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https://read.qxmd.com/read/24959351/lipoprotein-ratios-as-surrogate-markers-for-insulin-resistance-in-south-indians-with-normoglycemic-nondiabetic-acute-coronary-syndrome
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Medha Rajappa, M G Sridhar, J Balachander, K R Sethuraman, Kalai Selvi Rajendiran
Background. Insulin resistance has been associated with dyslipidemia and cardiovascular disease. Even though homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) is a well-known insulin resistance predictor, estimation of serum lipoprotein ratios has been recently suggested as a surrogate marker for insulin resistance. Here, we evaluated the relationship between lipoprotein ratios and insulin resistance in normoglycemic nondiabetic south Indians with acute coronary syndrome. Methods. 100 normoglycemic nondiabetic ACS patients and 140 controls were enrolled in the study...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24944826/antihyperglycaemic-effect-of-tetracarpidium-conophorum-nuts-in-alloxan-induced-diabetic-female-albino-rats
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Donatus Onukwufor Onwuli, Holy Brown, Harrison Anaezichukwuolu Ozoani
The antihyperglycaemic activity of Tetracarpidium conophorum nut (walnut) was investigated in albino rats. A total of 20 albino rats were used for the study. The rats were divided into five groups (A-E) of four rats each. Diabetes were induced in the rats except four which served as the positive control group A. Groups B (negative control), C, D, and E contain diabetic rats each with blood sugar level ≥17.00 mmol/L. Groups A and B were fed on 85.2 g of top feed grower over the test period. Test groups C, D, and E were fed on 21...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24729886/effect-of-aerobic-training-on-glucose-control-and-blood-pressure-in-t2ddm-east-african-males
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Huimin Yan, Antonio Prista, Sushant M Ranadive, Albertino Damasceno, Paula Caupers, Jill A Kanaley, Bo Fernhall
Background. Exercise training intervention is underused in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in East Africa. Methods. 41 physically-active males with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in Mozambique were recruited and randomly assigned to 12 weeks of supervised exercise of low intensity exercise (LEX), vigorous intensity exercise (VEX), or to a control group (CON). Since there were no differences for any outcome variables between the exercise groups, VEX and LEX were combined into one exercise group (EX)...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24729885/lower-plasma-creatinine-and-urine-albumin-in-individuals-at-increased-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-with-factor-v-leiden-mutation
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Andreas Peter, Andreas Fritsche, Fausto Machicao, Peter P Nawroth, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Berend Isermann
The factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation is the most frequent genetic cause of venous thrombosis in Caucasians. However, protective effects have been suggested to balance the disadvantages. We have recently observed protective effects of FVL mutation on experimental diabetic nephropathy in mice as well as an association with reduced albuminuria in two human cohorts of diabetic patients. In the present study we aimed to reevaluate these findings in an independent, larger cohort of 1905 Caucasians at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and extend possible associations to earlier disease stages of nephropathy...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24729884/correlation-between-body-mass-index-and-waist-circumference-in-patients-with-metabolic-syndrome
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Marcin Gierach, Joanna Gierach, Marlena Ewertowska, Adam Arndt, Roman Junik
Metabolic syndrome is defined as a group of coexisting metabolic risk factors, such as central obesity, lipid disorders, carbohydrate disorders, and arterial hypertension. According to the 2005 IDF criteria, subsequently revised in 2009, abdominal obesity is identified as the waist circumference of ≥80 cm in women and ≥94 cm in men. It is responsible for the development of insulin resistance. The aim of our study was to demonstrate a correlation between waist circumference (WC) and body mass index (BMI) in patients with metabolic syndrome in relation with hypertension, lipid disorders, and carbohydrate disorders...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24701359/resveratrol-promotes-foot-ulcer-size-reduction-in-type-2-diabetes-patients
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Yuriy K Bashmakov, Samir H Assaad-Khalil, Myriam Abou Seif, Ruzan Udumyan, Magdy Megallaa, Kamel H Rohoma, Mohamed Zeitoun, Ivan M Petyaev
Objective. The effect of a proprietary formulation of trans-resveratrol (t-RSV) on manifestations of diabetic foot syndrome (DFS) was studied in type 2 diabetic patients with newly diagnosed diabetic foot ulcers. Method. Placebo-controlled, examiner-blinded, parallel-group randomized controlled pilot clinical trial (ACTRN Clinical Trial Registry number 12610000629033) involving 24 patients with DFS (15 males and 9 females, average age of 56.4 ± 9.1 years) divided into the placebo and RSV-treatment groups was performed...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24701358/thyroid-hormone-status-interferes-with-estrogen-target-gene-expression-in-breast-cancer-samples-in-menopausal-women
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Sandro José Conde, Renata de Azevedo Melo Luvizotto, Maria Teresa de Síbio, Célia Regina Nogueira
