Objectives: The objective of this review is to provide updated information on the
epidemiology, correlating factors and treatment of chronic kidney disease associated …

Cell-to-cell communication is a broad and complex process associated with regular stimuli
to maintain healthy cell interactions. One of the agents capable of cellular communication is …

Reduced testosterone concentration is nowadays thought to be one of the main endocrine
disorders in chronic kidney disease (CKD). It is caused by the dysfunction of the …

For many years, traditional histology has been the gold standard for the diagnosis of many
diseases. However, alternative and powerful techniques have appeared in recent years that …

Objective We aim to explore the prevalence and temporal trends of the burden of kidney
dysfunction (KD) in global, regional and national level, since a lack of related studies …

Background Frailty and sarcopenia are prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD)
populations and could increase the risk for adverse health outcomes. Few studies assess …

(1) Background: There is limited information regarding association between long-term
exposure to air pollutants and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD)(2). Methods: This study …

Berberine (BBR) is a pentacyclic benzylisoquinoline alkaloid that can be found in diversity of
medicinal plants. BBR has a wide range of pharmacological bioactivities, in addition when …

Background People who have severe mental illness experience higher rates of long-term
conditions and die on average 15–20 years earlier than people who do not have severe …

Objective: To explore the diagnostic performance of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and
incoherent intravoxel movement (IVIM) in evaluating the clinical and pathological …