Publications by authors named "Yoshinori Takiguchi"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted to investigate the link between undernutrition and sarcopenia risk in patients with type 2 diabetes using GNRI and CONUT assessments.
- The research involved 479 Japanese individuals with a median age of 71, finding that GNRI was more effective than albumin and CONUT in diagnosing sarcopenia.
- The study concluded that GNRI has strong diagnostic power and suggested that more extensive future research is needed to confirm its effectiveness in identifying undernourished individuals at risk for sarcopenia.*
Article Synopsis
- A case study highlights the successful use of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) treatment in a patient with severe COVID-19, leading to significant improvement in lung inflammation despite prior clinical deterioration.
- The deterioration was attributed to the reactivation of proinflammatory factors (like tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-6), not just the viral presence.
- IVIg may help manage severe COVID-19 by suppressing the immune response and inhibiting harmful cytokines, potentially countering the cytokine storm associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
