Publications by authors named "B C K Patel"

Background And Objectives: Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease, with current estimates by the IDF (International Diabetes Federation) suggesting nationwide prevalence rates of 9.2% among Indians aged 20-79 years. An appropriate dietary pattern is widely accepted as a cornerstone of treatment among diabetes patients.

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Alzheimers Dement

December 2024

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a common copathology in Lewy body dementia (LBD). The presence of AD is associated with a distinct clinical presentation, faster progression, and shorter survival in LBD. However, the relationship between-alpha synuclein and AD remains incompletely understood.

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Background: Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a common and burdensome neurodegenerative dementia, that remains under-recognized and under-studied. Caregivers play an important role, although research on their needs is lacking. Understanding and addressing their concerns can help improve their well-being, the care they provide for their loved ones, and also participation in research.

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Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, but our understanding of the mechanisms underlying survival or susceptibility is limited. Here, as pathogens often subvert host defence mechanisms, we hypothesized that this might influence the outcome of sepsis. We used microbiota analysis, faecal microbiota transplantation, antibiotic treatment and caecal metabolite analysis to show that gut-microbiota-derived tryptophan metabolites including indoles increased host survival in a mouse model of Serratia marcescens sepsis.

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Fossil gibbons are exceedingly rare, with much of the hylobatid fossil record and, consequently, hylobatid evolutionary history remaining unknown. Kapi ramnagarensis was described as a stem hylobatid on the basis of an isolated lower right M from ∼13.0-12.

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