Effect of Dietary Betaine on Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors in Asian

Kirsti Tiihonen, Markku T Saarinen, Esa Alhoniemi, Nobuaki Mitsuya and Goro Yamaki

Objective: Betaine (trimethylglycine) is a naturally-occurring osmolyte and methyl donor with reported effects on liver metabolism. The aim of this study was to evaluate the saf..Veja mais»

Inhibition of Carbonic Anhydrase Results in Blood Lactate Accumulation (BLA) in STZ Induced Diabetic Rats

Ibrahim Salihu Ismail, Ameh, Danladi Amodu, Atawodi, Sunday Ene-ojoh Umar and Ismaila Alhaji

Carbonic anhydrase is a pH regulatory enzyme, whose inhibition leads to metabolic acidosis. We investigated whether carbonic anhydrase inhibition may be associa..Veja mais»

Market Analysis and Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Kyle Joseph

Assessment of Drought Recurrence in Somaliland: Causes, Impacts and Mitigations

Abdulkadir G

This paper presents a comprehensive review and analysis of the available climatological data and information on droughts to examine the major causes of droughts recurrence in So..Veja mais»

Fetal Programming of Renal Development?Influence of Maternal Smoking

Hui Chen, Ibrahim Al-Odat, Carol Pollock and Sonia Saad

Smoking is a known risk factor for non-communicable illness including pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. Smoking a..Veja mais»

Pancreatic Glucagon-Like Peptide 1: What is known?

Genevieve E Fava and Hongju Wu

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone encoded together with glucagon by the proglucagon gene. It has been widely accepted that GLP-1 and glucagon are derived fr..Veja mais»