Nutritional Risk Factors in Albuminuria and Retinopathy in Patients Newly Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Case Series Study.

Background/aim: Although nutritional risk factors for developing complications in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been examined, the effect of protein intake on nephropathy is debated, and there is little research on retinopathy. This cross-sectional case-series study aimed to examine the risk factors, including nutritional status, for complications in patients newly diagnosed with T2DM.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-four patients were recruited, based on the results of examinations of blood glucose and/or glycated hemoglobin level for T2DM.

Acute repeated cage exchange stress modifies urinary stress and plasma metabolic profiles in male mice.

Exposure to a novel environment is psychologically and physically stressful for humans and animals. The response has been reported to involve enhanced sympathetic nervous system activity, but changes in nutrient levels under stress are not fully understood. As a form of exposure to a novel environment, repeated cage exchange (CE, four times at 2-h intervals for 8 h from 08:00 h) during the light phase with no restraint on movement was applied to A/J mice, a strain particularly prone to stress.

Survey of Smokers Among Workers at One Facility: A Cross-sectional Study With Propensity Score Matching.

Background/aim: Smoking has been reported to be a risk factor for a variety of diseases. In Japan, the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ) has been administered by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare since December 2015, but few reports have focused on its relationship with smoking. We investigated the current situation of smokers among staff of Kagoshima University who underwent a medical check-up.

Higher Branched-chain Amino Acids and Lower Serine Exist in the Plasma of Nondiabetic Mice: A Comparison Between High- and Low-protein Diet Conditions.

Background/aim: The effects of dietary protein and carbohydrate content on the plasma amino acid profile of patients with diabetes are not fully understood. Therefore, we examined whether there are effects of diets with differing proportions of protein and carbohydrate on the plasma amino acid concentrations of control (CT) mice and mice with type 2 diabetes (db).

Materials And Methods: We used db mice as an animal model of type 2 diabetes which are genetically deficient in leptin receptor.

Comparison of dipstick and quantitative tests for proteinuria and hematuria in middle-aged, male Japanese employees: A single-center study.

Background And Aims: The early and reliable detection of chronic kidney disease is important. In the present study, we aimed to compare the diagnostic results for proteinuria and hematuria between the dipstick test used in primary occupational health examinations and the quantitative tests used in more thorough examinations in clinics.

Methods: We conducted a single-center observational study of male staff (N = 573) at Kagoshima University who underwent a health examination in 2017.