Clinical significance of neutrophil apoptosis in peripheral blood of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Unlabelled: Although neutrophils are essential components of the natural immune system, they have also been implicated in the pathogenesis of tissue injuries. We assessed the clinical significance of neutrophil apoptosis in the peripheral blood of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Patients And Methods: The study included 52 patients with T2DM (30 men, 22 women).

Latex agglutination test for ferritin measurement.

Ferritin is an indispensable parameter in the diagnosis of latent iron deficiency anemia or siderosis. In this study, we evaluated the utility of a reagent for ferritin measurement in a latex agglutination (LA) test, using general chemistry analyzers. The intraassay coefficient of variation (CV) was 0.

[Studies on electroencephalographic changes after liver transplantation].

EEG was performed before and after surgery in the patients who received living donor livers at our hospital between 1999 and 2001. There were ten patients (6 men and 4 women) and mean ages were 37.0 years.

Hormone replacement therapy causes a decrease in hepatocyte growth factor in hypertensive women.

Objective: Serum hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is associated with blood pressure. We investigated whether the serum HGF level differs between hypertensive and normotensive postmenopausal women (PMW) and whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) alters the serum HGF level and blood pressure in hypertensive and normotensive PMW.

Design: Prospective observational study.