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Cureus
December 2024
General Surgery, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, MEX.
Obesity has been regarded as an epidemic in recent years. Various treatments have been developed, with bariatric surgery showing the highest levels of safety and effectiveness. This has increased its popularity and demand not only among young adults but also among elderly patients.
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December 2024
Hospital Metropolitano, Av. Mariana de Jesús s/n, Quito 170521, Ecuador.
Coccidioidomycosis is a potentially serious but poorly studied mycosis in Ecuador. It is not a notifiable infection; therefore, its true incidence and prevalence in Ecuador remain unknown. Because primary lung disease due to coccidioidomycoses is typically self-limiting, it does not usually require treatment.
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January 2025
Department of Diabetes, Metabolism and Endocrinology, Toho University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Purpose: Imeglimin is a novel oral antidiabetic agent that improves glucose tolerance. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of combining imeglimin with dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor (DPP-4i), the most frequently prescribed first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Japan, to improve glycemic control.
Patients And Methods: Eleven patients with T2D treated with DPP-4i alone (6.
Curr Diabetes Rev
January 2025
Dept. of Pathology Proficiency Healthcare Diagnostics Laboratory, Al Ain, 97751, United Arab Emirates.
Objectives: Owing to the existing evidence of the implication of oxidative stress in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the present study aims to investigate the correlation of serum total antioxidant status (TAS) with comorbidities, various biochemical parameters, and duration of T2DM. Various factors contributing to disease prevalence and trends in other biochemical parameters are assessed.
Methods: A retrospective observational study of 246 patients with T2DM whose data were retrieved from the Proficiency Health Diagnostic Lab System in Al Ain.
Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol
February 2025
Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
The media-lumen diameter ratio of small arteries is increased in hypertension, diabetes and obesity. It is likely that both shear stress on the endothelial cells, transmural pressure and smooth muscle cell tone are important for the altered vascular structure. However, the precise interaction and importance of these factors are incompletely understood.
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