End Stage Renal Disease as a Potential Risk Factor for Retinal Vein Occlusion.

End stage renal disease (ESRD) has been reported to be an important risk factor for systemic vascular disease. Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is closely related with cardiovascular diseases; however, its association with ESRD had not been reported. The aim of the study was to investigate whether ESRD is a risk factor for RVO, including central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).

Nonapnea sleep disorders and incident chronic kidney disease: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Nonapnea sleep disorders (NASDs) are associated with an increased risk of stroke, diabetes, and hypertension. No longitudinal study has yet examined the association between NASD and chronic kidney disease (CKD) by using epidemiologic study methods. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of NASD on the incidence of CKD in a large population-based retrospective cohort study.

High-dialysate-glucose-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in human peritoneal mesothelial cells.

Human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMCs) are a critical component of the peritoneal membrane and play a pivotal role in dialysis adequacy. Loss of HPMCs can contribute to complications in peritoneal dialysis. Compelling evidence has shown that high-dialysate glucose is a key factor causing functional changes and cell death in HPMCs.

Mycelia glycoproteins from Cordyceps sobolifera ameliorate cyclosporine-induced renal tubule dysfunction in rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cordyceps sorbolifera has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for improving the renal function. Cyclosporine A (CsA) is an important immunosuppressive agent in the prevention of renal allograft rejection, but long-term usage of CsA could lead to chronic nephrotoxicity and renal graft failure. The study was aimed to investigate whether the mycelia glycoproteins of Cordyceps sobolifera (CSP) exert prevention effects on CsA-induced nephrotoxicity.

Linkage of some trace elements, peripheral blood lymphocytes, inflammation, and oxidative stress in patients undergoing either hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.

Background: Changes in essential trace elements may affect the inflammatory and immunological state of patients on hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD). Therefore, we aimed to determine trace element content and markers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune status in HD and PD patients and to assess the relationships among these parameters.

Methods: Patients on either HD (n = 20) or PD (n = 20) and age-, sex-, body mass index-matched healthy individuals (n = 20) were enrolled in the study.

Pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in taiwan.

Purpose: To describe the clinical features and surgical outcomes in a series of pediatric patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachments in Taiwan.

Methods: Retrospective study of pediatric patients (age 1 to 15 years) with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment dated between January 1995 and December 2004. Patients with perforating ocular trauma were excluded.

Ocular toxicity of intravitreal indocyanine green.

We report 6 cases of indocyanine green (ICG)-related ocular toxicity after intravitreal ICG usage. Five cases had preoperative diagnosis of macular hole, 1 case had preoperative rhegmatogenous retinal detachment complicated with proliferative vitreoretinopathy. All cases received vitrectomy, ICG-assisted internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling and air-fluid exchange.

Retinal toxicity of intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator: case report and literature review.

Objective: To present the clinical picture of retinal toxicity of commercial tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).

Design: Case report and literature review.

Methods: Two successive intravitreal injections of tPA (50 micro g) 3 days apart with gas tamponade were given to treat a 49-year-old man with submacular hemorrhage.