objective: carthamus tinctorius l.(c. tinctorius) is used as a food additive but also has medicinal applications. the present work was designed to investigate its probable side effects on the histology and function of the kidney in the mice. materials and methods: sixty adult balb/c mice were randomly distributed into one control and three experimental groups. the control group received only di...

Scanning electron microscopy and a surface-replica technique for transmission electron microscopy have been used to study the ultrastructural features of cultured-cell surfaces The presence of microvilh measuring 0-1-0-2 fim in diameter by up to 5 ftm in length has been noted as a regular feature of Landschutz ascites, ' fibroblastic' HeLa, and canine kidney, cells. The surfaces of chick mesenc...

Rationale and Objectives To determine whether a single source computed tomography (CT) system utilizing fast kV switching low dose settings can characterize (diameter chemical composition) renal stones accurately when compared infrared spectroscopy. Materials Methods The composition of 15 was determined using Fourier transform were inserted into porcine kidney placed within water tank for CT sc...

CONTEXT Renal artery aneurysm (RAA) is uncommon and usually asymptomatic, but complications like rupture or thromboembolism of the aneurysm can occur, with consequent renal infarction. Most of the clinical findings are found incidentally through imaging examinations, in investigating other diseases. Renal autotransplantation (RAT) is an alternative treatment for complex RAA, with satisfactory r...

How epithelial cells form a tubule with defined length and lumen diameter remains a fundamental question in cell and developmental biology. Loss of control of tubule lumen size in multiple organs including the kidney, liver and pancreas features polycystic kidney disease (PKD). To gain insights into autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, we performed yeast two-hybrid screens using the C-...

Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (family:Fabaceae:Leguminosae) is one of the important medicinal plant, commonly called as liquorice. Thirty-two Sprague-Dawley male rats were randomly distributed into four groups (n=8). Experimental groups were injected intra-peritoneally with aqueous extract of G. glabra at 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg/day, respectively, for 30 consecutive days while control group was injected ...

Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids are cytochrome P-450 metabolites of arachidonic acid with multiple biological functions, including the regulation of vascular tone, renal tubular transport, cellular proliferation, and inflammation. Epoxyeicosatrienoic acids are converted by soluble epoxide hydrolase into the corresponding dihydroxyeicosatrienoic acids, and epoxyeicosatrienoic acid hydration is regarde...

INTRODUCTION Despite the introduction of better diagnostic tools, very large kidney tumors are still not so rare in our country. The paper presents our experience in the treatment of 12 patients with kidney tumors larger than 14 cm in size. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between spring 2009 and autumn 2011, radical nephrectomies were performed in 12 patients due to a large kidney tumor (larger than 14 ...

BACKGROUND Mixed epithelial and stromal tumour (MEST) represents a recently described benign composite neoplasm of the kidney, which predominantly affects perimenopausal females. Most tumours are benign, although rare malignant cases have been observed. CASE REPORT A 47-year-old postmenopausal female presented to the urologist with flank pain. A CT scan of the abdomen showed a 30-mm-in-diamet...

results bw was lower for the 5/6 nx group rats after the operations compared with the bw of those in the sham operation group. furthermore, the 5/6 nx group showed elevations in blood pressure, cr, bun, alt, and ast levels compared with the sham group over the course of time. conclusions in summary, ckd induced by the 5/6 nx model caused hypertension and increased serum levels of cr, bun, alt, ...