Role of serum cystatin C in the prediction of acute kidney injury following pediatric cardiac surgeries: A single center experience.

Intense contemporary research is directed towards validating novel biomarkers to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) in children undergoing cardiothoracic surgeries. We aimed to evaluate the role of cystatin C in early prediction of AKI following cardiac surgery in children with congenital heart disease. Prospective observational cohort study was conducted on 40 children with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery.

Differential gene expression of salt-stressed L.

The response of L. seedlings subjected to salinity was investigated through the observation of germination at the 4th, 6th and 8th days under normal and two salinity levels (150 and 200 mM NaCl). Genetic response of .

Role of Ulva lactuca extract in alleviation of salinity stress on wheat seedlings.

Seaweeds are potentially excellent sources of highly bioactive materials that could represent useful leads in the alleviation of salinity stress. The effects of presoaking wheat grains in water extract of Ulva lactuca on growth, some enzymatic activities, and protein pattern of salinized plants were investigated in this study. Algal presoaking of grains demonstrated a highly significant enhancement in the percentage of seed germination and growth parameters.