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  1. Article ; Online: Ageing-Related Alterations in Renal Epithelial Glucose Transport.

    Lee, Chien-Te / Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Zhong, Hua-Rong / Wang, Yi / Liu, Chih-Han / Lee, Yuai-Ting

    International journal of molecular sciences

    2023  Volume 24, Issue 22

    Abstract: The kidney plays a crucial role in glucose homeostasis by regulating glucose transport. We aimed to investigate the impact of alterations in glucose transport on glucose metabolism during ageing. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five ... ...

    Abstract The kidney plays a crucial role in glucose homeostasis by regulating glucose transport. We aimed to investigate the impact of alterations in glucose transport on glucose metabolism during ageing. Adult male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups: 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month control groups, and 6- and 12-month groups receiving the hydrogen sulfide donor molecule GYY4137. The study found that, as age increased, daily urinary uric acid and protein levels increased in the 12-month group. Blood sugar level and HOMA-IR index increased in the 12-month group, and were partially improved by GYY4137. The kidney tissue showed mild glomerulosclerosis in the 12-month group, which was diminished by GYY4137. Gene expression analysis showed decreased sirtuin and increased p21 expression in the aging groups. Increased SGLT1 and SGLT2 expression was observed in the 12-month group, which was reversed by GYY4137. Both GLUT1 and GLUT2 expression was increased in the 6- and 12-month groups, and reversed by GYY4137 in the 12-month group. The study concluded that aging was associated with increased blood sugar levels and the HOMA-IR index, and the abundance of renal glucose transporters increased as aging progressed. GYY4137 effectively reversed aging-related alterations in glucose homeostasis and renal epithelial transporters.
    MeSH term(s) Rats ; Animals ; Male ; Blood Glucose/metabolism ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Kidney/metabolism ; Organothiophosphorus Compounds/pharmacology ; Aging ; Glucose/metabolism ; Hydrogen Sulfide/metabolism
    Chemical Substances GYY 4137 ; Blood Glucose ; Organothiophosphorus Compounds ; Glucose (IY9XDZ35W2) ; Hydrogen Sulfide (YY9FVM7NSN)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-17
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2019364-6
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    ISSN (online) 1422-0067
    ISSN 1422-0067 ; 1661-6596
    DOI 10.3390/ijms242216455
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  2. Article ; Online: Assessing the efficacy and safety of Juan Bi Tang for dialysis-related myofascial pain in the fistula arm

    Yung-Tang Hsu / Hwee-Yeong Ng / Yung-Hsiang Chen / Yu-Chuen Huang / Yan-Yuh Lee / Ming-Yen Tsai

    Frontiers in Public Health, Vol

    Study protocol for a randomized cross-over trial

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: BackgroundDialysis-related myofascial pain in hemodialysis (HD) patients is an important issue that is associated with many other psychosomatic problems. Effective interventions are required to alleviate pain in this group. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) ... ...

    Abstract BackgroundDialysis-related myofascial pain in hemodialysis (HD) patients is an important issue that is associated with many other psychosomatic problems. Effective interventions are required to alleviate pain in this group. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) may be a potential therapeutic treatment for reducing pain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a classic CHM formula intervention on pain intensity, daily function, quality of life (QOL), and safety in patients receiving HD in a dialysis center within the context of southern Taiwan.MethodsThis will be a randomized, open label, cross-over trial with two parallel groups in a pre- and post-test study. Forty patients reporting myofascial pain related to the arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the arm during regular HD sessions will be recruited. Participants will receive 4 weeks of treatment with Juan Bi Tang (JBT) and 4 weeks of no treatment in a random order, separated by a washout period of 2 weeks. Treatment doses (3 g JBT) will be consumed thrice daily. The primary outcome measure will be the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-Item Short-Form Survey. Secondary outcomes will include the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-arm, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain, and grip strength. Outcomes will be collected before and after each intervention, for a total of four times per participant. The safety evaluation will focus on adverse events (AEs).DiscussionThis study will be the first to use CHM to treat patients receiving HD with dialysis-related myofascial pain in their fistula arm and to perform a complete assessment of the treatment, including records of QOL, arm function and muscle power, severity of pain, and safety. The results of the study will provide convincing evidence on the use of JBT as an adjuvant treatment for dialysis-related myofascial pain.Trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov registry (NCT04417101) registered 30 May 2020.
    Keywords hemodialysis ; Chinese herbal medicine ; randomized trial ; myofascial pain ; study protocol ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 616
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  3. Article ; Online: Recent advances in lab-on-paper diagnostic devices using blood samples.

