Unveiling the metabolic roles: how lead exposure elevates uric acid levels by Wanlu Liu, Yaotang Deng, Guoliang Li, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xinyu Zhu, Jiazhen Zhou, Mushi Yi, Simin Xian, Yue Hu, Youyi Wu, Qiaoyuan Yang, Lili Liu, Yansen Bai

“…Our findings reveal a causal chain, metabolic alteration, and subsequent kidney function decline involved in the physiologies and pathogenesis of Pb exposure-induced UA elevation, indicating several key metabolites could serve as a target for effective prevention and treatment.…”
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Reviewer Acknowledgements and Introduction of New Numbering Format: Special Edition from the Cirebon International Health Symposium - GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal), Volum... by GHMJ (Global Health Management Journal)

“…In the field of epidemiology and public health, important clinical insights are offered through studies on the relationship between antiretroviral therapy duration and kidney function in HIV/AIDS patients, as well as a retrospective review of psoriasis cases in Cirebon (Ayudhipasha et al., 2025; Putra et al., 2025). …”
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Monitoring of biochemical indicators of blood after surgical interventions on the digestion apparatus in rabbits by D. O. Kovalenko, M. O. Malyuk

“…In the animals of the second experimental group, in turn, the content of indicators of kidney function after gastric surgery exceeded the initial state on the first, third, seventh, and tenth days of the experiment; on the fourteenth day, the creatinine content was higher than the initial state indicator but corresponded to the physiological norm. …”
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The potential adverse effects of hypodermic glucagon‐like peptide ‐1 receptor agonist on patients with type 2 diabetes: A population‐based study by Zhiyuan Cheng, Shuang Wang, Fu‐rong Li, Cheng Jin, Chunbao Mo, Jing Zheng, Xia Li, Fengchao Liang, Jinkui Yang, Dongfeng Gu

“…This study aimed to provide real‐world evidence on potential adverse outcomes associated with GLP‐1 RAs use in T2D patients without major chronic diseases including impaired cardiac or renal function. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 7746 T2D patients on GLP‐1 RAs in Shenzhen, China. …”
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A Rare Cause of Hypergonadotropic Hypogonadism: Transaldolase Deficiency in Two Siblings by Melek Yıldız, Zerrin Önal, Gözde Yeşil, Tuğçe Göksu Kabil, Güven Toksoy, Şükran Poyrazoğlu, Firdevs Baş, Özlem Durmaz, Feyza Darendeliler

“…Her brother was born small for gestational age and was also followed-up with cryptogenic cirrhosis from infancy, together with cytopenia, congenital heart defects, bilateral cryptorchidism, short stature, hypercalciuria, proteinuria and chronic kidney disease in childhood. He presented with testicular microlithiasis and hypergonadotropic hypogonadism in adolescence. …”
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Endovasal laser obliteration of arteriovenous fistulas in patients on chronic hemodialy by B. A. Veselov, E. P. Burleva

“…The first experience of complicated arteriovenous fistulas liquidation using endovasal laser obliteration in 6 patients receiving hemodialysis replacement therapy for stage 5 chronic kidney disease (National kidney Foundation (NkF) classification) is presented. …”
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Deletion of Pyruvate Carboxylase in Tubular Epithelial Cell Promotes Renal Fibrosis by Regulating SQOR/cGAS/STING‐Mediated Glycolysis by Hao Huang, Yuanyuan Han, Yan Zhang, Jianhua Zeng, Xin He, Jiawei Cheng, Songkai Wang, Yiwei Xiong, Hongling Yin, Qiongjing Yuan, Ling Huang, Yanyun Xie, Jie Meng, Lijian Tao, Zhangzhe Peng

“…Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) is a catalytic enzyme located within the mitochondria that is intricately linked with mitochondrial damage and metabolism. In the present study, the downregulation of PC in various fibrotic animal and human kidney samples is demonstrated. …”
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Epidemiological and clinical profile of hepatitis B infection in ART-naïve people living with HIV in Maputo, Mozambique: a cross-sectional study by Esperanca Sevene, Orvalho Augusto, Corssino Tchavana, Charlotta Nilsson, Elias Manjate, Lucia Mabalane Chambal, Vanda dos Muchangos, Júlia Muando

“…Data on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, haematology, liver and kidney function tests, CD4+T cell counts, serological markers of hepatitis B (IgM Core hepatitis B antibody, hepatitis B e antigen, and hepatitis B e antibody), HIV and HBV viral loads were assessed using standard procedures.Results A total of 1106 participants were included. …”
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis positive for anti-ribonucleoprotein antibodies by R. U. Shayakhmetova, L. P. Ananyeva, O. A. Koneva, M. N. Starovoitova, O. V. Desinova, O. B. Ovsyannikova, L. A. Garzanova

“…None case of scleroderma renal disease was recorded; the mean values of kidney function were within the normal range; however, the glomerular filtration rate was lower than 80 ml/min/m2 in 17% of patients. …”
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Sirtuin 1 expression in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Mohamed M. M. Hassaan, Imam M. Esmayel, Mayada M. Mousa, Samia Hussein, Ahmed K. Y. Alkolaly, Batoul A. Hegazy, Rodalia M. Makhlouf

“…Laboratory investigations included complete blood picture and kidney and liver function tests. Lipid profile, fasting blood sugar (FBS), two-hour postprandial blood sugar (2-h-PPS), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were measured. …”
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Clinical Burden and Costs of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: Main Findings from REDCap Registry of a University Hospital in Spain by Draibe J, Martinez Valenzuela L, Gomez-Preciado F, Anton-Pampols P, Rau AM, Díaz-Cuervo H, Crespo C, Cuervo J, Ramirez de Arellano A

