The therapeutic goal in treating cerebral ischemia is to reduce the extent of brain injury and thus minimize neurological impairment. We examined the effects of p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol (HBA), an active component of Gastrodia elata Blume, on transient focal cerebral ischemia-induced brain injury with respect to the involvement of protein disulphide isomerase (PDI), nuclear factor-E2-related fact...

The CAPILLARYS HbA(1c) kit used on the CAPILLARYS 2 Flex Piercing system is designed for separating and quantifying the HbA(1c) fraction of hemoglobin while detecting hemoglobin variants and HbA(2). The aim of this study was to assess the performance of this new capillary electrophoresis kit for routine HbA(1c) quantification for patients with diabetes. The reliability of the system for HbA(2) ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the relationship between total dietary fat and the pattern of fat intake and HbA(1c). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 2,759 men and 3,464 women (40-78 years of age) without a previous diagnosis of type 2 diabetes were recruited from a population-based sampling frame. Diet was assessed using a self-reported semiquantitative food frequency questi...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the role of a single measurement of HbA(1c) in a diabetes case finding in hospitalized patients with random hyperglycemia at admission. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS From 20 March to 31 July 2000, 508 patients admitted through the emergency department of one hospital were tested for random hyperglycemia (plasma glucose [PG] >125 mg/dl). Consenting patients with hyperglyce...

OBJECTIVE The public is increasingly aware of the importance of HbA(1c) testing, yet the vast majority of patients with diabetes do not know their HbA(1c) status or goal. We set forth to evaluate the impact of a system that provides uniquely formatted and personalized reports of diabetes status and goals on changes in HbA(1c) levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 150 patients with di...

BACKGROUND Chronic hyperglycemia has been hypothesized to contribute to coronary heart disease (CHD), but the extent to which hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) level, a marker of long-term glycemic control, is independently related to CHD risk is uncertain. METHODS We conducted a prospective case-cohort study of 1321 adults without diabetes and a cohort study of 1626 adults with diabetes from the At...

OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of low hemoglobin A(1c) (HbA(1c)) (<5.0%) and to investigate the association of low HbA(1c) with cause-specific mortality and risk of liver disease hospitalization. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Prospective cohort study of 13,288 participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Logistic regression was used to identify cross-sectional correlates of ...

OBJECTIVE Because readily available glycemic indicators are needed to guide clinical decision-making for intensification of diabetes therapy, our goals were to define the relationship between casual postprandial plasma glucose (cPPG) levels and HbA(1c) in patients with type 2 diabetes and to determine the predictive characteristics of a convenient glucose cutoff. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS W...

HbA(1c), a measure of blood glucose regulation, reflects glucose levels in the preceding months. In diabetes, HbA(1c) levels predict the risk of microvascular complications. The aim of this study was to determine whether genetic factors could influence HbA(1c) levels in normal subjects and type 1 diabetic patients. We performed a classical twin study of HbA(1c) in healthy nondiabetic female twi...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate HbA(1c) as an alternative criterion for impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or type 1 diabetes (T1D) in high-risk subjects <21 years of age. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Subjects <21 years of age who participated in the prospective DPT-1, TEDDY, TRIGR, and Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Natural History (TrialNet) studies and had an HbA(1c) within 90 days ...