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Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system inhibitors increase the serum level of complement component 4 in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy.
Int Immunopharmacol
March 2024
Department of Nephrology, The Fifth Clinical Medical College of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital), Taiyuan, China. Electronic address:
Objective: To investigate the impact of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system (RAAS) inhibitors on complement component 4 (C4) serum levels in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN).
Methods: A total of 423 patients diagnosed with IgAN at Shanxi Provincial People's Hospital, China, between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021 were divided into two groups, a RAAS inhibitor group and a non-RAAS inhibitor group, for comparative analysis.
Results: The RAAS inhibitor group exhibited significantly increased C4 and eGFR levels and had a higher proportion of patients with hypertension compared with the non-RAAS inhibitor group.
Objective: A retrospective cohort study aimed to explore the effects of different ovulation induction regimens on the levels of sex hormones and serum C1q/TNF-related protein-3 (CTRP3) and C1q/TNF-related protein-15 (CTRP15) in patients with PCOS.
Methods: A total of 100 patients with PCOS treated in the department of gynecology and obstetrics from February 2019 to April 2021 in our hospital were enrolled. The patients were arbitrarily assigned into control group and study group.