supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82071320,8601022);Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2023NSFSC1558);Medical-Engineering Integration Interdisciplinary Talent Training Fund Project of West China Hospital,Sichuan University and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China(No.HXDZ22011/ZYGX2022YGRH017).
To the Editor:Carotid artery stenting(CAS)is a key treatment of extracranial internal carotid artery(EICA)stenosis for secondary stroke prevention.Hypotension is a common perioperative event concerning balloon dilatio...
BACKGROUND Primary hyperaldosteronism(PH)is considered to contribute to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and prediabetes.Both PH and DM are associated with increased risk for hypertension,car...
Natural Science Foundation-funded Project:Effect of Macrophage-to-Myofibroblast Transition in Contralateral Kidney of Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction Rats Through the Aldosterone/MR/SGK1 Pathway and Inhibition of Chinese Herbs(No.81873251);Natural Science Foundation-funded Project:Aldosterone Stimulates MR Activation to Induce Lymphangiogenesis in the Contralateral Kidney of UUO Rats and the Protective Effect of Yiqi Jiedu Huayu Herbs(No.82174317);Hebei Provincial Postgraduate Innovative Ability Cultivation Funding Project:Aldosterone Induced Macrophages to Secrete VEGFA to Participate in Renal Angiogenesis and the Protective Effect of Huoxue Jiedu Huayu Recipe(CXZZBS2023140);Construction Program of New Research and Development Platform and Institution,Hebei Province Innovation Ability Promotion Plan under Grant No.20567624H。
OBJECTIVE:To elucidate the mechanism by which Huoxue Jiedu Huayu recipe(活血解毒化瘀方,HJHR)regulates angiogenesis in the contralateral kidney of unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO)rats and the mechanism by which it ...
Type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)is a lifelong condition and a threat to human health.Thorough understanding of its pathogenesis is acutely needed in order to devise innovative,preventative,and potentially curative pharm...
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is present in up to 90% of end stage kidney disease (ESRD) patients irrespective of the etiology of their kidney disease. Moreover, it is an important modifiable risk factor for progress...
Supported by Natural Science Foundation-funded Project:Effect of Macrophage-to-Myofibroblast Transition in Contralateral Kidney of Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction Rats Through the Aldosterone/MR/SGK1 Pathway and Inhibition of Chinese Herbs(No.81873251);Natural Science Foundation-funded Project:Aldosterone-induced Macrophage Polarization-lymphatic Endothelial Cell-like Transformation Involved in Renal Fibrosis and the Protective Effect of Yiqi Jiedu Huayu Herbs(No.82205006);Youth Top Talent Project of Hebei Provincial Department of Education:Mechanism of Renal Fibrosis Induced by NF-kB/IL-8 Induced MMT in UUO Rats(BJK2022004)。
OBJECTIVE:To investigate the action and underlying mechanisms of Huoxue Jiedu Huayu recipe(活血解毒化瘀方,HJHR)against unilateral ureteral obstruction(UUO)-induced injury in the contralateral kidney.METHODS:Forty-eigh...
supported in part by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.82100012,Kai Zhang);the Medical and Health Research Program of Zhe-jiang Province(Grant No.2022498722,Kai Zhang).
Background:High-quality evidence for whether the use of renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system(RAAS)in-hibitors worsens clinical outcomes for patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)is lacking.The present stud...
1·3·5 project for disciplines of excellence, West China Hospital, Sichuan University(No. ZYGD18017)
To the Editor:Primary aldosteronism,characterized by hypertension,with or without hypokalemia,is the most frequent form of endocrine hypertension,which is mostly caused by bilateral adrenal hyperplasia or aldosterone-...
BACKGROUND In the heart,aldosterone(Aldo)binds the mineralocorticoid receptor(MR)to exert damaging,adverse remodeling-promoting effects.We recently showed that G protein-coupled receptor-kinase(GRK)-5 blocks the cardi...
supported by a grant from the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province(No.2016A020215136)。
Background:Since the diagnostic value of aldosterone to renin ratio(ARR)calculated by plasma renin concentration(PRC)or plasma renin activity(PRA)is still inconclusive,we conducted a meta-analysis by systematically re...