Search results for "metabolism [Drosophila Proteins]"

showing 6 items of 56 documents

Extrahepatic Morbidity and Mortality of Chronic Hepatitis C

2015

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with several extra-hepatic manifestations. Patients with HCV may develop mixed cryoglobulinemia and its sequelae, ranging from cutaneous and visceral vasculitis to glomerulonephritis and B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. HCV-infected patients have increased rates of insulin resistance, diabetes and atherosclerosis, which may lead to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Neurologic manifestations of HCV infection include fatigue and cognitive impairment. The mechanisms causing the extra-hepatic effects of HCV infection are likely multifactorial and may include endocrine effects, HCV replication in extra-hepatic cells, or a heig…

VasculitisLymphomaGlomerulonephritis/epidemiology/virologyLymphoma/epidemiology/virologyHepatitis C virusAlpha interferonHepacivirusddc:616.07Cryoglobulinemia/epidemiology/virologymedicine.disease_causeAntiviral AgentsAntiviral Agents/administration & dosage/pharmacology/therapeutic useHepacivirus/drug effects/pathogenicityLiver diseasechemistry.chemical_compoundGlomerulonephritisDiabetes mellitusRibavirinmedicineHumansGlucose Metabolism Disorders/epidemiology/virologyInterferon alfaGlucose Metabolism Disordersddc:616Hepatologybusiness.industryHepatitis C Chronic/drug therapy/epidemiology/immunology/mortality/virologyRibavirinVasculitis/epidemiology/virologyGastroenterologyInterferon-alphavirus diseasesHepatitis C Chronicmedicine.diseaseCryoglobulinemiadigestive system diseasesCryoglobulinemiachemistryRibavirin/pharmacology/therapeutic useHCVImmunologyMorbiditybusinessVasculitisInterferon-alpha/pharmacology/therapeutic usemedicine.drugGastroenterology
researchProduct

Muscle Function Differences between Patients with Bulbar and Spinal Onset Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Does It Depend on Peripheral Glucose?

2021

Background: One of the pathogenic mechanisms of ALS disease is perturbed energy metabolism particularly glucose metabolism. Given the substantial difference in the severity and the prognosis of the disease, depending on whether it has a bulbar or spinal onset, the aim of the study was to determine metabolic differences between both types of ALS, as well as the possible relationship with muscle function. Materials and Methods: A descriptive, analytical, quantitative, and transversal study was carried out in hospitals and Primary Care centers in the region of Valencia, Spain. Fasting glucose and alkaline phosphatase (AP) levels in venous blood, muscle percentage, fat percentage, muscle streng…

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis:Chemicals and Drugs::Carbohydrates::Monosaccharides::Hexoses::Glucose [Medical Subject Headings]lcsh:Medicine:Psychiatry and Psychology::Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms::Behavior::Feeding Behavior::Fasting [Medical Subject Headings]DiseaseGastroenterology:Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans [Medical Subject Headings]0302 clinical medicineAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisglucosespinal onset ALS:Chemicals and Drugs::Enzymes and Coenzymes::Enzymes::Hydrolases::Esterases::Phosphoric Monoester Hydrolases::Alkaline Phosphatase [Medical Subject Headings]:Health Care::Health Care Facilities Manpower and Services::Health Facilities::Hospitals [Medical Subject Headings]0303 health sciences:Anatomy::Musculoskeletal System::Muscles [Medical Subject Headings]General MedicineVenous bloodFuerza muscular:Health Care::Health Services Administration::Patient Care Management::Comprehensive Health Care::Primary Health Care [Medical Subject Headings]PeripheralAlkaline phosphataseFosfatasa alcalinaalkaline phosphatasemedicine.medical_specialtyBarthel indexbulbar onset ALS:Diseases::Nervous System Diseases::Neurodegenerative Diseases::Motor Neuron Disease::Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis [Medical Subject Headings]Carbohydrate metabolismResistencia a la insulinaArticle03 medical and health sciences:Diseases::Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases::Metabolic Diseases::Glucose Metabolism Disorders::Hyperinsulinism::Insulin Resistance [Medical Subject Headings]Insulin resistance:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Physical Examination::Muscle Strength [Medical Subject Headings]Internal medicinemedicine030304 developmental biology:Geographical Locations::Geographic Locations::Europe::Spain [Medical Subject Headings]Muscle strengthbusiness.industrylcsh:RInsulin resistance:Phenomena and Processes::Metabolic Phenomena::Metabolism::Energy Metabolism [Medical Subject Headings]medicine.diseaseAtrofia muscular espinalGlucosa:Analytical Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Prognosis [Medical Subject Headings]businessEsclerosis amiotrófica lateral030217 neurology & neurosurgery
researchProduct

