Hyperacute kidney rejection is unusual in crossmatch positive recipients of simultaneous liver-kidney transplants (SLKT). However, recent data suggest that these patients remain at risk for antibody-mediated kidney rejection. To further investigate the risk associated with donor-specific alloantibodies (DSA) in SLKT, we studied 86 consecutive SLKT patients with an available pre-SLKT serum sampl...

background during laparoscopy, insufflation of an inert gas in the peritoneal cavity creates a working space to facilitate surgery. the space should be large enough to facilitate surgery without increasing intra-abdominal pressure (iap) over a threshold limit (usually 15 mm hg). objectives this experimental study was performed to evaluate the effects of increasing in intra-abdominal pressure on...

background: tissue iron deposition may disturb functions of the organs. in many diseases like thalassemia, the patients suffer from iron deposition in kidney and heart tissues. deferoxamine (df) is a synthetic iron chelator and silymarin (sm) is an antioxidant and also a candidate for iron chelating. this study was designed to investigate the effect of df and sm combination against kidney and h...

The histopathological effects of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate on the gill, liver and kidney tissues of the Caspian kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum were studied. The fish were exposed to three sublethal concentrations of anionic detergent, Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) for short term intervals (192 h). Gill, liver and kidney samples were collected after 192 h of exposure to LAS and lesions we...

Folate binding protein may participate in folate homeostasis by regulating monoglutamyl folate transport across relevant cell membranes. We compared the activity, immunoreactivity, and transcripts of folate binding protein in pig liver, kidney, and jejunal mucosa and their relevant cell membranes. Binding of [3H]folic acid was sixfold greater to pig liver plasma membranes than to kidney brush-b...

1. A method is described whereby the major components of liver suspensions are segregated according to size into three main fractions: (a) a large granule fraction composed of elements approximately 0.5 to 2 micro in diameter; (b) a microsome fraction composed of submicroscopic elements approximately 80 to 150 mmicro in diameter; and, (c) a supernate fraction containing the soluble components o...

The aim of the present study was to determine the levels of cadmium in the muscle, liver and kidney of cattle from Isfahan and to compare the results with those reported by other countries and with the maximum acceptable levels for human consumption. Samples of muscle, liver and kidney from 60 animals aged 1–10- year-old were collected from the carcasses slaughtered at Isfahan abattoir. Samples...

The histopathological effects of Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate on the gill, liver and kidney tissues of the Caspian kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum were studied. The fish were exposed to three sublethal concentrations of anionic detergent, Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonate (LAS) for short term intervals (192 h). Gill, liver and kidney samples were collected after 192 h of exposure to LAS and lesions we...

The effects of chronic metabolic acidosis, alkalosis and alloxan-induced ketoacidosis on G6PD activity of rat kidney, liver and erythrocytes were studied. Metabolic acidosis significantly increased the activity of kidney enzyme (55%) but decreased the liver (43%) and erythrocyte (38%) enzyme activities. Alkalosis did not make a significant change in the kidney or liver enzyme activity but ...

Introduction To define the clinical features, biochemical and histological findings and outcome of three forms of autoimmune hepatitis.   Materials and Methods In a cross sectional study between November 2001 to January 2008 in Tehran and Mashhad university of medical sciences, 61 children who diagnosed as AIH (40 girls and 21 boys) have been analyzed for their clinical, serological, and histol...