    Lee, Wen-Chin / Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Hou, Chih-Yao / Lee, Chien-Te / Fu, Lung-Ming

    Lab on a chip

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 8, Page(s) 1433–1453

    Abstract: Lab-on-paper, or microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs), use paper as a substrate material, and are patterned with a system of microchannels, reaction zones and sensing elements to perform analysis and detection. The sample transfer in such ... ...

    Abstract Lab-on-paper, or microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs), use paper as a substrate material, and are patterned with a system of microchannels, reaction zones and sensing elements to perform analysis and detection. The sample transfer in such devices is performed by capillary action. As a result, external driving forces are not required, and hence the size and cost of the device are significantly reduced. Lab-on-paper devices have thus attracted significant attention for point-of-care medical diagnostic purposes in recent years, particularly in less-developed regions of the world lacking medical resources and infrastructures. This review discusses the major advances in lab-on-paper technology for blood analysis and diagnosis in the past five years. The review focuses particularly on the many clinical applications of lab-on-paper devices, including diabetes diagnosis, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) detection, kidney function diagnosis, liver function diagnosis, cholesterol and triglyceride (TG) analysis, sickle-cell disease (SCD) and phenylketonuria (PKU) analysis, virus analysis, C-reactive protein (CRP) analysis, blood ion analysis, cancer factor analysis, and drug analysis. The review commences by introducing the basic transmission principles, fabrication methods, structural characteristics, detection techniques, and sample pretreatment process of modern lab-on-paper devices. A comprehensive review of the most recent applications of lab-on-paper devices to the diagnosis of common human diseases using blood samples is then presented. The review concludes with a brief summary of the main challenges and opportunities facing the lab-on-paper technology field in the coming years.
    MeSH term(s) Capillary Action ; Humans ; Lab-On-A-Chip Devices ; Microfluidic Analytical Techniques ; Paper ; Point-of-Care Systems
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2056646-3
    ISSN 1473-0189 ; 1473-0197
    ISSN (online) 1473-0189
    ISSN 1473-0197
    DOI 10.1039/d0lc01304h
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  4. Article ; Online: Dapagliflozin and xanthine oxidase inhibitors improve insulin resistance and modulate renal glucose and urate transport in metabolic syndrome.

    Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Leung, Foong-Fah / Kuo, Wei-Hung / Lee, Wen-Chin / Lee, Chien-Te

    Clinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology

    2021  Volume 48, Issue 12, Page(s) 1603–1612

    Abstract: Disturbance in glucose and uric acid metabolism is the major disorder of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The kidneys play an important role in the management of glucose and uric acid. The aim of our study was to investigate alterations in renal glucose and ... ...

    Abstract Disturbance in glucose and uric acid metabolism is the major disorder of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The kidneys play an important role in the management of glucose and uric acid. The aim of our study was to investigate alterations in renal glucose and uric acid transporters in animals with MetS after treatment with dapagliflozin and xanthine oxidase inhibitors (allopurinol and febuxostat). Sprague-Dawley rats were fed normal chow or a high fructose diet for the first 3 months. The fructose-fed animals were then treated with dapagliflozin, allopurinol, febuxostat, or no treatment for the next 3 months. Fasting glucose, insulin resistance, and hyperuricaemia were improved in all treatment groups except that in the fructose group (all p < 0.05). Both allopurinol and febuxostat reversed the increase in levels of sodium glucose cotransporter (SGLT) 1, SGLT2, and glucose transporter (GLUT) 2 (all p < 0.05). Dapagliflozin alleviated hyperuricaemia and induced uricosuria without affecting serum xanthine oxidase activity. Dapagliflozin suppressed the expression of GLUT9, urate transporter, and urate anion exchanger 1 (all p < 0.05), which was similar to the effects of allopurinol and febuxostat. The results suggest that treatment with dapagliflozin and xanthine oxidase inhibitors improved insulin resistance and reversed the increased expression of glucose and urate transporters in the kidney.
    MeSH term(s) Benzhydryl Compounds ; Glucosides
    Chemical Substances Benzhydryl Compounds ; Glucosides ; dapagliflozin (1ULL0QJ8UC)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-28
    Publishing country Australia
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 189277-0
    ISSN 1440-1681 ; 0305-1870 ; 0143-9294
    ISSN (online) 1440-1681
    ISSN 0305-1870 ; 0143-9294
    DOI 10.1111/1440-1681.13574
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  5. Article ; Online: Assessing the efficacy and safety of Juan Bi Tang for dialysis-related myofascial pain in the fistula arm: Study protocol for a randomized cross-over trial.

