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Acta Pharmacol Sin
January 2025
Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 211166, China.
The current treatments and drugs of myocardial infarction (MI) remain insufficient. In recent years, natural products have garnered significant attention for their potential in treating cardiovascular diseases due to their availability and lower toxicity. Saponins, in particular, showed promising effects for cardiac protection.
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January 2025
Department of Radiology, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Bursa, Turkey.
Background: Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is a genetic disorder that can cause kidney damage. Shear wave elastography (SWE), a non-invasive method, was used to evaluate the decrease in renal tissue elasticity as a predictive parameter for amyloidosis. This study aimed to examine the changes in renal elasticity in patients with FMF using the renal SWE measurement method.
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January 2025
From the College of Medicine (Bin Abdu, Assiri, Altasan, Alghamdi, Alshelawy, Alqahtani, Aljabr, Alnahdi, Alhamzani, Alghamdi, Alzahrani, Alshahrani, Alzahrani, Alshalawi), King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences; from the Department of Medicine (Bin Abdu, Assiri, Altasan, Alghamdi, Alshelawy, Alqahtani, Aljabr, Alnahdi, Alhamzani, Alghamdi, Alzahrani, Alshahrani, Alzahrani, Alshalawi), King Abdullah International Medical Research Center; and from the Emergency Department (Alshalawi), King Abdulaziz Medical City Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Objectives: To assess the clinical course and long-term outcomes of complicated and uncomplicated AM in Saudi Arabia. Acute myocarditis (AM) can have different presentations and outcomes based on different factors, one of which is left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
Methods: Data from 382 patients with suspected AM, admitted between January 2016 and October 2023, were reviewed.
ACS Chem Biol
January 2025
Harvard University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States.
Hyperammonemia is characterized by the accumulation of ammonia within the bloodstream upon liver injury. Left untreated, hyperammonemia contributes to conditions such as hepatic encephalopathy that have high rates of patient morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have identified gut bacterial urease, an enzyme that converts urea into ammonia, as a major contributor to systemic ammonia levels.
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