Publications by authors named "Ruo-Chen Che"

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  • The study focused on hypophosphatemic rickets (HR) in children, examining diagnosis, treatment, and complications, while evaluating effectiveness and height growth patterns over five years.
  • A total of 85 children were analyzed, with findings showing reduced blood phosphate levels and lower limb deformities, along with significant genetic mutation rates.
  • Post-treatment, notable improvements included reduced alkaline phosphatase levels and height growth, although complications such as nephrocalcinosis and hyperparathyroidism were prevalent, particularly in the initial year.
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Objectives: To study the value of serum fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) in the diagnosis of hypophosphatemic rickets in children.

Methods: A total of 28 children who were diagnosed with hypophosphatemic rickets in Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2016 to June 2021 were included as the rickets group. Forty healthy children, matched for sex and age, who attended the Department of Child Healthcare of the hospital were included as the healthy control group.

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Mitochondria are important organelles in eukaryotic cells and perform a variety of biosynthetic and metabolic functions. Many human diseases are closely related to mitochondrial dysfunction. Kidney is an organ with high-energy requirements, which is distributed with a large number of mitochondria.

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Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone, as its main renal effect has been considered as electrolyte and water homeostasis in the distal tubule, thus maintaining blood pressure and extracellular fluid homeostasis through the activation of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in epithelial cells. However, over the past decade, numerous studies have documented the significant role of aldosterone in the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which has become a subject of interest. It is being studied that aldosterone can affect cardiovascular and renal system, thereby contributing to tissue inflammation, injury, glomerulosclerosis, and interstitial fibrosis.

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Background: The information about the use of off-label drugs in pediatric nephrology is still lacking, which leads to increased adverse reactions and medical disputes. We retrospectively analyzed the use of off-label drugs in the in-patient ward of the nephrology department of Nanjing Children's Hospital, China in order to provide more complete information about the use of drugs for children.

Methods: Proportional stratified random sampling was applied to select patients with renal diseases aged 1 month to 18 years, who were admitted to the hospital from October 1, 2012 to September 30, 2013.

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Background: Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) or IgA-associated vasculitis is related to immune disturbances. Polymorphisms of the heat shock protein 70-2 gene (HSP70-2) and the tumor necrosis factor-a gene (TNF-α) are known to be associated with immune diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate the likely association of HSP70-2 (+1267A/G) and TNF-α (+308A/G) gene polymorphisms with HSP in children.

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