conclusions the findings suggest that low levels of leptin may be a contributory factor for malnutrition in hd patients. further studies are required to ascertain the significance of leptin levels in relation to nutritional factors in hemodialysis patients. patients and methods this analytical descriptive study included 45 hemodialysis patients and 40 healthy subjects. biochemical parameters an...

background smoking is an established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome. objectives here we aimed to assess the effect of 3-month aerobic training on c-reactive protein (crp) level and total antioxidant capacity (tac) in male smokers. results aerobic training resulted in a significantly increased tac (p < 0.001), but crp remained unchanged (p = 0.96). conclusions des...

background: tissue injuries may provoke neuro-hormonal response which in turn may lead to release of inflammatory cytokines. we hypothesize that block of afferent sensory pathways by infiltration of 0.5% bupivacaine in the scalp may decrease neuro-hormonal response in the neurosurgical patient. methods: after obtaining informed consent, forty asa physical statuses i, ii, or iii patients between...

background: several changes in serum biochemical factors occur in acute myocardial infarction (ami). recently alterations in serum levels of homocysteine (hcy), sialic acid (sa) and high sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-crp) has been attended as risk factors and index for prediction. this study was aimed to show the alterations in these factors and their relationships in ami. methods: thirty fo...