Introduction Serum creatinine is a late marker of acute kidney injury (AKI). Urine neutrophil
gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) is an early marker of AKI, where the timing of kidney …

Background. Urinary interleukin-18 (uIL-18) is an earlier acute kidney injury (AKI) biomarker
than serum creatinine (SCr) in specific populations. In the present study, the relationship …

Alteration of DNA demethylation in five CpG sites (-547, -533, -475, -464, and -454) immediately
upstream from the estrogen response element of lactoferrin promoter was determined in …

By extending previous studies of the phenobarbital (PB)-responsive 132-base pair (bp)
enhancer sequence in the CYP2B10gene, we have delimited a 51-bp enhancer element that is …

BACKGROUND: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) often result in lifelong problems with
defecation. There have been no studies performed to develop scoring systems in children with …

In the present study, we surveyed 425 members of the American Pediatric Surgical Association
and the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons to identify prevalent operative …

Ineffective leadership and disengaged nurses reduce the quality of care and patient
satisfaction in healthcare organizations. Healthcare leaders can benefit from understanding the …

The constitutively active receptor (CAR) transactivates a distal enhancer called the
phenobarbital (PB)-responsive enhancer module (PBREM) found in PB-inducible CYP2B genes. …

OBJECTIVE: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a common and serious gastrointestinal
disorder that predominately affects premature infants. Few prognostic indices are available to …

OBJECTIVE: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious multisystemic inflammatory disease
most commonly seen in premature neonates, is often associated with thrombocytopenia. …