Author ' s response to reviews Title : Association of plasma osteoprotegerin levels with the severity of lower

Author ' s response to reviews Title : Association of plasma osteoprotegerin levels with the severity of lower extremity arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

Yixin Niu ([email protected]) Weiwei Zhang ([email protected]) Zhen Yang ([email protected]) Xiaoyong Li ([email protected]) Jie Wen ([email protected]) Suijun Wang ([email protected]) Hongmei Zhang ([email protected]) Xuanchun Wang ([email protected]) Houguang Zhou ([email protected]) Wenjun Fang ([email protected]) Li Qin ([email protected]) Qing Su (suqingxinhua@1...

The Association Between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Vitamin D Level With Evolution and Severity of Stroke

Background and purpose: Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to be linked to evolution of ischemic stroke, but the data regarding the association between stroke severity and vitamin D level is scarce. Materials and methods: Patients with first-ever acute ischemic stroke in the middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory within 7 days after the stroke were recruited. The control group included age an...

Association of plasma osteoprotegerin levels with the severity of lower extremity arterial disease in patients with type 2 diabetes

BACKGROUND Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily and suggested as a marker of atherosclerosis. However, little is known about the association between plasma OPG levels and lower extremity arterial disease. We investigated whether plasma OPG levels were associated with the presence and severity of lower extremity arterial disease in patients with typ...

The Effect of an Incremental Training Rehabilitation Period on the Serum Levels of Pentraxin-3 and Osteoprotegerin in Rats With Myocardial Infarction

Aims Activation of inflammatory processes is necessary immediately after myocardial infarction (MI), but if it continues excessively, it can facilitate the occurrence of MI. Considering the positive effects of exercise on inflammatory pathways and their reduction, it seems to play a crucial role in improving the condition of MI patients. Accordingly, the present study investigated the effect of...

Author ' s response to reviews Title : Nitrogen dioxide levels estimated from land use regression models several years apart and association with mortality in a large cohort study