in Ultrasound Molecular Imaging by Tailoring Contrast Agent Size Distribution: In Vivo Studies by Jason E. Streeter, Ryan Gessner, Iman Miles, Paul A. Dayton

“…To assess signal improvement and MCA circulation time as a function of size and concentration, blood perfusion was imaged in rat kidneys using nontargeted size-sorted MCAs with a Siemens Sequoia ultrasound system (Siemans, Mountain View, CA) in cadence pulse sequencing (CPS) mode. …”
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Safety Considerations When Dry Needling the Multifidi in the Thoracolumbar Region: A Cadaveric Study by Christi L. Williams, Christian R. Falyar, Ryan C. McConnell, Stacey Lindsley

“…While studies have examined the safety considerations in the upper lumbar spine related to the kidneys and lungs, none have investigated the possibility of entering the spinal canal in this region…”
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Neurological damages in COVID‐19 patients: Mechanisms and preventive interventions by Sibani Sarkar, Subhajit Karmakar, Malini Basu, Pratyasha Ghosh, Mrinal K Ghosh

“…At the early stage, the virus infects the lung epithelial cells and is slowly transmitted to the other organs including the gastrointestinal tract, blood vessels, kidneys, heart, and brain. The neurological effect of the virus is mainly due to hypoxia‐driven reactive oxygen species (ROS) and generated cytokine storm. …”
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Red honeybush (Cyclopia genistoides) tea mitigates oxidative imbalance and hyperlipidemia, while improving glucose homeostasis in type 2 diabetic rats by Xin Xiao, Ochuko L. Erukainure, Md. Shahidul Islam

“…RHT also significantly (P < 0.05) decreased MDA levels and enhanced level of GSH, activity of SOD, catalase, GR in most of organs (pancreas, liver, kidneys, and heart). Significantly (P < 0.05) improved morphological changes in the islets and β-cells were observed in rats treated with RHT. …”
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PGC1α Activators Mitigate Diabetic Tubulopathy by Improving Mitochondrial Dynamics and Quality Control by So-Young Lee, Jun Mo Kang, Dong-Jin Kim, Seon Hwa Park, Hye Yun Jeong, Yu Ho Lee, Yang Gyun Kim, Dong Ho Yang, Sang Ho Lee

“…AICAR and metformin treatment effectively mitigated albuminuria and renal histopathology and decreased the expression of TGFβ1 and αSMA in the kidneys of diabetic mice. Conclusions. Our results demonstrate that increases in PGC1α activity improve diabetic tubulopathy by modulating mitochondrial dynamics and autophagy.…”
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Intrauterine growth‐restricted pregnant rats, from placental ischemic dams, display preeclamptic‐like symptoms: A new rat model of preeclampsia by Jonna Smith, Madison Powell, Whitney Cromartie, Savanna Smith, Kylie Jones, Angie Castillo, Jordan Shaw, Joseph Editone III, Ahfiya Howard, Robert Tatum, Alex Smith, Brandon Fisher, George W. Booz, Mark Cunningham

“…Hallmarks of PE are placental ischemia, decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, oxidative stress (OS), and organ damage in the kidneys and brain. This study aims to characterize a new model of PE using pregnant IUGR rats from hypertensive placental ischemic dams. …”
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Assessment of effectiveness of oral supplementation of isolated fiber of carrot on metabolic parameters in mature rats by Maria Rosana Ramirez, Debora Manuale, Juan Carlos Yori

“…The weights of heart, liver, kidneys and spleen of the experimental rats with respect to body weight were recorded. …”
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Development and Characterization of an F-labeled Ghrelin Peptidomimetic for Imaging the Cardiac Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor by Ahmed Abbas MSc, Lihai Yu PhD, Tyler Lalonde BSc, Derek Wu BSc, Jonathan D. Thiessen PhD, Leonard G. Luyt PhD, Savita Dhanvantari PhD

“…Biodistribution studies in mice showed that tissue uptake of the tracer was independent of circulating ghrelin levels, and there was negligible cardiac uptake and high uptake in the liver, intestines, and kidneys. Specificity of tracer uptake was assessed using ghsr −/− mice; both static and dynamic PET imaging revealed no difference in cardiac uptake, and there was no significant correlation between cardiac standardized uptake values and GHSR1a expression. …”
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SGLT-2 Inhibitors—a Culprit of Diabetic Ketoacidosis Postbariatric Surgery by Qasim Zafar Iqbal, Danil Mishiyev, Muhammad Raphay Niazi, Zeeshan Zia, Saud Bin Abdul Sattar, Abdullah Jahanghir, Shahed Quyyumi

“…They have grown increasingly popular over recent years, as they have been shown to have some protective effects on the heart and kidneys, both organ systems that diabetes mellitus has shown to have deleterious effect on over time. …”
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Effects of Renal Denervation on Insulin Sensitivity and Inflammatory Markers in Nondiabetic Patients with Treatment-Resistant Hypertension by Ulla Kampmann, Ole N. Mathiassen, Kent L. Christensen, Niels H. Buus, Mette Bjerre, Henrik Vase, Niels Møller, Anne Kaltoft, Per L. Poulsen

“…Afferent signaling from the kidneys elevates the central sympathetic drive. We investigated the effect of catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RDN) on glucose metabolism, inflammatory markers, and blood pressure in nondiabetic patients with treatment-resistant hypertension. …”
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MicroRNA-22 Promotes Renal Tubulointerstitial Fibrosis by Targeting PTEN and Suppressing Autophagy in Diabetic Nephropathy by Yingying Zhang, Siqi Zhao, Depei Wu, Xingmei Liu, Mingjun Shi, Yuanyuan Wang, Fan Zhang, Jing Ding, Ying Xiao, Bing Guo

“…Moreover, microRNA-22 (miR-22) was upregulated and associated with reduced expression of its target gene phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in both the kidneys of DN rats and high glucose-cultured NRK-52E cells. …”
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Pharmacokinetic and Biodistribution Assessment of a Near Infrared-Labeled PSMA-Specific Small Molecule in Tumor-Bearing Mice by Joy L. Kovar, Lael L. Cheung, Melanie A. Simpson, D. Michael Olive

“…YC-27 was cleared via the kidneys but bound the proximal tubules of the renal cortex and epididymis. …”
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IgG4-Related Disease without Overexpression of IgG4: Pathogenesis Implications by Naoshi Nishina, Yuko Kaneko, Masataka Kuwana, Hironari Hanaoka, Hideto Kameda, Shuji Mikami, Tsutomu Takeuchi

“…He was admitted due to a pituitary mass, systemic lymphadenopathy, and multiple nodules in the lungs and kidneys. The serum IgG4 level was normal and histopathological examination of the pituitary mass showed abundant lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration with very few IgG4-positive cells. …”
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