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 ...
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 by the National Natural Science Foundation of China:Study on the Mechanism of Suspension Moxibustion with Moxa Stick in Treating Hydrocortisone Rats with Kidney-Yang Deficiency based on Hippocampus(amygdala)-HPA Axis(No.81660817)。
OBJECTIVE:To investigated the effects of suspended moxibustion stimulating Shenshu(BL23)and Guanyuan(CV4)acupoints on the amygdala and HPA axis in our rat model and elucidated the possible molecular mechanisms of moxi...
Background: After years of predictable outcomes with limited tools to combat the ravages of proteinuric chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with or without diabetes, exciting new options are available to slow the ...
The glucocorticoid receptor(GCR)and the mineralocorticoid receptor(MR)are members of the steroid receptor superfamily of hormone-dependent transcription factors.The receptors are structurally and functionally related....
This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFC1001303);International Cooperation Project of China and Canada NSFC(81661128010);National Natural Science Foundation of China(31471405,81671456,and 81671412);the National Key Basic Research Program(2013CB967404).
The pathophysiology of preeclampsia(PE)remains unclear.PE spiral artery remodeling dysfunction and PE offspring cardiovascular future development has been a worldwide concern.We collected placental and umbilical arter...
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AIM To evaluate the effects of mineralocorticoid receptor(MR) antagonists on mortality and inflammatory responses after hemorrhagic shock(HS) in rats.METHODS One hundred and two male Sprague–Dawley rats were randomly...
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We report a new case of ectopic Cushing’s syndrome caused by an ACTH-producing pheochromocytoma. A 55-year-old woman presented with a history of severe proximal muscle weakness, polyuria, progressive virilization, an...