TOPIC: Sleep Disorders TYPE: Original Investigations PURPOSE: To assess possible relationships between Obstructive Apnea (OSA) syndrome and Gluthatione (GSH) redox system: Glutathione Peroxidase1 (GPx1) Reductase (GSSG-Red). OSA is characterized by sleep fragmentation, repetitive episodes of hypoxia/reoxygenation, systemic glymphatic activity lipid dysregulation, increasing oxidative stress wit...

Aims Sphingolipids(SPs) and their substrates constituents, fatty acids (FAs), are implicated in the pathogenesis of various metabolic diseases associated. This study aimed to systematically investigate associations between serum sphingolipids insulin sensitivity as well secretion. Methods We conducted a lipidomics evaluation molecularly distinct SPs 86 consecutive Chinese adults using LC/MS. Th...

BACKGROUND Since human diets contain many components that may work synergistically to prevent or promote disease, assessing diet quality may be informative. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between quality diet, by using Healthy Eating Index (HEI), and metabolic risk indicators in postmenopausal women. METHODS This cross-sectional study included a total of 173 Braz...

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke and is associated with increased in-hospital mortality. The aim of the present study was to determine the potential predictors of in-hospital mortality after an ischemic stroke in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects. Methods: 159 diabetic subjects (66 males / 93 females, mean age ± SD: 77.4 ± 6.4 years) and 159 no...

OBJECTIVE Increased plasma homocysteine, decreased vitamin B(12) and folic acid levels have been implicated in depressive mood. Plasma homocystine, vitamin B(12), folic acid tryptophan, lipids and lipoproteins were determined in depressed patients and controls. METHOD Sixty subjects consisting of 30 depressed patients and 30 apparently healthy volunteers, who served as controls, were selected...

Nigella sativa or Black seed (N. sativa L.) is traditionally used for several ailments in many Middle Eastern countries. It is an annual herbaceous plant that belongs to the Ranuculacea family with many beneficial properties as antitumor, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, antioxidative and antibacterial. This work attempted to study the effect of N. sativa seeds powder and oil on atherosclerosis ...

The aim of study was to investigate the effect of training on selected anthropometric, physiological and biochemical variables of elite field hockey players. A total of 30 Indian male field hockey players (age: 23.00-30.00 yrs) volunteered for this study. The training sessions were divided into 2 phases (a) Preparatory Phase (PP, 8 weeks) and (b) Competitive Phase (CP, 4 weeks). The training pr...