Prognostic significance of temporal changes of lipid profile in COVID-19 patients.

Background: COVID-19 is a multisystemic disease that affects many organs and has metabolic effects.

Aims: This study aims to investigate the effect of the temporal changes of lipid levels on the prognosis during the course of the disease.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

The association of laminin levels with insulin resistance and non-alcoholic hepatosteatosis.

Background: Laminin, one of the largest glycoproteins of the basement membrane, is an important component of the extracellular matrix. Functions of the basement membrane include regulation of cell signaling behaviors and structural support. Laminin plays a critical role in the regulation of insulin action in muscle, liver, and adipose tissue.

Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in school children: parent report and urine cotinine measures.

Background: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in the home continues to be a major health risk for children around the world. Measuring ETS is a central feature of clinical and epidemiological studies, with children's exposure often assessed through parental estimates. The authors examined the relationship between parent-reported estimates of children's exposure to ETS and children's urinary cotinine levels and evaluated the ETS exposure and its effect on respiratory health in children.

Effects of erdosteine on bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis in rats.

This study was designed to examine the effects of erdosteine on bleomycin (BLM)-induced lung fibrosis in rats. Thirty-three Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into three groups, bleomycin alone (BLM), bleomycin + erdosteine (BLM + ERD), and saline alone (control). The BLM and BLM + ERD groups, were given 2.