GLP-2 as Beneficial Factor in the Glucose Homeostasis in Mice Fed a High Fat Diet

2015

Glucagon like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is a gastrointestinal hormone released in response to dietary nutrients, which acts through a specific receptor, the GLP-2 receptor (GLP-2R). The physiological effects of GLP-2 are multiple, involving also the intestinal adaptation to high fat diet (HFD). In consideration of the well-known relationship between chronic HFD and impaired glucose metabolism, in the present study we examined if the blocking of the GLP-2 signaling by chronic treatment with the GLP-2R antagonist, GLP-2 (3-33), leads to functional consequences in the regulation of glucose metabolism in HFD-fed mice. Compared with animals fed standard diet (STD), mice at the 10th week of HFD showed hy…

endocrine systemmedicine.medical_specialtyPhysiologyPancreatic isletsInsulinmedicine.medical_treatmentdigestive oral and skin physiologyClinical BiochemistryCell BiologyBiologyCarbohydrate metabolismmedicine.diseaseGlucagonEndocrinologymedicine.anatomical_structureInsulin resistanceGlucose Metabolism DisorderInternal medicinemedicineGlucose homeostasisBeta cellhormones hormone substitutes and hormone antagonistsJournal of Cellular Physiology
researchProduct

The prevalence of the obesity in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis in Sicily populations

2010

medicine.medical_specialtyLipid Metabolism Disorderbusiness.industryBlood lipidsDermatologyOverweightmedicine.diseaseObesityInfectious DiseasesEndocrinologyPsoriasisDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinemedicinemedicine.symptomMetabolic syndromebusinessBody mass indexJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
researchProduct

Diagnostic efficacy of the fluorometric determination of enzyme activity for Pompe disease from dried blood specimens compared with lymphocytes-possi…

2009

Pompe disease is a rare, autosomal-recessive disorder which results from a defect in the lysosomal enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA). The onset of this disease is highly variable, with infantile types being the most severe. Traditionally, lymphocytes, fibroblasts or muscle biopsies were necessary for enzyme activity measurement, because these materials do not express maltase-glucoamylase (MGA) that interferes with the assay. Recently, acarbose was found to inhibit MGA activity selectively, so that dried blood became accessible for GAA assessment.To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of GAA measurement in dried blood specimens (DBSs) in comparison with lymphocytes. If DBSs provided reliable …

medicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsLymphocyteBiopsyNeonatal ScreeningInternal medicineBiopsyGeneticsmedicineHumansFalse Positive ReactionsFluorometryLymphocytesGenetics (clinical)Acarbosechemistry.chemical_classificationNewborn screeningmedicine.diagnostic_testbiologybusiness.industryGlycogen Storage Disease Type IIMusclesInfant NewbornReproducibility of Resultsalpha-GlucosidasesEnzyme replacement therapyFibroblastsHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationEnzyme assaymedicine.anatomical_structureEndocrinologyEnzymechemistryCarbohydrate Metabolism Disorderbiology.proteinFeasibility Studiesbusinessmedicine.drugJournal of inherited metabolic disease
researchProduct

Protrhombotic Effects of Contraceptives

2010

The use of oral contraceptives first became widespread some 40 years ago, and reports of an excess risk of cardiovascular disease among women who used these agents soon followed. Few drugs have been the object of such intensive epidemiological research, the outcome of which has provided clinicians with detailed information about risks not only of specific thrombotic diseases but also important non-contraceptive benefits from the pill. Recently, oral contraceptives have been classified by some according to "generation" (first, second, third, and most recently, fourth generation): first-generation formulations containing lynestrenol or norethindrone, second-generation formulations containing …

medicine.medical_specialtymedicine.drug_classLipid Metabolism DisordersMyocardial InfarctionPhysiologyGestodeneRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsDesogestrelInternal medicineDrug DiscoverymedicineHumansLevonorgestrelGlucose Metabolism DisordersVenous ThrombosisPharmacologyHemostasisbusiness.industryModels CardiovascularAtherosclerosisLipid MetabolismNorgestimateSettore MED/11 - Malattie Dell'Apparato CardiovascolareLynestrenolEndocrinologyEstrogenPillHypertensionFemaleRisk assessmentbusinessTrhombosis contraceptivesContraceptives Oralmedicine.drugCurrent Pharmaceutical Design
researchProduct