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Male Wistar rats were made potassium-deficient by feeding a diet low in potassium, while controls were pair-fed the same diet supplemented with potassium. Four weeks later 10 mg of T-1824 was injected into each rat. It was found that the characteristic granules which accumulate in the renal
The renin-angiotensin system has a wide range of physiological actions, and thus interference with the system has attractive therapeutic potential. The orally active angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have so far been the most successful drugs in this area. They lower arterial pressure
A 39-year-old Japanese woman was admitted to our hospital for severe weakness owing to potassium deficiency caused by type 1 renal tubular acidosis (RTA1). Sicca complex, serological tests, and lip biopsy revealed that she had Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Acidosis was corrected by alkali supplement
BACKGROUND
Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis can be primitive or secondary to potassium deficiency which can arise from several causes. Primary Sjogren's syndrome is a rare cause related to kidney involvement.
METHODS
A 50-year-old woman has been admitted for hypotonic tetraparesis which had appeared
Chronic potassium deficiency results in progressive tubulointerstitial injury, associated with augmented renal ammoniagenesis. We investigated the role of elevated renal ammonia levels and the interaction of ammonia with the complement system in this injury. Potassium deficiency was induced in rats