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Ulrich Mrowietz, Felix Lauffer, Wiebke Sondermann, Sascha Gerdes, Philipp Sewerin
BACKGROUND: Psoriasis was long regarded as an inflammatory disease limited to the skin. Data from dermatologic, rheumatologic and cardiologic research now show it to be a systemic disease, for which the term psoriatic disease is used. METHODS: This paper is based on a selective literature search with special attention to the findings of clinical trials and other current publications, as well as the recommendations of international guidelines. RESULTS: Immunologically mediated inflammation of the skin, arteries, bones, and joints is a central feature of psoriatic disease...
June 28, 2024: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
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Mohamed Ahmed Samy Kohla, Ahmed El Fayoumi, Eman Abdel Sameea, Maha Elsabaawy, Rasha Abdelhafiz Aly, Sally Waheed, Mina Gerges, Medhat Assem Mahrous
BACKGROUND: Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis are intimately linked to insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Transient elastography (TE) and point shear wave elastography (pSWE) were used to measure liver stiffness in patients who met the ultrasound criteria for steatotic liver diseases (SLD). This study compared two methods for estimating liver stiffness in patients with SLD, which in turn correlated with liver fibrosis. METHOD: Ultrasound B-mode imaging was used to identify SLD...
April 24, 2024: Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine
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Fikreab Desta, Selamawit Mengesha, Fanuel Belayneh, Demelash Woldeyohannes, Yohannes Tekalegn, Demisu Zenbaba, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Dejene Hailu
BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the main contributor to the morbidity and mortality of patients with cardiovascular disease. Even though hypertension is very common in comorbid type 2 diabetic patients, it is frequently overlooked. This study aimed to assess blood pressure control and its associated factors among hypertension comorbid type 2 diabetic patients in Bale Zone public hospitals in Southeast Ethiopia. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A hospital-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among hypertension comorbid type 2 diabetic patients...
2024: International Journal of Hypertension
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Mackenzie Kelly, Thomas Huff, Kathryn Schabel, Jung Yoo, Elizabeth Lieberman, Ryland Kagan
BACKGROUND: The impact of amphetamine abuse on total hip arthroplasty (THA) outcomes has yet to be studied. As the rates of methamphetamine abuse continue to rise, understanding the risk profile of this population is imperative. This study aims to determine the risk of major surgical and medical complications for those with amphetamine abuse undergoing THA, with the hypothesis that amphetamine abuse carries increased risk. METHODS: A retrospective review was performed with all-claims data files of a large national database querying International Classification of Disease, tenth revision, procedure codes identifying 333,038 primary THA, and 1027 with active amphetamine abuse...
June 2024: Arthroplasty Today
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Khaled Ahmed Baagar, Amna Sadiq, Adeel Ahmad Khan, Zeinab Dabbous, Zaina Rohani
BACKGROUND: The somatostatin analog, pasireotide, is used for the treatment of acromegaly after the failure of surgery and/or first-line medical treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old male reported that during a workup for obesity in his home country, hyperprolactinemia was diagnosed and a 3.5 × 3.5 cm pituitary macroadenoma was identified on pituitary MRI. He received cabergoline for 6 months; then he was lost to follow-up. He presented at our Endocrine clinic 2 years later for treatment of obesity (BMI 49...
2024: Qatar Medical Journal
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Stewart G Trost, Caroline O Terranova, Denise S K Brookes, Li Kheng Chai, Rebecca A Byrne
BACKGROUND: The development of validated "fit-for-purpose" rapid assessment tools to measure 24-hour movement behaviours in children aged 0-5 years is a research priority. This study evaluated the test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the open-ended and closed-ended versions of the Movement Behaviour Questionnaire for baby (MBQ-B) and child (MBQ-C). METHODS: 300 parent-child dyads completed the 10-day study protocol (MBQ-B: N = 85; MBQ-C: N = 215)...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Oriana Moro, Umberto Albert, Elide Francesca De Caro, Silvia Palmisano, Manuela Mastronardi, Lisa Di Blas
PURPOSE: The main research aim was to inspect whether pre-operative body shape concerns and discomfort as Body Shape Questionnaire (BSQ) scores moderate post-operative weight loss trajectory in bariatric patients. METHODS: Two studies were conducted. Study 1 analyzed cross-sectional data and verified the structural validity of the 34-item BSQ questionnaire on a sample of 327 candidates for bariatric surgery. Study 2 examined longitudinal data, with objective Body Mass Index (BMI) recorded every 6 months, from surgery intervention on, with 5 measurement occasions, from 111 patients who initially completed BSQ as bariatric surgery candidates and then underwent periodic medical post-operative follow-ups, over 2 years...
