Carnitine plays essential roles in energy production, oxidative stress and glucose metabolism. This study was planned to determine serum total L-carnitine levels non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).There were 27 PCOS 30 healthy, age- body mass index (BMI) matched controls evaluated this controlled clinical study. Serum lipid sub-fractions, fasting glucose, insulin other hormones (gonadotrophins, androgens) measured. Homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR) used estimate...

Abnormal expression of cellular adhesion molecules may be related to endothelial dysfunction, a key feature in chronic heart failure. This study compares the effects 10-wk supervised moderate-intensity continuous aerobic exercise (CAE) and intermittent (IAE) programs on markers damage, disease severity, functional metabolic status, quality-of-life failure patients.Fifty-seven patients between 41 81 yrs with New York Heart Association class II-III left ventricular ejection fraction 35%-55%...

An association between skin tags and insulin resistance, obesity, impaired carbohydrate lipid metabolism has been suggested. However, there still is a need for comprehensive controlled clinical studies. We aimed to evaluate the atherogenic risk factors in patients with tags. Thirty-six who were admitted dermatology department 22 healthy controls included this study. Possible subjects taking systemic drugs or had disease that may be associated abnormalities excluded from All measurements...

Serum lipoperoxidation products such as malondialdehyde (MDA) reflect oxidative stress. There are contradictory results addressing the levels of in chronic phase ischemic stroke. In present study, we aimed to determine serum MDA stroke patients 6 months after cerebrovascular accident. We also compared two major groups with resulting from small vessel and large diseases, respectively. thirty-eight who had (19 atherothrombotic 19 lacunar infarction) 30 healthy volunteers were measured. While...

The objective of this study was to measure associations circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) levels with anthropometric abdominal fat distribution in overweight or obese postmenopausal women.One hundred eight were evaluated. Demographic measurements done. Serum IL-6, TNF-alpha, glucose, insulin measured. Insulin resistance calculated by using homeostasis model assessment-insulin (HOMA-IR). assessment performed ultrasonography. Statistical analysis made...

Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in chronic kidney (CKD) patients. The main underlying reason inflammation. In CKD, interleukin-6 and hypersensitive C-reactive protein are known to be used for evaluation inflammation serum levels increase with decreased creatinine clearance. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) hepcidin also considered effective assessment inflammatory conditions. possible interactions NGAL markers CKD patients including transplants, which have...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect mud compress (MC) therapy compared hot pack (HP) on cartilage destruction and subchondral bone alterations detected by urine levels C telopeptide fragment collagen type-II (uCTX-II) in patients with knee os teoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Fifty-nine between 49-74 years age bilateral OA divided into 2 groups. Twenty-five (16 females, 9 males) 34 (22 13 were given HP versus local natural organic mineral-rich MC respectively...

Right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) with myocardial damage may lead to fatal complications in patients acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Cytoplasmic heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (HFABP) and the N-terminal fragment of its prohormone (NT-proBNP) are sensitive specific biomarkers damage. We evaluated RVD cardiac for short-term mortality PE.We analyzed 41 (24 females, 17 males) confirmed PE prospective. Three groups (massive, submassive, non-massive) were defined, based on systemic...

Several prospective epidemiological studies have demonstrated that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and plasma homocysteine (hcy) are predictors of future coronary events among healthy men women. The aim the present study was therefore to investigate a possible relationship between hsCRP, hcy levels body mass index (BMI), relative weight (RW), serum leptin levels, cardiovascular risk factors in obese children adolescents.The involved 28 adolescents (13 girls, 15 boys; BMI>95 per...

A low-grade systemic inflammation is concomitant in diabetes. There a pathophysiological relation between gestational diabetes mellitus and type 2 mellitus, which was further supported by significantly elevated risk of women with history previous mellitus. We investigated the expressed as C-reactive protein non-obese pregnant women. This study included 20 30 without control group. The body mass index all subjects were < 25 kg/m2. During 26-28 weeks 100-g oral glucose tolerance test performed...

Aim: VCAM-1 and ICAM-1 are two important members of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily adhesion molecules, their potential role as biomarkers diagnosis, severity prognosis cardiovascular disease has been investigated in a number clinical studies.The aim present study was to determine relationship between circulating levels aortic stiffness patients referred for echocardiographic examination.Methods: Aortic distensibility determined by echocardiography using systolic diastolic diameters 63...