Background: Prolonged cold storage (CS) of kidneys results in poor long-term outcomes after transplantation (Tx). We reported previously that CS of rat kidneys for 18 h before transplant impaired proteasome function, disrupted protein homeostasis, and reduced graft function. The goal of the present study was to identify the renal proteins, including phosphoproteins, that are dysregulated by this CS injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(L.) is an herbaceous medicinal plant belonging to the Polygonaceae family. The plant is distributed in Nepal, India, Japan, China, Russia, and Korea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of subclinical hypothyroidism with High sensitive C-reactive protein and lipid profile which can predispose to development of Cardiovascular disease.
Methods: This hospital-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of six months. A total of 71 patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and 37 healthy control subjects were enrolled for the study.
Obeticholic acid (OCA) has emerged as a promising drug in the management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This meta-analysis aimed to analyse the therapeutic effect of OCA on NAFLD. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving patients with NAFLD receiving OCA in the intervention arm and placebo in the control arm were searched throughout the electronic databases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecently, antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and cancers have emerged as serious global health problems, highlighting the immediate need for novel therapeutics. Consequently, we aimed to isolate and characterize endophytic strains from the rhizospheres of the Himalayan region of Nepal and identify specialized metabolites with antibacterial, antifungal, and cytotoxic potential. To isolate sp.
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