Phantom tumour: inflammatory pseudotumour of the liver: a rare case report and review of literature by Jesheen Mann, Akash Shukla, Biswa Ranjan Patra

“…Results and Discussion: The patient responded well to corticosteroid therapy, with resolution of symptoms and normalisation of liver function tests. Follow-up imaging at 6 months showed gradual regression of the lesion. …”
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Xenotransplantation: The next quarter century by A. Joseph Tector, Matt Tector, Rodrigo Vianna, Andrew Adams

“…The improvements in survival seen in preclinical models has led to clinical attempts at heart and kidney xenotransplantation (6, 7). Thus far in the first 5 clinical xenotransplant cases success has been modest, with only one graft (kidney) functioning past 60 days to date. …”
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Molecular changes, histopathology, and ultrasonic vocalization acoustic profiles of systemically dehydrated rats. by Brooke Rodgers, Naila Cannes do Nascimento, Abigail Cox, Taylor W Bailey, M Preeti Sivasankar, Allison J Schaser

“…Systemic hydration is known to promote optimal functioning of bodily systems-including the vocal folds. …”
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Protective Effect of DPPD on Mercury Chloride-Induced Hepatorenal Toxicity in Rats by Ahmed Nabil, Mohamed M. Elshemy, Medhat Asem, Heba F. Gomaa

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Case of Dengue Myocarditis Mimicking as Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Diagnostic Dilemma by Priya Baluni, Shubhangi A Kanitkar, Prasad Chandrakant Bagare, Vanshaj Sharma

“…Hereby, authors present a case of an elderly woman who presented with acute febrile illness and symptomatic myocarditis, mimicking Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), posing a diagnostic challenge. …”
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Effect of AST-120 on Endothelial Dysfunction in Adenine-Induced Uremic Rats by Yuko Inami, Chieko Hamada, Takuya Seto, Yoko Hotta, Seiki Aruga, Jiro Inuma, Kosuke Azuma, Hiroaki Io, Kayo Kaneko, Hirotaka Watada, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…Oral adsorbent AST-120 retards deterioration of renal function, reducing accumulation of IS. In the present study, we determined the monocyte adhesion in the adenine-induced uremic rats in vivo and effects of AST-120 on the adhesion molecules. …”
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Genistein inhibits HIF-1α and attenuates high glucose-induced peritoneal mesothelial-mesenchymal transition and fibrosis via the mTOR/OGT pathway by Jian Wang, Xin Lv, Yao Lin, Ashanjiang Aniwan, Hongyan Liu, Saijun Zhou, Pei Yu

“…This study employed human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs) together with adenine-induced chronic kidney disease (CKD) rats undergoing peritoneal dialysis to explore Genistein’s role in high glucose-induced peritoneal MMT and fibrosis. …”
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Effects of a Novel COL4A3 Homozygous/Heterozygous Splicing Mutation on the Mild Phenotype in a Family With Autosomal Recessive Alport Syndrome and a Literature Review by Dan Chen, Li Zhang, Jing Rao, Yan Zhou, Lujun Dai, Songsong Huang, Chunxia Yang, Qiuhan Bian, Tao Zhang, Xiaoyan Yang

“…ABSTRACT Background Alport syndrome involves chronic progressive kidney failure and extrarenal organ damage caused by COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 mutations. …”
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The evolutionary path of the epithelial sodium channel δ-subunit in Cetartiodactyla points to a role in sodium sensing by Fynn Zahnow, Chiara Jäger, Yassmin Mohamed, Gianluca Vogelhuber, Fabian May, Alexandra Maria Ciocan, Arianna Manieri, Stephan Maxeiner, Gabriela Krasteva-Christ, Oskar Schnappauf, Matthew R. D. Cobain, Lars Podsiadlowski, José Luis Crespo-Picazo, Daniel García-Párraga, Mike Althaus

“…Transcripts of α-, β-, and γ-ENaC are present in kidney, lung and skin tissues of Bottlenose dolphins, underscoring αβγ-ENaC’s maintenance role. …”
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Video-urodynamic Profile in Postoperative Cases of Lumbosacral Myelomeningocele with Neurogenic Bladder by Dipanjan Goswami, Gaurav Saxena, Sujoy Neogi, Simmi K Ratan, Prafull Kumar, Chiranjiv Kumar, Md. Fahim Ahmad

“…The VUDS parameters and presence of VUR were noted along with sonographic evaluation of the urinary tract as well as renal function tests. VUDS was done using the HERMES model, and micturating cystourethrography films were taken using the C-arm fluoroscopy machine. …”
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Hong-Hui-Xiang Alleviates Pain Hypersensitivity in a Mouse Model of Monoarthritis by Wei Gao, Di Wang, Xinlu Yang, Tingting Pan, Xiaoqing Chai, Zhi Zhang

