Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Tubulointerstitial nephritis (TIN) is the inflammation of the tubules of the nephrons (kidney cells) and the connective tissue (interstitium) in between them. This affects the functioning of the kidneys, as it is in the tubules that the urine is formed through the absorption and secretion of various substances and water. Read: Kidney Structure
WHAT IS PAIN AND WHY DOES IT OCCUR Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue injury or damage. Therefore, pain is a sensation that intimates some ongoing injury or damage at or around the site where the pain is felt. Pain may be acute (sudden onset, short-term; lasts
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Inflammation and allergy are common terms used in conversations but it is interesting to understand what exactly they mean. Whenever the body is confronted or attacked by a foreign damaging or irritating agent, there is a reaction or a defensive response by our body’s cells and tissues as well as the immune system. This is
Quick read: 5 Important points for Acne prone skin ACNE – HOW AND WHY DOES IT OCCUR? Skin Structure The main skin cells which make up the outer layer of the skin (epidermis) are called keratinocytes as they synthesize the protein keratin which forms the outer protective coat of the skin. The epidermis also has