SOX6 rs7117858 polymorphism is associated with osteoporosis and obesity-related phenotypes.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells play an important role in innate host defence. MAIT cells appear to undergo exhaustion and are functionally weakened in chronic viral infections. However, their role in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains unclear. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We investigate...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Barathan M,Mohamed R,Vadivelu J,Chang LY,Saeidi A,Yong YK,Ravishankar Ram M,Gopal K,Velu V,Larsson M,Shankar EM

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical practice guidelines recommend regular kidney function monitoring in atrial fibrillation patients on nonvitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOAC); however, information regarding compliance with these recommendations in daily life conditions is scarce. We sought to determine the compliance with kidney func...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Andreu Cayuelas JM,Caro Martínez C,Flores Blanco PJ,Elvira Ruiz G,Albendin Iglesias H,Cerezo Manchado JJ,Bailen Lorenzo JL,Januzzi JL,García Alberola A,Manzano-Fernández S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an ongoing debate on a potential protective role of habitual physical activity and passive heat therapy on the risk of COVID-19, a respiratory infectious disease that can manifest as severe pneumonia. To explore these putative roles, we evaluated the independent and joint associations of cardiorespi...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Kunutsor SK,Laukkanen JA

更新日期：2021-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:ATPase activities were determined in haemolysed and dialysed erythrocytes and in haemoglobin-free membranes of twenty patients with essential hypertension and twenty normotensive controls. Ouabain-sensitive ATPase (Na-K-ATPase) activity of haemolysate but not that of membranes was decreased in hypertensives whereas ou...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Walter U,Müller S

更新日期：1985-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin E supplementation is associated with a reduced risk of developing atherosclerotic events; probably because it inhibits low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation, an initial step in atherosclerosis. Metal ion-dependent LDL oxidation is a commonly used method to estimate oxidizability of LDL, but the eff...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wen Y,Killalea S,Norris LA,Cooke T,Feely J

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fungal infections are still a relevant challenge for clinicians involved in the cure of patients with cancer. We retrospectively reviewed charts of hospitalized patients with haematological malignancies (HMs), in which a documented fungaemia was diagnosed between January 2011 and December 2015 at 28 adult an...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Criscuolo M,Marchesi F,Candoni A,Cattaneo C,Nosari A,Veggia B,Verga L,Fracchiolla N,Vianelli N,Del Principe MI,Picardi M,Tumbarello M,Aversa F,Busca A,Pagano L,SEIFEM Group (Sorveglianza Epidemiologica Infezioni nelle Emopa

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies evaluating the relationship between soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), a biomarker inversely related to body iron stores, and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are scarce and inconclusive. Furthermore, sTfR concentrations have been observed to be significantly higher in obese than in nonobese...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Fernández-Cao JC,Arija V,Aranda N,Basora J,Diez-Espino J,Estruch R,Fitó M,Corella D,Salas-Salvadó J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical illness is an aetiologically and clinically heterogeneous syndrome that is characterised by organ failure and immune dysfunction. Mortality in critically ill patients is driven by inflammation-associated organ damage and a profound vulnerability to nosocomial infection. Both factors are influenced by the acti...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Wood AJT,Vassallo A,Summers C,Chilvers ER,Conway-Morris A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance has been reported in normal ageing but discrepancies between such studies may be related to compounding factors such as body composition and exercise patterns. We employed a two-step hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp to assess peripheral and hepatic tissue insulin sensitivity and glucose recycling...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Broughton DL,James OW,Alberti KG,Taylor R

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic polypeptide was infused intravenously in healthy fasting subjects at 1 pmol kg-1 (n = 7) and 4 pmol kg-1 min-1 (n = 10) producing plasma PP concentrations of 223 +/- 37 pmol/l (mean +/- SEM) and 891 +/- 64 pmol/l respectively. These levels are similar to and four-fold higher than those seen after a normal m...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Adrian TE,Greenberg GR,Barnes AJ,Christofides ND,Alberti KG,Bloom SR

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cancer chemotherapy in humans based on metal complexes started at the clinical level in the late 1970s with the use of cisplatin, which forms intra-strand cross-links with DNA. METHODS:Two new platinum complexes of cis-geometry with the amino acids inosine (ino) and l-alanine (ala), Pt(ino)2Cl2 and cis-[Pt(...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Charalabopoulos K,Karkabounas S,Ioachim E,Papalimneou V,Syrigos K,Evangelou A,Agnantis N,Hadjiliadis N

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HFE knockout mice (C57BL/6 x 129/Ola strain) mimic the functional aberrations of human hereditary haemochromatosis (HH) in short-term experiments. The present study investigates functional and morphological long-term changes. METHODS:HFE(o/o), HFE(+/o) and HFE(+/+) mice were maintained on iron-rich and cont...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Lebeau A,Frank J,Biesalski HK,Weiss G,Srai SK,Simpson RJ,McKie AT,Bahram S,Gilfillan S,Schümann K

