objective: diabetic nephropathy is a major diabetes complication. arterial resistance index (ri) may predict deterioration in kidney function. this study was designed to compare renal arterial ri in different stages of renal function according to glomerular filtration rate (gfr), serum creatinine level and proteinuria. materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study on 81 diabetic patients in...

Serum from 74 female and 170 male patients with gonorrhoea and from 72 male and 123 female controls was tested for its ability to induce in gonococci resistance to complement mediated killing by human serum. We confirmed two findings of a previous survey: firstly, a higher percentage of serum samples from women suffering their first infection than from female controls induced high resistance; s...

Background: To investigate the association between serum lipoprotein levels and insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Methods: Twenty-five PCOS patients and twentyfive age-matched controls were enrolled in the study. Serum levels of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), fasting glucose (FBG), fasting insulin (FINS), serum triglycerides (TG)...

In chickens, colibacillosis is caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) via respiratory tract infection. Many virulence factors, including type 1 (F1A) and P (F11) fimbriae, curli, aerobactin, K1 capsule, and temperature-sensitive hemagglutinin (Tsh) and plasmid DNA regions have been associated with APEC. A strong correlation between serum resistance and virulence has been demonstrate...

Introduction: A few data are available about effect of resistance training on serum concentration of chemerin, a new adipokine, and cardio-metabolic risk factors in sedentary underweight men. However, being underweight and sedentary, both independently influence on health. The purpose of this study was to survey response of circulating levels of chemerin and some of cardio-metabolic risk factor...

Background: To determine the relationship between serum leptin and insulin resistance in obese Pakistani subjects. Methods: In this observational study fifty healthy obese and overweight subjects were selected by nonprobability convenience sampling. Age, sex, height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of subjects were recorded. Fasting plasma glucose, serum leptin and insulin were measured. Fifty...

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between insulin resistance, obesity and serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in healthy men with serum PSA level below 4 ng mL(-1). The men included in the study cohort were 11 827 healthy male employees of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., LTD who had undergone medical checkups including fasting glucose, fasting insulin a...