[HTML][HTML] Role of sex hormones in diabetic nephropathy

J Liu, Z Liu, W Sun, L Luo, X An, D Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the most common microvascular complication in diabetes and
one of the leading causes of end-stage renal disease. The standard treatments for patients …

Estrogen and estrogen receptors in kidney diseases

HY Ma, S Chen, Y Du - Renal failure, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are posing great threats to
global health within this century. Studies have suggested that estrogen and estrogen …

Age-and sex-specific reference intervals for blood urea nitrogen in Chinese general population

Q Liu, Y Wang, Z Chen, X Guo, Y Lv - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism. This study
aims to explore the age-and sex-specific distribution of BUN among healthy Chinese adults …

Exosomes derived from BM-MSCs mitigate the development of chronic kidney damage post-menopause via interfering with fibrosis and apoptosis

WA Alasmari, A Abdelfattah-Hassan, HM El-Ghazali… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The rate of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing globally, and it is caused by
continuous damage to kidney tissue. With time the renal damage becomes irreversible …

Nuclear receptors in the kidney during health and disease

AE Libby, B Jones, I Lopez-Santiago, E Rowland… - Molecular aspects of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last 30 years, nuclear receptors (NRs) have been increasingly recognized as key
modulators of systemic homeostasis and as contributing factors in many diseases. In the …

Chlorogenic acid abates oxido-inflammatory and apoptotic responses in the liver and kidney of Tamoxifen-treated rats

SE Owumi, JK Olusola, UO Arunsi… - Toxicology …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Plant-derived phenolics are utilized as chemopreventive agents to abate adverse toxic
responses associated with drug-induced damages. Tamoxifen (TAM)—a chemotherapeutic …

Mesenchymal stem-cells' exosomes are renoprotective in postmenopausal chronic kidney injury via reducing inflammation and degeneration

WA Alasmari, ES El-Shetry, D Ibrahim… - Free Radical Biology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important global disease its rates are increasing
worldwide. CKD is caused by injuries to kidney tissue that exceeds the rate of regeneration …

Sex differences in renal function: Participation of gonadal hormones and prolactin

A Franco-Acevedo, R Echavarria, Z Melo - Endocrines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Kidney pathophysiology is influenced by gender. Evidence suggests that kidney damage is
more severe in males than in females and that sexual hormones contribute to this. Elevated …

Influence of extract derived cell cultures of broccoli against osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats

A Salama, MF Abdelhameed… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2021 - ejchem.journals.ekb.eg
This study was conducted to enhance broccoli secondary metabolites; using plant
biotechnology techniques and tissue culture as well as to evaluate the therapeutic effect of …

Alteration of the gut microbiota by vinegar is associated with amelioration of hyperoxaluria-induced kidney injury

W Zhu, Y Liu, X Duan, C Xiao, Y Lan, L Luo, C Wu… - Food & function, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperoxaluria is well known to cause renal injury and end-stage kidney disease. Previous
studies suggested that the renal function of rats with hyperoxaluria was improved after …