Does normal fractional urate excretion identify hyponatremic patients with reset osmostat?
RO, a benign form of SIADH, occurs commonly. A normal FEurate in a nonedematous hyponatremic patient is highly suggestive of RO. Determining FEurate is superior to serum urate. The therapeutic dilemma for RO must be resolved.
Our results indicate that Gal-1 modulates T. cruzi infection of cardiac cells, highlighting the relevance of galectins and their ligands as regulators of host-parasite interactions.