Effect of Leaf Extract on Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats.

One of complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic nephropathy. In Mexico, in traditional medicine, Humb. Bonpl.

trophozoites that survive multipurpose solutions are able to adhere to cosmetic contact lenses, increasing the risk of infection.

Amoebae of the genus are etiological agents of amoebic keratitis, for which up to now there is no treatment of choice and one of its main risk factors is the use of contact lenses, including cosmetic contact lenses. Recently there has been an increase in amoebic keratitis cases due to the use of cosmetic contact lenses. Therefore, having a solution for the care of lenses with an efficient disinfectant effect that prevents the adhesion of trophozoites to lenses becomes essential.

Antihypertensive, antidyslipidemic, and renoprotective effects of on metabolic syndrome.

Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is associated with the development of chronic kidney disease. "chaca" is a medicinal plant used in Mexico for hypertension and empirical therapy. In this study, were examined the effects of ethanol extract of on metabolic syndrome.

Early co-expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and renin in the rat kidney cortex contributes to the development of N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester induced hypertension.

We investigated the involvement of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and the renin-angiotensin system in N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced hypertension. Male Wistar rats were treated with L-NAME (75.0 mg·(kg body mass)(-1)·day(-1), in their drinking water) for different durations (1-33 days).