Adrenal Cortisol Hyper-Responsiveness as a Possible Cause of Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk

Yadon Arad, Simcha Pollack, Marguerite Roth and Alan D Guerci

Introduction: Increased

cortisol

concentrations due to endogenous over-secretion or exogenous administration result in obesity, insulin resistance, and incre..Посмотреть больше»

A View on Renal Failure

Prasanna Kattekola

ARF is the condition where glomerular filtration decays suddenly (hours to days) and is normally reversible. As per the KDIGO standards in 2012, AKI can be determined to have any o..Посмотреть больше»

Phytoestrogenic Compounds and Their Synthetic Analogs, Contrary to Estradiol- 17b Stimulates Human Derived Female Cultured Bone Cells in Hyperglycemic Conditions

D. Somjen, S. Katzburg, S. Tamir, O. Sharon, D. Hendel and Y. Vaya

Cultured female- derived human osteoblasts (hObs) responded by different parameters to the phytoestrogens: daidzein (D), glabrene (Gla) and glabridin (Glb), to their synthetic d..Посмотреть больше»

Dysregulation of Zinc and Iron Balance in Adipose Tissue from Diabetic Sand Rats (Psammomys obesus)

Trine Maxel, Rasmus Pold, Agnete Larsen, Steen Bønløkke Pedersen, Dorthe Carlson, Bidda Rolin, Thóra Brynja Bödvarsdóttir, Sten Lund, Jørgen Rungby and Kamille Smidt

Background: In obesity, the distribution and metabolic function of adipose tissue are of vast importance for the risk of type 2 diabetes develo..Посмотреть больше»

The Best Use of Systemic Corticosteroids in the Intensive Care Units, Review

Mohammad S Abdallah, Ahmad F Madi and Muhammad A Rana

Corticosteroids are one of the most common medications that are used in the intensive care units (ICUs); corticosteroids are used for a variety of indications, including septic ..Посмотреть больше»

Multiple Keratoacanthomas Developing After Chronic Azathioprine Exposure: A Case Report

Serena X. Zhang*, Elizabeth A. Taylor, and Nicholas F. Logemann

Azathioprine is an immunosuppressive agent that poses an increased risk of developing squamous cell carcinomas to include the self-involuting squamous cell carcinoma variant, a ..Посмотреть больше»