pulmonary fibrosis/potassium

UNASSIGNED Sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (Na/K-ATPase) has been shown to regulate Src activity by combining with Src to keep it in an inactive form. We previously reported that Na/K-ATPase was downregulated in unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) animals. In this study, we examined

Excessive fibroproliferation is a central hallmark of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic, progressive disorder that results in impaired gas exchange and respiratory failure. Fibroblasts are the key effector cells in IPF, and aberrant expression of multiple genes contributes to their

Background: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a representative pathological change in patients with pneumoconiosis; however, due to the absence of reliable and early biomarkers, microRNAs have recently emerged as potential candidates for identification. Objectives: The aim of our study was to discover the

Interleukin (IL)-18 is a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines and was described originally as an interferon γ-inducing factor. Aldosterone plays a central role in the regulation of sodium and potassium homoeostasis by binding to the mineralocorticoid receptor and contributes to kidney and

Acupuncture is one of the most useful tools in complimentary medicine, and has demonstrated potential value for treating chronic renal failure (CRF). However, the underlying mechanisms for its therapeutic effect remain unknown. In the present study, the effects of acupuncture on renal interstitial

The differentiation of fibroblasts to myofibroblasts is critical to the development of fibrotic disorders, including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Previously, we demonstrated that fibroblasts from patients with IPF exhibit changes in DNA methylation across the genome that contribute to a

Although paraquat (PQ) is known to induce pulmonary fibrosis, how it does so is not entirely clear. To elucidate the mechanisms involved, the profile of gene expression in the lung at three months after exposure to PQ (7 mg/kg, s.c., daily for eight administrations) was investigated in rats using a

The study was undertaken to investigate the influence of alpha-tocopherol on zinc, copper, iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium concentrations in serum of rats with bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Fourteen Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into two groups of seven animals each. The

OBJECTIVE Oxidative stress is thought to be the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis induced by asbestos, and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) protects lung tissue against oxidative stress. We hypothesized that HO-1 is also associated with oxidative lung injury caused by exposure to potassium octatitanate

The principal clinical pulmonary findings were extracted from University of Michigan Hospital records of 390 patients with scleroderma. Dyspnea was the most frequent symptom and strongly correlated with pulmonary fibrosis and with decreased vital capacity (FVC) and CO diffusing capacity (DLCO). The

Although controversial, chronic uric acid nephropathy is a tubulointerstitial disease capable of developing renal function loss. On the other hand, potassium citrate (KCi) administration has demonstrated to be effective in calcium as well as uric acid nephrolithiasis therapy. Therefore, the aim of

BACKGROUND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common fibrosing lung disease and is caused by excessive lung scarring. IPF-associated severe mortality can be attributed to late diagnosis due to its generic symptoms, and more importantly due to the lack of effective therapies available.

Intratracheal administration of bleomycin caused pulmonary fibrosis in rats. Bleomycin sulfate (640 micro grams/165 g b.wt. in 0.5 ml of sterile saline) was instilled Intratracheally into male Fisher 344 rats (169 +/- 5 g), whereas control animals received 0.5 ml of sterile saline by the same route.

The contractile capability of lung parenchymal strips isolated from normal rats was compared with that of strips isolated from rats with pulmonary fibrosis induced by intratracheal instillation of bleomycin sulfate. Subsequently, the population of contractile cells, both muscle and nonmuscle, was