Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) has been used widely in the traditional medicine of various civilizations for more than 5000 years. The pomegranate tree has several parts; each part has useful medicinal effects. Previous studies have demonstrated the antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory properties of pomegranate. The aim of the present study was to determine whether administration...

Kidney transplant recipients often experience a significant amount of weight gain in the first year post-transplantation. While demographic factors such as age, race, and sex have been associated with weight gain in this population, these factors do not explain all of the variability seen. A number of studies have suggested that genetics also plays a critical role in weight changes. Recently, a...

Introduction: Ultrasonographic assessment of renal size in newborns is important for diagnosis of renal disease in neonatal period. It is well known that changes in renal dimensions may precede kidney echotexture changes in certain renal pathologies. The aim of this study is to conduct a systematic review to evaluate kidney dimensions in premature and full term newborns. Method: We search all E...

INTRODUCTION Obese living donors who undergo donor nephrectomy have higher rates of intra-operative and post-operative complications. Many centres exclude obese donors from living donor transplant programs. Diet, exercise and medication are often ineffective weight loss interventions for donors, hence bariatric surgery should be considered. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 53-year-ol...

The epidemic of morbid obesity is becoming more likely in patients with chronic kidney disease, worsening the control of comorbid conditions and total cardiovascular risk. Furthermore, it delays or makes the kidney transplantation impossible and sometimes even bypasses obese candidate when the organ becomes available. Most surgical centers consider transplantation if BMI does not exceed 35 kg/m...

Systemic administration of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in neonatal rats results in reduced body weight gain and decreased circulating levels of IGF-I, suggesting its involvement in EGF-induced growth retardation. We investigated the effect of EGF and/or IGF-I administration for 7 days on circulating IGF-I and IGFBP levels and hepatic and renal IGF-system mRNA expression profiles in adult fema...

Kidney length is the most useful parameter for clinical measurement of kidney size, and is useful to distinguish acute kidney injury from chronic kidney disease. In this prospective observational study of 437 normal children aged between 0 and < 13 years, kidney length was measured using sonography. There were good correlations between kidney length and somatic values, including age, weight, he...