conclusions se supplementation can increase plasma se concentration and rbc gsh-pxs activity in patients with different stages of ckd. background plasma selenium (se) concentration and glutathione peroxidase (gsh-pxs) enzyme activity of the patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd) are usually lower than healthy individuals; however, the effect of se supplementation on the gsh-pxs activity in ...

In a retrospective study of bleeding patients in cardiac surgery, Cappabianca et al. [1] observed that the use of prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) compared with fresh-frozen plasma (FFP) was associated with a higher risk of postoperative renal complications. In the unadjusted comparison, acute kidney injury (AKI) incidence was significantly higher in the PCC group, and use of PCC was an in...

semen hyperviscosity (shv) is one of the factors involved in deficiency in sperm function. this research aimed to evaluate seminal plasma total antioxidant capacity (tac) and malondialdehyde (mda) levels in infertile patients with hyperviscous and non-hyperviscous semen samples to understand whether hyperviscous semen is associated with oxidative damage in infertile subjects. in this cross sect...

BACKGROUND Young patients with diabetes present with reduced compensatory responses to hypovolemic stress. Less compliant veins could be a contributing factor, since roughly two-thirds of the blood volume resides in the venous system as a blood reservoir, adjusting proper venous inflow to the heart. The aim of this study was to measure venous compliance and lower limb blood pooling during hypov...

background beta-2 microglobulin (b2m) is considered as a surrogate marker for middle molecule uremic toxins and a key component in dialysis-related amyloidosis. however, few studies have evaluated role of b2m in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). objectives the purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of plasma b2m level with some metabolic and cardiac performance factors ...

BACKGROUND Studies of pre-hospital endotracheal intubation (ETI) from single EMS systems have shown contradictory results, which may represent local differences in paramedic training and experience. An alternative hypothesis is that positive pressure ventilation increases mortality because positive pressure ventilation causes hypotension in severely injured hypovolemic patients. METHODS A nat...

conclusions it is suggested that determination of the target genotype by plasma subtyping for choosing the proper antiviral therapy is essential but may result in therapy failure. hcv genotyping in pbmc samples, along with plasma specimens, might be more beneficial. therefore determining the hcv genotype in pbmcs, before beginning the therapy is useful due to the possibility of occult infection...

this study was undertaken to assess vitamin c status in allergic children. twenty-six allergic patients and 46 apparently healthy controls aged 7-16 years of both sexes were introduced. all patients were diagnosed being allergic based on their histories, physical examinations and laboratory findings. blood samples were obtained between 09.00-11.00 to determine total serum immunoglobulin e, hist...