• Six phenotypes were observed as a result of two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at amino acid positions 112 and 158. (dovepress.com)
  • Although diabetic nephropathy, neuropathy and retinopathy are the most common microvascular complications of hyperglycemia, it also affects choroid plexus. (scialert.net)
  • Protective Effects of Lithospermic Acid B on Diabetic Nephropathy in OLETF Rats Comparing with Amlodipine and Losartan. (e-dmj.org)
  • We examined the effects of LAB on the prevention of diabetic nephropathy compared with amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, and losartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, in Otsuka Long-Evans-Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, an animal model of type 2 diabetes. (e-dmj.org)
  • CONCLUSION: These results suggest that LAB has beneficial effects on the diabetic nephropathy in OLETF rats by decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation as potent as losartan. (e-dmj.org)
  • Activation of NF-kappaB and AP-1 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Isolated from Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy. (e-dmj.org)
  • In recent years, variants of COL4A1 have been observed in a spectrum of brain malformations, such as autosomal dominant porencephaly, schizencephaly, intracranial calcifications, small vessel disease causing strokes and cerebral hemorrhages, and hereditary angiopathy with nephropathy, aneurysms, and muscle cramps (HANAC syndrome). (cusabio.com)
  • In vivo Corneal Confocal Microscopy and Nerve Growth Factor in Diabetic Microvascular Complications. (e-dmj.org)
  • Moreover, NGFs and receptors are also expressed in retina and renal mesangial cells, suggesting their possible role in the common pathogenesis of diabetic microvascular complications. (e-dmj.org)
  • CONCLUSION: Our results provide a possibility of using novel tools, IVCCM and NGF, as common diagnostic tools for diabetic microvascular complications, but it should be followed by a large population study. (e-dmj.org)
  • citation needed] Parallel direction of fibers in Type I Depending on genetic and nongenetic factors including alterations in gene expression, splice variations, post-translational modifications, and the chain-specific assembly of particular α-chains, different organs can be affected during their development and in the adult life span. (wikipedia.org)
  • Impact on Longevity of Genetic Cardiovascular Risk and Lifestyle including Red Meat Consumption, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. (ircabral.com)
  • Hypertension and longevity: role of genetic polymorphisms in renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and endothelial nitric oxide synthase. (ircabral.com)
  • Genetic association study between T-786C NOS3 polymorphism and essential hypertension in an Algerian population of the Oran city. (cdc.gov)
  • Impact on Longevity of Genetic Cardiovascular Risk and Lifestyle including Red Meat Consumption. (cdc.gov)
  • The genetic risk for hypertension is lower among the Hungarian Roma population compared to the general population. (cdc.gov)
  • Genetic polymorphisms, increasing age and environmental cues are recognized to be primary risk factors. (maxwellmagneticmeds.co.za)
  • Association of Aquaporin-3, Aquaporin-7, NOS3 and CYBA polymorphisms with hypertensive disorders in women. (ircabral.com)
  • High levels of chemerin associated with variants in the NOS3 and APOB genes in rural populations of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevalence of IGFBP3, NOS3 and TCF7L2 polymorphisms and their association with hypertension: a population-based study with Brazilian women of African descent. (cdc.gov)
  • We aimed at developing ELISA for AGE10 quantification, determining whether AGE10 is present in diabetic patients (n = 82), and evaluating its association with diabetic complications. (bvsalud.org)
  • Diabetic microvasular complications, which are considered as an important group of hyperglycemia imperfections, caused by increased endothelial permeability and can progress to severe impairments in several organs. (scialert.net)
  • Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) has recently been shown to be over-expressed in kidney, myocardium and aorta in diabetic animals, implicating CTGF role in the pathogenesis of both microvascular and macrovascular diabetic complications ( Brownlee, 2001 ). (scialert.net)
  • The most pronounced deterioration of diurnal arterial stiffness indicators in the group of comorbid patients with EAH and SН, as well as the excess of vascular age over chronological and reliable correlation with the comorbidity index, revealed during the study, suggests an assessment of these indicators in patients with cardioendocrine pathology to assess the true risk cardiovascular complications and the selection of adequate therapy. (orscience.ru)
  • Differences in the genotype frequencies of genes related to blood pressure regulation - a comparative study between South-West Europe and Peri-equatorial Africa, 2021. (ircabral.com)
  • DNA methylation of hypertension-related genes and effect of riboflavin supplementation in adults stratified by genotype for the MTHFR C677T polymorphism. (cdc.gov)
  • They offer utility in the assessment of hypertensive phenotypes, in cardiovascular risk prediction, and as surrogate endpoints in clinical trials. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Interrelation of cardiovascular risk factors with high albuminury among patients with arterial hypertension living in Mountain Shoriya. (cdc.gov)
  • Hypertension is associated with a variant in the RARRES2 gene in populations of Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil: a cross-sectional study. (cdc.gov)
  • It is not unusual for patients with type 1 diabetes to present with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). (medscape.com)
  • [ 2 ] However, in patients at high risk (eg, those who have first-degree relatives with type 1 diabetes), it may be appropriate to perform annual screening for anti-islet antibodies before the age of 10 years, along with 1 additional screening during adolescence. (medscape.com)
  • The wound swabs from ten patients diagnosed with diabetic foot ulcers were collected and 32 clinical strains comprising 22 bacterial species were obtained. (bvsalud.org)
