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Editorial Focus: An Ace Inhibitor Improves Vascular Outcomes In A Pkd Model, Surya M. Nauli
Editorial Focus: An Ace Inhibitor Improves Vascular Outcomes In A Pkd Model, Surya M. Nauli
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
Cardiovascular complications are the most common cause of death in patients with polycystic kidney disease (PKD). Within the context of clinical practice, two possible theories have been reviewed that could help describe the pathogenesis of vascular complications in PKD (7).
Polycystic Diseases In Visceral Organs, Shakila Abdul-Majeed, Surya M. Nauli
Polycystic Diseases In Visceral Organs, Shakila Abdul-Majeed, Surya M. Nauli
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
Primary cilia are nonmotile, microtubule-based, antenna-like organelles projecting from the apical surface of most mammalian cells. Elegant studies have established the importance of ciliary structure and function in signal transduction and the sensory roles of cilia in maintaining healthy cellular state. In particular, dysfunctional cilia have been implicated in a large number of diseases mainly characterized by the presence of fluid-filled cysts in various organs. Aside from polycystic kidney disease (PKD), however, the roles of cilia in polycystic liver disease (PLD), polycystic pancreas disease (PPD), and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are still very vague. In addition, although gender and sex …