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Assessment of Risk Factors for Hospital Readmission after Kidney Transplantation

علوم بهداشتی ایران, 2021
Background and Purpose: Hospital readmission after kidney transplantation is a real challenge for both patients and healthcare systems. Assessment of the risk factors of readmission after kidney transplantation is vital and can reduce morbidity and cost ...
Mahmoud Tavakkoli, Amir Yarahmadi, Mahin Ghorban Sabbagh, Mona Najaf Najafi, Milad Tavakoli, Salman Soltani   +5 more
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Renal protection induced by physical exercise may be mediated by the irisin/AMPK axis in diabetic nephropathy

Scientific Reports, 2022
In patients with diabetes, it has been suggested that physical exercise may reduce albuminuria and the progression of renal disease. However, the molecular mechanism by which physical exercise protects the kidney in diabetes remains poorly understood ...
Guilherme Pedron Formigari, Marcella Neves Dátilo, Beatriz Vareda, Ivan Luiz Padilha Bonfante, Claudia Regina Cavaglieri, Jacqueline M. Lopes de Faria, José B. Lopes de Faria   +6 more
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Bile Acid–Mediated Activation of Brown Fat Protects From Alcohol-Induced Steatosis and Liver Injury in MiceSummary

Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2022
Background & Aims: Alcohol-associated liver disease (AALD) is one of the most common causes of liver injury and failure. Limited knowledge of the mechanisms underlying AALD impedes the development of efficacious therapies.
Mingjie Fan, Yangmeng Wang, Lihua Jin, Zhipeng Fang, Jiangling Peng, Jui Tu, Yanjun Liu, Eryun Zhang, Senlin Xu, Xiaoqian Liu, Yuqing Huo, Zhaoli Sun, Xiaojuan Chao, Wen-Xing Ding, Qingfeng Yan, Wendong Huang   +15 more
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Preoperative systemic inflammation predicts postoperative infectious complications in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer [PDF]

, 2009
The presence of systemic inflammation before surgery, as evidenced by the glasgow prognostic score (mGPS), predicts poor long-term survival in colorectal cancer. The aim was to examine the relationship between the preoperative mGPS and the development of
Leitch, E.F., Anderson, J.H., J H Anderson, R F McKee, McMillan, D.C., D C McMillan, Moyes, L.H., P G Horgan, McKee, R.F., L H Moyes, E F Leitch, Horgan, P.G.   +11 more
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Liraglutide dictates macrophage phenotype in apolipoprotein E null mice during early atherosclerosis

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2017
Background Macrophages play a pivotal role in atherosclerotic plaque development. Recent evidence has suggested the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, liraglutide, can attenuate pro-inflammatory responses in macrophages.
Robyn Bruen, Sean Curley, Sarina Kajani, Daniel Crean, Marcella E. O’Reilly, Margaret B. Lucitt, Catherine G. Godson, Fiona C. McGillicuddy, Orina Belton   +8 more
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Physiological and Pharmacological Roles of FGF21 in Cardiovascular Diseases

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2016
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most severe diseases in clinics. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is regarded as an important metabolic regulator playing a therapeutic role in diabetes and its complications.
Peng Cheng, Fangfang Zhang, Lechu Yu, Xiufei Lin, Luqing He, Xiaokun Li, Xuemian Lu, Xiaoqing Yan, Yi Tan, Chi Zhang   +9 more
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Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications.
Weimann, Arved, Crispin, Alexander, Arnold, Dirk, Thul, Paul, Schild, Sandra   +4 more
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Characterization of the renal cortical transcriptome following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in experimental diabetic kidney disease

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care, 2020
Introduction Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) reduces albuminuria and the long-term incidence of end-stage renal disease in patients with obesity and diabetes.
Carel W le Roux, Neil G Docherty, Lars Fändriks, Meera Nair, William P Martin, Vadim Zhernovkov, Naomi Fearon, Hans Eckhardt, Janet McCormack, Catherine Godson, Eoin Patrick Brennan   +10 more
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Comparison of recognition tools for postoperative pulmonary complications following thoracotomy [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives To evaluate the recognition of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) following thoracotomy and lung resection using three PPC scoring tools. Design Prospective observational study.
Steyn, R. S., Bishay, E., Singh, S., Naidu, Babu V, Rathinam, S., R.S. Steyn, Kalkat, M. S., S. Singh, Naidu, Babu V., Bishay, Ehab, Agostini, P., Cieslik, H., Rajesh, Pala Babu, B. Naidu, Rajesh, P B, Kalkat, M S, M.S. Kalkat, Singh, S, P. Agostini, E. Bishay, Cieslik, H, H. Cieslik, Steyn, R S, P.B. Rajesh, Rathinam, Sridhar, S. Rathinam, Agostini, Paula   +26 more
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Effects of physical activity on the development and progression of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes : retrospective analysis of the DCCT study [PDF]

, 2013
Background: To examine the effects of physical activity on the development and progression of microvascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes. Methods: A retrospective analysis of data from the Diabetes Control and Complications trial was
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Saravanan, Ponnusamy, Narendran, Parth, Caroline BT Makura, Nirantharakumar, Krishnarajah, Narendran, Partheepan; id_orcid, Parth Narendran, Girling, Alan J, Ponnusamy Saravanan, Makura, Caroline BT, Alan J Girling   +10 more
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