Improved Structure and Function in Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Rat Kidneys with Renal Tubular Cell Therapy. [PDF]
Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease is a truly catastrophic monogenetic disease, causing death and end stage renal disease in neonates and children.
K J Kelly +6 more
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The effect of atorvastatin on pancreatic beta cell requirement in women with polycystic ovary syndrome [PDF]
Background There is an increased risk of developing T2DM in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and there is evidence that statins improve metabolic parameters in these patients.
Atkin, Stephen L. +3 more
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Introduction: ADPKD-IFT140 is the third most common disease-causing variant in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) after ADPKD-PKD1 and ADPKD-PKD2.
Ahmad Ghanem +20 more
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Sexual and relational satisfaction in couples where the woman has polycystic ovary syndrome: a dyadic analysis [PDF]
STUDY QUESTION: How are objective characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and PCOS-related concerns associated with the sexual and relational satisfaction of PCOS women and their partners? SUMMARY ANSWER: Both objective PCOS characteristics (
Buysse, Ann +5 more
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The emerging role of cellular senescence in renal diseases [PDF]
Cellular senescence represents the state of irreversible cell cycle arrest during cell division. Cellular senescence not only plays a role in diverse biological events such as embryogenesis, tissue regeneration and repair, ageing and tumour occurrence ...
Alpini, Gianfranco +12 more
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Effect of ovariectomy on the progression of chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD) in female Cy/+ rats [PDF]
Male Cy/+ rats have shown a relatively consistent pattern of progressive kidney disease development that displays multiple key features of late stage chronic kidney disease-mineral bone disorder (CKD-MBD), specifically the development of cortical bone ...
Allen, Matthew R. +7 more
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Polycystic liver disease presenting with an exudative pleural effusion: a case report
Introduction Polycystic liver disease is asymptomatic in 95% of patients. In the remaining 5% it causes symptoms due to the local mass effect of the polycystic liver. We describe the case of a patient who presented with symptoms of a pleural effusion and
Woolnough Kerry +2 more
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The experiences of women with polycystic ovary syndrome on a very low-calorie diet [PDF]
The research was funded by an educational grant from LighterLife. Broom was the Medical Director for LighterLife at the time of the research. Johnson is the Head of Nutrition and Research at LighterLife.
Broom, John +5 more
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Polycystic liver disease with lethal abdominal wall rupture: a case report
Background Polycystic liver disease is a clinical feature of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, and it can sometimes cause health damage more serious than polycystic kidney.
Daichi Akuzawa +7 more
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Aberrant Polycystin-1 Expression Results in Modification of Activator Protein-1 Activity, whereas Wnt Signaling Remains Unaffected [PDF]
Polycystin-1, the polycystic kidney disease 1 gene product, has been implicated in several signaling complexes that are known to regulate essential cellular functions. We investigated the role of polycystin-1 in Wnt signaling and activator protein-1 (
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