Andrographis echioides Andrographis echioides is used in the traditional medicine as diuretic. In the present study, the diuretic activity of Petroleum ether, Chloroform extract of Andrographis echioides was studied and the activity was compared with furosimide as standard. The Chloroform extract exhibited significant diuretic activity as evidenced by increased total urine volume and the urine ...

ipomoea reniformis roxb. (convolvulaceae) is a small, weedy herb used for the management of cardiac problems in traditional systems of medicine in india and pakistan. objective of the present study is to investigate the hypotensive, diuretic and angiotensin converting enzyme (ace) inhibitory activities of the aqueous-methanol (30:70) crude extract of the dried aerial parts of i. reniformis (ir....

This study aims to assess the feasibility of a protocol to diagnose renovascular disease using dual MR renography acquisitions: before and after administration of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEi). Results of our simulation study aimed at testing the reproducibility of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and renal plasma flow demonstrate that for a fixed overall dose of 12 ml gadolini...

Noninvasive analysis of renal function in conscious mice is necessary to optimize the use of mouse models. In this study, we evaluated whether single photon emission-computed tomography (SPECT) using specific radionuclear tracers can be used to analyze changes in renal proximal tubule functions. The tracers included (99m)TC- dimercaptosuccinic acid ((99m)Tc-DMSA), which is used for cortex imagi...

BACKGROUND This retrospective study was designed to determine the efficacy of broad-spectrum antibacterials combined with percutaneous renal drainage in the treatment of emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN). METHODS From July 1992 to September 2002, 10 patients (nine females and one male) with EPN were managed at our institution. All patients had diabetes and presented with fever and chills, fl...

An exercise-mediated renal omicron-iodohippurate transport abnormality was recently identified in patients with hypertension. The disturbance was not observed in normotensive controls. To learn more about this transient functional disturbance of the kidney, we obtained gamma camera hippurate renograms in 45 patients with hypertension. The final diagnoses indicated that 27 patients had essential...

PURPOSE To compare six methods for calculating the single-kidney glomerular filtration rate (GFR) from T(1)-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) renography (MRR) against reference radionuclide measurements. MATERIALS AND METHODS In 10 patients, GFR was determined using six published methods: the Baumann-Rudin model (BR), the Patlak-Rutland method (PR), the two-compartment model without bolus disp...

Diuretic drugs are used almost universally in patients with congestive heart failure, most frequently the potent loop diuretics. Despite their unproven effect on survival, their indisputable efficacy in relieving congestive symptoms makes them first line therapy for most patients. In the treatment of more advanced stages of heart failure diuretics may fail to control salt and water retention de...

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to investigate the diuretic activity of Rumex vesicariys.Linn and its formulation in experimental rats. The preliminary phytochemical investigation was carried out to identify the various chemical constituents present in the alcoholic extract. It was found that the Rumex vesicarius contain carbohydrate, glycosides, saponin, steroids, and flavonoids and ...