Nutcracker syndrome accompanied by hypertension: a case report and literature review.

Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) refers to characteristic clinical symptoms that develop secondary to the nutcracker phenomenon (NCP), defined as compression of the left renal vein between the superior mesenteric artery and the aorta. A 22-year-old Chinese man presented with a 2-year history of hypertension and left flank pain after activity; his blood pressure fluctuated within 130-150/90-100 mmHg without treatment. He had microscopic hematuria (2+) and increased plasma renin activity.

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt for pyrrolizidine alkaloid-related hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome.

Background: Treatments for hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) are limited.

Aim: To evaluate transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting (TIPS) as a treatment for pyrrolidine alkaloid-related HSOS (PA-HSOS).

Methods: This retrospective analysis included patients with PA-HSOS admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China (June 2015 to January 2019).

(S)-5-(l-Menth-yloxy)-5-[(2R,3R)-2-(l-menth-yloxy)-5-oxotetra-hydro-furan-3-yl]furan-2(5H)-one.

In the title compound, C(28)H(44)O(6), the two five-membered rings form a dihedral angle of 6.7 (1)°. In the crystal structure, weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol-ecules into layers parallel to (101).

[Protective effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza on rats with streptozotocin diabetes and its mechanism].

Objective: To explore the effects of Salvia miltiorrhiza on renal morphology and renal function of rats with streptozotocin diabetes.

Methods: Thirty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into three groups, which were normal control group, untreated group and Salvia miltiorrhiza-treated group. Diabetic nephropathy was induced in rats of the last two groups by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin after unilateral nephrectomy.