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- [Case Report] Kidney transplant and cryptic hepatitis
In June, 2007, a 35-year-old man was admitted to our hospital for investigation of asthenia, anorexia, and bone pain, which started in May, 2007. He had a congenital malformative uropathy that led to chronic renal failure and to a kidney transplantation in 1989. In 2006, post-transplant follow-up s… more
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- [Viewpoint] Universal health care and the removal of user fees
In a Lancet Series about child survival, the writers postulated that scaling up some cost-effective health-care interventions would improve the health status of people in the developing world. However, this improvement can happen only when people actively use the services in question. To have servi… more
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- [Review] Medical issues associated with commercial flights
Almost 2 billion people travel aboard commercial airlines every year. Health-care providers and travellers need to be aware of the potential health risks associated with air travel. Environmental and physiological changes that occur during routine commercial flights lead to mild hypoxia and gas exp… more
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- Insulin and Metformin Regulate Circulating and Adipose Tissue Chemerin
Objectives: To assess chemerin levels in sera and adipose tissue (AT) from PCOS women and matched controls and its regulation. Research Design and Methods: Real-time RT-PCR and western blotting were used to assess mRNA and protein expression of chemerin. Serum chemerin was measured by ELISA… more
- Activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) by Interleukin-6 in rat skeletal muscle: Association with changes in cAMP, energy state, and endogenous fuel mobilization
Objective. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) directly activates AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in vivo and in vitro ; however the mechanism by which it does so is unknown. Research design and methods. We examined this question in skeletal muscle using an incubated rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL… more
- Involvement of PAS Kinase and ERK1/2 in Palmitate Inhibition of Insulin Gene Expression In Pancreatic Beta-Cells
Objective: Prolonged exposure of pancreatic beta cells to simultaneously elevated levels of fatty acids and glucose (glucolipotoxicity) impairs insulin gene transcription. However, the intracellular signalling pathways mediating these effects are mostly unknown. This study was aimed to ascertain … more
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Source: Diabetes Journal publish ahead of print articles