BACKGROUND Lanthanum carbonate (FOSRENOL(®), Shire Pharmaceuticals) is an effective non-calcium, non-resin phosphate binder for the treatment of hyperphosphataemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we used a rat model of chronic renal failure (CRF) to examine the long-term effects of controlling serum phosphorus with lanthanum carbonate treatment on the biochemical a...

INTRODUCTION Acrolein (2-propenal) is a reactive α, β-unsaturated aldehyde which causes a health hazard to humans. The present study focused on determining the protection offered by sulforaphane against acrolein-induced damage in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). MATERIAL AND METHODS Acrolein-induced oxidative stress was determined through evaluating the levels of reactive oxygen spe...

Haemophilus influenzae encounters niches within the human host that are predicted to differ in availability of oxygen and reactive nitrogen species (RNS: nitrite and nitric oxide), which influence the environmental redox state. Previously reported data has indicated that an altered redox condition could serve as a signal recognized by H. influenzae to optimize its survival within host microenvi...

MICROBIOLOGY Correction for “Effects of lymphocyte profile on development of EBV-induced lymphoma subtypes in humanized mice,” by Eun Kyung Lee, Eun Hye Joo, Kyung-A Song, Bongkum Choi, Miyoung Kim, Seok-Hyung Kim, Sung Joo Kim, and Myung-Soo Kang, which appeared in issue 42, October 20, 2015, of Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (112:13081–13086; first published October 5, 2015; 10.1073/ pnas.1407075112)...

BACKGROUND Hyperglycemia is one of the most dangerous factors causing diabetic nephropathy. Salidroside is considered to have the effects of reducing oxidative stress damage and improving cell viability. This study was performed to investigate whether and how salidroside reduces high-glucose (HG)-induced apoptosis in mouse podocytes. MATERIAL AND METHODS We examined whether salidroside could de...

The imprinted SNRPN locus is a complex transcriptional unit that encodes the SNURF and SmN polypeptides as well as multiple non-coding RNAs. SNRPN is located within the Prader-Willi and Angelman syndrome (PWS/AS) region that contains multiple imprinted genes, which are coordinately regulated by a bipartite imprinting center (IC). The SNRPN 5' region co-localizes with the PWS-IC and contains two...

The underlying mechanism by which skeletal muscle adapts to exercise training or chronic energy deprivation is largely unknown. To examine this question, rats were fed for 9 wk either with or without beta-guanadinopropionic acid (beta-GPA; 1% enriched diet), a creatine analog that is known to induce muscle adaptations similar to those induced by exercise training. Muscle phosphocreatine, ATP, a...

Physical inactivity-induced loss of skeletal muscle oxidative phenotype (OXPHEN), often observed in chronic disease, adversely affects physical functioning and quality of life. Potential therapeutic targets remain to be identified, since the molecular mechanisms involved in reloading-induced recovery of muscle OXPHEN remain incompletely understood. We hypothesized a role for alternative NF-κB, ...