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...
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...
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...
Objective To investigate the association between carotid plaque and changes in uric acid and albumin/creatinine ratio in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)patients.Methods A total of 210 patients with T2DM were enrolled ...
Objective To analyze the diagnostic efficacy of urinary lipoarabinomannan (LAM) antigen detection method in tuberculosis patients,and to provide an experimental basis for the clinical application of urinary LAM kit in...
Introduction Histoplasmosis is a mycotic infection caused by Histoplasma capsulatum.The usual clinical presentation is pulmonary disease.Disseminated disease can occur and involve multiple organs[1].Gastrointestinal(G...
Background The World Health Organization recommends the use of Schisto point-of-care circulating cathodic anti-gens(Schisto POC-CCA)for screening of Schistosoma mansoni as it offers better sensitivity than microscopy....
Urinothorax, is the accumulation of urine in the pleural space, and is a rare and unusual condition.[1]Several etiologies are responsible for this, with trauma being the most common,[2] along with, surgical renal proc...
Chronic kidney disease affects people worldwide. Approximately 1 out of 3 adults with diabetes have kidney disease. Among several etiological factors for CKD, diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are the main facto...