We investigated thyroid hormone levels in menopausal BrC patients and verified the action of triiodothyronine on genes regulated by estrogen and by triiodothyronine itself in BrC tissues. We selected 15 postmenopausal BrC patients and a control group of 18 postmenopausal women without BrC. We measured serum TPO-AB, TSH, FT4, and estradiol, before and after surgery, and used immunohistochemistry to examine estrogen and progesterone receptors. BrC primary tissue cultures received the following treatments: ethanol, triiodothyronine, triiodothyronine plus 4-hydroxytamoxifen, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, estrogen, or estrogen plus 4-hydroxytamoxifen...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24665369/serum-levels-of-the-adipokine-zinc-%C3%AE-2-glycoprotein-are-decreased-in-patients-with-hypertension
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Hui Juan Zhu, Xiang Qing Wang, Hui Pan, Feng Ying Gong, Dian Xi Zhang, Nai Shi Li, Lin Jie Wang, Hong Bo Yang
Objective. Zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG) has recently been proposed as a new adipokine involved in body weight regulation. The purpose of this study is to investigate serum levels of ZAG in patients with hypertension and its association with related characteristics. Methods. 32 hypertension patients and 42 normal controls were recruited and the relationship between serum ZAG, total and high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin, and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and metabolic-related parameters was investigated...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24639901/pioglitazone-inhibits-the-expressions-of-p22-phox-and-p47-phox-in-rat-mesangial-cells-in-vitro
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Shan Wang, Shan-Dong Ye, Wen-Jia Sun, Yuan-Yuan Hu
Aim. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pioglitazone on oxidative stress and the expressions of p22(phox) and p47(phox), subunits of NADPH oxidase, in mesangial cells (MCs). Method. Rat mesangial cells were cultured and randomly divided into normal glucose (NG) group, high glucose (HG) group, and pioglitazone group. After 48 h exposure, the supernatants and cells were collected. The expressions of p22(phox) and p47(phox) in MCs were detected by RT-PCR and western blot. The levels of intracellular ROS were determined by flow cytometry...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24616817/the-response-of-circulating-leptin-levels-to-exercise-stress-testing-in-subjects-diagnosed-with-metabolic-syndrome
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Dana Pop, Alexandra Dădârlat, Gyorgy Bodizs, Liana Stanca, Dumitru Zdrenghea
Aim. To assess the plasma leptin responses after exercise stress testing in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS). Material and Methods. We investigated 67 patients with MS, with mean age of 55 ± 7 years. They underwent exercise stress testing on cycloergometer. The lot was divided into three groups: group 1-10 patients with a true positive test, group 2-18 patients with a true negative test, and group 3-39 patients with a false negative test. Leptin levels were measured using the ELISA method. Results. Leptin levels decreased after effort in patients with MS (9...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24587915/vitamin-d-and-the-immune-system-from-the-nephrologist-s-viewpoint
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Cheng-Lin Lang, Min-Hui Wang, Chih-Kang Chiang, Kuo-Cheng Lu
Vitamin D and its analogues are widely used as treatments by clinical nephrologists, especially when treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism. As CKD progresses, the ability to compensate for elevations in parathyroid hormone (PTH) and fibroblast growth factor-23 and for decreases in 1,25(OH)2D3 becomes inadequate, which results in hyperphosphatemia, abnormal bone disorders, and extra-skeletal calcification. In addition to its calciotropic effect on the regulation of calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone, vitamin D has many other noncalciotropic effects, including controlling cell differentiation/proliferation and having immunomodulatory effects...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24527220/are-plasma-thyroid-stimulating-hormone-levels-associated-with-degree-of-obesity-and-metabolic-syndrome-in-euthyroid-obese-patients-a-turkish-cohort-study
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Okan Bakiner, Emre Bozkirli, Gulhan Cavlak, Kursad Ozsahin, Eda Ertorer
We aimed to observe the association between degree of obesity and metabolic syndrome and plasma thyrotropin levels in obese, euthyroid Turkish patients. 947 obese and overweight patients who admitted to our outpatient clinic were assessed retrospectively. 150 healthy euthyroid cases were also recruited as the control group. Cases with metabolic syndrome were determined. Patients were divided into various subgroups as overweight, obese, morbid obese, men, and women. No statistical significance was determined when all the patients' and subgroups' plasma thyrotropin levels were compared to normal weight control group...
2014: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24171118/a-clinical-review-of-the-association-of-thyroid-stimulating-hormone-and-cognitive-impairment
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Sylvia Annerbo, Johan Lökk
Clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism as well as overt hyperthyroidism in middle-aged and elderly adults are both associated with decreased cognitive functioning as memory, reaction time, and visuospatial organization. Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SH) or low serum concentrations of TSH concentrations have been associated with dementia in previous epidemiological studies, but the association in the elderly has not been established. There is little or no consensus regarding how thyroid function is associated with cognitive performance in the elderly...
