AIMS We evaluated the effects of patiromer, a potassium (K(+))-binding polymer, in a pre-specified analysis of hyperkalaemic patients with heart failure (HF) in the OPAL-HK trial. METHODS AND RESULTS Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) with serum K(+) levels ≥5.1 mEq/L to <6.5 mEq/L (n = 243) received patiromer (4.2 g or 8.4 g BID i...

AIM The aim of this study was to demonstrate the genomic features of Meq gene of Marek's disease virus (MDV) recently circulating in Saudi Arabia (SA). MATERIALS AND METHODS Two poultry flocks suffering from mortalities and visceral tumors were presented to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, King Faisal University, SA. Subjected to different diagnostic procedures: Case history, clinical signs,...

The paper discusses various aspects of biosorption of microelements by marine seaweeds to be used as mineral feed supplement for livestock. n the study, biosorptive properties of a single marine species Cladophora rupestris and mixed species of algae from the Baltic Sea (a mixture f Cladophora sp. and Enteromorpha prolifera) were investigated. The mechanism of biosorption was identified as cati...

A circadian cycle is an endogenous, healthy process that regulates the of sleep and waking. disturbance could cause a number different health problems. Depending on their morning evening characters, people vary. By administering trans-adapted morningness eveningness questionnaires, purpose present was to assess various personality types. The study included total 300 participants, who were aged ...

INTRODUCTION Exercise induces renal hemodynamic alterations and stimulates electrolytes excretion. The purpose of this study was to assess urinary excretion of sodium and potassium in karate practitioners, following competitions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population composed of 18 healthy men, aged 18 to 21 years, with similar physical characteristics. They were professional karatekas w...

The effect of free Ca2+ ion concentration on the integrity of the barrier function of the corneal endothelium was studied using the endothelial permeability to carboxyfluorescein (Pac) as a quantitative index according to the method of Araie. Paired rabbit corneas were isolated and mounted in a chamber. To serve as a control, one eye of each pair was perfused with a glucose-glutathione-bicarbon...

Basic-region leucine-zipper transcription factors (bZIPs) contain a segment rich in basic amino acids that can bind DNA, followed by a leucine zipper that can interact with other leucine zippers to form coiled-coil homo- or heterodimers. Several viruses encode proteins containing bZIP domains, including four that encode bZIPs lacking significant homology to any human protein. We investigated th...

The effects of and the interaction between local perivascular variation in potassium and bicarbonate concentration on the diameter of pial arteries were studied in cats by the microapplication technique. At 11 mEq/liter of bicarbonate, a direct correlation existed between vascular diameter and K + concentrations between 0 and 10 mEq/liter. At K concentrations between 10 and 20 mEq/liter, no fur...

Intravenous hyperalimentation was done in 11 underweight adults whose body weight (body wt) was less than 85 percent of ideal. For the first 6 days, "complete formula" was infused furnishing per kilogram ideal body wt per day: 15 g glucose, 0.40 g N, 0.018 g P, 2.4 meq K, 3.0 meq Na, 2.3 meq C1, 0.5 meq Mg, 0.45 meq Ca, and 50 ml H20. Patients gained weight at an average rate of 9.0 g/kg ideal ...