Increased Abdominal Adiposity Exacerbates Ex-Vivo Cardiac Reperfusion Injury through Augmented Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress

Damien Vitiello, Evangelia Mourmoura, Karine Couturier, Patrick Faure, Herve Dubouchaud, Corinne Malpuech-Brugere, Kasra Azarnoush and Luc Demaison

Compared to the lean Lou/C rat, the Wistar rat develops increased

body weight

and abdominal adiposity (IAA). The aim of this study was to compare the functio..Voir plus»

Assessment of the Psychological Comorbidity, Pathophysiological Mechanisms, and Treatment Implications in Patients with Chronic Orofacial Pain

Melissa L Mehalick, John P Garofalo, Celeste N Sanders and Robert J Gatchel

Chronic orofacial pain is a multifaceted health problem that like many other forms ofchronic pain bears deleterious effects upon quality of life as well as psychological andphys..Voir plus»

Nutrition, Genes and Modern Disease: A Current Dilemma or a Legacy of our Past

Stephen Myers and Sheridan Williamson

Contemporary humans are genetically adapted to the environment that their ancestors survived in and that consequently selected their genetic makeup. Since the agricultural revol..Voir plus»

Metallothionein 2a Gene Expression is Increased in Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue of Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Vanessa Haynes, Timothy Connor, Andre Tchernof, Hubert Vidal and Severine Dubois

Study background: Insulin resistance plays an important role in the pathogenesis of type2 diabetes and the metabolic syndrome. Many of the genes and pathways involved have been ..Voir plus»

PCR-based Method for Rapid and Minimized Electrochemical Detection of mecA Gene of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillinresistant Staphylococcus epidermidis

Tomohiko Ikeuchi , Masafumi Seki  Yukihiro Akeda, Norihisa Yamamoto, Shigeto Hamaguchi, Tomoya Hirose, Keiichiro Yamanaka, Masato Saito, Kazunori Tomono and Eiichi Tamiya

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important pathogens that cause nosocomial infections. However, microbiological culture techniques take a fe..Voir plus»

Macrovascular Disease in the Elderly with Type 1 Diabetes

Chapman MJ, Crockett SC, Purvis TE, Anderson MJ, Whittaker PL, Bhattacharjee R, Marshall TP, Narendran P and Nirantharakumar K

Macrovascular disease (MVD) is a major complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus. However, accurate data on the prevalence and impact of macrovascular disease in..Voir plus»