Clinical Characterization and Frequencies of Acute and Chronic Complications in Diabetes

José Esteban Fernández-Gárate, Nelly Cisneros Gonzalez, Leticia Manuel-Apolinar, María Lourdes Basurto Acevedo, María Luisa Arellano Flores, Roberto Alejandro González and Jessie Nallely Zurita-Cruz

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the frequencies of chronic complications (micro- and macrovascular) in adult T2D patients of the Instituto..Veja mais»

Regulation of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF), an Insulin Resistance-Inducing Adipocytokine, in 3T3-L1 Adipocytes

Daisuke Ito, Kouichi Inukai, Takashi Sumita, Hiraku Ono, Shigehiro Katayama and Takuya Awata

Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF), secreted by adipocytes, was recently demonstrated to reduce insulin sensitivity and to possibly cause insulin resistance in obesity. I..Veja mais»

Atypical Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome with Acute Glomerulonephritis in a 15-Year-Old: A Case Report

Sneha Kenjale, Keta Vagha

Atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome is a rare type of thrombotic microangiopathy and one of the common causes of acute kidney injury or acute renal failure in paediatric age gro..Veja mais»

Treatment of Hyperglycaemia in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Primary Care Population Database in a Mediterranean Area (Catalonia, Spain)

Manel Mata-Cases, Dídac Mauricio, Irene Vinagre, Rosa Morros, Eduard Hermosilla, Francesc Fina, Magdalena Rosell-Murphy, Conxa Castell, Josep Franch-Nadal and Bonaventura Bolíbar

Aim: To analyse glycaemic control and antihyperglycaemic treatment in patients with varying duration of type 2 diabetes in a population-based database.

Methods: A cros..Veja mais»

Diffuse Necrotic Ulcerations Revealing Lepromatous Leprosy with Lucio's Phenomenon

Ousmane Faye, Adama Dicko, Bekaye Traoré, Siritio Berthé , Karim Coulibaly , Alimata Keita, Binta Guindo and Lassine Cissé

We report a 62-year-old farmer who consulted with multiple chronic wounds over his limbs and chest. Physical examination revealed multiple ulceration, madarosis and infiltration..Veja mais»

Cross-Platform Urine Metabolomics of Experimental Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes

Liesbet Temmerman, Alysha M De Livera, Jairus B Bowne, John R Sheedy, Damien L Callahan, Amsha Nahid, David P De Souza, Liliane Schoofs, Dedreia L Tull, Malcolm J McConville, Ute Roessner and John M Wentworth

Hyperglycemia causes diabetic nephropathy, a condition for which there are no specific diagnostic markers that predict progression to renal failure. Here we describe a multiplat..Veja mais»