Effect of allopurinol on renal function in chronic kidney disease patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia by 王垚, 于博

“…Objective To investigate the effect of allopurinol treatment on renal function in chronic kidney disease(CKD) patients with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.Methods Select the patients whom diagnosed CKD 2~3a phase with asymptomatic hyperuricemia from February 2014 to February2015 in nephrology department of yangzhou NO.1 people’s hospital.All patients were randomly divided into allopurinol treatmenl group and control group.Both groups treated with low salt,low fat,low protein and low purine diet,control blood pressure and blood glucose.Allopurinol treatment group received allopurinol 200 mg per day,the control group was not given uric acid lowering treatment One year after the treatment,observing two groups of eGFR,albuminuria and blood pressure in patients.Results In allopurinol treatment group,3 patients withdrawal due to rash,the incidence rate is7.14%.Allopurinol treatment significantly lower blood uric acid levels after 1 year later(515.28 ±114.13 vs 280.21 ± 72.58,P<0.01),the eGFR has no obvious change before and after the treatment(73.46 ± 18.38 vs 70.37 ± 20.11,P>0.05),while control group’s blood uric acid higher(487.02 ±78.57 vs 545.43 ± 89.56,P<0.05)and eGFR decline dramatically in a year later(70.43 ± 20.65 vs64.21 ± 17.42,P<0.05).In allopurinol treatment group,the level of proteinuria decreased slightly(0.62 ± 0.43 vs 0.48 ± 0.12,P>0.05),but there was no statistical significance(P>0.05),in the control group,albuminuria have no difference before and after treatment(0.60 ± 0.47 vs 0.64 ± 0.37,P>0.05).Systolic blood pressure(155.44±12.12 vs 125.21 ± 10.08,P<0.05;157.42 ± 14.12 vs128.45 ± 9.64,P<0.05) and diastolic blood pressure(88.56 ± 10.21 vs 80.45 ± 9.23,P<0.05;86.45 ± 11.56 vs 82.27 ± 6.25,P<0.05) were significantly lower than before after treatment in both groups,but there was no statistical difference between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusions Allopurinol slowed the decline of eGFR in CKD 2~3a phase with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.…”
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Kidney transplantation and evolution of parathyroid function: results of a single-center study by O. N. Vetchinnikova

“…The graft function was similar in the patients of all groups throughout the year. …”
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FUNCTIONAL ABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS RECEIVING TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY by Anna Sergeyevna Starkova, V N Amirdzhanova, E Yu Panasyuk, E L Nasonov

“…To study QoL and the functional status (FS) of Russian RA patients receiving tocilizumab (TCZ).Material and Methods. …”
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Functional Properties of CD8+ Lymphocytes in Patients with Pleural Plaque and Malignant Mesothelioma by Naoko Kumagai-Takei, Yasumitsu Nishimura, Megumi Maeda, Hiroaki Hayashi, Hidenori Matsuzaki, Suni Lee, Takumi Kishimoto, Kazuya Fukuoka, Takashi Nakano, Takemi Otsuki

“…The percentage of CD3+CD8+ cells in PBMCs did not differ among the three groups, although the total numbers of PBMCs of the PL and MM groups were lower than those of the healthy volunteers (HV). …”
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Serum NT-proBNP levels as a marker for cardiopulmonary function in preeclampsia by H.M. Kim, Y.S. Choo, W.J. Seong

“…The PPE group had significantly higher serum NT-proBNP levels and lower LVEF than the NPE group. …”
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Interaction of Dissolved Oxygen and Feed Fat Levels on Physiological Functions of Nile Tilapia by Dandan WANG, Kai HUANG, Ting LIU, Ruijie GUO, Yuda LI, Xiangli LI

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Analysis Effect of Nutrition Intake on Lung Function of Active Smoker and Non Smoker by Putu Ika Indah Indraswari, Amelia Lorensia, Rivan Virlando Suryadinata

“…Data from 63 respondents in each group showed significant differences in nutrition intake and lung function (%FVC dan %FEV1) (p=0,001) in both groups. …”
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Beta-adrenoЬlockers in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by M. E. Statsenko, D. A. Ivanova, O. E. Sporova, S. V. Belenkova

“…All patients underwent clinical examination, CHF FC assessment, echocardiography, 24-hour electrocardiography monitoring, renal function, lung function (LF), and quality of life assessment. …”
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Enriched rehabilitation on brain functional connectivity in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment by Yaping Huai, Weiwei Yang, Yichen Lv, Kui Wang, Hongyu Zhou, Yiqing Lu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Yaze Wang, Jibing Wang, Xin Wang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to observe the effect of enrichment rehabilitation (ER) on cognitive function in post-stroke patients and to clarify its underlying mechanism.MethodsForty patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) meeting the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to two groups: conventional medical rehabilitation (CM group) and ER intervention (ER group). …”
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Tranthoracic ultrasound for assessment of pulmonary function: a novel cross section study by Naglaa Bakry, Khaled Kamel, Ahmed Abdelhafeez, Rana Kamal

