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Trace assay of insulin in a pharmacy drug with a paste electrode
This paper describes the development of a voltammetric assay of insulin using a DNA immobilized onto a carbon nanotube paste electrode (CNPE), the peak potential of which was 0.2 V, vs. Ag/AgCl on the CNPE. Th...
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Open AccessHCK induces macrophage activation to promote renal inflammation and fibrosis via suppression of autophagy
Renal inflammation and fibrosis are the common pathways leading to progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD). We previously identified hematopoietic cell kinase (HCK) as upregulated in human chronic allograft i...
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Activation of STAT3 signaling pathway in the kidney of COVID-19 patients
Acute kidney injury is common in patients with COVID-19, however mechanisms of kidney injury remain unclear. Since cytokine storm is likely a cause of AKI and glomerular disease, we investigated the two major ...
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Open AccessGlobal transcriptomic changes in glomerular endothelial cells in mice with podocyte depletion and glomerulosclerosis
Podocytes are a key component of the glomerular filtration barrier, and its dysfunction and eventual loss drive glomerular disease progression. Recent research has demonstrated the importance of podocyte cross...
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Electrospun Nanofibrous Membranes with Essential Oils for Wound Dressing Applications
To develop bioactive and interactive wound-dressing materials based on natural products, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) nanofibrous membranes containing plant-derived essential oils were fabricated and their potent...
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Open AccessArctigenin attenuates diabetic kidney disease through the activation of PP2A in podocytes
Arctigenin (ATG) is a major component of Fructus Arctii, a traditional herbal remedy that reduced proteinuria in diabetic patients. However, whether ATG specifically provides renoprotection in DKD is not known. H...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Puerarin attenuates diabetic kidney injury through the suppression of NOX4 expression in podocytes
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Puerarin attenuates diabetic kidney injury through the suppression of NOX4 expression in podocytes
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML version of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessPuerarin attenuates diabetic kidney injury through the suppression of NOX4 expression in podocytes
Radix puerariae, a traditional Chinese herbal medication, has been used to treat patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN). Several studies demonstrated that puerarin, the active compound of radix puerariae, reduce...
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Open AccessRtn1a-Mediated Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Podocyte Injury and Diabetic Nephropathy
We previously reported a critical role of reticulon (RTN) 1A in mediating endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in kidney tubular cells and the expression of RTN1A correlates with the renal function and the severi...
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The Role of Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Diabetic Nephropathy
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) has become the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. Accumulating evidence suggests that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress plays a major role in the development a...
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Open AccessRole of C/EBP-α in Adriamycin-induced podocyte injury
Podocytes are terminally differentiated epithelial cells in the kidney glomeruli that act as a key component of the glomerular filtration barrier. Although the inciting injury to the podocyte may vary between ...
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Open AccessErratum: RTN1 mediates progression of kidney disease by inducing ER stress
Nature Communications 6: Article number: 7841 (2015); Published: 31 July 2015; Updated: 22 October 2015. The original version of the Supplementary Information attached to this Article did not contain Supplemen...
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Open AccessRTN1 mediates progression of kidney disease by inducing ER stress
Identification of new biomarkers and drug targets for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is required for the development of more effective therapy. Here we report an association between expression of reticulon 1 (RT...
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Improving the Online Video Chat Experience
With the recent proliferation of netbooks and tablets with webcams transforming oneself virtually is easier than ever before. However, the software used for such devices like video chat programs and online rol...
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Holocene paleoclimate changes determined using diatom assemblages from Lake Long, King George Island, Antarctica
Formation of Lake Long, King George Island, Antarctica started about 4,000 years B.P., after which the diatom community changed in response to environmental shifts driven by climatic oscillations (warm/wet and...
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A recombinant human G-CSF/GM-CSF fusion protein from E. coli showing colony stimulating activity on human bone marrow cells
Granulocyte-Macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) are cytokines involved in the differentiation of bone marrow progenitor cells into myeloid cells. The...
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Thoracic manifestation of Wegener's granulomatosis: CT findings in 30 patients
Our objective was to describe the CT findings of thoracic Wegener's granulomatosis. At presentation, both conventional and thin-section CT scans were available in 30 patients with Wegener's granulomatosis. Se...
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Functional magnetic resonance imaging during pantomiming tool-use gestures
The purpose of this study was to identify the functional fields activated in relation to gestural movements. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we mapped brain activity in ten right-handed, n...
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Synthesis and antiviral activity of fluoro sugar nucleosides 2: Synthesis and biological evaluations of 2′, 3′-dideoxy-2′-fluoro-3′-C-hydroxymethyl-β-D-arabinofuranosyl nucleosides
