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BACKGROUND
Recent genetic studies of stroke and related risk factors have identified a growing number of susceptibility loci; however, the relationship of these alleles to ischemic stroke is unknown. The challenge in finding reproducible loci of ischemic stroke susceptibility may be in part related
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Adiponectin has attracted great attention because of its anti-atherogenic properties; however, to date the relationship between serum adiponectin and arteriolosclerosis has not been reported. In our study, we aimed to examine whether or not serum adiponectin levels are associated with
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Complement C3 (C3) is one of the major mediators of inflammation. Serum C3 has been shown to be correlated with the presence of atherosclerosis. We examined whether the serum C3 level might be correlated with the severity of renal arteriolosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney disease
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To investigate the clinical, pathological characteristics and outcomes of IgA nephropathy in the elderly.
METHODS
Seventy patients over age 60 with IgA nephropathy were studied and compared with 82 patients under 60 years in the clinical and pathological features as well as the
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Arterial stiffness is associated with major adverse cardiovascular events. Cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), a novel marker of arterial stiffness, which is weakly influenced by systolic blood pressure, is a sensitive marker the atherosclerosis and arteriolosclerosis. The aim of this
BACKGROUND
Immunoglobulin-A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common chronic glomerulonephritis worldwide. Many clinical and histopathological risk factors for progression have been found previously. Recently, metabolic risk factors, such as hyperuricaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia, also have been
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To investigate the effects of atorvastatin (AVT) on renal function and renal pathological changes in the aged rat and explore their possible mechanisms.
METHODS
Twenty-month-old, normal female Wistar rats were divided into three groups: group A (n=8) was fed high-dose AVT (10mg/kg/d);