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Feb 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-21-4039
A K Al MirajCorresponding author
The function of the thyroid gland is one of the most important in the human body as it regulates the majority of the body's physiological actions. The thyroid produces hormones (T3 and T4) that have many actions including metabolism, development, protein synthesis, and the regulation of many other i…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-19-3008
Zeki AydinCorresponding author
Introduction Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor. There is a strong relationship between blood pressure (BP) elevation and stroke, myocardial infarction, heart failure and mortality due to kidney disease. It is known that the loss of the dipping pattern in hypertension is associated w…
Nov 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-18-2443
Wei SuCorresponding author
Renal fibrosis was a chronic and progressive process affecting kidneys in chronic kidney disease (CKD), regardless of cause. Although no effective targeted therapy yet existed to retard renal fibrosis, a number of important recent advances have highlighted the cellular and molecular mechanisms under…
Jun 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4488.jna-16-1008
Xiaoyong XuCorresponding author
Background: It is unclear whether patients who present with elevated blood urea nitrogen (BUN), but are normal for other markers of kidney damage, are prone to develop chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study therefore investigated estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a marker of CKD, in the…