Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am 2002 Dec;31(4):895-914
Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, Center of Human Nutrition, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
Chem Biol Interact 2022 Aug 6:110069. Epub 2022 Aug 6.
Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Redeemer's University, Ede, Osun state, Nigeria.
Drug-loaded nanoparticles are currently gaining attention due to their improved drug delivery properties. Apocynin, a natural polyphenolic compound, is a component of many plants. It has many medicinal and pharmacological properties. Read More
J Hypertens 2022 Sep;40(9):1841-1842
Department of Geriatric and Intensive Care Medicine, Careggi Hospital and University of Florence, Florence.
J Hypertens 2022 Sep;40(9):1840
Discipline of Life Science, School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University Australia, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Nutr Metab (Lond) 2022 Aug 8;19(1):54. Epub 2022 Aug 8.
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Peking University People's Hospital, No. 11, Xizhimen South Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100044, China.
Background: Leptin is a peptide hormone secreted by adipose tissue and is an important determinant of obesity and its complications. The purpose of this study was to establish sex- and body mass index (BMI)-specific reference intervals for serum leptin in a Chinese population and investigate the factors influencing leptin concentrations.Methods: Fasting serum leptin levels were assayed in 469 men and 773 women from randomly sampled Chinese residents. Read More
BMC Endocr Disord 2022 Aug 8;22(1):197. Epub 2022 Aug 8.
Department of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, No. 57, Changping Road, Shantou, 515041, China.
Background: Uric acid was found to have a positive correlation with thyroid nodules in the cross-sectional studies recently. We aimed to conduct a retrospective cohort study to investigate whether uric acid is a risk factor for the development of thyroid nodules.Methods: We reviewed the data of individuals who attended the medical check-ups in our hospital from 2010 to 2019. Read More