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Chinese people; autoantibodies; blood serum; body mass index; confidence interval; creatinine; drinking water; females; iodine; medical history; odds ratio; pregnant women; questionnaires; regression analysis; risk factors; statistical models; thyroglobulin; thyroid hormones; urine
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... In recent decades, the prevalence of thyroid nodules (TNs) has steadily increased in pregnant women. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate associations between TNs and iodine intake in pregnant women. From March 2016 to May 2017, serum and spot urine samples, as well as demographic data and medical history, were collected from 2353 pregnant women. Urine iodine concentration (UIC) and creatini ...
creatinine; excretion; men; protein intake; standard deviation; t-test; urea nitrogen; urine; women; Japan
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... In this study, we hypothesized that spot urine can be used to predict protein intake at both group and individual levels. Participants (n = 369) of this study were recruited from all 47 prefectures in Japan. Sex-specific formulas were developed based on the ratio of urea nitrogen to creatinine concentration obtained from 3 spot urine samples. Validity of the formulas was examined against two 24-ho ...
C-reactive protein; World Health Organization; advanced glycation end products; at-risk population; blood pressure; body fat; body mass index; creatinine; fasting; glucose; glucose tolerance; glucose tolerance tests; glycation; glycohemoglobin; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; insulin; insulin resistance; islets of Langerhans; men; metabolic syndrome; nutrition risk assessment; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin D-binding protein; vitamin status; women; Netherlands
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... A putative causal relationship between vitamin D status and glucose metabolism and a direct effect of vitamin D on cardiac autonomic function (CAF) have been suggested. We hypothesized that vitamin D binding protein (DBP), as a transporter of vitamin D, might also influence CAF and the overall metabolic risk. The present study aims to assess the relationship between DBP and CAF and metabolic statu ...
... High fructose intake has been shown to increase circulating alanine transaminase in humans, which could reflect damage to the liver by fructose but could also be linked to higher level of transamination of amino acids in liver. Therefore, we hypothesized that a diet with high content of fructose would affect the amino acid composition in rat plasma and urine differently from a diet with high sucro ...
... Atherosclerosis, a common cause of atherosclerotic vascular diseases, is associated with several risk factors including hyperhomocysteinemia, and vitamin B12 and folate are involved in homocysteine metabolism; thus, serum folate and vitamin B12 status may be associated with the risk of atherosclerotic vascular diseases mediated by homocysteine plasma concentrations. Therefore, we hypothesized that ...
amino acid sequences; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; animal models; blood serum; casein; creatinine; fish protein hydrolysate; glucose; herring; kidneys; obesity; peptides; peptidyl-dipeptidase A; protein content; rats; raw materials; renal failure; renal function; salmon; urine; whey
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... The use of angiotensin-I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is a common strategy for treating kidney disease. Several amino acid sequences with ACE inhibiting activity are identified in filet and rest raw material from various species of fish, and fish protein hydrolysates could be of interest for possible treatment or prevention of kidney disease.Therefore, we hypothesized that protein hydrolysat ...
Vaccinium myrtillus; albumins; aspartate transaminase; bilberries; blood pressure; body mass index; cardiovascular diseases; creatinine; death; gamma-glutamyltransferase; glucose; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; human health; lifestyle; lipid composition; liver; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; magnesium; men; risk factors; risk reduction; triacylglycerols; women
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... Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death, and lifestyle modification, including dietary changes, is recommended to improve this condition. In this study, regular consumption of bilberries was hypothesized to have beneficial effects on CVD risk reduction, by changes in human health indicators such as decreasing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglycerides (TGs ...
... We previously reported that dietary resistant starch (RS) type 2 prevented proteinuria and promoted vitamin D balance in type 2 diabetic (T2D) rats. Here, our primary objective was to identify potential mechanisms that could explain our earlier observations. We hypothesized that RS could promote adiponectin secretion and regulate the renin-angiotensin system activity in the kidney. Lean Zucker rat ...
Adriano M. de Assis; Anderson Rech; Aline Longoni; Maurílio da Silva Morrone; Matheus A. de Bittencourt Pasquali; Marcos L.S. Perry; Diogo O. Souza; José C.F. Moreira
... Renal dysfunction is a severe complication that is caused by diabetes mellitus. Many factors associate the progression of this complication with high levels of proinflammatory and pro-oxidant substances, such as advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which form a heterogeneous group of compounds that can accumulate in tissues such as retinas, joints, and kidneys. The hypothesis of this study is t ...
C-reactive protein; acid deposition; adiponectin; adiposity; adults; blood lipids; body mass index; cardiovascular diseases; chronic diseases; comorbidity; correlation; creatinine; electrolytes; enzymes; glucose; high density lipoprotein cholesterol; insulin; kidneys; leptin; linoleic acid; liver; liver function; low density lipoprotein cholesterol; metabolic syndrome; metabolism; obesity; phospholipids; therapeutics; triacylglycerols
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... Dysregulation of adipose hormones in obesity has been associated with the hastened development of metabolic syndrome and associated chronic disease sequalae including cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus. This study aims to identify common biochemical and anthropometric markers that impact adipose hormones, including adiponectin and leptin. Based on previous literature, it was hypot ...