April 24, 2024: Eating and Weight Disorders: EWD
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Xi Gu, Fanfan Zhu, Ping Gao, Ying Shen, Leiqun Lu
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is regarded as an important risk factor for obesity-related diseases. The results of the association between VAT and total testosterone (TT) are controversial and whether this association is nonlinear is still unknown. 3971 male participants who were aged 20-59 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2011-2016 were included. VAT area was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. TT in serum was assessed utilizing the isotope dilution liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry technique...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Impotence Research
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Piero Portincasa, Gyorgy Baffy
The medical term nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) was coined in 1986 for a condition that has since become the most prevalent liver disorder worldwide. In the last 3 years, the global professional community launched 2 consecutive efforts to purge NAFLD from the medical dictionary and recommended new terms based on disease pathophysiology rather than distinction from similar conditions featuring liver steatosis. A consensus by renowned clinical scholars primarily residing in the Asian-Pacific region introduced metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) as a new name to replace NAFLD in 2020...
April 22, 2024: European Journal of Internal Medicine
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J Christoph Katthagen, Michael J Raschke, Karen Fischhuber, Janette Iking, Ursula Marschall, Julia Sussiek, Andreas Faldum, Josef Stolberg-Stolberg, Jeanette Köppe
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the frequency and results of conservative treatment of proximal humerus fractures in older individuals. METHODS: Billing data of the BARMER health insurance carrier for all patients of age 65 and above with proximal humerus fractures in the years 2005-2021 were retrospectively analyzed with multivariable Cox regression models, taking account of the patients' age, sex, and comorbidity profiles. The defined primary endpoints were overall survival (OS), major adverse events (MAE), thromboembolic events (TE), and complications of surgery or of trauma...
June 28, 2024: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
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Joost M Lambooij, Tamar Tak, Arnaud Zaldumbide, Bruno Guigas
Obesity-induced chronic low-grade inflammation, also known as metaflammation, results from alterations of the immune response in metabolic organs and contributes to the development of fatty liver diseases and type 2 diabetes. The diversity of tissue-resident leukocytes involved in these metabolic dysfunctions warrants an in-depth immunophenotyping in order to elucidate disease etiology. Here, we present a 30-color, full spectrum flow cytometry panel, designed to (i) identify the major innate and adaptive immune cell subsets in murine liver and white adipose tissues and (ii) discriminate various tissue-specific myeloid subsets known to contribute to the development of metabolic dysfunctions...
April 23, 2024: Cytometry. Part A: the Journal of the International Society for Analytical Cytology
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Kaori Miwa, Michikazu Nakai, Sohei Yoshimura, Yusuke Sasahara, Shinichi Wada, Junpei Koge, Akiko Ishigami, Yoshiki Yagita, Kenji Kamiyama, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Shotai Kobayashi, Kazuo Minematsu, Kazunori Toyoda, Masatoshi Koga
BACKGROUND AND AIM: To investigate the prognostic implication of body mass index (BMI) on clinical outcomes after acute ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. METHODS: The subjects of the study included adult patients with available baseline body weight and height data who had suffered an acute stroke and were registered in the Japan Stroke Data Bank-a hospital-based, multicenter stroke registration database-between January 2006 and December 2020. The outcome measures included unfavorable outcomes defined as a modified Rankin Scale [mRS] score of 5-6 and favorable outcomes (mRS 0-2) at discharge, and in-hospital mortality...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Stroke: Official Journal of the International Stroke Society
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Anna Jalo, Jatta S Helin, Jaakko Hentilä, Tuuli A Nissinen, Sanna M Honkala, Marja A Heiskanen, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Tarja Malm, Jarna C Hannukainen
Recent studies have shown that obesity and insulin resistance are associated with increased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake (GU) in the brain. Thus, insulin sensitivity seems to work differently in the brain compared to the peripheral tissues like skeletal muscles, but the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Regular exercise training improves skeletal muscle and whole-body insulin sensitivity. However, the effect of exercise on glucose metabolism in the brain and internal organs is less well understood...
March 25, 2024: Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
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Hongying Huang, Jinchen Li, Jingyi Shen, Tong Zhao, Rong Xiao, Weiwei Ma
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cognitive dysfunction is highly prevalent in obese people, and food is a key factor in obesity, and dietary inflammatory index (DII) can reflect whether diet has anti-inflammatory or pro-inflammatory potential. In addition, dietary fatty acid consumption is linked to inflammation, obesity, and cognitive impairment. Erythrocyte membrane fatty acids can reflect dietary fatty acid intake. Our hypothesis was that erythrocyte membrane fatty acids might have a significant impact on the relationship between DII and cognition in obese individuals, and we designed experiments to test the hypothesis...
