The burden of disease and death attributable to environmental pollution is becoming a public
health challenge worldwide, especially in developing countries. The kidney is vulnerable …

Detection of asymptomatic or subclinical novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection is
critical for understanding the overall prevalence and infection potential of COVID-19. To …

The precise estimation of global nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions in nitrogen cycling will
facilitate improved projections of future climate change. However, the geographical variations …

The effect of air pollution on the changing pattern of glomerulopathy has not been studied.
We estimated the profile of and temporal change in glomerular diseases in an 11-year renal …

Regular screening for the early detection of common chronic diseases might benefit from the
use of deep-learning approaches, particularly in resource-poor or remote settings. Here we …

Results The incidence of CA-AKI and HA-AKI was 2.5% and 9.1%, respectively, giving rise
to an overall incidence of 11.6%. Although the risk profiles for CA-AKI and HA-AKI differed, …

Lymphotoxin-alpha (LTA) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in the
inflammatory and immunologic response. Numerous studies have shown LTA polymorphisms …

Importance To our knowledge, there has been no update on the prevalence of chronic kidney
disease (CKD) in China since 2012. Objective To provide periodic nationwide data on the …

Transforming growth factor–β (TGF-β) is a well-established central mediator of renal fibrosis,
a common outcome of almost all progressive chronic kidney diseases. Here, we identified a …

Puerarin was shown to exert anti-oxidative and anti-ferroptosis effects in multiple diseases.
The goal of this study was to explore the neuroprotective effect of puerarin on early brain …