considering the anti-diabetic potential of trigonella foenum-graecum (tfg) and its beneficial effect on aortic reactivity of diabetic rats, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of its alcoholic seed extract on aortic reactivity and also figure out mechanisms including the role of adrenergic and angiotensinergic systems in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. male wistar rats were divided in...

In diabetic patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), kidney biopsy often reveals non-diabetic kidney pathology. This case describes a patient with known Type 1 diabetes who presented with AKI, nephrotic syndrome and haematuria. Combination pathology of seronegative anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody-mediated glomerulonephritis (anti-GBM GN), membranous nephropathy (MN) and diabetic neph...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid disease in diabetic children in Northwest Iran. METHODS In a cross-sectional study from February 2006 to November 2007, serum levels of anti-thyroid peroxidase, and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies, and thyrotropin hormone were measured with ELISA method in 176 diabetic children (78 Male and 98 Female) at a mean age of 8.3 +/- 3.7 and...

Flavones (from the Latin flavus, which means “yellow”) are a kind of flavonoid with backbone 2-phenylchromen-4-one. Flavones, one most important classes plant secondary metabolites, well-known for their anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, antioxidant, anti-osteoporatic, anti-diabetic, anti-estrogenic, anti-allergic, and metal chelating properties. These family compounds have been in...

Diabetes has become one of the essential diseases for discussion in recent times across globe. The purpose this study was to determine factors influencing adherence anti-diabetic medication among diabetics attending Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge). A cross-sectional design used. Purposive sampling technique used select 214 persons study. Data collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. res...

diabetes mellitus is accompanied with disturbances in learning, memory, and cognitive skills in the humans and experimental animals. due to the anti-diabetic and antioxidant activity of pelargonidin (pg), this research study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of chronic oral pg on alleviating learning and memory disturbance in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. male wistar rats were divided into...