September 23, 2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24024037/comparison-of-in-vitro-and-in-situ-methods-for-studying-lipolysis
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Ahmad Ghorbani, Mahmood Abedinzade
Lipolysis is a highly regulated process and is controlled by nervous system, hormones, and paracrine/autocrine factors. Dysregulation of lipolysis is associated with some pathophysiological conditions including diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and obesity. Nowadays, special attention isthereforepaid to study lipolysis using different experimental models. This review summarizes the current experimental methods for studying lipolysis. Culture of preadipocyte cell lines, use of differentiated stroma-vascular cells, primary culture of adipocyte, organ culture of adipose tissue, and microdialysis technique are the most widely used techniques to study lipolysis...
August 19, 2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24490081/effects-of-glucose-control-and-variability-on-endothelial-function-and-repair-in-adolescents-with-type-1-diabetes
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Robert P Hoffman, Amanda S Dye, Hong Huang, John A Bauer
Background. Endothelial dysfunction and increased inflammation are precursors of cardiovascular disease in type 1 diabetes (T1D) and occur even in adolescents with T1D. The goal of this study was to determine the relationship of endothelial dysfunction to various measures of glycemia. Research Design and Methods. Forearm blood flow (FBF, venous occlusion plethysmography) was measured before and after 5 min of upper arm vascular occlusion in 17 adolescents with uncomplicated type 1 diabetes. Endothelial function was assessed as postocclusion FBF and forearm vascular resistance (FVR, mean arterial pressure/FBF)...
2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24363940/insulin-sensitivity-assessed-by-stable-isotopes-with-oral-glucose-administration-validation-with-euglycaemic-clamp
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Leslie Bluck, Rachel Williams, Sarah Jackson, Burak Salgin, Carlo Acerini, David Dunger
Methods of determining insulin sensitivity that use an oral challenge of glucose are preferred to those using intravenous administration since the measurement is made in conditions more akin to normal physiology. One previously reported protocol (ODILE) studies glucose uptake in isolation from absorption and endogenous production by the intravenous administration of tracer approximately forty-five minutes after the oral dose is given. However, this methodology has not been validated against other accredited procedures...
2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24319597/carotid-atherosclerosis-as-a-surrogate-maker-of-cardiovascular-disease-in-diabetic-patients
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Ryuichi Kawamoto, Tateaki Katoh, Tomo Kusunoki, Nobuyuki Ohtsuka
Many studies have shown that carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Although it remains inconclusive whether assessment of carotid IMT is useful as a screening test for CVD in Japanese diabetic patients, a total of 271 patients (151 men aged 66 ± 10 (standard deviation) years and 220 women aged 71 ± 8 years) were divided into two groups based on the presence of CVD. We cross-sectionally assessed the ability of carotid IMT to identify CVD corresponding to treatment that was examined by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses...
2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24251044/hypovitaminosis-d-in-patients-with-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-a-relation-to-disease-control-and-complications
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Hala Ahmadieh, Sami T Azar, Najla Lakkis, Asma Arabi
Aims. This study aims at assessing the relationship between 25 (OH) vitamin D (25-OHD) levels and microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). Methods. 136 patients (59 ± 11 years) with DM2 (disease duration 8.6 ± 7 years) participated in this cross-sectional study. Anthropometric data, HbA1c, 25-OHD levels, serum creatinine, and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio were collected. Dilated retinal exam was performed, and diabetic neuropathy was assessed using the United Kingdom Screening Score...
2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24251043/no-association-between-glycemia-and-wound-healing-in-an-experimental-db-db-mouse-model
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Margrete Berdal, Trond Jenssen
Impaired wound healing is a frequent problem in diabetes. Hyperglycemia may be an operative mechanism, but a link between glycemic control and wound healing has never been established. Wounds in db/db mice have been extensively studied. This study was undertaken to see if plasma glucose was a predictor of wound healing. An excisional wound was made (149 db/db mice). Wound closure was studied versus metabolic variables. The animals were 11.8 ± 0.2 weeks (mean ± standard error of the mean), obese (38.1 ± 0...
2013: ISRN Endocrinology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/24236234/a-longitudinal-study-of-changes-in-thyroid-related-hormones-among-pregnant-women-residing-in-an-iodine-deficient-urban-area
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Shan Elahi, Zaib Hussain
Problem Statement. Thyroid gland in women undergoes functional changes during pregnancy. A few studies have described such changes in pregnant women residing in iodine deficient areas. Objective. To document these changes in pregnant women residing in Lahore, a low iodine intake urban area of Pakistan. Patients and Methods. In 254 pregnant women, data of FT4, FT3, and TSH during the first and subsequent trimesters were obtained and compared with those of 110 nonpregnant women. These hormones were determined in serum by radioimmunoassay (RIA) techniques using commercial kits...
2013: ISRN Endocrinology
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