calcium acetate/necrosis

The effects of calcium or magnesium salts administered by one of three different routes on the formation of muscle tumors by nickel subsulfide (Ni3S2) in Fischer F344 rats were determined. Eleven groups of 20 weanling male rats each received a single injection of 2.5 mg (31 mumol Ni) Ni3S2 into the

The index patient is a 23-year-old female with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) secondary to chemotherapeutic agents. Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) has been the renal replacement therapy for the past 5 years since a failed cadaveric renal transplant. Past medical history was

The myocardium in 50 autopsy cases was studied using immunostaining for copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD) and standard histochemical procedures. Mucinous degeneration observed in 42 cases showed moderately enhanced expression of immunoreactive CuZn-SOD in lesions which were stained

It has been suggested that phosphate binders may reduce the inflammatory state of hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, it is not clear whether it has any effect on oxidative stress. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of sevelamer hydrochloride (SH) and calcium acetate (CA) on