A novel protein glycan biomarker and LCAT activity in metabolic syndrome.

abstract：:In controls and in patients suffering from congestive heart failure (CHF) the circulating levels of catecholamines, neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactivity (NPY-LI), vasoactive intestinal peptide-LI (VIP-LI), substance P-LI (SP-LI) and calcitonin generated peptide-LI (CGRP-LI) markers of sympathetic, parasympathetic and ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Edvinsson L,Ekman R,Hedner P,Valdemarsson S

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of propranolol 160-640 mg/day for 3 months on the accelerated loss of bone matrix and mineral in hyperthyroidism was studied in seventeen patients. A rise in serum thyroxine (P less than 0.01) during the first 3 weeks was followed by a fall (P less than 0.02). Serum triiodothyronine declined during the stud...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Mosekilde L,Jastrup B,Melsen F,Lund B,Lund B,Sørensen OH,Nielsen HE,Yde H

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the incidence of co-existent pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and lung cancer in China is increasing, risk factors related to its development are still poorly understood. We aimed to investigate which clinical factors were associated with the odds of co-existent PTB and lung cancer (PTB-lung cancer) cas...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zheng L,Yin J,Wang S,Jiang H,Hu P,Kang Z,Lv P,Li W,Cai C

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Weight loss induced by bariatric surgery is an effective method to reverse obesity and comorbidities. The aim of this prospective weight loss study was to investigate changes of body fat distribution in relation to adiponectin and its isoforms and further to investigate the influence of both body fat distrib...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Engl J,Sturm W,Sandhofer A,Kaser S,Tschoner A,Tatarczyk T,Weiss H,Tilg H,Patsch JR,Ebenbichler CF

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable information to indicate that when there is vessel injury, platelets can play a major role in the development of atherosclerosis and its thromboembolic complications in the non-diabetic population. Diabetes is a disease associated with an increased risk of vascular complications, but the nature of...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Winocour PD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We investigated whether plasma ferritin levels through the pro-inflammatory effects of free iron are associated with adipose tissue dysfunction in a relevant population of patients with manifest vascular disease who would potentially benefit the most from further aetiological insights. MATERIALS AND METHODS...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Westerink J,Olijhoek JK,Koppen A,Faber DR,Kalkhoven E,Monajemi H,van Asbeck BS,van der Graaf Y,Visseren FL

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin has several biological functions besides glycaemic control. We investigated and compared the effects of six different commercial insulins on adipocyte cell differentiation, the lipolytic activity of differentiated cells, and the expression levels of genes involved in adipogenesis and associated with ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： García-Escobar E,Rodríguez-Pacheco F,Haro-Mora JJ,Gomez-Zumaquero JM,Rubio-Martín E,Gutierrez-Repiso C,Soriguer F,Rojo-Martínez G

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fat tissue is a common material for autologous transplantation in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) ameliorates the fat graft survival. A transplantation model has shown the gene expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) to increase in adipocytes. The aim of this ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Kuramochi D,Unoki H,Bujo H,Kubota Y,Jiang M,Rikihisa N,Udagawa A,Yoshimoto S,Ichinose M,Saito Y

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrogen load can be reduced by substituting dietary protein intake with keto or hydroxy analogues of amino acids. To investigate their intestinal absorption, human jejunal brush border membrane vesicles were used to measure uptake of L-leucine hydroxy analogue (L-LHA) and L-lactate. Uptake assays were performed under...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Friedrich M,Murer H,Sterchi E,Berger EG

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:• The rapid and continuing progress in gene discovery for complex diseases is fuelling interest in the potential application of genetic risk models for clinical and public health practice. • The number of studies assessing the predictive ability is steadily increasing, but they vary widely in completeness of reporting...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Janssens AC,Ioannidis JP,Bedrosian S,Boffetta P,Dolan SM,Dowling N,Fortier I,Freedman AN,Grimshaw JM,Gulcher J,Gwinn M,Hlatky MA,Janes H,Kraft P,Melillo S,O'Donnell CJ,Pencina MJ,Ransohoff D,Schully SD,Seminara D,

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This study estimated the resource implications and budget impact of managing adults with Fabry disease in Italy, from the perspective of the Servizio Sanitario Nazionale (SSN). METHODS:A decision model was constructed using published clinical outcomes and clinician-derived resource utilisation estimates depicting...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Guest JF,Concolino D,Di Vito R,Feliciani C,Parini R,Zampetti A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stimulant action of branched-chain amino acids upon insulin release was examined in rat pancreatic islets incubated at physiological concentrations of D-glucose and L-glutamine. In the presence of the latter nutrients, L-leucine and L-isoleucine used together at a physiological concentration (0.25 mmol/l each) dou...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sener A,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque are well-established imaging markers used to capture different stages of the atherosclerotic disease process. We aimed to quantify to which extent carotid intima-media thickness predicts incidence of first-ever carotid plaque. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Two indep...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Tschiderer L,Klingenschmid G,Seekircher L,Willeit P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It remains unsettled whether alcoholic cirrhosis is a risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS:We used data from nationwide healthcare registries to study all Danes diagnosed with alcoholic cirrhosis in 1996-2014, and five controls were matched to each of them on gender and age. We excluded every...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Deleuran T,Schmidt M,Vilstrup H,Jepsen P

