the concentration of adiponectin, a hormone which is secreted from adipose tissue, is inversely correlated with body fat mass. this hormone has anti inflammatory and anti atherogenic properties. its concentration reduces in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. this study reviews the evidence on the relationship between serum adiponectin concentration and lipid profile. in this study ...

Nanoparticles have been widely used for nonviral gene delivery. Recently, cationic hybrid nanoparticles consisting of two different materials were suggested as a promising delivery vehicle. In this study, nanospheres with a poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) core and cationic lipid shell were prepared, and the effect of cationic lipid concentrations on the properties of lipid polymer hybr...

To the Editor: The relationship between serum lip-ids and erythrocyte membrane fra-gility is complex (1). As seen in routine laboratory practice, samples with hypertriglyceridemia or mixed hypercholesterolemia and hypertri-glyceridemia can present as visibly turbid (" milkshake " appearance), but more often they present as " strawberry milkshake " because of increased hemolysis. The amount of h...

Present study has been undertaken to assess the toxicity of cadmium in vitro for viability of hepatocytes, lactate dehydrogenase leakage, glutathione and lipid peroxidation in Channa punctatus (Bloch), a freshwater snake head fish. Three concentrations of cadmium as cadmium chloride (0.1μg/ml; 3.0μg/ml and 5.0μg/ml) besides one control has been selected. Observations reveal that except lowest c...

A property of sugar transport into the human erythrocyte is that a sugar with a high affinity for the hypothetical "carrier" will enter the cell at low concentration more rapidly than a sugar with lower affinity for carrier. At high concentration the sequence will be reversed. This behavior is exemplified by glucose, which enters erythrocytes faster than galactose at 0.015 m and slower than gal...

The aim of the present work was to evaluate serum glucose concentration and lipid profile in racing horses in Iraq. Blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of 92 clinically healthy racing horses (males and females, Arabian and Cross bred), 2-8 years old at Equestrian Club, Baghdad. Investigations included serum measurements of glucose (sg) and lipid profile parameters; total choleste...

BACKGROUND Skeletal muscle lipid is associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes and may be altered by diet, physical activity, and weight loss. OBJECTIVE We explored the utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for quantifying the lipid concentration of muscle tissue in vivo. DESIGN Fat-selective MR images of the lower leg were taken in 8 normal-weight [body mass index (in kg/m(2)) < or ...

The present work was designed to evaluate the in vitro lipid peroxidation inhibitory and antimicrobial activities of the methanol extract of Phyllanthus niruri (MEPN) (Family: &nbsp; Euphorbiaceae) . &nbsp; Lipid peroxidation was measured by the optical density of the prepared solutions (10-320 &micro;g/ml) and then the percent inhibition was calculated. Ascorbate/FeSO 4 -induced p...