Background and Objectives: Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is considered as a potent antioxidant with anti-inflammatory functions. Moreover, a number of studies have revealed its lipid lowering properties. Therefore, we aimed to examine the effect of ALA on serum lipids in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who have high mortality rate mainly due to accelerated atherosclerosis. Materials and Method...

UNLABELLED The effect of C. borivilianum root on blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbAIc), insulin and lipid profile levels in diabetes mellitus are not fully understood. This study therefore investigated the effect of C. borivilianum root on the above parameters and oxidative stress of the pancreas in diabetes. METHODS C. borivilianum root aqueous extract (250 and 500 mg/kg/day) was admini...

background: diabetes mellitus (dm) is closely associated with reduction of antioxidant defense system. in the present study, we investigated the antioxidant effect of quercetin supplementation on the glycemic control, lipid profile and oxidative stress indices in patients with type 2diabetes. methods: forty seven patients with type 2 diabetes, aged 30-60 years old, were randomly assigned to sup...

objective(s)this study was designed to evaluate the effect of ramadan fasting on body composition, aerobic and anaerobic power, strength, plasma lipids profile and serum glucose among collegiate wrestlers.materials and methods fourteen male collegiate wrestlers (age, 20.12±2.5 yrs) volunteered as subjects for the study. subjects were tested one week before the beginning of ramadan, the last two...

background thyroid hormones play an important role in lipid metabolism. overt hypothyroidism is known to be associated with increased lipid profiles, but the effect of subclinical hypothyroidism (sch) on lipid profile remains controversial. objectives the aim of this study was to assess the association between thyroid disorders and serum lipid levels. materials and methods the present study was...

purpose to find out the effect of training on selected physiological and biochemical variables of indian soccer players of different age groups. methods a total of 120 soccer players volunteered for the study, were divided (n = 30) into 4 groups: (i) under 16 years (u16), (ii) under 19 years (u19), (iii) under 23 years (u23), (iv) senior (sr). the training sessions were divided into 2 phases (a...

objective: to determine the level of lipoprotein (a) in diabetic patients comparing to control group. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on the patients referred to endocrinology clinic of bu ali-sina hospital in 2009. 180 subjects including 90 diabetic and 90 healthy subjects as control group enrolled in this study. all diabetic patients had glycemic control. we me...

background: vaspin is associated with decreased blood glucose concentration. in this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of resistance exercise training on plasma vaspin and lipid profile levels in patients with type 2 diabetes. methods: thirty men were divided into 2 groups: control (n=15), and resistance exercise (n=15). the resistance group performed a resistance exercise consisting o...

Background: Medicinal plants with biologically active components such as antioxidant and antidiabetic are useful sources of novel therapeutics. In Iran, traditionally believed that the aqueous extract of berberry fruit (Berberis integerima F.) improved health, especially in people with diabetes. Objective: In this study, in vitro phytochemical and antioxidant activities of B. integerrima and...