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:N(ε)-(carboxymethyl)lysine (CML) is one of the major advanced glycation end products in both diabetics and nondiabetics. CML depositions in the microvasculature have recently been linked to the aetiology of acute myocardial infarction and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease, possibly related to local ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Fuijkschot WW,de Graaff HJ,Berishvili E,Kakabadze Z,Kupreishvili K,Meinster E,Houtman M,van Broekhoven A,Schalkwijk CG,Vonk AB,Krijnen PA,Smulders YM,Niessen HW

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate and progressive hypertension was produced experimentally in rats by progressive aortic constriction. The progression of the stenosis was assessed by the differences of pressure across the stenosis. Haemodynamic studies were performed 15, 30 and 60 days after the ligature was placed or after sham operation. Fi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Martín-Paredero V,Casado S,López-Novoa JM

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined 47Calcium kinetic and calcium balance studies with correction for dermal calcium loss were performed in thirteen patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP), in whom serum bone-Gla-protein (S-BGP) was measured, and in ten matched controls. Dietary calcium was normal in PHP but both net (7.9 +/- 1.4 mmol C...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Charles P,Mosekilde L,Jensen FT

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Abscess formation is a common bacterial infection and requires an immediate antimicrobial approach for apposite treatment. Delay in patient treatment is usually a common feature, as the bacterial identification of clinical samples is based on the culture, which is a time-consuming exercise. The current study...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Garg M,Misra MK,Chawla S,Prasad KN,Roy R,Gupta RK

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a relatively rare but often overlooked autoimmune neurological disorder that targets antigens within the brain's inhibitory pathways resulting in incapacitating stiffness and spasms that impact on the patients' quality of life. Although a number of immunomodulating therapies si...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Alexopoulos H,Dalakas MC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous intravenous infusion of L-leucine (300 mumols min-1) was given to 12 healthy females over a 2 1/2 h period. Arterial plasma concentrations of amino acids and the keto acids of the branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) were measured. In six subjects muscle biopsies were taken before and at the end of the infus...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Alvestrand A,Hagenfeldt L,Merli M,Oureshi A,Eriksson LS

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both inflammation and oxidative stress may contribute to pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The C242T polymorphism (rs4673) in the CYBA gene, as the main components of NAD (P) H oxidase, causes inter-individual variability in the enzyme activity. We aimed to investigate the association between this p...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Pourgholi L,Pourgholi F,Ziaee S,Goodarzynejad H,Hosseindokht M,Boroumand M,Mandegary A

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We hypothesized the existence of different hormonal response patterns to repeated lower body negative pressure (LBNP) and head-up tilt (HUT) in healthy males. We compared hormonal, cardiovascular and plasma volume changes from rest to stress within- and between-LBNP and HUT applications. Hormones investigate...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Roessler A,Goswami N,Haditsch B,Loeppky JA,Luft FC,Hinghofer-Szalkay H

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With advancing age both sexes have an increased incidence of osteoporotic fractures, although fractures are more common in women than in men. Whereas in women several potential risk factors have been identified, less is known about osteoporosis in men. A total of 27 Austrian men (mean age: 65 +/- 2 years) with atrauma...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Resch H,Pietschmann P,Woloszczuk W,Krexner E,Bernecker P,Willvonseder R

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the influence of chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis on procalcitonin (PCT) levels in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants within the first week of life. DESIGN:PCT serum levels were measured in cord blood 1 h after delivery and on day 3 and day 7 of life. Chorioamnionitis and neonatal sepsis ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Janota J,Stranák Z,Bĕlohlávková S,Mudra K,Simák J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diacylglycerols (DAGs), which are well-known components of insect lipophorins, have been recently recognized as a major glyceride of human high-density lipoprotein (HDL). Moreover, DAGs are good substrates for hepatic lipase and for the phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP). The present work was undertaken to...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lalanne F,Pruneta V,Bernard S,Ponsin G

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies in mice experimental models with acute ischaemic injury revealed that erythropoietin (EPO) has numerous tissue-protective effects in the heart, brain and kidneys. We therefore explored the tissue-protective properties of chronic EPO treatment in an experimental model of the db/db mouse with di...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Shushakova N,Park JK,Menne J,Fliser D

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand better impairment of glucose utilization in diabetics during a hyperosmolal state, in vitro models were established to evaluate the effects of hyperosmolality on basal glucose uptake as well as glucagon dependent glucose release by isolated hepatocytes. In these studies simulating a hyperglycaemic (40 mm...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Komjati M,Kastner G,Waldhäusl W,Bratusch-Marrain P

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Total serum haemolytic complement activity, plasma fibrinogen, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and other biological values in forty-three patients with Hodgkin's disease were correlated with results of staging. A highly significant increase (P=10(-5)) of the mean total serum haemolytic complement activity was found in ...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wagener DJ,Haanen C

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In dialysis patients, cardiac troponin T (cTNT) is often elevated despite the absence of acute myocardial ischaemia, and amino-terminal pro-B-natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is markedly higher compared to non-haemodialysis patients. In a longitudinal observation, we evaluated the association of cTNT and NT-p...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Sommerer C,Beimler J,Schwenger V,Heckele N,Katus HA,Giannitsis E,Zeier M

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past decades, the prevalence of obesity has markedly increased worldwide. Stress is recognized as a substantial contributor to increased body weight; therefore, stress management interventions, especially cognitive behavioural, are becoming increasingly popular. The impact of stress management on st...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Simos DS,Kokkinos A,Tentolouris N,Dimosthenopoulos C,Mantzou E,Artemiadis A,Bacopoulou F,Nicolaides NC,Kosta O,Chrousos GP,Darviri C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00