Fluctuation of Serum Apelin Level during Pregnancy

Apelin Serum Level in Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C

OBJECTIVE Highlighting the apelin system would present a new therapeutic target for liver disease. Apelin; endogenous ligand for the orphan receptor APJ, was recently suggested to be associated with fibrosis progression and cirrhosis in addition to insulin resistance (IR) and inflammation. The present study was conducted to evaluate blood apelin level changes among 73 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) ...

Serum total IgE level during pregnancy and postpartum.

BACKGROUND Studies on serum IgE levels during pregnancy are limited. OBJECTIVE To investigate the course of serum total IgE levels during pregnancy and postpartum. METHODS 159 pregnant subjects provided 218 serum samples during various stages of pregnancy and the postpartum period. Serum total IgE geometric means were compared at various trimesters and postpartum. In addition, the postpartu...

The Assessment of Serum Apelin-12 Level in a Variety of Pulmonary Malignancies in Smokers

Background: Apelin has recently been considered as an adipokine secreted from visceral fat. Apelin and itsreceptor exist in many tissues including lung and play significant roles in many physiological andpathological activities. However, serum level of apelin-12 is unknown in smokers and in various types of lungmalignancies. There...

Is the serum l-arginine level during early pregnancy a predictor of pregnancy-induced hypertension?

The objective of this study was to determine the concentration of serum l-arginine in healthy pregnant women and infant cord blood and to compare them with those in patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH). The serum concentration of l-arginine in normal pregnant women at early gestation (n = 186) was determined and analyzed based on maternal factors such as the age, pre-pregnancy bod...

P-183: TGF-? Level and Insulin Resistance during Normal Pregnancy