BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes(T2D),as well as obesity,are risk factors for chronic kidney disease(CKD)and end-stage renal disease.The renal impacts of glucose-lowering and weight-lowering drugs and their potential benefi...
This retrospective study was conducted at the National Institute of Neuroscience & Hospital, Agargaon, Dhaka from October, 2016 to March, 2017 with a view to finding out the incidence of UTI patients with aiming of te...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.82071638 to Song N).
Objective:This study aimed to analyze the correlation between urinary crystals and urinary calculi.Methods:Clinical data, including urinary crystal types, were collected from 237 patients with urinary calculi. The det...
supported by the Sichuan University West China Hospital Achievement Transformation Fund(CGZH19014).
Unpredicted seizures significantly affect the well-being of patients with epilepsy,resulting in increased disability and mortal-ity rates due to seizure-related accidents[1].As such,the current lack of practical seizu...
supported by the Ramathibodi Research Fund,Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital,Mahidol University(Grant number R11065125),for their contribution to research funding.
Objective:To investigate whether urinary dipstick proteinuria or urine protein creatinine ratio(UPCR)could predict leakage in children with dengue virus infection.Methods:This was a prospective cross-sectional study.A...
To the Editor,Nephrolithiasis is characterized by a composite pathology involving low urine volume,excess solute secretion,urinary pH changes,and lack of crystal formation inhibitors.1 Distal renal tubular acidosis pr...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.42177408);Guangzhou Science and Technology Program(Project No.2023A03J0194).
Bisphenols(BPs),prevalent endocrine disruptors in daily life,have been widely studied in vitro for their potential to cause liver diseases,including liver cancer.However,there is a dearth of research exploring BP leve...
sponsored by the Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project [2020CXA020];Fujian Provincial Natural Science Funding [2018J01120]
Iodine is an essential trace element for human health.The thyroid gland uses iodine for the synthesis of thyroid hormones.Most iodine comes from food and drinking water,and approximately 85%is excreted through the uri...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32122069 and 31972191);the Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program(BJJWZYJH01201910011025);funded by National Institutes of Health Grants DK111958 and AG062344 to R.J.L.
The present study reports the structural characteristics of 3 polysaccharide fractions(SPS-F1,SPS-F2 and SPS-F3)isolated and purified from squash.SPS-F1(molecular weight(Mw)=12.30 kDa)and SPS-F2(Mw=19.40 kDa)were like...