  • Although in all diabetic patients, GFR is initially normal or mildly elevated with no histological alterations, it progresses to produce thick glomerular basement membrane and expand to mesangial, followed by high glomerular capillary pressure and microalbuminuria. (scialert.net)
  • Asymmetric Dimethylarginine (ADMA) and Symmetric Dimethylarginine (SDMA) Concentrations in Patients with Obesity and the Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). (cdc.gov)
  • We plan to examine corneal structures of diabetic patients and compare IVCCM with conventional tools and analyze their serum and tear NGF levels. (e-dmj.org)
  • METHODS: IVCCM, nerve conduction velocity (NCV), and serum, urine, and tear samplings were done to 42 diabetic patients. (e-dmj.org)
  • There are six human genes associated with it: COL4A1, COL4A2, COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5, COL4A6 Type IV collagen is a type of collagen that is responsible for providing a scaffold for stability and assembly. (wikipedia.org)
  • The COL4A1-VEGFD fusion leads to production of mature VEGFD after proteolytic processing, which may act as an autocrine growth factor for tumour cells. (cusabio.com)
  • Targeting APOE may be a potential approach for diagnosis, risk assessment, prevention, and treatment of various neurodegenerative and cardiovascular diseases in humans. (dovepress.com)
  • It is becoming increasingly clear that, particularly for chronic neurodegenerative disorders occurring late in life, a complex combination of risk factors can initiate disease development and modify proteins that have a physiological function into ones with pathological roles via a number of defined mechanisms (Moreno-Gonzalez and Soto, 2011). (maxwellmagneticmeds.co.za)
  • Endothelial dysfunction in asthma: eNOS, iNOS and ACE polymorphisms. (ircabral.com)
  • Although all diabetic cells are exposed to elevated levels of plasma glucose, hyperglycemic damage is limited to those cell types that are unable to down regulate glucose transport into the cell (e.g., endothelial cells), leading to intra-cellular hyperglycemia ( Brownlee, 2001 ). (scialert.net)
  • single nucleotide polymorphism-DNA sequence variations with a single nucleotide (adenine, thymine, cytosine, or guanine) in the genome sequence altered. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In vivo corneal confocal microscopy (IVCCM) is being recognized as a non-invasive, early diagnostic tool for diabetic neuropathy, for it provides a clear image of corneal subbasal nerve plexus in detail. (e-dmj.org)
  • Nerve growth factors (NGF) are believed to regulate peripheral and central nervous system, neuronal differentiation, and regeneration of damaged nerves, and their role in diabetic neuropathy is being emphasized these days. (e-dmj.org)
  • and a review of the expanding list of age-associated diseases for which K2 insufficiency is being revealed to be an important contributing factor. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • method of using measured variation in genes of known function to examine the causal effect of a modifiable exposure on disease. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We furthermore examine genes and polymorphisms relevant to each technique. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway is a multifunctional cytokine and plays important roles in regulating cell proliferation, cell cycle, differentiation, migration, and apoptosis in a broad spectrum of tissues [ 12 ]. (degruyter.com)
  • Diagnostic usefulness of insulin-like growth factor 1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 in children with suspected pituitary dwarfism. (edu.pl)
  • We evaluate the efficacy of antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy (APDT) for inactivating a variety of antibiotic-resistant clinical strains from diabetic foot ulcers. (bvsalud.org)
  • The association of Intron 4 VNTR and Glu298Asp polymorphisms of the nitric oxide synthetase 3 gene and vasculogenic erectile dysfunction in Turkish men. (cdc.gov)
  • Identification of miRNA-regulated targeting genes is important for understanding their specific biological functions [ 11 ]. (degruyter.com)
  • complete set of exons present in an organism which accounts for all the coding regions of genes present. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Screening for type 1 diabetes in asymptomatic low-risk individuals is not recommended. (medscape.com)
  • This is the only collagen type that is encoded by six different genes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Lithospermic acid B (LAB), an active component isolated from Salvia miltiorrhizae, has been reported to have renoprotective effects in type 1 and type 2 diabetic animal models. (e-dmj.org)
  • LAB treatment decreased levels of renal lipid peroxidation, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-beta1). (e-dmj.org)
  • Optimal diabetic control requires frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose levels, which allows rational adjustments in insulin doses. (medscape.com)
  • Its elevation was associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), obesity, hyperlipidemia, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) but not with diabetic control or microand macroangiopathy, except for atherosclerotic plaques formation in carotid arteries. (bvsalud.org)
  • Long term diabetes and poor glycemic control are the most important risk factors for DN development ( DCCT Research Group, 1993 ). (scialert.net)
  • Interaction between HFE and haptoglobin polymorphisms and its relation with plasma glutathione levels in obese children. (ircabral.com)
  • We showed previously that cytoplasmic release of mtDNA activates the cGAS STING TBK1 pathway resulting in interferon-stimulated gene (ISG) expression that promotes antiviral immunity4. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • Here, we find that persistent mtDNA stress is not associated with basally activated NF-κB signalling or interferon gene expression typical of an acute antiviral response. (regenerativemedicine.net)
  • We explore the relative influence of participant genetics, with reference to large-scale genomic studies, population-based cohorts, and candidate gene studies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The calculation of vascular age was carried out according to the Framingham SCORE risk scale modified according to D'Agostino. (orscience.ru)
  • Psychosocial and Neurocognitive Factors Associated With Hepatitis C - Implications for Future Health and Wellbeing. (ircabral.com)