Cereal products exhibit a wide range of glycaemic indexes (GI), but the interaction of their different nutrients and starch digestibility on blood glucose response is not well known. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate how cereal product characteristics can contribute to GI and insulinaemic index and to the parameters describing glycaemic or insulinaemic responses (incremental AUC, m...

The acute phase of stroke is accompanied by functional changes in the activity and interplay of both hemispheres. In healthy subjects, gender is known to impact the functional brain organization. We investigated whether gender influences also acute stroke functional changes. In thirty-five ischemic stroke patients, we evaluated the excitability of the affected (AH) and unaffected hemisphere (UH...

research has shown that exposure to lead may have adverse effects at different blood lead concentrations. lead inhibits at least two enzymes that are essential for the formation of heme, and because of the interaction of lead with these enzymes, no iron is inserted into protoporphyrin. therefore the concentration of protoporphyrin increases in erythrocytes. the concentration of lead was measure...

Abstract. To investigate the effects of high temperature on hematologic parameters of human blood, we assessed complete blood cell counts, red cell indices, and platelet aggregability in 72 adult blood samples after exposure to varying degrees of temperature. There were no significant differences in erythrocyte counts, hemoglobin concentration, or mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) between pre- ...

BACKGROUND In this study, the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium Canada (SPARCC) scoring method was used to compare treatment methods in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA), a form of sacroiliitis. MRI abnormalities in bone marrow edema (BME) were compared before and after treatment in order to compare the efficacy of anti-TNF-α and DMARD, alone or in combination, as treatments for s...

INTRODUCTION Grangea maderaspatana (L.) Poir. (Asteraceae), a popular Indian medicinal plant is traditionally used for rheumatism in the knee joint and pain in the muscles. AIM To investigate antinociceptive and antirheumatic activity of G. maderaspatana (L.) Poir. using experimental models. MATERIALS AND METHODS Antinociceptive activity of methanolic extract of G. maderaspatana (L.) Poir. ...

BACKGROUND The plant, Parquetina nigrescens is used in folklore medicine to treat diabetes mellitus and its complications in several parts of West Africa. OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of Parquetina nigrescens extract on fasting blood glucose in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. METHODS The blood glucose levels, complete blood count, erythrocyte indices and osmotic fragility, body and orga...

BACKGROUND Thalassemia syndromes are highly prevalent in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is the most common technique routinely performed in diagnosis of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies, while isoelectric focusing (IEF) is rarely employed. We compared the diagnostic utility of IEF and HPLC in neonatal screening for thalassemia and non-sickling hemog...

In this study 21 adults with severe form of sickle cell disease (SCD; sickle cell anaemia, n = 15; Hb S/beta degree-thal, n = 6) were treated with hydroxyurea (HU) to assess the effectiveness of the drug in managing SCD. The individual dose was selected for each patient. The dose selection was based on the HU clearance study. Thereafter, the patients received daily doses of 15-20 mg/kg body wei...

Seventeen children with active Crohn's disease of the small intestine were entered into a randomised control trial comparing the efficacy of an elemental diet with that of a high dose steroid regimen. Eight children received an elemental diet (Flexical) through a nasogastric tube for six weeks, followed by reintroduction of food over six weeks during which the Flexical was stopped. Seven childr...