Developmental origins and functions of stromal cells in the normal and diseased mammalian kidney

W Li, S Hartwig, ND Rosenblum - Developmental Dynamics, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The kidney is a model developmental paradigm of vertebrate organogenesis. As in many
other organs, kidney development involves reciprocal inductive tissue interactions between …

Estimated effects of adding universal public coverage of an essential medicines list to existing public drug plans in Canada

SG Morgan, W Li, B Yau, N Persaud - Cmaj, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: Canada’s universal health care system does not include universal
coverage of prescription drugs. We sought to estimate the effects of adding universal public …

Hedgehog-GLI signaling in Foxd1-positive stromal cells promotes murine nephrogenesis via TGFβ signaling

CJ Rowan, W Li, H Martirosyan, S Erwood… - …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Normal kidney function depends on the proper development of the nephron: the functional
unit of the kidney. Reciprocal signaling interactions between the stroma and nephron …

Is in situ simulation in emergency medicine safe? A scoping review

J Truchot, V Boucher, W Li, G Martel, E Jouhair… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To provide an overview of the available evidence regarding the safety of in situ
simulation (ISS) in the emergency department (ED). Design Scoping review. Methods Original …

An active shooter in your hospital: a novel method to develop a response policy using in situ simulation and video framework analysis

N Argintaru, W Li, C Hicks, K White… - Disaster medicine and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Hospital shootings (Code Silver) are events that pose extreme risk to staff, patients, and
visitors. Hospitals are faced with unique challenges to train staff and develop protocols to …

Baduanjin exercise prevents post-myocardial infarction left ventricular remodeling (BE-PREMIER trial): design and rationale of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

S Mao, X Zhang, B Shao, X Hu, Y Hu, W Li… - … Drugs and Therapy, 2016 - Springer
Background Left ventricular (LV) remodeling following myocardial infarction (MI) is an
established prognostic factor for adverse cardiovascular events and the leading cause of heart …

Tanshinone IIA inhibits angiotensin II induced extracellular matrix remodeling in human cardiac fibroblasts—implications for treatment of pathologic cardiac …

S Mao, W Li, N Qa'aty… - International …, 2016 - internationaljournalofcardiology.com
The dynamic change within cardiac extracellular matrix (ECM) is critical in the pathogenesis
of ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction, hypertension, and other …

Pediatric musculoskeletal radiographs: anatomy and fractures prone to diagnostic error among emergency physicians

W Li, J Stimec, M Camp, M Pusic, J Herman… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Pediatric musculoskeletal (pMSK) radiograph interpretations are common, but
the specific radiograph features at risk of incorrect diagnosis are relatively unknown. …

[HTML][HTML] Gastroprotective effects of Astragaloside IV against acute gastric lesion in rats

S Mao, G Yang, W Li, J Zhang, H Liang, J Li, M Zhang - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Protection of the gastric mucosa from acute lesions induced by various irritants
is a pertinent issue in the field of critical care medicine. In this study, we investigated the …

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effects of providing essential medicines at no charge: the Carefully seLected and Easily Accessible at No …

N Persaud, T Lee, H Ahmad, W Li, MS Taglione… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Cost-related non-adherence to medicines is common in low-income, middle-income
and high-income countries such as Canada. Medicine non-adherence is associated …