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• Population-based case-control study of Chinese herbal products containing aristolochic acid and urinary tract cancer risk.

  BACKGROUND: Consumption of Chinese herbs that contain aristolochic acid (eg, Mu Tong) has been associated with an increased risk of urinary tract canc…

  Authors: Ming-Nan Lai, Shuo-Meng Wang, Pau-Chung Chen, Ya-Yin Chen, Jung-Der Wang

  Source: Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2010 Feb 3

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• Comparisons of the peritoneal equilibration test and ultrafiltration in patients with and without diabetes mellitus on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

  BACKGROUND/AIMS: To compare dialysance and ultrafiltration (UF) of peritoneum in diabetes mellitus (DM) and non-DM patients on continuous ambulatory p…

  Authors: Ming-Yen Chou, Min-Tsung Kao, Ming-Nan Lai, Shi-Yu Chung

  Source: American journal of nephrology. 2006

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• Risks of kidney failure associated with consumption of herbal products containing Mu Tong or Fangchi: a population-based case-control study.

  BACKGROUND: Taiwan has a remarkably high incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The objective of this study is to determine the association betw…

  Authors: Ming-Nan Lai, Jung-Nien Lai, Pau-Chung Chen, Shu-Ching Hsieh, Fu-Chang Hu, Jung-Der Wang

  Source: American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation. 2010 Mar

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• Increased risks of chronic kidney disease associated with prescribed Chinese herbal products suspected to contain aristolochic acid.

  AIM: Nephropathy associated with aristolochic acid (AA) has been documented by human and animal studies. Ancient Chinese herbology claimed to reduce t…

  Authors: Ming-Nan Lai, Jung-Nien Lai, Pau-Chung Chen, Wei-Lum Tseng, Ya-Yin Chen, Jing-Shiang Hwang, Jung-Der Wang

  Source: Nephrology (Carlton, Vic.). 2009 Apr

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• Effects of pentoxifylline on peritoneal fibroblasts and silica-induced peritoneal fibrosis.

  BACKGROUND: Peritoneal fibrosis is a long-term complication following continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Peritoneal fibroblasts may pla…

  Authors: Cheng-Chung Fang, Ming-Nan Lai, Chiang-Ting Chien, Kuan-Yu Hung, Chien-Chen Tsai, Tun-Jun Tsai, Bor-Shen Hsieh

  Source: Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis. 2003 May-Jun

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