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ACTIVATION OF l-ARGININE TRANSPORT IN UNDIALYSED CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE AND CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS by Brunini, TMC, Roberts, NB, Yaqoob, MM, Ellory, JC, Mann, GE, Ribeiro, AC Mendes

“…SUMMARY 1 Treatment with haemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) presents different pathophysiological profiles and it has been…”
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Aluminium-induced injury to kidney proximal tubular cells: Effects on markers of oxidative damage by Sargazi, Mansour, Shenkin, Alan, Roberts, Norman B.

“…Aluminium (Al)-induced injury to various cells including brain and bone is well described. We have previously shown that Al initiated damage to kidney cells in…”
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Measuring quality of life in children with rhinoconjunctivitis by Juniper, Elizabeth F., Howland, William C., Roberts a, Natalie B., Thompson, Ann K., King, Derek R.

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to develop, pretest, and validate a questionnaire to measure quality of life in children with seasonal allergic…”
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Diminished L-arginine bioavailability in hypertension by Moss, Monique B, Brunini, Tatiana M C, Soares De Moura, Roberto, Novaes Malagris, Lúcia E, Roberts, Norman B, Ellory, J Clive, Mann, Giovanni E, Mendes Ribeiro, Antônio C

“…L-Arginine is the precursor of NO (nitric oxide), a key endogenous mediator involved in endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation and platelet function…”
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Toxic and biochemical effects of zinc in Caco-2 cells by Zödl, Bettina, Zeiner, Michaela, Sargazi, Mansour, Roberts, Norman B, Marktl, Wolfgang, Steffan, Ilse, Ekmekcioglu, Cem

“…Zinc (in relatively high concentrations) can be toxic to intestinal cells. The aim of the present study was to quanitfy cellular injury in preconfluent,…”
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In-vitro studies of aluminium-induced toxicity on kidney proximal tubular cells by Sargazi, Mansour, Roberts, Norman B, Shenkin, Alan

“…The toxicity of aluminium (Al) to various cells is well described. However, little is known about its effect on kidney cells, which can be exposed to…”
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Experimental and computer modelling speciation studies of the effect of pH and phosphate on the precipitation of calcium and magnesium salts in urine by Darn, Simon M, Sodi, Ravinder, Ranganath, Lakshminarayan R, Roberts, Norman B, Duffield, John R

“…pH and phosphate concentration are the major determinants of precipitation in urine of the salts of calcium and magnesium. This study aims to model the process…”
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Albumin stimulates cell growth, L-arginine transport, and metabolism to polyamines in human proximal tubular cells by Ashman, Neil, Harwood, Steven M., Kieswich, Julius, Allen, David A., Roberts, Norman B., Mendes-Ribeiro, A. Claudio, Yaqoob, Muhammad M.

“…Albumin stimulates cell growth, L-arginine transport, and metabolism to polyamines in human proximal tubular cells. Pure albumin stimulates proximal tubular…”
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Effects of nutritional status on the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in platelets from hemodialysis patients by Da Silva, Clarissa Demézio, Brunini, Tatiana M.C., Reis, Patricia F., Moss, Monique B., Santos, Sergio F.F., Roberts, Norman B., Ellory, John C., Mann, Giovanni E., Mendes-Ribeiro, Antonio C.

“…Effects of nutritional status on the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway in platelets from hemodialysis patients. Malnutrition is a common feature in chronic renal…”
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Long-Term Evaluation of Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Glycated Hemoglobin by Roberts, Norman B, Amara, Alieu B, Morris, Michael, Green, Brian N

“…Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESIMS) has been successfully applied to the identification of hemoglobin (Hb) variants and the presence of glucose…”
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The relative merits of haemoglobin A1c and fasting plasma glucose as first-line diagnostic tests for diabetes mellitus in non-pregnant subjects by Wiener, K., Roberts, N.B.

“…HbA1c was measured by high‐performance ion‐exchange chromatography in 401 non‐pregnant patients undergoing oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT). All those with…”
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Evaluation of a novel semi-automated HPLC procedure for whole blood cyclosporin A confirms equivalence to adjusted monoclonal values from Abbott TDx by Roberts, Norman B, Dutton, John, Higgins, Gerald, Allars, Lesley

“…The problem in the measurement of cyclosporin (CyA) is that the widely used immuno-based assays suffer from interference by metabolites present in…”
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In end-stage renal failure, does infection lead to elevated plasma aluminium and neurotoxicity? Implications for monitoring by Fenwick, Sean, Roberts, Edward A, Mahesh, Balakrishna S, Roberts, Norman B

“…The well-described long-term effects of sustained exposure to aluminium in patients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) are a result of uptake and storage of…”
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A rare ganglioneuroblastoma secreting dopamine and the value of its measurement in diagnosis and prognosis by Sargazi, M, Smith, M L, Worth, R C, Roberts, N B

“…A case is described of a patient with a ganglioneuroblastoma, initially located in the right adrenal, which produced an excess of dopamine (7646 and 7959…”
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Toxicological effects of iron on intestinal cells by Zödl, Bettina, Sargazi, Mansour, Zeiner, Michaela, Roberts, Norman B., Steffan, Ilse, Marktl, Wolfgang, Ekmekcioglu, Cem

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate whether iron, which is involved in the formation of free radicals in vitro, can initiate cellular injury in…”
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Potential of electrospray mass spectrometry for quantifying glycohemoglobin by Roberts, Norman B, Green, Brian N, Morris, Michael

“…An electrospray ionization-mass spectrometric procedure has been developed for determining glycohemoglobin. Whole-blood samples from 78 diabetic and 50…”
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Accumulation of the endogenous L-arginine analogue NG-monomethyl-L-arginine in human end-stage renal failure patients on regular haemodialysis by Mendes Ribeiro, A C, Roberts, N B, Lane, C, Yaqoob, M, Ellory, J C

“…We measured plasma levels of L-arginine, its analogue NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA), and related amino acids in normal subjects and uraemic patients (n =…”
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Different Mg to Fe ratios in the mixed metal MgFe hydroxy-carbonate compounds and the effect on phosphate binding compared with established phosphate binders by Zhu, H, Webb, M, Buckley, J, Roberts, N B

“…Due to the side effects of the current oral phosphate binders, there is a need for effective alternatives. A number of mixed metal hydroxy-carbonate compounds…”
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Comparative pepstatin inhibition studies on individual human pepsins and pepsinogens 1,3 and 5(gastricsin) and pig pepsin A by Roberts, N B, Taylor, W H

“…Human gastric juice contains 3 major proteolytic components (pepsins1,3 and 5 or gastricsin). Pepsin 1 is increased in peptic ulcer and it's properties are…”
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Increased absorption of aluminium from a normal dietary intake in dementia by Roberts, N.B, Clough, A, Bellia, J.P, Kim, J.Y

“…Serum aluminium was significantly raised ( p<0.01) up to 2–3-fold, in patients with dementia including Alzheimers Disease (AD) 0.66 ± 0.2 (μmol/1 mean ± 1…”
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