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Interdisciplinary Medicine, EarlyView.Engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) offer a versatile platform for kidney‐targeted therapy. This review summarizes bioengineering strategies, including cargo loading, surface modification, biomimetic fabrication, and biomaterial integration. We highlight translational challenges and propose future solutions to accelerate the clinical application of
Linru Shi +6 more
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Bioinorganic Chemistry and ApplicationsPurpose. The crystal adhesion caused by the damage of renal tubular epithelial cells (HK-2) is the key to the formation of kidney stones. However, no effective preventive drug has been found.
Qiu-Shi Xu +5 more
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Size-dependent pyroptosis induction by calcium oxalate monohydrate crystals in HK-2 cells
iScienceSummary: This article explored the differences in pyroptosis mediated by calcium oxalate monohydrate (COM) crystals with sizes of 100 nm, 1 μm, 3 μm, 5 μm, and 10 μm and were used to induce pyroptosis of HK-2 cells. The proportion of pyroptosis cells was
Xue-Wu Chen +3 more
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Apolipoproteína A1 e litíase biliar na cirrose hepática.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 1996 A prospective study was performed in 67 male patients with cirrhosis, admitted in our Department during one year. Biliary lithiasis was found in 37% of patients.
J Baranda +6 more
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Frequency of Metabolic Abnormalities in Pakistani Children With Urinary Lithiasis
Société Internationale d’Urologie Journal, 2021 ObjectiveTo determine the frequency of various metabolic abnormalities in children with urinary lithiasis. MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted at the Armed Forces Institute of Urology, Rawalpindi, from 30 January 2017 to 1 February 2020.
Muhammad Tanveer Sajid, Muhammad Rafiq Zafar, Qurat Ul Ain Mustafa, Rabia Abbas, Sohail Raziq, Khurram Mansoor
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Sialendoscopy for salivary stones: principles, technical skills and therapeutic experience [PDF]
, 2017 La scialoadenite cronica ostruttiva rappresenta una delle più frequenti patologie non-neoplastiche delle ghiandole salivari e la scialoendoscopia è sempre più utilizzata nella sua diagnosi e nel suo trattamento, associata o meno con la litotripsia laser.
Cantore, Stefano +7 more
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Renal screening sonography—A comparative study in a Portuguese basic emergency service
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, Volume 72, Issue 1, Page 8-16, March 2025.Renal sonography screening aids in clinical decision‐making for patients with suspected renal colic. This study intends to compare the accuracy and pertinence of sonographic findings obtained by a sonographer in a Basic Emergency Service (BES) with that of radiologists at Referral Hospital (RH) in Portugal. Renal sonography screening was able to detect
Sérgio Miravent +9 more
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Metabolic investigation of patients with staghorn calculus: is it necessary?
International Brazilian Journal of Urology, 2009 Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of metabolic disorders in patients with staghorn calculi treated at the Regional Center of Lithiasis Metabolic Studies in central region of São Paulo State, Brazil.
Carmen R. P. Amaro +6 more
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Annals of Medicine, 2023 Introduction The study aims to determine whether body mass index (BMI), metabolic syndrome (MS) or its individual components (primary hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemias) are risk factors for common urological diseases.Materials and ...
Maria Camila Suarez Arbelaez +9 more
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Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis: presentation and management [PDF]
, 2019 Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is characterized by the presence of lipid-laden foamy macrophages with both acute and chronic phase inflammatory cells.
Badiu, Dumitru Cristinel +8 more
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