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Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
January 2025
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), which often leads to diabetic kidney disease (DKD). Traditional therapies, including renin- angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors, are effective in slowing CKD progression. However, these approaches are insufficient to comprehensively inhibit mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) overactivation in the kidneys, which remains a significant driver of inflammation, fibrosis, and oxidative stress.
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December 2024
Department of Microgravity and Translational Regenerative Medicine, Otto von Guericke University, 39106 Magdeburg, Germany.
This review will discuss heart failure, introduce a new drug finerenone, and discuss clinical studies with a focus on its effects on heart failure. Heart failure is a condition or syndrome characterized by an impairment of the pumping ability of the heart, thus no longer keeping up with the demands of the body. There are several types of heart failure; among them are heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, with mildly reduced ejection fraction and with preserved ejection fraction.
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January 2025
From the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Pullman, Washington.
A 7 wk old female spayed domestic shorthair was evaluated for 3 days of lethargy and anorexia 1 wk after ovariohysterectomy. On presentation, she was weak, dehydrated, and hypotensive. Blood work showed azotemia, hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hyperproteinemia.
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January 2025
Derince Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Kocaeli, Turkey
Adrenal insufficiency (AI) is defined as the inability of the adrenal cortex to produce adequate amounts of glucocorticoids and/or mineralocorticoids. As these hormones have important roles in water-salt balance and energy homeostasis, AI is a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Glucocorticoid replacement therapy is vital in all cases of AI.
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January 2025
Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is an autosomal recessive disease caused by the deficiency of one of the enzymes involved in cortisol synthesis. More than 95% of the cases occur as a result of defects in the gene encoding 21-hydroxylase (). 21-hydroxylase deficiency has been divided into classical and non-classical forms.
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