febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure in children and a variety of causes are considered to be responsible for it. there are some reports that zinc may have a role in febrile seizure. the aim of this study was to compare the serum zinc level in children with and without febrile seizure. in this case-control study, 52 children with febrile seizure compared with 52 healthy children b...

Background and Objective: Vitamin D (Vit.D) has an important role as immunoregulator. Its deficiency is suggested as a risk factor for respiratory system infection. In this study the serum Vit.D level in pneumonia and healthy children will be compared. Methods: This study is a prospective case control study and contains 31 children between 6 and 60 months old hospitalized because of pneumoni...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS A better understanding of the relationship of homocysteine with cardiovascular risk factors is needed. The objectives of this study were to assess the serum level of homocysteine in HIV-infected patients and to analyse the possible association of increased levels of the amino acid with cardiovascular risk factors, demographic and clinical characteristics of participants. M...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Although globally the numbers of children diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT) have decreased, FTT is still a serious pediatric problem. We aimed to investigate the effects of zinc supplementation for 6 months on growth parameters of infants and children with FTT. SUBJECTS/METHODS In this retrospective study, of the 114 participants aged between 4 months and 6 years, 8...

Introduction: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) may present with growth retardation. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) mediates the anabolic effects of growth hormone (GH) on tissues. Most of the circulating IGF-1 molecules are bound to insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3). IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 serum levels reflect the levels of daily mean serum GH and are used as indices for e...

Let R = k[x1, . . . , xr] be the polynomial ring in r variables over an infinite field k, and let M be the maximal ideal of R. Here a level algebra will be a graded Artinian quotient A of R having socle Soc(A) = 0 : M in a single degree j. The Hilbert function H(A) = (h0, h1, . . . , hj) gives the dimension hi = dimk Ai of each degree-i graded piece of A for 0 ≤ i ≤ j. The embedding dimension o...

BACKGROUND Myostatin negatively regulates muscle growth, and its inhibition by suitable proteins can increase muscle bulk and exercise performance. However, the reference values of serum myostatin in athletes performing strength training are still lacking. METHODS A cross-sectional study recruiting28 male collegiate athletes performing strength training and 29 age-matched normal controls was ...

In several low latitude countries, vitamin D deficiency is emerging as a public health issue. Adequate vitamin D is essential for bone health in rapidly growing children. In the Thai population, little is known about serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] status of infants and children. Moreover, the association between 25(OH)D and the biological active form of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)]2D...