Publications by authors named "Sepideh Hosseini Shirvani"
Background: Possible association between minerals contributing and mortality related to stroke were seen, but prospective data on the relation of vitamin D, magnesium and calcium serum levels with stroke were inconsistent. Consideration about the potential health effects of minerals and nutrients, the current study was conducted.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted on 216 stroke survivors who were referred to the Ayatollah Rouhani Hospital of Babol, Iran.
Objectives: We sought to investigate the short-term effect of weight loss following restrictive bariatric surgery on plasma concentrations of apelin and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) in individuals with morbid obesity.
Subjects/methods: Thirty-seven morbidly obese individuals underwent laparoscopic greater curvature plication (LGCP). Anthropometric indices and plasma concentrations high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), apelin, and ADMA were measured before and 6 weeks after LGCP.
Background: Obesity as a worldwide health problem is associated with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Since severe liver injury may be present in asymptomatic obese patients and a definite diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis can only be made after an invasive procedure of liver biopsy, there is a need for noninvasive methods to predict the probability of NASH.
Objectives: To investigate the role of vitamin D endocrine system in predicting the probability of presence of NASH in asymptomatic morbidly obese candidates of bariatric surgery.