relationship of salivary rankl and opg with periodontal disease in type 1 diabetic patients      dr. ghasemi m .,1 dr. sattari m., 2 dr. khamseh me., 3 dr. kavoli s. 4    1 associate professor, department of periodontics , school of dentistry, islamic azad university. tehran, iran .   2 associate professor, department of immunology , school of medicine, shahid beheshti university of medical sci...

background: the aim of this study was to determine if glycosylated hemoglobin is elevated in patients with chronic periodontitis who have not been diagnosed with diabetes and also to compare the hba1c levels that were obtained with lab and chairside test kit. materials and methods: a case control study was designed. glycosylated hemoglobin (hba1c) was assessed using a chairside kit and laborato...

recent studies suggested the role of white blood cells (wbcs) in the pathogenesis and complications of type 2 diabetes. increased wbc counts predict mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd). in this study alterations in wbc subpopulations in diabetic patients with non-dialysis dependent ckd are investigated. this was a cross-sectional study  on 376 participants, including   272 d...

mexico, like many low- and middle-income countries (lmics), faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases (ncds), specifically diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and lipid disorders. many people with these ncds may not be aware that they have a disease, pointing to the need for broader screening programs. the traditional prevention policy in mexico was based on screening with a paper-bas...

background contrast-induced nephropathy (cin) is one of the most important complications of angiography in patients with chronic kidney disease (ckd) or diabetes mellitus. the prevention of cin can decrease therapeutic costs and hospital stays. there is controversy in the literature over the preventive effect of statins on cin. objectives this study was designed to evaluate the preventive effec...

abstract introduction: diabetes is one of the most common endocrine diseases spreading rapidly in the world. diabetes complications are classified into acute and chronic. non-enzymatic glycosylation of body proteins such as hemoglobin and albumin is the main cause of pathogenesis in chronic complications of diabetes. protein glycosylation is an oxidative reaction. antioxidants such as vitamin c...

background the aim of this survey was to explore the baseline knowledge of the iranian community about chronic kidney disease (ckd) definition and its two main risk factors, i.e. diabetes and hypertension. this study also introduced a model of public education program with the purpose of reducing the incidence of ckd in high-risk groups and thereby decreasing the economic burden of ckd in iran....