“…This study aims to correlate the dynamic respiratory motion of the lung during transthoracic ultrasonography with some parameters of ventilatory pulmonary function tests. Patients and methods It was carried on 42 persons classified into three groups: control group, obstructive group, and restrictive group – measurement of lung expansion parameters by an ultrasonography movie during breathing. …”
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Normocalcemia and Normal Thyroid Function in a Severe Vitamin D–Deficient Population by Omid Yazdani, Mohammad Reza Haeri, Reyhaneh Niayesh-Mehr

“…Background: Vitamin D has several physiological functions besides its well-known role in the hemostasis of calcium. …”
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fMRI Study on the Functional Connectivity of Nucleus Accumbens in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by Yang XIAO, Jiao LIU, kun HU, Meiqin LIN, Youxue TU, Jing TAO, Lidian CHEN, Jia HUANG

“…Objective:To explore the underlying mechanism of pain syndrome in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) via comparing the resting state functional connectivity (rs-FC) group difference of nucleus accumbens (NAc) between patients with KOA and healthy controls.Methods:A total of 16 KOA patients were enrolled as the KOA group, and 16 healthy controls were enrolled as the healthy control group. …”
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Comparative Clinical and Functional Results of Microfracture and Mosaicoplasty in Medial Talus Osteochondral Lesions by Mücahid Osman Yücel, Sönmez Sağlam, Raşit Emin Dalaslan, Zekeriya Okan Karaduman, Mehmet Arıcan

“…AOFAS scores improved significantly in both groups and the mosaicoplasty group had better functional results at 12 months (p=0.069). …”
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Longitudinal Analysis of Honey Bee Colony Health as a Function of Pesticide Exposure by Susan E. Kegley, Rosemarie Radford, Timothy J. Brown, Jeff Anderson, Darren Cox, Steve Ellis, Geoffrey W. Marcy

“…This fractional change in population was evaluated as a function of pesticide load per pallet for each of the 37 pesticide chemicals detected, grouping pallets by beekeeper. …”
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Enhancing the Functional Biodiversity of Ground-Dwelling Arthropods with Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) Conservation by Hidehiro Inagaki, Okamoto Naoya, Toyoda Yuta, Kunwar Jung

“…In European countries, considerable research has focused on the conservation and improvement of biodiversity of functional groups which are useful organisms in agricultural lands. …”
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Effect of Saengmaeksan on Fatigue, Liver Function, and Immunity Combined with High-Intensity Training by Shi Juan, Jae-Hoon Lee, Se-Jong Won, SiYeon Oh, Min-Seong Ha

“…ΔIgG, and ΔIgA vs. ΔIgG in the SMS group. These findings demonstrate that SMS intake can reduce ammonia, AST, ALT, and IgM levels, while causing an increase in IgA, which has a positive effect on fatigue reduction, liver function, and immunoglobulins in a high-intensity training or related environment.…”
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Myocardial functional status in patients with arterial hypertension and hyperaldosteronism: orthogonal electrocardiography assessment by Kh. F. Samedova, N. M. Chikhladze, E. V. Blinova, T. A. Sakhnova, L. M. Sergakova, G. N. Litonova, E. Sh. Kozhemyakina, I. E. Chazova

“…To study orthogonal electrocardiography (ECG) parameters among arterial hypertension (AH) patients, in regard to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) functional status. Material and methods. The study included 41 AH patients, mean age 45±2.8 years, and control group of 41 healthy individuals, mean age 41±7 years. …”
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Search for and functional annotation of multi-domain PLA2 family proteins in flatworms by M. E. Bocharnikova, I. I. Turnaev, D. A. Afonnikov

“…However, their presence and functional role in non-model organisms is poorly understood. …”
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Effects of acupuncture versus moxibustion on functional dyspepsia: a randomized clinical trial by Yangke Mao, Pan Zhang, Zhaoxuan He, Yuke Teng, Zilei Tian, Sha Yang, Kuan Fang, Wei Zhang, Yuting Wang, Tao Yin, Fang Zeng

“…Abstract Background Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a prevalent gastrointestinal disorder, despite its high prevalence and impact on quality of life, effective treatments are limited. …”
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Research on Influences of Transient High IOP during LASIK on Retinal Functions and Ultrastructure by Haixia Zhao, Yude Ai, Chunmei Niu, Wenying Guan, Xiaoling Li, Liru Qin

“…To study the influences of transient high intraocular pressure(IOP) during LASIK on retinal functions and ultrastructure. Methods. Thirty-two New Zealand white rabbits were randomly divided into normal control, experimental control, negative suction 20 s and negative suction 3 min groups. …”
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