abstract bckground: patients with obstructive sleep apnea (osa) are at risk of developing the fatty liver as a result of being overweight. several studies suggest that osa per se could be a risk factor for liver injury and ischemic hepatitis with osa. the osa is an independent risk factor for insulin resistance. therefore, we investigated liver enzymes and insulin resistance in patients with os...

conclusions smokers with a higher bp and/or serum ggt may be at a higher risk of developing ckd. the associations of bp and serum ggt with ckd in smokers are not entirely mediated by increased insulin resistance or chronic inflammation caused by smoking. patients and methods renal functions and cvd risk factors were assessed in middle-aged male workers. the patients were comprised of 336 nonsmo...

conclusions people with a poor sleep quality had a higher bmi, waist circumference and serum triglyceride levels and a lower hdl-c concentration. furthermore, bmi and serum triglyceride concentration are independently associated with the score of sleep quality. indeed, it is recommended for people to screen for sleep quality to start necessary interventions. background several studies have show...

background: colibacillosis, caused by different serotypes of avian pathogenic escherichia coli (apec), is one of the important diseases in poultry industry. the isolate o78 is the most prevalent serotype of apec in iran. one of the apec virulence factors, increased serum survival (iss) gene, is related to serum resistance. the usual form of colibacillosis in avian is extraintestinal, and serum ...

BACKGROUND: Colibacillosis, caused by different serotypes of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), is one of the important diseases in poultry industry. The isolate O78 is the most prevalent serotype of APEC in Iran. One of the APEC virulence factors, increased serum survival (iss) gene, is related to serum resistance. The usual form of colibacillosis in avian is extraintestinal, and serum ...