|
Hope for kidney patients
Tuesday March 13, 2012 08:15:43 AM,
IANS
|
|
|
|
|
Washington: A
protein linked to kidney failure has been identified which could
pave the way for new interventions to treat the disease.
The protein plays a crucial role in kidney fibrosis, a condition
that leads to kidney failure, researchers from Mount Sinai School
of Medicine said.
The research team studied three mouse models of kidney fibrosis.
One group of mice contained HIV viral proteins incorporated into
their genome.
The second group was injected with a high dose of folic acid.
In the third group, kidney filtration was blocked in one kidney.
All of these factors caused kidney fibrosis, Xinhua reported.
The researchers compared the genetic material of mice having
kidney fibrosis with those that did not suffer from the condition.
They found that HIPK2, a protein kinase, or regulator, was highly
active in the mice with kidney fibrosis.
When HIPK2 eliminated, fibrosis was less prominent and the
condition of the mice significantly improved.
The study was published this week in Nature Medicine.
|
|
Home |
Top of the Page
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top Stories |
|
 India to return to 8-9 percent growth:
President
The Indian economy will soon return to an
eight-nine percent growth trajectory - from around seven percent
projected for the fiscal ending March 31
»
Government working to get information on black money: President
UPA faces tough budget session of parliament
|
|
|
|
Most Read |
|
 PM scotches mid-term poll talk, says UPA has
the numbers
Brushing
aside speculation of a mid-term poll, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Monday expressed confidence that the United Progressive
Alliance (UPA) government would complete its term as it had the
needed numbers. »
|
|
Israeli
air attacks in Gaza continues; death toll 21
Israeli air attacks in the Gaza Strip have killed three more
people, bringing the number of dead to 21 since hostilities
erupted in the Palestinian territory on Friday, according to
Palestinian medical sources. Medics reported six air raids in the
early hours of Monday that injured 35 people
»
|
|
|
|
News Pick |
|
Strategic
electoral politics by Muslims encouraging
The basis of an equitable democracy is that the
various communities - ethnic and religious - get representation in
the political decision making process. In a non-equitable
democracy like India where intimidation
»
|
|
Illegal Assets Case:
Supreme Court notice to six Andhra ministers
The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to six Andhra Pradesh
ministers and 11 bureaucrats for their alleged role in issuing
orders during the tenure of late chief minister Y.S.
»
|
|
 'Muslims
lag behind other minorities in India'
The Indian Muslims, who have suffered decades of
social and economic neglect, are complaining of unfulfilled
politicians’ promises of benefits, including quotas in government
jobs, like those available for low-caste Hindus
»
Govt sponsored report exposes the hell Malegaonians living in
Maharashtra Muslims lag behind in education, jobs: Report
|
|
|
|
Picture of the Day |
|
 |
|
President
Pratibha Patil (in white sari) being ceremonially escorted for
her address to a joint sitting of parliament on the opening
day of the budget session on Monday. Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh is at left. Vice President Hamid Ansari is at the right,
while Lok Sabha speaker is second from right.
(Photo:
M.Asokan) |
|
|
|
|
Comments
|
Quick links