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Idiopathic Nodular Glomerulosclerosis In A Chronic Marijuana User; A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Mehri Mollaee, Tibor Fülöp, Sohil Abdul Salim, Seyed Mehrdad Hamrahian
Idiopathic Nodular Glomerulosclerosis In A Chronic Marijuana User; A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Mehri Mollaee, Tibor Fülöp, Sohil Abdul Salim, Seyed Mehrdad Hamrahian
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Background: Nodular glomerulosclerosis is a characteristic histological finding of diabetic nephropathy (DN) with thickened glomerular basement membrane (GBM) and hyalinized arterioles. Idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis (ING), a rare distinct clinicopathologic entity, is the term used to denote classic DN confirmed by light microscopy, immuno-fluorescence, and electron microscopy in the absence of diabetes mellitus (DM). ING has been linked to heavy tobacco smoking, chronic hypertension, obesity and insulin resistance. Its association with marijuana use is unknown. Case Presentation: We report a case of biopsy-proved ING in the absence of pre-existing history of DM and heavy smoking. This report addresses the possible accentuation …
Strain Specific Effects Of Low Level Lead Exposure On Associative Learning And Memory In Rats., Megha Verma, J. S. Schneider
Strain Specific Effects Of Low Level Lead Exposure On Associative Learning And Memory In Rats., Megha Verma, J. S. Schneider
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Exposure to lead (Pb) remains a significant public health concern. Lead exposure in early life impairs the normal development of numerous cognitive and neurobehavioral processes. Previous work has shown that the effects of developmental Pb exposure on gene expression patterns in the brain are modulated by various factors including the developmental timing of the exposure, level of exposure, sex, and genetic background. Using gene microarray profiling, we previously reported a significant strain-specific effect of Pb exposure on the hippocampal transcriptome, with the greatest number of differentially expressed transcripts in Long Evans (LE) rats and the fewest in Sprague Dawley (SD) …