Handgrip strength is independently associated with physical quality of life in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: We aimed to identify the association between Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and muscle strength in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study from March 2021 to December 2021, 110 MHD patients with a mean age of 63.9 ± 13.

Roles of IL-33 in the Pathogenesis of Cardiac Disorders.

Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is a member of the IL-1 cytokine family and is believed to play important roles in different diseases by binding to its specific receptor suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (ST2). In the heart, IL-33 is expressed in different cells including cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, endothelium, and epithelium. Although many studies have been devoted to investigating the effects of IL-33 on heart diseases, its roles in myocardial injuries remain obscure, and thus further studies are mandatory to unravel the underlying molecular mechanisms.

Higher Levels of Blood Selenium are Associated with Higher Levels of Serum Lipid Profile in US Adults with CKD: Results from NHANES 2013-2018.

The association between selenium (Se) and lipid profile has been controversial in different populations, and the aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between Se and lipid profile in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A total of 861 US adult patients with CKD (male: female = 404:457) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. We used smoothing spline plots and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses to elucidate the relationships between blood Se and lipid profile.

Associations between insulin-like growth factor-1 standard deviation score and overall nutritional parameters in patients with maintenance hemodialysis: a cross-sectional study.

Background: This study investigated the association between insulin-like growth factor-1 and nutritional status indicators in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).

Methods: Patients undergoing MHD for > 3 months were included in this single-center cross-sectional study in March 2021. Clinical, demographic, and body mass data and blood samples were collected before the hemodialysis sessions.

Effects of oral non-protein calorie supplements on nutritional status among maintenance hemodialysis patients with protein-energy wasting: a multi-center randomized controlled trial.

Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is prevalent in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, and is one of the major risk factors for poor outcomes and death. This study aimed to investigate the effects of non-protein calorie supplements on the nutritional status of MHD patients with PEW. MHD patients with PEW were enrolled in this multi-center, open-label, randomized controlled trial.

Correlation between intestinal flora disruption and protein-energy wasting in patients with end-stage renal disease.

Background: Different dialysis treatments may affect the composition and structure of the intestinal flora of dialysis-treated chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. This study aimed to analyze the correlations between the different flora and the nutritional indexes and further explore the potential metabolic pathways in patients with CKD in end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

Methods: Altogether, 102 patients with ESRD were recruited and categorized into the hemodialysis (HD) group (N = 49) and the peritoneal dialysis (PD) group (N = 53).

Levels of trace blood elements associated with severe sleep disturbance in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Purpose: Sleep disturbance is frequently observed in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD), and this population usually presents imbalances in trace elements. We investigated the association between blood trace element levels and sleep quality in patients on MHD.

Methods: This cross-sectional and single-center study was performed in September 2019.

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside promotes the biosynthesis of progesterone through the protection of mitochondrial function in Pb-exposed rat leydig cells.

Cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) is an anthocyanin that has been reported to reduce the toxicity of heavy metals. In the present study, the protection effects of C3G on the biosynthesis of progesterone, the precursor of testosterone, against lead (Pb) in R2C rat Leydig cells were examined. Treatment of R2C cells with 100 μM Pb resulted in a significant decrease in progesterone production.

Cytoprotective mechanism of ferulic acid against high glucose-induced oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes.

Background: Ferulic acid (FA), a phenolic acid, is a potential therapy for diabetes mellitus. FA has been shown to protect against hepatic and myocardial injury and oxidative stress in obese rats with late-stage diabetes, but the mechanism of the antioxidative activity of FA is still unclear.

Objective: The aim of this study was to elucidate whether FA can prevent damage to cardiomyocytes and hepatocytes caused by high glucose (HG)-induced oxidative stress and whether the protection effects of FA on these cells are related to the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE signaling pathways.