Abu-Taha, May Dagash, Rajaa Mohammad, Beisan A Basheiti, Iman Abu-Samak, Mahmoud S
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International Journal of General Medicine
Objective To investigate the associations of coffee consumption and/or smoking on certain clinical outcomes including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), vitamin B12, and folic acid in a population of young healthy men. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted in ...
De Luca, Maria Vecchie’, Denise Athmanathan, Baskaran Gopalkrishna, Sreejit Valcin, Jennifer A. Swain, Telisha M. Sertie, Rogerio Wekesa, Kennedy Rowe, Glenn C. Bailey, Shannon M.
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Nutrients
Syndecans are transmembrane proteoglycans that, like integrins, bind to components of the extracellular matrix. Previously, we showed significant associations of genetic variants in the Syndecan-4 ( SDC4 ) gene with intra-abdominal fat, fasting plasma glucose levels, and insulin sensitivity index in children, and with fasting serum triglyceride lev...
Gluba-Brzozka, Anna Franczyk, Beata Rysz, Jacek
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Nutrients
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a widespread disease with increasing prevalence in the modern society. Lipid disturbances are common in this group of patients. In most patients with CKD atherogenic dyslipidemia is observed. Dyslipidemia in patients with renal diseases increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and it accelerates the progression ...
Semaev, Sergey Shakhtshneider, Elena Orlov, Pavel Ivanoshchuk, Dinara Malyutina, Sophia Gafarov, Valery Ragino, Yuliya Voevoda, Mikhail
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Biomolecules
The TaqI B (rs708272) single-nucleotide variant, i.e., the +279 G/A substitution in intron 1 of the CETP gene, is actively investigated as a risk factor of lipid metabolism disorders. The aim of this study was to analyze the association of rs708272 with lipid parameters and the risk of myocardial infarction in the population of Western Siberia (Rus...
Paratthakonkun, Chirawat Kaewprasert, Sarunya Arthan, Dumrongkiet Soonthornworasiri, Ngamphol Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn Prangthip, Pattaneeya Wongsutthilerd, Alisara Pooudoung, Somchai Chantaranipapong, Yaovamarn Nakosiri, Wanyarat
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International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition
A lower serum folate level is common in older populations and is associated with increased serum homocysteine concentration. In turn, an elevated homocysteine level is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and age-related diseases. Contemporary studies of folate and dietary risk factors for cardiovascular disease among the elderl...
Ghaffari, Aida Rafraf, Maryam Navekar, Roya Sepehri, Bita Asghari-Jafarabadi, Mohammad Ghavami, Seyyed-Mostafa
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International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition
In an attempt to investigate new strategies aimed at reducing risk factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), effects of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) and chicory seed (Cichorium intybus L.) supplementation was evaluated in these patients. In this double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial, 92 patients with NAFLD aged 20-60 year w...
Mohammadi Sefat, Sahar Shabani, Ramin Nazari, Marzieh
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Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
Background The present study aimed to explore the effect of 8 weeks of concurrent aerobic-resistance training on thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), thyroxine (T4), blood lipid profile, and blood glucose hemostasis in adolescent girls with hypothyroidism. Materials and methods In this clinical trial, 20 adolescent girls with hypothyroidism [age: 12....
Ebrahimi, Fatemeh Sahebkar, Amirhossein Aryaeian, Naheed Pahlavani, Naseh Fallah, Soudabeh Moradi, Nariman Abbasi, Davoud Hosseini, Agha Fatemeh
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Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is accompanied by elevated inflammation, oxidative stress, hyperlipidemia and hyperglycemia which all contribute to cardiovascular disease pathogenesis. Saffron as a complementary medicine and source of antioxidants could play a role in alleviating diabetes and its complications. The aim of this study was to determi...
Lin, Tsung-Jen Tang, Sheau-Chung Liao, Pei-Yun Dongoran, Rachmad Anres Yang, Jen-Hung Liu, Chin-Hung
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Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)
A plant-based diet has been associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular (CV) diseases. This study aimed to determine the levels and correlations of CV-related biomarkers and the beneficial role of dietary habits. A total of 63 healthy vegetarians (n = 32) and omnivores (n = 31) were recruited. The baseline characteristics were recorded and mea...
Davoodi, Marzieh Karimooy, Faezeh Nemati Budde, Thomas Ortega-Martinez, Sylvia Moradi-Kor, Nasroallah
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Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy
Background Using chemical agents in the treatment of diabetes mellitus type 2 may have some limitations due to frequent side effects. Some novel and natural agents may be promising alternatives in this case. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of oral Japanese sake yeast supplement, as a novel agent, on biochemical antioxidant and anti-...
