Pathophysiology, Volume 32, Issue 2

Background/Objectives: The similarities and differences from a rheological perspective between significant short focal and mild long coronary lesions warrant investigation to elucidate wall shear stress (WSS) angiographic discrepancies. Methods: Pati...

Background/Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, with high-fat diet (HFD) intake being a significant driving force. Despite long-term research, new interventions are still being sought to improve cardiova...

Lipids play important roles in maintaining pulmonary structure, performing physiological functions and controlling the immune status of the lung. There is increasing evidence that lipid metabolism and immune activity are closely linked and that dysfu...

A four-year-old female patient was admitted for evaluation after a mass on the right side of her neck was noticed during straining (Valsalva maneuver). The family first observed the mass when the patient was one year old, and noted that it gradually...

Background/Objectives: Normal remodeling of the extracellular matrix of the endometrium is a necessary condition for the implantation of a blastocyst. We evaluated whether the use of histochemical reticulin–collagen staining can improve the ass...

Background/Objectives: Urolithiasis is a common disease in Western societies, affecting approximately 10% of the population, and more often men than women. The formation of renal calculi is a complex process, including various compounds and proteins....

Background: Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a rare and poorly understood kidney disease characterized by the deposition of non-amyloid fibrils in the glomeruli. Its clinical heterogeneity and high rate of progression to end-stage renal disease...

Background/Objectives: The pathogenesis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is multi-factorial, with some of the main risk factors being sepsis, multiorgan failure, and the inflammatory response related to critical illness. Vitamin D is...

Background/Objectives: This study explores variations in brain activity between individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (DAT) and healthy older adults during a resting state using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Methods...

Background: Podocytes are essential for kidney function, and their dysfunction can result in nephrotic syndrome, such as minimal change disease (MCD). Oxidative stress contributes to podocyte damage. We investigated the therapeutic potential of intra...