Relation of testosterone level and other factors with bone mineral density in male kidney transplant recipients: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Although testosterone has a pivotal role in bone health, its correlation with bone mineral density (BMD) is understudied in kidney transplant recipients who are at high risk of osteoporosis. This study aimed to elucidate if there is any correlation between serum free testosterone and BMD in this population.

Patients And Methods: Sixty male kidney transplant recipients were enrolled in this cross-sectional study, and they were subjected to history taking, clinical examination, and laboratory investigations (including total and free testosterone).

Detection of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer using C8Magnetic Bead Separation and MALDI-TOF Plasma Proteome Profiling in Egyptian Females.

Background: Ovarian cancer is the seventh most common cancer in females with the highest mortality rate of all gynecological cancers due to its late discovery and ambiguous symptoms. Thus, there is a need for new promising strategies to diagnose ovarian cancer. We aimed at finding a characteristic plasma proteome pattern that could be used for the detection of epithelial ovarian cancer, in comparison with benign ovarian masses and healthy controls.

Clinical usefulness of basic fibroblast growth factor and E-selectin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Angiogenesis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This study assesses basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) as an angiogenic factor and soluble E-selectin (sE-sel) as an angiogenic mediator in RA patients and correlates their levels in serum and synovial fluid (SF) with disease activity, functional status and joint derangement. Thirty RA patients and 15 osteoarthritis (OA) patients were clinically, radiologically and laboratory investigated.

Leptin in acute leukaemias: relationship to interleukin-6 and vascular endothelial growth factor.

Leptin alone and in combination with other cytokines has a stimulatory effect on proliferation of leukaemic cells. This effect may be due to prevention of apoptosis of progenitor cells or upregulation of specific receptors on leukaemic precursors that make them more responsive to stimuli. This work investigates the relationship between serum leptin level, serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in acute leukaemic patients.

Recognition of antigenic components of Fasciola gigantica and their use in immunodiagnosis.

Antigenicity of the tegumental extract, excretory-secretory products and the whole somatic extract of Fasciola gigantica were evaluated to detect the most sensitive and specific antigen out of them that could be used as an immuno-diagnostic tool. Scanning electron microscopic study was carried out to have a full picture about the tegumental structure. The immunohistochemical staining technique was done using the indirect immunoperoxidase method on F.