insulin resistance/protease

With the improvement and development of medical technology and concepts, the types, progression, and outcomes of critically ill patients have changed dramatically. More and more critically ill patients can successfully escape from the early critical state, and the outbreak of multiple organ failure

The optimal daily dose of metformin is thought to be 2000 mg, however patients with metformin intolerance cannot reach this target dose. Participate in this study are metformin intolerant. Metformin intolerant patients have been defined as those not able to be treated with the metformin daily dose

Metabolic and endocrine perturbations including insulin resistance, diabetes, and dyslipidemia have been of significant concern in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. HIV-infected individuals may be at risk of accelerated atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) and

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to atherosclerosis continues to be the leading single cause of death in industrialized countries. High serum lipid levels, and especially high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, have been demonstrated to strongly and directly correlate with CVD risks

Nearly immediately following the characterization of HIV, the metabolic disturbances in HIV-positive patients, particularly changes in insulin sensitivity, were reported. The chronic inflammation due to metabolic changes caused by HIV-Infection on one hand and the antiretroviral therapy (ART) itself

The mortality induced by HIV has dropped significantly due to effective antiretroviral therapy. Epidemiological data suggest a less than 5% 10-year mortality for patients treated with HAART. As a result of the reduction in early AIDS-related deaths, HIV has become a chronic disease manifesting the

Subjects and methods Listed elsewhere Intervention Listed elsewhere Clinical examination Each subject underwent a basic medical check-up with anthropometric examination (height (m), weight (kg), BMI (kg/m2), waist circumference (cm), waist-hip ratio). Body composition was measured using bioimpedance

There is a heavy burden of metabolic disease in hepatitis C infected populations Allison et al (1994) were the first to identify an interaction between chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and diabetes, demonstrating an increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes among HCV-infected patients

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to atherosclerosis continues to be the leading single cause of death in industrialized countries. High serum lipid levels, and especially high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, have been demonstrated to strongly and directly correlate with CVD risks

Study Objectives and Hypothesis Our objective is to determine whether HIV infected youth have higher level of endothelial dysfunction, as measured by Peripheral Arterial Tonometry, when compared to age matched healthy controls. We also aim to gather preliminary data on whether endoPAT measurements

A major change in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was initiated by the understanding that many women with this disorder compensate insulin resistance with a period of hypersecretion of insulin by the pancreatic ß-cell. In addition, women with PCOS have significantly higher basal

Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in individuals with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). Recent studies have linked vitamin D with the prevention and/or treatment of a wide range of diseases, including chronic lung diseases. Patients with chronic lung diseases appear to be at increased risk for vitamin D