Background: Endothelium is the inner cellular lining of the vessels that modulates multiple
biological processes including vasomotor tone, permeability, inflammatory responses …

Background Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients
with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Endothelial dysfunction, the hallmark of atherosclerosis …

Background: Evidence suggests that online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) is associated with
improved survival. Whether the dose-response relationship between convective volume and …

Abstract Background Sha-Shen-Mai-Dong decoction (SSMD) is a classical prescription
widely used in primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS) therapy. This study aims to explore the …

High‐volume online hemodiafiltration (HDF) has been reported to reduce the patient's
mortality. However, achieving a high convection volume is challenging. In this prospective …

Background: Our research group has previously reported a noninvasive model that
estimates phosphate removal within a 4-h hemodialysis (HD) treatment. The aim of this …

This study addressed the hypothesis that epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) synthesized by
CYP450 and catabolized by soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) are involved in the …

Background Due to a critical shortage of available kidney grafts, most patients with Stage 5
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD5) require bridging dialysis support. It remains unclear …

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is now recognized as a public health. The
presence of uremic toxins that are not fully dialyzed by HD induces greater synthesis of …

Introduction: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is characterized by a progressive and
irreversible loss of kidney function, with a consequent reduction in the production of …