... Natural products, such as fermented soybeans, have been used to treat various physical conditions, including cancer. MB-6 is a botanical preparation composed of fermented soybean extract, green tea extract, Antrodia camphorata mycelia, spirulina, grape seed extract, and curcumin extract. Based on this, we hypothesized that MB-6 would increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy in patients with colo ...
... Diabetic nephropathy is a complication of diabetes mellitus leading to end-stage renal disease. Oxidative stress and inflammation play a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy. Green tea, known for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, has been shown to be renoprotective. We hypothesized that (+)-catechin (CTN), a component of green tea, is responsible for the renoprote ...
adjuvants; animals; body weight changes; cholesterol; clinical trials; creatinine; glycemic control; hemoglobin; high density lipoprotein; hospitals; hypoglycemic agents; low density lipoprotein; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; patients; resveratrol; risk factors; risk reduction; systolic blood pressure; urea nitrogen; India
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... Resveratrol is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound. Numerous animal studies have been reported on its wide-ranging beneficial effects in the biological system including diabetes mellitus (DM). We hypothesized, therefore, that oral supplementation of resveratrol would improve the glycemic control and the associated risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The present c ...
Blacks; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; Whites; adults; albumins; alcohols; body mass index; confidence interval; creatinine; educational status; glomerular filtration rate; homeostasis; insulin resistance; models; odds ratio; physical activity; races; smoke; vitamin D; waist circumference
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... We tested the hypothesis that racial differences in vitamin D levels are associated with racial disparities in insulin resistance between blacks and whites. Among 3628 non-Hispanic black and white adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2001 to 2006, we examined the association between race and insulin resistance using the homeostasis assessment model for insulin resist ...
... Oxidative stress is involved in the development and progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN). Because Trigonella foenum graecum has been reported to have antidiabetic and antioxidative effects, we hypothesized that T foenum graecum seed aqueous extract (TE) restores the kidney function of diabetic rats via its antioxidant activity. Rats were fed diets enriched with sucrose (50%, wt/wt), lard (30%, ...
children; creatinine; folic acid; gas chromatography; homocysteine; mass spectrometry; urine
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... Significant differences in homocysteine levels in the urine of autistic children are observed. We hypothesized that vitamin supplementation might reduce the level of urinary homocysteine. To rationalize such a hypothesis, analyses were performed using the gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method. The homocysteine level in the urine of autistic children was measured twice: (1) before vitamin sup ...
children; creatinine; dicarboxylic acids; diet; energy; excretion; gas chromatography; information sources; magnesium; mass spectrometry; metabolism; pyridoxine; riboflavin; urine
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... Urinary dicarboxylic acids are an important source of information about metabolism and potential problems especially connected with energy production, intestinal dysbiosis, and nutritional individuality in autistic children. A diet rich in vitamins and macroelements is a new idea of intervention in autism. The objective of the present study was to test the hypothesis that vitamin B2, vitamin B6, a ...
... Many herbal medicines have been recommended for the treatment of diabetes. The antidiabetic effect of fenugreek ethanolic extract (Trigonella-foenum graecum L) was investigated in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Oral administration of fenugreek extract (0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 g/kg body weight) for 14 days on the level of serum glucose, total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, urea, uric ac ...
... Zinc is an essential micronutrient that is directly involved in the physiology of insulin, and zinc metabolism could play a role in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus and its complications. On the other hand, low zinc absorption and hyperzincuria in diabetic animals and humans have indicated that diabetics are more susceptible to zinc deficiency. This study was designed to compare zinc metaboli ...
... The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of protein restriction on muscle, liver and plasma IGF-1 levels, and to analyze some protein and carbohydrate metabolism patterns. The experiment was carried out over period of 16 days. Male adult rats were divided into three groups: a control group (C) receiving a 12% casein diet, a group receiving a protein-free diet (A) and a protein-f ...
... Two cases of nutritional rickets of different etiology are described. Both were girls of Albanian origin. The first was a 10-month old girl born at full term who was presented with convulsions. Laboratory investigations revealed hypocalcemia (Ca 1.68 mmol/L), hypophosphatemia (Pi 0.52 mmol/L), high total alkaline phosphatase (ALP 579 IU/L) and rachitic lesions on the wrist and knees. Serum 25-hydr ...
... Weanling rats fed a lipotropic-deficient diet (LDD) may develop acute renal failure with morphological features that vary from focal tubular necrosis to widespread cortical necrosis and eventually reparative changes. The type of lipid in the diet influences the development of renal necrosis. The aim of this work was to study the effect of dietary menhaden oil on the development of acute renal fail ...
... In order to study the effect of low protein content in maternal diet on kidney development of pups, Wistar female rats were fed isocaloric diets containing 4%, 8% or 20% protein throughout pregnancy and transferred to a commercial diet during lactation. Birth weight of pups was significantly lower (p < 0.05) only when mothers were fed 4% protein diet. Offspring of the 3 groups of dams were weaned ...