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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Effect Of Raised Body Fat On Vitamin D, Leptin And Bone Mass, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Saad Farooq, Maaida Asif Tauni, Omar Irfan, Faiza Alam
Effect Of Raised Body Fat On Vitamin D, Leptin And Bone Mass, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Saad Farooq, Maaida Asif Tauni, Omar Irfan, Faiza Alam
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Objective: To estimate leptin, vitamin D and bone mineral density levels in individuals with high fat mass, and to assess any correlation.Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre, Karachi, and Aga Khan University, Karachi, from August 2012 to July 2014, and comprised healthy male volunteers between the ages of 18-60 years. Body fat percentage was determined using bioelectrical impedance analysis and the participants were classified as: Group A (15-21.9); Group B (22-27.9); and Group C ( > 28). Bone mineral density was calculated by ultrasound bone densitometer (T-score between +1 and …
Acute Myocardial Infarction And Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: A Comparison, Satwat Hashmi, Suhail Al-Salam
Acute Myocardial Infarction And Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: A Comparison, Satwat Hashmi, Suhail Al-Salam
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Myocardial infarction (MI) denotes the death of cardiac myocytes due to extended ischemia. Myocardial reperfusion is the restoration of coronary blood flow after a period of coronary occlusion. Reperfusion has the potential to salvage ischemic myocardium but paradoxically can cause injury, a phenomenon called as 'reperfusion injury' (IR). Standard histologic, immunohistochemical and Elisa techniques were used to study the histopathologic, oxidative, apoptotic and inflammatory changes in MI and IR. The IL-6 levels in the LV of the MI group were significantly raised as compared to the IR group (P=0.0008). Plasma IL-6 was also significantly increased in the MI group as …
Thyroxine Replacement In Patients On Parenteral Nutrition: A Clinical Conundrum, Abdul Rehman, Noor Ul-Ain Baloch, Muhammad Awais
Thyroxine Replacement In Patients On Parenteral Nutrition: A Clinical Conundrum, Abdul Rehman, Noor Ul-Ain Baloch, Muhammad Awais
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
No abstract provided.
Galectin-1: A Biomarker Of Surgical Stress In Murine Model Of Cardiac Surgery, Satwat Hashmi, Suhail Al-Salam
Galectin-1: A Biomarker Of Surgical Stress In Murine Model Of Cardiac Surgery, Satwat Hashmi, Suhail Al-Salam
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Galectin-1 (GAL-1) belongs to the family of β-galactoside-binding lectins. It regulates cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, the immune response, apoptosis, cell cycle, RNA splicing and neoplastic transformation. We investigate the effect of heart manipulation secondary to cardiac surgery on the level of GAL-1 in murine heart and plasma. Male C57B6/J mice were used for adopted model of cardiac surgery. Heart samples were processed for immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent labeling, Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and quantitative RT-PCR to identify GAL-1 levels in the heart and plasma during the first 24 hours following cardiac surgery. There is significant increase of GAL-1 in the LV …
The Artificial Divide Between Biomedical Sciences And Clinical Medicine In Undergraduate Medical Education, Abdul Rehman, Noor Ul-Ain Baloch, Muhammad Awais
The Artificial Divide Between Biomedical Sciences And Clinical Medicine In Undergraduate Medical Education, Abdul Rehman, Noor Ul-Ain Baloch, Muhammad Awais
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
No abstract provided.
Prevalence Of Obesity And Overweight, Its Clinical Markers And Associated Factors In A High Risk South-Asian Population, Faridah Amin, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Najmul Islam, Anwar H. Gilani
Prevalence Of Obesity And Overweight, Its Clinical Markers And Associated Factors In A High Risk South-Asian Population, Faridah Amin, Syeda Sadia Fatima, Najmul Islam, Anwar H. Gilani
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Background: Obesity is a global epidemic, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and metabolic abnormalities. It is measured by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), body fat (BF) distribution and abdominal fat mass, each having its own merits and limitations. Variability in body composition between ethnic groups in South-Asians is significant and may not be truly reflected by BMI alone, which may result in misclassification. This study therefore, aims to determine the frequency of obesity, body fat composition and distribution, in a high risk population of an urban slum of Karachi, Pakistan. This survey …