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Postprandial hyperglycaemia is thought to increase inflammation in leucocytes. In the present study, we examined whether sucrose loading in rats with moderate postprandial hyperglycaemia induces the expression of cytokines in peripheral leucocytes and whether these inductions are suppressed by

The diagnosis of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is made from a combination of clinical and radiographic findings. There are no useful screening biochemical markers of intestinal injury. The serum concentration of cytosolic beta-glucosidase (CBG), an enzyme found primarily in enterocytes, is

Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, an animal model of type 2 diabetes mellitus, exhibit chronic and slowly progressive hyperglycemia with obesity. In this study, we examined whether dietary supplementation with the α-glucosidase inhibitor miglitol from the preonset stage improves

OBJECTIVE To assess the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α gene polymorphism relationship with seminal variables in fertile men (N) and those with asthenozoospermia (A), asthenoteratozoospermia (AT), and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia (OAT). METHODS A total of 50 infertile men without a female factor who

We measured the activity of a non-lysosomal alpha-glucosidase with pH optimum near 6.0 in serum from a wide variety of patients, using the fluorogenic substrate, 4-methylumbelliferyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside. Acutely ill patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) demonstrated significant increases in

First attempts to discriminate between tapping panel dryness (TPD) and bark necrosis (BN), two Hevea sp. bark diseases leading to the cessation of latex production, showed differences in latex biochemical characteristics (1). Further, contrary to TPD, BN is characterized by inner phloem necrosis

The green cocoon shell of a novel variety of silkworm, Bombyx mori, is rich in two types of quercetin and kaempferol flavonoids. The aim of this study was to identify these flavonoids in the ethanolic extract (EE) from green cocoons and develop EE applications in healthy foods. The

This study evaluated the efficacy of adding pioglitazone 30 mg to the therapy of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus whose glycaemic control was poor on an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (alpha-GI) alone or in combination with a sulphonylurea (SU). The patients (n = 20) had a HbA(1c) level between

Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) play an important role in the development and progression of atherosclerosis. Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha), a cytokine secreted by VSMCs and macrophages in atherosclerotic lesions, regulates a variety of cellular functions of inflammatory cells and

In this study, we examined the effects of switching from acarbose or voglibose to miglitol in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients for 3 months on gene expression of inflammatory cytokines/cytokine-like factors in peripheral leukocytes and on glucose fluctuations. We enrolled 47 Japanese patients with

N-Acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, beta-galactosidase, beta-glucosidase, acid and alkaline phosphatase were monitored in urine kidney homogenates and serum of rats with papillary damage induced with ethyleneimine. Serum urea levels, total protein in the urine and urine volume were monitored throughout

Both recombinant tumor necrosis factor (rTNF) and recombinant interleukin 1 (rIL-1) are able to mediate vascular collapse and death in a previously described murine model, using galactosamine to enhance the toxicity of these cytokines. Unexpectedly, both acid-treated tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and

Plant class I glucan endo-1,3-beta-glucosidases (beta-1,3-glucanase; 1,3-beta-D-glucan glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.39) have been implicated in development and defense against pathogen attack. Nevertheless, beta-1,3-glucanase deficiencies generated by antisense transformation of Nicotiana sylvestris

Harpagide (1) and harpagoside (2) are two iridoid glycosides existing in many medicinal plants. Although they are believed to be the main bioactive compounds related to the anti-inflammatory efficacy of these plants, the mechanisms of their anti-inflammatory activities remain unclear. The results of

Zika virus (ZIKV), a vector-borne virus of the family Flaviviridae, continues to spread and remains a significant global public health threat. Currently, there are no approved vaccines or antivirals against ZIKV. We investigated the anti-ZIKV ability of three iminosugars with endoplasmic