    Hsu, Yung-Tang / Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Chen, Yung-Hsiang / Huang, Yu-Chuen / Lee, Yan-Yuh / Tsai, Ming-Yen

    Frontiers in public health

    2022  Volume 10, Page(s) 925232

    Abstract: Background: Dialysis-related myofascial pain in hemodialysis (HD) patients is an important issue that is associated with many other psychosomatic problems. Effective interventions are required to alleviate pain in this group. Chinese herbal medicine ( ... ...

    Abstract Background: Dialysis-related myofascial pain in hemodialysis (HD) patients is an important issue that is associated with many other psychosomatic problems. Effective interventions are required to alleviate pain in this group. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) may be a potential therapeutic treatment for reducing pain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a classic CHM formula intervention on pain intensity, daily function, quality of life (QOL), and safety in patients receiving HD in a dialysis center within the context of southern Taiwan.
    Methods: This will be a randomized, open label, cross-over trial with two parallel groups in a pre- and post-test study. Forty patients reporting myofascial pain related to the arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the arm during regular HD sessions will be recruited. Participants will receive 4 weeks of treatment with Juan Bi Tang (JBT) and 4 weeks of no treatment in a random order, separated by a washout period of 2 weeks. Treatment doses (3 g JBT) will be consumed thrice daily. The primary outcome measure will be the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-Item Short-Form Survey. Secondary outcomes will include the Fugl-Meyer Assessment-arm, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain, and grip strength. Outcomes will be collected before and after each intervention, for a total of four times per participant. The safety evaluation will focus on adverse events (AEs).
    Discussion: This study will be the first to use CHM to treat patients receiving HD with dialysis-related myofascial pain in their fistula arm and to perform a complete assessment of the treatment, including records of QOL, arm function and muscle power, severity of pain, and safety. The results of the study will provide convincing evidence on the use of JBT as an adjuvant treatment for dialysis-related myofascial pain.
    Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov registry (NCT04417101) registered 30 May 2020.
    MeSH term(s) Cross-Over Studies ; Fistula ; Humans ; Pain ; Quality of Life ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Renal Dialysis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-19
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Clinical Trial Protocol ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2711781-9
    ISSN 2296-2565 ; 2296-2565
    ISSN (online) 2296-2565
    ISSN 2296-2565
    DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2022.925232
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  6. Article: Effect of Dapagliflozin and Magnesium Supplementation on Renal Magnesium Handling and Magnesium Homeostasis in Metabolic Syndrome

    Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Kuo, Wei-Hung / Tain, You-Lin / Leung, Foong-Fah / Lee, Wen-Chin / Lee, Chien-Te

    Nutrients. 2021 Nov. 15, v. 13, no. 11

    2021  

    Abstract: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing, and patients with MetS are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. There is a close link between hypomagnesemia and MetS. Administration of sodium-glucose transporter 2 ( ... ...

