The effect of continuous intrarenal infusion of norepinephrine, isoproterenol, and methoxamine on renin release was studied in the uninephrectomized conscious dog. Chronic intrarenal infusion of norepinephrine produced a biphasic curve of plasma renin activity (PRA) and a sustained 25 mm Hg increase in mean arterial pressure (MAP). The initial increase in PRA peaked at 3 hours, after which PRA ...

Introduction. Several studies have shown the feasibility and safety of both transperitoneal and posterior retroperitoneal approaches for single incision laparoscopic adrenalectomy, but none have compared the outcomes according to the left- or right-sided location of the adrenal glands. Materials and Methods. From 2009 to 2013, 89 patients who received LAMP (laparoscopic adrenalectomy through mo...

The identification of mycobacteria is essential because tuberculosis (TB) and mycobacteriosis are clinically indistinguishable and require different therapeutic regimens. The traditional phenotypic method is time consuming and may last up to 60 days. Indeed, rapid, affordable, specific and easy-to-perform identification methods are needed. We have previously described a polymerase chain reactio...

The Path Ranking Algorithm (Lao and Cohen, 2010) is a general technique for performing link prediction in a graph. PRA has mainly been used for knowledge base completion (Lao et al., 2011; Gardner et al., 2013; Gardner et al., 2014), though the technique is applicable to any kind of link prediction task. To learn a prediction model for a particular edge type in a graph, PRA finds sequences of e...


 Purpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of plasma aldosterone concentration (PAC), renin activity (PRA) and aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) in primary aldosteronism (PA) using radioimmunoassay (RIA) chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) methods.
 Methods: Both RIA CLIA were used to analyze PAC, PRA ARR with subjects standing or supine position, before after a saline infusion tes...

We examined the inhibitory effect of polyphenol-rich aqueous extract from the bark of Acacia mearnsii (PrA) on itching associated with atopic dermatitis (AD). HR-1 mice were fed a normal diet, special diet (AD group), or special diet containing 3% PrA (PrA group) for 6 weeks. In the AD group, itching frequency and transepidermal water loss increased compared to the control group. In the PrA gro...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the utility of different screening techniques for primary aldosteronism (PA), including serum aldosterone (SA), plasma renin activity (PRA) and the SA/PRA ratio in hypertensive patients of a tertiary-care centre. Furthermore, the influence of antihypertensive medication on SA and the SA/PRA ratio were studied. DESIGN Clinical records of 425 h...

The strategic planning of rural development is focused on both economic growth and sustainable development. Sustainable essential for conserving improving resources, while contributes to a better standard living. aim the research determine, using participatory appraisal (PRA) methodology example village Zlakusa, activities developed in village, importance tourism, scope taken into account resul...

A key justification to support plant health regulations is the ability of quarantine services to conduct pest risk analyses (PRA). Despite the supranational nature of biological invasions and the close proximity and connectivity of Southeast Asian countries, PRAs are conducted at the national level. Furthermore, some countries have limited experience in the development of PRAs, which may result...