2024: Journal of Inflammation Research
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Magdalena Kacperska, Józef Mizera, Maciej Pilecki, Lucyna Pomierny-Chamioło
The global prevalence of overweight and obesity is a significant public health concern that also largely affects women of childbearing age. Human epidemiological studies indicate that prenatal exposure to excessive maternal weight or excessive gestational weight gain is linked to various neurodevelopmental disorders in children, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, internalizing and externalizing problems, schizophrenia, and cognitive/intellectual impairment. Considering that inadequate maternal body mass can induce serious disorders in offspring, it is important to increase efforts to prevent such outcomes...
April 22, 2024: Pharmacological Reports: PR
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Michal Kasher Meron, Sapir Eizenstein, Tali Cukierman-Yaffe, Dan Oieru
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether individuals with an elevated BMI measurement, for whom a diagnosis of overweight or obesity (OW/OB) is not recorded, are less likely to be offered clinical care for obesity compared to those with a recorded diagnosis. SUBJECTS: A retrospective cohort study using the electronic medical record database of Maccabi Healthcare Services (MHS) in Israel. Included were 200,000 adults with BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 measurement recorded during a primary care visit between 2014 and 2020, and no prior diagnosis of OW/OB or related co-morbidities...
April 22, 2024: International Journal of Obesity
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Fengjia Chen, Yangli Liu, Long-Hua Sun, Zhimin Zeng, Xinyan Huang
Purpose: This retrospective study investigates the influence of overweight and obesity status on pulmonary function, airway inflammatory markers, and airway responsiveness in elderly asthma patients. Methods: Patients with asthma older than 65 years old who completed a bronchial provocation test (BPT) or bronchial dilation test (BDT) and a fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) test between December 2015 and June 2020 were identified retrospectively for this study. All of the patients were categorized into overweight/obesity and non-obesity groups based on their BMI...
2024: International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology
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Wei Fang, Mingyu Jin, Wentao Qi, Chunli Kong, Ge Song, Wenting Peng, Yong Wang
Polyphenols and dietary fibers in whole grains are important bioactive compounds to reduce risks for obesity. However, whether the combination of the two components exhibits a stronger anti-obesity effect remains unclear. Caffeic acid is a major phenolic acid in cereals, and arabinoxylan and β-glucan are biological macromolecules with numerous health benefits. Here, we investigated the effect of caffeic acid combined with arabinoxylan or β-glucan on glucose and lipid metabolism, gut microbiota, and metabolites in mice fed a high-fat diet (HFD)...
April 20, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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George E Howell, Darian Young
Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including organochlorine (OC) pesticide POPs, has been associated with the increased prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes. However, the underlying mechanisms through which exposure to these compounds may promote obesity and metabolic dysfunction remain an area of active investigation. To this end, the concentration dependent effects of an environmentally relevant mixture of OC pesticide POPs on adipocyte function was explored utilizing a translationally relevant immortalized human subcutaneous preadipocyte/adipocyte model...
April 20, 2024: Toxicology in Vitro: An International Journal Published in Association with BIBRA
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Abel A Pavía-López, José A Magaña-Serrano, José A Cigarroa-López, Adolfo Chávez-Mendoza, José L Mayorga-Butrón, Diego Araiza-Garaygordobil, Juan B Ivey-Miranda, Gustavo F Méndez-Machado, Héctor González-Godínez, Luisa F Aguilera-Mora, Antonio Jordán-Ríos, Luis Olmos-Domínguez, Marcos J Olalde-Román, Emma M Miranda-Malpica, Zuilma Vázquez-Ortiz, Jorge Rayo-Chávez, Alexandra A Mendoza, Manlio F Márquez-Murillo, Sergio A Chávez-Leal, Amada Álvarez-San Gabriel, Marissa A Silva-García, Alex D Pacheco-Bouthiller, Jorge A Aldrete-Velazco, Carlos A Guizar-Sánchez, Efraín Gaxiola-López, Arturo Guerra-López, Lourdes Figueiras-Graillet, Gustavo Sánchez-Miranda, Genaro H Mendoza-Zavala, Moisés Aceves-García, Adolfo Chávez-Negrete, Marisol Arroyo-Hernández, Bertha B Montaño-Velázquez, Luis F Romero-Moreno, María M Baquero-Hoyos, Liliana Velasco-Hidalgo, Ana L Rodríguez-Lozano, Nancy E Aguilar-Gómez, Mario Rodríguez-Vega, Jorge E Cossío-Aranda
Chronic heart failure continues to be one of the main causes of impairment in the functioning and quality of life of people who suffer from it, as well as one of the main causes of mortality in our country and around the world. Mexico has a high prevalence of risk factors for developing heart failure, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and obesity, which makes it essential to have an evidence-based document that provides recommendations to health professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of these patients...
2024: Archivos de Cardiología de México
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