BACKGROUND Altered levels of erythrocyte Na+K+-ATPase, atherogenic and anti-atherogenic lipid metabolites have been implicated in diabetic complications but their pattern of interactions remains poorly understood.This study evaluated this relationship in Nigerian patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus. METHODS A total of 34 consented Type 1 diabetic patients and age -matched 27 non-diabetic c...

Hypertension impairs the cerebral vasculature resulting in vascular cognitive impairment [VCI]. The role of obesity and plasma lipids shown as risk factors development VCI adults with hypertension is unclear investigated this study.
 Normoglycemic individuals [n=216] aged 40-75 years were enrolled into study between January December 2019. They included Newly Diagnosed Hypertensives [NDHCI,...

and hypertension: a prospective study of US female nurses. Arch Dermatol 2009;145:379–382. 40. Campalani E, Allen MH, Fairhurst D, Young HS, Mendonca CO, Burden AD, Griffiths CE, Crook MA, Barker JN, Smith CH. Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphisms are associated with psoriasis but do not determine disease response to acitretin. Br J Dermatol 2006;154:345–352. 41. Nair RP, Duffin KC, Helms C, Ding...

BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is very prevalent in Brazil. HIV therapy has been recently associated with coronary heart disease (CHD). Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for CHD that is frequently described in HIV positive patients, but very few studies have been conducted in Brazilian patients evaluating their lipid profiles. METHODS In the present work, we evaluat...

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BACKGROUND Serum lipid profile assay forms one of the special investigations in most chemical pathology laboratories worldwide. Several studies in children from different countries have shown that serum lipids exhibit age and geographical pattern of variation prior to puberty. This study was conducted to evaluate serum lipid profile in Nigerian children aged 6 to 36 months. METHODS A total of...

BACKGROUND There have been few studies to examine the effect of magnesium (Mg) supplementation on liver enzymes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Mg supplementation and weight loss on liver enzymes, lipid profile, and fasting blood sugar in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, random...