    Abstract The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasing, and patients with MetS are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. There is a close link between hypomagnesemia and MetS. Administration of sodium-glucose transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors has been reported to increase serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetes. We investigated the alterations in renal magnesium handling in an animal model of MetS and analyzed the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors. Adult rats were fed a fructose-rich diet to induce MetS in the first 3 months and were then treated with either dapagliflozin or magnesium sulfate-containing drinking water for another 3 months. Fructose-fed animals had increased insulin resistance, hypomagnesemia, and decreased urinary magnesium excretion. Dapagliflozin treatment improved insulin resistance by decreasing glucose and insulin levels, increased serum magnesium levels, and reduced urinary magnesium excretion. Serum vitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels were decreased in fructose-fed animals, and the levels remained low despite dapagliflozin and magnesium supplementation. In the kidney, claudin-16, TRPM6/7, and FXDY expression was increased in fructose-fed animals. Dapagliflozin increased intracellular magnesium concentration, and this effect was inhibited by TRPM6 blockade and the EGFR antagonist. We concluded that high fructose intake combined with a low-magnesium diet induced MetS and hypomagnesemia. Both dapagliflozin and magnesium sulfate supplementation improved the features of MetS and increased serum magnesium levels. Expression levels of magnesium transporters such as claudin-16, TRPM6/7, and FXYD2 were increased in fructose-fed animals and in those administered dapagliflozin and magnesium sulfate. Dapagliflozin enhances TRPM6-mediated trans-epithelial magnesium transport in renal tubule cells.
    Keywords adults ; animal models ; antagonists ; blood serum ; cardiovascular diseases ; diabetes ; diet ; excretion ; fructose ; glucose ; homeostasis ; hypomagnesemia ; insulin ; insulin resistance ; magnesium ; magnesium sulfate ; metabolic syndrome ; parathyroid hormone ; renal tubules ; risk
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-1115
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu13114088
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  7. Article: Recent Advances in Microfluidic Devices for Contamination Detection and Quality Inspection of Milk.

    Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Lee, Wen-Chin / Kung, Chia-Te / Li, Lung-Chih / Lee, Chien-Te / Fu, Lung-Ming

    Micromachines

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 5

    Abstract: Milk is a necessity for human life. However, it is susceptible to contamination and adulteration. Microfluidic analysis devices have attracted significant attention for the high-throughput quality inspection and contaminant analysis of milk samples in ... ...

    Abstract Milk is a necessity for human life. However, it is susceptible to contamination and adulteration. Microfluidic analysis devices have attracted significant attention for the high-throughput quality inspection and contaminant analysis of milk samples in recent years. This review describes the major proposals presented in the literature for the pretreatment, contaminant detection, and quality inspection of milk samples using microfluidic lab-on-a-chip and lab-on-paper platforms in the past five years. The review focuses on the sample separation, sample extraction, and sample preconcentration/amplification steps of the pretreatment process and the determination of aflatoxins, antibiotics, drugs, melamine, and foodborne pathogens in the detection process. Recent proposals for the general quality inspection of milk samples, including the viscosity and presence of adulteration, are also discussed. The review concludes with a brief perspective on the challenges facing the future development of microfluidic devices for the analysis of milk samples in the coming years.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-05-14
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2620864-7
    ISSN 2072-666X
    ISSN 2072-666X
    DOI 10.3390/mi12050558
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  8. Article ; Online: Circulating microRNAs and vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients.

    Lee, Chien-Te / Lee, Yueh-Ting / Tain, You-Lin / Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Kuo, Wei-Hung

    The Journal of international medical research

    2019  Volume 47, Issue 7, Page(s) 2929–2939

    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Biomarkers/blood ; Circulating MicroRNA/blood ; Circulating MicroRNA/genetics ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; MicroRNAs/genetics ; Middle Aged ; Prognosis ; Renal Dialysis/adverse effects ; Taiwan/epidemiology ; Vascular Calcification/blood ; Vascular Calcification/epidemiology ; Vascular Calcification/etiology
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers ; Circulating MicroRNA ; MIRN223 microRNA, human ; MIRN29a microRNA, human ; MicroRNAs
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 184023-x
    ISSN 1473-2300 ; 0300-0605 ; 0142-2596
    ISSN (online) 1473-2300
    ISSN 0300-0605 ; 0142-2596
    DOI 10.1177/0300060519848949
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  9. Article ; Online: Incidence, characteristics and outcomes among inpatient, outpatient and emergency department with reported high critical serum potassium values.

