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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00467-024-06297-6 | DOI Listing |
Pestic Biochem Physiol
November 2025
State Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China. Electronic address:
Given the widespread presence of imidacloprid in aquatic environments and the limited research on its impact on amphibian renal health, in this study, we investigated the effects of this commonly used neonicotinoid insecticide on kidney function and molecular mechanisms in Xenopus laevis. Employing a 28-day exposure model, histopathological changes and enzymatic responses induced by two concentrations of imidacloprid were examined, along with gene expression alterations and metabolic disruptions at environmentally relevant levels. The results highlighted significant renal histopathological damage and changes in key enzymes involved in oxidative stress and neurotoxicity, such as superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase, and acetylcholinesterase.
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September 2025
Environmental Diseases Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
Shiga toxin (Stx) is a virulence factor produced by serotype 1 and Stx-producing (STEC). It causes severe renal damage, leading to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). The main target organ of Stx, the kidney, plays a role in maintaining water homeostasis in the body by increasing an osmotic gradient from the cortex to the medulla.
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September 2025
Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt.
Aquatic environmental pollution could be a direct trigger of infection through cercarial invasion to skin / gills or indirectly as a predisposing factor that damage the physical barriers of targeted fish resulting in high intensities of EMC infections in all fish vital organs. In the current study, a total of 150 African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) were randomly collected from Mariotteya drain all the way through the Egyptian township of Shabramant located at the historical heart of Giza. Catfish samples were collected in mid-summer during the period from June to July 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Mol Endocrinol
September 2025
INSERM, UMRS 1166, Hôpital La Pitié Salpetriere, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.
Aldosterone is synthesized by the CYP11B2 enzyme, primarily in the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal gland. It exerts its classical effects on sodium and water balance in the renal distal nephron through binding to the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). Excess aldosterone production or overactivation of the MR outside the distal nephron leads to cardiac, renal, and vascular injury by increasing oxidative stress and activating the inflammatory and fibrotic pathways.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFESC Heart Fail
September 2025
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, and Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Aims: Renal impairment frequently coexists with heart failure (HF) and is associated with increased risk of poor clinical outcomes. This highlights the urgent need for therapies targeting both cardiac and renal dysfunction. AZD3427, a long-acting recombinant fusion protein and relaxin analogue that selectively activates the relaxin family peptide receptor 1 (RXFP1), showed trends of increased stroke volume and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in HF patients (NCT04630067).
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