Publications by authors named "A Rijswijk"
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- This study investigated serum levels and activity of interferon (IFN) in patients with sarcoidosis and tuberculosis (TB), focusing on those with uveitis, to understand IFN's role in these diseases.
- Serum samples from patients in Indonesia (TB) and the Netherlands (sarcoidosis) were analyzed using specific assays to measure IFN types and activity, as well as the presence of autoantibodies against IFN.
- The results showed significantly higher levels of IFNα2 and IFNγ in sarcoidosis patients compared to TB patients, particularly in those with uveitis, suggesting that IFN may be a useful marker for distinguishing between these two similar conditions.
Background: Glycemic control is an important goal of bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity. The laparoscopic one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) has potential metabolic benefits over the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Aim of this study is to examine whether RYGB or OAGB grants better glycemic control 12 months post-surgery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Male patients are underrepresented in bariatric surgery (BS) despite a relatively equal proportion of men and women experiencing obesity.
Objectives: Differences in frequency and severity of obesity-associated medical problems (OAMPs) between men and women undergoing BS or in a control group (HELIUS [HEalthy Life In an Urban Setting]) were evaluated. The hypothesis was that men undergoing BS are less healthy than women.
Weight loss through bariatric surgery is efficient for treatment or prevention of obesity related diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Long term weight loss response does, however, vary among patients undergoing surgery. Thus, it is difficult to identify predictive markers while most obese individuals have one or more comorbidities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Metabolic surgery induces rapid remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). There is a paucity of high level evidence comparing the efficacy of the laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and the laparoscopic one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) in glycemic control. Also, the mechanisms that drive the conversion of T2DM in severe obese subjects to euglycemia are poorly understood.
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