Recent investigations have revealed that an enhancement of Na+/H+ exchange activity is a frequently observed ion transport abnormality in hypertensive patients. To test the hypothesis that increased N...
The klotho gene was identified as an "aging-suppressor" gene in mice that accelerates aging when disrupted and extends life span when overexpressed. It encodes a single-pass transmembrane protein and ...
The klotho gene encodes a single-pass transmembrane protein that forms a complex with multiple fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors and functions as an obligatory co-receptor for FGF23, a bone-der...
Very little is known about the molecular mechanisms of human aging. This, at least in part, derives from a paucity of appropriate animal models of aging. Until recently, the senescence-accelerated mou...
We anesthetized a 47-yr-old man with end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy for heart transplantation. This is the first case of heart transplantation from a patient with brain death, since the organ t...
The anaesthetic management of a patient with phaeochromocytoma, tricuspid atresia and pulmonary vascular stenosis is reported. The patient received no preoperative preparation with adrenergic blockers...