OBJECTIVE
Our objective was to determine whether measurement of placenta growth factor (PLGF), inhibin A, or soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) at 2 times during pregnancy would usefully… (More)
BACKGROUND
The mechanism of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity is unknown, but has been associated with renal lipid peroxidation. The bioflavonoid quercetin may be a potential alternative to reduce… (More)
BACKGROUND
Cisplatin therapy is effective against many tumours, however, the nephrotoxicity of this drug is a dose-limiting factor. Apoptosis and necrosis of tubular cells and inflammatory events… (More)
Software development productivity for embedded systems is greatly limited by the high fragmentation of platforms and their associated development tools. Platform virtualization environments, like… (More)
2015 Joint Conference of the IEEE International…
2015
Since 2010 ROA has supported the coordination of the EURAMET Technical Committee for Time and Frequency (TC-TF) Project 1156, a response from EURAMET TC-TF to Recommendation 2 of CCTF 2009: to study… (More)
Cisplatin is an antitumor drug widely used in the treatment of many malignant tumors. However, the most common adverse effect, nephrotoxicity, limits the use of this drug in many cancer patients.… (More)
Quercetin, a typical bioflavonoid ubiquitously present in fruits and vegetables, is considered to be helpful for human health. Cisplatin (cDDP) is one of the most active cytotoxic agents in the… (More)
Patients with renal failure not yet on dialysis (stages 3–5) or on dialysis treatment are susceptible to intoxication from eating star fruit (Figure 1). In these patients, star fruit may cause mild… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To study whether antioxidant supplementation will reduce the incidence of preeclampsia among patients at increased risk.
METHODS
A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical… (More)
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of our study were as follows: 1) to analyze the prognostic value of macrophage infiltration in primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN) and 2) to study the relationship between… (More)