The lipase superfamily includes three vertebrate and three invertebrate (dipteran) proteins that show significant amino acid sequence similarity to one another. The vertebrate proteins are lipoprotein lipase (LPL), hepatic lipase (HL), and pancreatic lipase (PL). The dipteran proteins are Drosophila yolk proteins 1, 2, and 3. We review the relationships among these proteins that have been estab...

Background: Despite several studies many questions remain regarding how varicocele develops its adverse effect on testicular tissue. Spermatogenesis cell lineage needs carbohydrates as a main source of energy for cell division. Any disruption in glucose transporting system in seminiferous tubules results in remarkable decrease in germinal cells biological function. Therefore present study was c...

BACKGROUND Patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency usually present with chylomicronemia in childhood. The syndrome has been considered nonatherogenic primarily because of the low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. We prospectively evaluated patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency for atherosclerosis. METHODS Evidence of carotid, peripheral, and coronary atheroscleros...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important pathogen that frequently associated with nosocomial infections. The goal of this work was to determine the relationship between quorum sensing system (QS) and production virulence factors in P. aeruginosa. A number 100 isolates were collected from various clinical sources different Mansoura university hospitals period April 2018 till 2019. PCR screening QS...

Based on longitudinal twin data in women, we have previously demonstrated a genetic influence on changes in lipoprotein risk factors, blood pressure measurements, and body mass index over a decade. The present study examined the linkage between changes in lipoprotein variables and candidate genes encoding the hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL), hepatic lipase (HL), and lipoprotein lipase (LPL). The...