A gene coding for human stefin B was synthesized by the solid-phase phosphite method and cloned in the pUC8 cloning vector. The insert with the verified DNA sequence was subcloned into two expression vectors and expressed in E. coli as a fusion protein with beta-galactosidase and as a native protein. The CNBr cleaved fusion protein and the native recombinant stefin B were inhibitory to papain and reacted with antibodies against human stefin B.
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Biomolecules
January 2025
Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Nefrológicas, Hospital de Especialidades, CMN SXXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Ciudad de México 06720, Mexico.
Serum creatinine levels are the most used clinical marker to estimate renal function as the glomerular function rate because it is simple, fast, and inexpensive. However, creatinine has limitations, as its levels can be influenced by factors such as advanced age, physical activity, protein-rich diets, male gender, medications, and ethnicity. Serum cystatin C and its combination with serum creatinine may serve as an alternative since these factors do not affect it.
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January 2025
Department of Neurology, Beijing Tiantan Hospital Capital Medical University Beijing China.
Background: The impact of long-term renal function change on stroke outcomes remains unclear. This study used the CNSR-III (Third China National Stroke Registry) cohort to determine whether changes in estimated glomerular filtration rate based on creatinine and cystatin C (eGFR) during the first year post stroke were associated with 5-year stroke outcomes.
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Ann Ital Chir
January 2025
Department of Urology, Anqing Municipal Hospital, 246003 Anqing, Anhui, China.
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of flexible ureteroscopic lithotripsy (FURL) and extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in the treatment of ureteral calculi based on decision tree model.
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Dtsch Med Wochenschr
January 2025
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