introduction: the effect of fluid and food restrictions on biochemical substances relating to the renal and bone function of pregnant women is not well defined. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of fluid and food restriction on the following substances in pregnant fasting women during ramadan: blood urea nitrogen (bun), creatinine (cr), calcium (ca), phosphorus (p), and alkal...

Dehydration is prevalent in hospitalised patients and associated with increased morbidity mortality, particularly among the elderly (≥65 years). We aimed at comparing performance of intracellular water to extracellular ratio (ICW/ECW), calculated through a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) blood urea nitrogen, creatinine (BUN/Cr) predict poor outcomes cohort prospectively identified patien...

Astragalus membranaceus is a famous Chinese medicinal herb. Polysaccharides are the most important functional constituent in Astragalus membranaceus. In the present study, the effects of Astragalus membranaceus polysaccharides (APS) on exercise endurance capacity were evaluated in mice using swimming exercise. The antioxidant properties of APS were also investigated through the 1,1diphenyl-2-pi...

Abstract Background and Aims Nod-like receptor family, pyrin domain containing-3 (NLRP3) activation in kidney diseases contributes to aggravating disease progression fibrosis. However, the role of NLRP3 renal aging is not clear. This study was designed identify whether KO mice could be protected from aging. Method counterpart wild-type (WT) were used at different ages (3 months, 12 24 months). ...

Abstract Acute paraquat poisoning resulting from multiple organ failure usually has a high mortality rate. Liver and kidney, as the key oranges of detoxification elimination, their injuries may suppress toxin excretion enhance toxicity in other organs worsen prognosis. Therefore, we intended to explore prognostic value liver kidney function parameters, further evaluate correlation with more sta...

Purpose: To explore the protective effect of glycyrrhizin in rats with nephrotic syndrome (NS) induced by adriamycin (ADR). Methods: 36 Sprague Dawley (SD) male rats were divided into control, untreated and glycyrrhizin treatment groups. The NS rat model was established by injecting ADR twice in the untreated and in the glycyrrhizin treatment groups. Rats in the glycyrrhizin treatment group wer...

BACKGROUND Kidney dysfunction is prevalent and impacts prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). However, most previous reports were from a single hospital, limiting their generalizability. Also, contemporary data using new equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are needed. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed data from the ARIC Community Surveillance f...

To evaluate the effects of treating or supplementing common reed (Phragmites australis) with 2% urea on intake, nutrient apparent digestibility, and blood metabolites, fifteen Baluchi rams (35.4±2.3 kg body weight) were used in a completely randomized design. Treatments were as follows: 1) common reed, 2) common reed supplemented with 2% urea solution at feeding, and 3) common reed tre...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of a hydro-alcoholic extract of Vitex agnus-castus (VAC) fruit on blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr) and, kidney histology of a female mouse model of D-galactose induced aging. In this experimental study, 72 NMRI mice were divided into 6 groups: control, VAC, D-galactose, D-galactose+VAC, aging, and aging+VAC. D-galactose was injec...

Quiz A 79-year-old woman presented with fever, diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain for several hours. Her temperature was 39.2°C, pulse 102 beats/minute, respiratory rate 19 breaths/minute, and blood pressure 149/74 mmHg. A physical examination revealed diffuse abdominal tenderness. Her white blood cell count was 5600/μL (band 20%, neutrophil 60%), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) was 48 mg/dL, cre...