Association between beta-blocker utilization and heart failure mortality in the peritoneal dialysis population: a cohort study.

Background: The prognostic significance of beta(β)-blocker therapy in patients at end-stage renal disease, specifically those receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) and presenting with heart failure, remains inadequately elucidated due to limited research conducted thus far.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on a cohort comprising 608 patients receiving PD between September 2007 and March 2019, with a subsequent follow-up period extending until December 2020. Cox regression and propensity score matching weighted analysis was used to model adjusted hazard ratios for β-blocker use with heart failure-related mortality.

Factors Influencing the Choice of Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment by Patients Receiving Home Peritoneal Dialysis.

Objective: This study was conducted to understand the influencing factors for home peritoneal dialysis patients choosing APD and to provide a scientific basis for improving the completion rate of APD treatment and the follow-up of peritoneal dialysis patients.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study. A total of 588 patients on peritoneal dialysis were randomly selected from 6 regions in Fujian Province in southern China using a stratified cluster sampling method.

Clinicopathological characteristics, risk factors and prognostic value of intrarenal vascular lesions in IgA nephropathy.

Background: The aim was to study clinicopathological characteristics, risk factors and renal outcome in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients with vascular lesions.

Methods: We enrolled a Chinese cohort with 458 biopsy-confirmed primary IgAN patients for a retrospective analysis. They were divided into three groups according to vascular lesions: no vascular lesions (n = 239), arterio-/arteriolosclerosis (n = 181) and microangiopathic lesions (n = 38).

Granuloma formation after repeated episodes of peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infection, a case report.

Background: Peritoneal catheter related infection is one of the main complications and the major cause of technical failure of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment. However, PD catheter tunnel infection can be difficult to diagnosis and resolve. We presented a rare case in which a granuloma formation after repeated episodes of peritoneal dialysis catheter-related infection.

Effect of Patient-Empowerment Interaction Model on Self-Management Ability of Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: Patient empowerment can be achieved through the PBL model. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of patient empowerment through the PBL model in health continuing education of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.

Methods: From March 2017 to April 2017, a total of 94 participants were randomly assigned to the PBL group and the traditional group, with 47 patients in each group.

Metal- and Base-Free Radical Cascade Cyclization/Hydrolysis of CN-Containing 1,6-Enynes with Ethers to Access Polyheterocycles.

A convenient and straightforward approach for the radical cascade cyclization/hydrolysis of CN-containing 1,6-enynes with simple ethers under metal- and base-free conditions is described. This strategy provides a variety of valuable ethers-substituted polyheterocycles via the construction of three C-C bonds, one C=O bond, and two new six-membered rings within a single procedure. The resulting products can smoothly undergo follow-up conversions to various useful scaffolds.

Clinicopathological characteristics, risk factors and renal outcome in IgA nephropathy with crescents.

Background/aims: The aim of the study was to investigate the clinicopathological characteristics, risk factors and renal outcome in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients with crescents.

Methods: Four hundred and fifty-eight biopsy-proven primary IgAN patients included between January 2010 and October 2021 for a retrospective analysis were divided into three groups according to crescent score of the updated Oxford classification: C0 group (n = 255), C1 group (n = 187) and C2 group (n = 16). The clinicopathological features and renal outcomes were recorded.

Clinicopathological Characteristics, Role of Immunosuppressive Therapy and Progression in IgA Nephropathy with Hyperuricemia.

Background/aims: The aim of the study was to investigate clinicopathological characteristics, the role of immunosuppressive therapy and renal outcome in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients with hyperuricemia.

Methods: 206 biopsy-proven primary IgAN patients were included between January 2010 and December 2015, and divided into two groups: patients without hyperuricemia (n=122), and patients with hyperuricemia (n=84). The clinicopathological features, response, renal outcome and safety were recorded.

Application of instant messaging software in the follow-up of patients using peritoneal dialysis, a randomised controlled trial.

Aims And Objectives: This study aims to investigate the application value of Internet-based instant messaging software in the follow-up of patients using peritoneal dialysis.

Background: Peritoneal dialysis is an effective renal replacement treatment for end-stage renal disease. The clinical usefulness of Internet-based instant messaging software in the follow-up of peritoneal dialysis patients, including the incidence of peritonitis and exit-site infection, the levels of albumin and electrolytes and the degree of patients' satisfaction, remains unknown.

Role of immunosuppressive therapy and predictors of therapeutic effectiveness and renal outcome in IgA nephropathy with proteinuria.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to analyze the role of immunosuppressive therapy and identify independent predictors of therapeutic effectiveness and outcome in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients with proteinuria.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and six IgAN patients with proteinuria (1-3.5 g/day) were included between January 2005 and December 2011, and divided into two groups: group A (n = 125), receiving renin-angiotensin system blockade therapy alone; and group B (n = 81), combining the above with immunosuppressive therapy.

Prevalence and risk factors of CKD in Chinese patients with periodontal disease.

Background: Periodontal disease is common among adults and is associated with an increasing risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of CKD in patients with periodontal disease in China.

Methods: In the current cross-sectional study, patients with periodontal disease were included from Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital between March 2011 and August 2011.

The role of peritoneal alternatively activated macrophages in the process of peritoneal fibrosis related to peritoneal dialysis.

It has been confirmed that alternatively activated macrophages (M2) participate in tissue remodeling and fibrosis occurrence, but the effect of M2 on peritoneal fibrosis related to peritoneal dialysis (PD) hasn't been elucidated. This study was therefore conducted to assess the association between M2 and peritoneal fibrosis related to PD. In this study, peritoneal fibrosis was induced by intraperitoneal (i.

Brassinosteroid alleviates polychlorinated biphenyls-induced oxidative stress by enhancing antioxidant enzymes activity in tomato.

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are persistent organic pollutants often found in the atmosphere. Phytoremediation of airborne PCBs is an emerging new concept to minimize potential human exposure. However, effects of atmospheric PCBs on plant growth, photosynthesis and antioxidant defence system are poorly understood area.