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Sorot Phisitkul

Sorot Phisitkul, MD

Associate Professor
 

Office: 806-743-3155
Email: sorot.phisitkul@ttuhsc.edu

Patient Appointments:
806-743-3150
Clinic Location:
Texas Tech Pavillion

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Education:

  • Fellowship: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center ,2007 Nephrology
  • Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2007
  • Medical School: Mahidol University, Bancock, Thailand 1998
  • Undergraduate School: No information available

Publications:

  • Vaccines in the management of hypertension. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2010 Jul;10(7):1077-87.
  • Amelioration of metabolic acidosis in patients with low GFR reduced kidney endothelin production and kidney injury, and better preserved GFR. Kidney Int. 2010 Jan 13.
  • CYT-006-AngQb, a vaccine against angiotensin II for the potential treatment of hypertension. Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2009 Mar;10(3):269-75.
  • Dietary protein causes a decline in the glomerular filtration rate of the remnant kidney mediated by metabolic acidosis and endothelin receptors. Kidney Int. 2008 Jan;73(2):192-9.

Presentations:

  • Dietary protein induces remmant kidney injury by increased intrinsic acid production mediated through endothelin receptors. At Southern Regional Meeting by American Federation for Medical Research (SSCI-AFMR) 03/2007
  • Chronic metabolic acidosis associated with reduced hephon mass induces endothelin-mediated progressive GFR decline. At American society of nephrolog (ASN) 11/2007
  • Oral alkali reduces urine endothelin excretion and rate of eGFR decline in hypertensive CKD. At American society of nephrology (ASN) 11/2007
  • Intradialytic modified Tai Chi exercise improves balance in hemodialysis patients. (NKF) 04/2009
  Research Interests  
  • How exercise effects hemodialysis patient using Tai-Chi for this model
  • Safety,bone resoption-absoption parameter and improvement of the balance as a endpoints