    Kuo, Wei-Hung / You, Huey-Ling / Huang, Wan-Ting / Lee, Yueh-Ting / Chiou, Terry Ting-Yu / Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Lee, Chien-Te

    Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine

    2021  Volume 59, Issue 7, Page(s) 1231–1237

    Abstract: Objectives: Severe hyperkalemia can cause life-threatening arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or death. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and the associated factors relevant to critical hyperkalemia (≥6 mmol/L) among inpatients, outpatients, and ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Severe hyperkalemia can cause life-threatening arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, or death. This study aimed to investigate the incidence and the associated factors relevant to critical hyperkalemia (≥6 mmol/L) among inpatients, outpatients, and emergency department. Their clinical outcomes were also analyzed.
    Methods: All patients whose high serum potassium values had been reported as critical laboratory values in 2016 were enrolled. Their demographic data, comorbidities, clinical symptoms, biochemical data, and outcomes were reviewed and collected. The Charlson comorbidity score (CCS) and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were computed to assess the comorbidity burden and renal function. Patients were divided into groups according to different settings, potassium and GFR levels, and their survival.
    Results: Of the 293,830 total serum potassium tests, 1,382 (0.47%) reports were listed as critical laboratory values. The average reply time was 6.3 min. Their mean age was 67.2 years, while the average GFR was 12.2 mL/min/1.73 m
    Conclusions: Most of the responses for the reports were obtained within a short period of time. Patients with reported high critical serum potassium values were characterized by high rates of comorbidity, reduced eGFR, and mortality. The incidence, clinical manifestations, and outcomes varied in the different clinical settings.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; ErbB Receptors ; Humans ; Hyperkalemia/epidemiology ; Incidence ; Inpatients ; Outpatients ; Potassium
    Chemical Substances ErbB Receptors (EC 2.7.10.1) ; Potassium (RWP5GA015D)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-22
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1418007-8
    ISSN 1437-4331 ; 1434-6621 ; 1437-8523
    ISSN (online) 1437-4331
    ISSN 1434-6621 ; 1437-8523
    DOI 10.1515/cclm-2020-1476
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  10. Article ; Online: Role of quantitative hepatitis B surface antibodies in preventing hepatitis B virus-related hepatitis in patients treated with rituximab.

    Pei, Sung-Nan / Liu, Yan-Fang / Kuo, Chin-Yuan / Wang, Ming-Chung / Ma, Ming-Chun / Liao, Chun-Kai / Ng, Hwee-Yeong / Chen, Chien-Hung

    Leukemia & lymphoma

    2021  Volume 62, Issue 12, Page(s) 2899–2906

    Abstract: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a well-known complication after rituximab-based chemotherapy in patients with B cell lymphoma (BCL) who have resolved HBV infection. This retrospective cohort study used electronic medical records from the ... ...

    Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a well-known complication after rituximab-based chemotherapy in patients with B cell lymphoma (BCL) who have resolved HBV infection. This retrospective cohort study used electronic medical records from the Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. There were 128 patients with BCL and resolved HBV infection treated with 1st-line rituximab-containing therapy from 2008 to 2013. No patient received antiviral prophylaxis. Patients with high pretreatment hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs titer ≥100 mIU/mL), had significantly less HBV reactivation (2.0%, 1/49) than patients with low (10-100 mIU/mL, 10.8%, 4/37) or negative anti-HBs (<10 mIU/mL, 23.8%, 10/42) (
    MeSH term(s) Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use ; Antiviral Agents/pharmacology ; Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use ; Hepatitis B/complications ; Hepatitis B/prevention & control ; Hepatitis B Antibodies ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; Hepatitis B virus ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Rituximab/adverse effects ; Virus Activation
    Chemical Substances Antiviral Agents ; Hepatitis B Antibodies ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; Rituximab (4F4X42SYQ6)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1042374-6
    ISSN 1029-2403 ; 1042-8194
    ISSN (online) 1029-2403
    ISSN 1042-8194
    DOI 10.1080/10428194.2021.1948034
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