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) treatment on endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilatation, assessed by forearm blood flow (FBF), in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:A total of 30 subjects with type 2 diabetes were incl...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Heinisch BB,Francesconi M,Mittermayer F,Schaller G,Gouya G,Wolzt M,Pleiner J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Smoking is associated with dyslipidaemia, particularly raised plasma triglycerides and reduced high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and a delayed clearance of triglyceride in fat tolerance tests. The aim of this study was to investigate whether these phenomena could be explained by a reduced lipoprot...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Freeman DJ,Caslake MJ,Griffin BA,Hinnie J,Tan CE,Watson TD,Packard CJ,Shepherd J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the kinetics of exogeneous and endogenous lipoproteins in determining the level of triglyceride in fasting plasma was assessed in a group of 19 normolipidaemic and hypertriglyceridaemic subjects. From data derived during a 9-h infusion of [15N]-glycine, we have assessed very low density lipoprotein...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Cortner JA,Le NA,Coates PM,Bennett MJ,Cryer DR

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：BACKGROUND:The DALI low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis system is the first whole-blood apheresis system in regular clinical use. DALI stands for direct adsorption of lipoproteins, which describes the basic principle of operation of this newly developed LDL apheresis procedure. METHODS:The selective removal of LDL...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Dräger LJ,Julius U,Kraenzle K,Schaper J,Toepfer M,Zygan K,Otto V,Steinhagen-Thiessen E

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low blood levels of antioxidants are associated with an increased risk of developing coronary artery disease. Lipophilic antioxidants are transported in lipoproteins, and hypolipidaemic therapy may therefore alter their blood concentrations. METHODS:The present randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over stud...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Aberg F,Appelkvist EL,Bröijersén A,Eriksson M,Angelin B,Hjemdahl P,Dallner G

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In twenty-five outpatients with essential hypertension, the relevance of renal kallikrein excretion for inter-individual differences in the blood pressure response to changes in dietary sodium intake was investigated. The patients were studied during 2 weeks of high (300 mmol) and 2 weeks of low (50-100 mmol) sodium i...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Koolen MI,Daha MR,van Brummelen P

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The saphenous vein is the most commonly used graft for revascularization procedures in patients with coronary artery disease and critical limb ischaemia. However, the patency rate of this vessel is poor, with a high proportion of patients requiring further surgery. Early graft occlusion is caused by vasoconstriction o...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Dashwood MR

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type III hyperlipoproteinaemia (HLP) is usually associated with homozygosity for apolipoprotein (apo) E2 (arg-158-->Cys). We identified a 46-year-old white female with severe hyperlipidaemia and the heterozygous apo E3/2* phenotype. Typical clinical characteristics of type III HLP, i.e. palmar xanthomas (orange-yellow...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Feussner G,Albanese M,Mann WA,Valencia A,Schuster H

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated how a cholinergic agonist modifies interdigestive motility and secretion of the upper gastrointestinal tract and how muscarinic and cholecystokinin receptor blockade interfere with this direct cholinergic stimulation. In eight healthy volunteers, gastrointestinal motor and secretory resp...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Katschinski M,Steinicke C,Reinshagen M,Dahmen G,Beglinger C,Arnold R,Adler G

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We recently reported high high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol as a predictor of recurrent risk in a subgroup of postinfarction patients defined by hypercholesterolemia and high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels. We investigated whether a similar high-risk subgroup might exist for incident cardiovascular...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Corsetti JP,Gansevoort RT,Sparks CE,Dullaart RP

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) have high all-cause mortality risk that varies extensively among different conditions. The objective of this study was to develop and validate risk models to predict the 2-year all-cause mortality risks of CAPD patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS:A t...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zhao C,Luo Q,Xia X,He F,Peng F,Yu X,Huang F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differences in lipid parameters between patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) are unclear and are addressed in this study. METHODS:We enrolled 582 patients with angiographically proven stable CAD (of whom 26·9% had diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2DM)...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Vonbank A,Saely CH,Rein P,Drexel H

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a common complication following cardiac surgery; however, the exact pathogenesis remains uncertain. Identifying risk factors of PPS might help to better understand the syndrome. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of existing literature around determinants of...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： van Osch D,Nathoe HM,Jacob KA,Doevendans PA,van Dijk D,Suyker WJ,Dieleman JM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As in women receiving oestrogens the administration of 17beta-oestradiol to ovariectomized female rats caused a rise in fasting plasma triglycerides and a fall in plasma glucose. Progesterone, on the other hand, had no significant effects. In the oestradiol treated rats, the portal vein basal insulin levels were sligh...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Mandour T,Kissebah AH,Wynn V

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degradation of vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) was studied using an isolated perfused rat lung model. 125iodine labelled VIP (125I-VIP) was used as a tracer. VIP was cleared from the perfusate by a single lung passage up to concentrations of 1 nmol l-1. The clearance rate was decreased at higher concentrations...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Bernhard W,Bothe-Sandtfort E,Koop H,Cassel W,Von Wichert P

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Adrenoceptor binding on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of healthy adult volunteers was investigated using the radioligand 125iodo-cyanopindolol (ICYP). Saturation binding studies were performed with nine different concentrations of ICYP. Receptor density and affinity were calculated by Scatchard plots....

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Griese M,Körholz U,Körholz D,Seeger K,Wahn V,Reinhardt D

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During chronic high-altitude (HA) exposure, basal and exercise-induced noradrenaline (NA) increases do not parallel blood pressure (BP) changes observed; unlike beta-adrenergic receptors, to our knowledge no data are available on alpha-receptors. We studied platelet alpha 2- and leucocyte beta-receptors and basal cate...

journal_title：European journal of clinical investigation

authors： Zaccaria M,Borea PA,Opocher G,Ponchia A,Varani K,Fraccarollo D,Scandellari C

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00