“…During the first year after diagnosis, 17.33% relapsed and 78.67% had at least 1 hospitalisation; 97.33% received steroids; 13.33% were on dialysis at some point; one patient received a kidney transplant; 46.67% presented infections and 28% suffered corticosteroid-associated complications; 4 patients died, being 50% of deaths treatment-related. …”
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A Highly Stable Electrochemical Sensor Based on a Metal–Organic Framework/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composite for Monitoring the Ammonium in Sweat by Yunzhi Hua, Junhao Mai, Rourou Su, Chengwei Ma, Jiayi Liu, Cong Zhao, Qian Zhang, Changrui Liao, Yiping Wang

“…Ammonium ions (NH₄⁺) in sweat serve as indicators of metabolic function, muscle fatigue, and kidney health. Although current ion-selective all-solid-state printed sensors based on nanocomposites typically exhibit good sensitivity (~50 mV/log [NH₄⁺]), low detection limits (LOD ranging from 10⁻⁶ to 10⁻⁷ M), and wide linearity ranges (from 10⁻⁵ to 10⁻¹ M), few have reported the stability test results necessary for their integration into commercial products for future practical applications. …”
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Rituximab Administration to Treat Nephrotic Syndrome in Children: 2-Year Follow-Up by Dmytro Ivanov, Lutz T. Weber, Elena Levtchenko, Liudmyla Vakulenko, Mariia Ivanova, Iryna Zavalna, Yelizaveta Lagodych, Ninel Boiko

“…Key endpoints included the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), the albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR), CD20 levels, IgG levels, and the incidence of infections. Kidney biopsies were performed in 94% of SRNS patients. …”
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NCBP2 predicts the prognosis and the immunotherapy response of cancers: a pan-cancer analysis by Shichao Li, Yulan Wang, Xi Yang, Miao Li, Guoxiang Li, Qiangqiang Song, Junyu Liu

“…IHC confirmed the aberrant expression of NCBP2 in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD), kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma (KIRP) and kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC). …”
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Squamous cell carcinoma; a rare complication of long-standing renal stones. Case report and an overview by Hamad Ali Shah, Asaf Alam Khan, Syed Munim Hussain, Muhammad Arsalan Ali

“…We report a case of a 48-year-old female, presenting with generalised lower abdominal pain, who underwent a simple nephrectomy for a non-functioning kidney and was diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma on a postoperative biopsy. …”
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The influence of low-intensity ultrasound on the properties of cell cultures by Jiří ADLER, Ivo HRAZDIRA, Jitka HANZLOVÁ, Vera ZAJÍCOVÁ

“…In the present paper bovine kidney cell cultures were used as an experimental model for the study of the biophysical mechanism of ultrasonic action. …”
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Delayed Femoral Nerve Palsy Associated with Iliopsoas Hematoma after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty by Sandeep Kumar, Gerald Pflueger

“…Pain and quadriceps muscle weakness caused by this complication can significantly affect the functional outcome. Here we present a case report, describing delayed onset femoral nerve palsy associated with iliopsoas hematoma following pseudoaneurysm of a branch of profunda femoris artery after 3 months of primary total hip arthroplasty in an 80-year-old female patient with single kidney. …”
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Hemoglobin-associated CALR in proximal tubule cells can be used as a biomarker for idiopathic membranous nephropathy by Shuting Pang, Shuting Pang, Qiuyan Tan, Qiuyan Tan, Boji Xie, Boji Xie, Bingmei Feng, Rongbin Zhou, Zige Liu, Zige Liu, Haiyuan Wei, Yian Huang, Mujia Jili, Yuli Xie, Yuli Xie, Shanshan Li, Shanshan Li, Binran Zhao, Binran Zhao, Wei Li, Rirong Yang, Rirong Yang

“…By integrating these data with single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from IMN and healthy kidney tissues, we performed comprehensive analyses including: Inflammatory index assessment, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analysis, Gene Ontology (GO) functional annotation, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) enrichment analysis, Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) network construction. …”
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Identification and validation of key extracellular proteins as the potential biomarkers in diabetic nephropathy by Wei Pan, Qiankun Zhang, Xiaohua Gong, Wenjun Wu, Qi Zhou

“…Methods Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between DN kidney tissue and healthy kidney tissue were analyzed using the public data GSE166239. …”
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Guidelines for the clinical application of the Xihuang pill for the prevention and treatment of breast hyperplasia diseases by Hongmei Tang, Qin Lu, Shiyin Feng, Zhiwei Xiao, Wanyin Wu, Gaofeng Chen, Li Deng, Tianqi Yu, Junyan Wu, Hua Lin, Bo Ji, Jietao Lin, Chengguang Zhang, Liming Li, Tao Liu, Yong Ouyang, Kaijun Lei, Jun Chen, Weiwen Peng, Zhenwen Qiu, Qingqun Cai, Qi Liang, Cuiling Liu, Yuzhen Li, Lixia Zhu, Zexin Zhang, Xueting Liu, Lizhu Lin, Zhihua Zheng

“…Safety indicators, including blood analysis and liver and kidney function monitoring, should be performed regularly during treatment.Conclusions Current clinical evidence suggests that XHP can be used as a standalone treatment or in conjunction with other medications to prevent and manage breast hyperplasia diseases. …”
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