“…Despite its history, it is not well understood. In the present study, we used a mouse model of arthritic knee pain to investigate the antinociceptive effects of HHX and its potential side effects on weight and respiratory function, as well as on the liver, kidney, and heart. …”
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Integrated transcriptomics and machine learning reveal REN as a dual regulator of tumor stemness and NK cell evasion in Wilms tumor progression by Qingfei Cao, Junyi Li, Yunfei Zou, Changwen Xu, Huihui Tang, Meixue Chen

“…IntroductionWilms tumor (WT) is the most common pediatric kidney cancer, which presents significant therapeutic challenges, particularly in high-risk cases, due to chemotherapy resistance and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments (TMEs). …”
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Development of a rapid screener through network analysis to identify central cognitive complaints in haemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study by Konstadina Griva, Behram A Khan, Frederick H F Chan, Pearl Sim, Phoebe X H Lim, Jason C J Choo

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Persistent thrombocytopaenia as an independent risk factor for 28-day mortality and multiorgan failure in exertional heatstroke: a retrospective study of 217 patients by Li Zhong, Yan Liu, Conglin Wang, Zheying Liu, Lei Su, Zhifeng Liu, Ming Wu

“…Multivariate logistic regression identified predictors of 28-day mortality, and Kaplan–Meier survival curves with log-rank tests were used to compare outcomes between groups.Results Among the 217 patients, 19 (8.8%) patients died within 28 days. Nonsurvivors presented significantly worse liver/kidney function, coagulopathy (DIC incidence: 89.5% vs. 26.8%, p < 0.001), and AKI incidence (100% vs. 38.4%, p < 0.01). …”
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Severe clinical forms of Mediterranean spotted fever: A case series from an endemic area in Bulgaria by Baymakova Magdalena, Pekova Liliya, Parousheva Pavlina, Andonova Radina, Plochev Kamen

“…Acute phase reactant as C-reactive protein (CRP) had mean value of 140.3 mg/L (range: 9–230 mg/L). Kidney function was impaired in some cases; the mean value of creatinine for the studied group was 134.7 μmol/L (range: 78–313 μmol/L) and mean value of urea was 9.6 mmol/L (range: 4.2–27.4 mmol/L). …”
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Thyroid Dysfunction and COVID-19 Disease Severity Among Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients: A Multicentre Study by Dr Chee Peng Hor, Dr. Rabeah Md Zuki, Dr. Peng Shyan Wong, Dr. Joo Thye Cheng, Dr. Joelynn Shen Wei Lim, Dr. Chee Hoe Lim, Dr. Min Han Cheng, Dr. Juan Gang Tan, Dr. Jolene Goh, Dr. Je Vin Teh, Dr. Hooi Xian Wang, Dr. Shanty Velaiutham, Dr. Nurain Mohd Noor

“…Nine subjects were excluded from our final analysis due to incomplete data on thyroid function. Among 282 subjects, half (52.8%) were male with a mean age of 69.0±15.01 years. …”
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Haemorrhagic Cystitis in a Case of Secondary Pelviureteric Junction Obstruction: A Rare Case Report by Abhirudra Mulay, Suraj Bhondave, Amala Ghalsasi, Radhika Salpekar, Ujjwal Bhardwaj

“…It was followed by Diethylene Triamine Penta Acetic Acid (DTPA) scan 15 days later, which revealed an enlarged, poorly functioning hydronephrotic obstructed right kidney with Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) of 5.7 mL/min, and satisfactorily functioning hydroureteronephrotic left kidney with GFR of 54.6 mL/min. …”
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Modeling Interference for Diffusive Molecular Communication Under Different Biological Deployment by Suman Yadav, S. Pratap Singh, Bharat Gupta

“…In particular, analytical expressions for Probability Density Function (PDF) of the received power spectral density (PSD) under CBD and SBD are derived. …”
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A case of fibrillary glomerulonephritis necessitating multidisciplinary care by George Nishimura, Manasvi Koppana, Richard Smith

“…This case report describes a 58-year-old man presenting with renal insufficiency, metabolic derangement and subsequent cardiac failure. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Non Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving Oral Anticoagulation Therapy using CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED Scores: A Cohort Study from Western Gujarat, I... by Sohilkhan Riyazkhan Pathan, Bharat M Gajjar, Sunilkumar Karna, Kushal Pujara

“…Hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischaemic heart disease, prior stroke, chronic kidney disease and heart failure were strongly associated with risk groups (p<0.0001). …”
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