Publications by authors named "Sachimi Jinbo"
Background: Osteoprotegerin is a member of the tumor necrosis factor-related family and inhibits RANK stimulation of osteoclast formation as a soluble decoy receptor. The goal of this study was to determine the relationship of serum osteoprotegerin with vascular calcification in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: The subjects were 124 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, including 88 males and 36 females with a mean (± SD) age of 65.
Aims/introduction: The present study was undertaken to determine vascular endothelial impairment and endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Materials And Methods: A total of 100 type 2 diabetic men were enrolled. Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and anaerobic threshold (AT) were measured.
The present study was undertaken to determine whether acute exercise load alters serum retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) and numbers of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) in diabetic subjects. Sixty-two subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled in the present study. They were 50 males and 12 females with the ages of 65.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Because postprandial hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia may promote atherosclerosis, the present study investigated the effects of a clinical dose of pitavastatin on endothelial function and blood rheology in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) before and after eating a test meal.
Methods And Results: The 16 patients with stable CAD and mild dyslipidemia and 6 age-matched healthy men as controls were recruited. In each group, forearm blood flow (FBF) was measured during postischemic reactive hyperemia and blood samples were taken before and 2 h after the test meal.