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24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring during Ramadan Fasting: A Three-Year Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Medical Center in Turkey. [PDF]
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)ABSTRACT Ramadan fasting involves prolonged daily abstinence from food and water and may affect blood pressure (BP) regulation, particularly in individuals with chronic conditions. Evidence focusing specifically on ambulatory BP characteristics during Ramadan remains limited.
Celik M +6 more
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Clinical and Translational Science, 2023 The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum albumin to serum creatinine ratio (sACR) and the prognosis of heart failure (HF).
Shiyang Li +4 more
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Plasma copeptin level in type 2 diabetic patients and its role in diabetic nephropathy
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023 Background Copeptin, the stable COOH-terminal portion of pre-provasopressin and a surrogate marker of vasopressin, was shown to be positively associated with the decline in kidney function in the general population.
Nevein Nabil El-Soudany +3 more
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Advancements in M protein interference in the clinical laboratory detection [PDF]
Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian, 2023 M protein is a unique immunoglobulin type that often affects the laboratory results of certain blood tests. The M protein interference exits in the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical process, seriously affecting the accuracy of tests.
PAN Xiaoyuan, SHI Hui, CAO Jijun, SHI Xinming, SHI Ce
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Alternative biomarkers for assessing glycemic control in diabetes: fructosamine, glycated albumin, and 1,5-anhydroglucitol [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2015 The growing attention to alternative glycemic biomarkers including fructosamine, glycated albumin (GA), 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG), is attributable to the limitations of the glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) assay. It is important to recognize the conditions
Ji-Eun Lee
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Pharmaceutics, 2022 The bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP7) is capable of inhibiting TGF-β/Smad3 signaling, which subsequently results in protecting the kidney from renal fibrosis, but its lower blood retention and osteogenic activity are bottlenecks for its clinical ...
Mei Takano +9 more
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Analysis of risk factors for progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2021 Introduction/Objective. The aim of the study was to examine the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN) in a prospective three-year period as well as to establish the risk factors for DN progression. Methods.
Kovačević Marijana +6 more
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PEGylated Human Serum Albumin: Review of PEGylation, Purification and Characterization Methods [PDF]
Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2016 Human serum albumin (HSA) is a non-glycosylated, negatively charged protein (Mw: about 65-kDa) that has one free cystein residue (Cys 34), and 17 disulfide bridges that these bridges have main role in its stability and longer biological life-time (15 to ...
Parvin Akbarzadehlaleh +4 more
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Blood Pressure, 2021 Purpose Hypertension commonly co-exists with diabetes mellitus (DM), and both are closely related to adverse health outcomes. The activation of aldosterone and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) may play important roles in this process. Therefore, we aim to
Mengyue Lin +8 more
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Evaluation of Glycated Albumin (GA) and GA/Hba1c Ratio for Diagnosis of Diabetes and Glycemic Control: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]
, 2017 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic high blood glucose concentrations (hyperglycemia). When it is left untreated or improperly managed, it can lead to acute complications including diabetic ketoacidosis and ...
Abdolrahim, Mojgan +6 more
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