Lactate is the end product of the cytosolic metabolism of glucose, and its accumulation in the blood signals an increase in production or a decrease in utilization, or both. The liver is a major site ...

In this paper, [4] the authors studied a community-based cohort of patients with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus and a postdiagnosis serum creatinine measurement who were receiving care in the ...

Credit: Thinkstock Sodium bicarbonate is the most common treatment, but it has notable limitations, particularly in terms of patient adherence. Sodium bicarbonate has some down sides, but there are ...

Renal tubular acidosis occurs when the kidneys cannot remove excess acid from the blood. This can result in high acid levels and health problems. Alkali treatment with sodium bicarbonate can treat ...

A recent study by University Medicine Halle shows how sepsis can lead to dysfunction of vascular smooth muscle cells. The researchers found that elevated lactate levels and acidosis, which can occur ...