Unlocking the potential of resistant starches from underutilized tropical fruits as substrates for fermentation into short-chain fatty acids by Stellamaris Kembabazi, Martin Mutambuka, Radhiah Shukri, Farooq Anwar, Norhasnida Zawawi

“…Colonic fermentation of RS can yield short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which have therapeutic potential against metabolic disorders such as diabetes, obesity, overweight, and hypertension. Underutilized fruits have shown remarkable potential as sources of RS that can be fermented into SCFAs. …”
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Functional Stability of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 by Songul Yasar Yildiz, Pinar Kuru, Ebru Toksoy Oner, Mehmet Agirbasli

“…The biological effects of PAI-1 extend far beyond thrombosis including its critical role in fibrotic disorders, atherosclerosis, renal and pulmonary fibrosis, type-2 diabetes, and cancer. The conversion of PAI-1 from the active to the latent conformation appears to be unique among serpins in that it occurs spontaneously at a relatively rapid rate. …”
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Socioeconomic status and morbidity pattern among the elderly population in Bankura district, West Bengal by Ujjwal Das, Nishamani Kar

“…The majority of the study population suffers from hypertension (71.8%), followed by diabetes (33.2%), heart disease (21.5%), and depression (15.1%). …”
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Clinical-epidemiological study on Fournier's gangrene in a Luanda hospital. From January 2016 to December 2021 by Tomas Ariel Lombardo Vaillant

“…The main comorbidity was diabetes mellitus in 21 (32.8%). Pain with increased scrotal volume predominated in 43 (67.2%) subjects; early surgical debridement with antibiotic therapy was the key to management. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Risk Factors in (Central) Vietnam by Ho Anh Hien, Nguyen Minh Tam, Vo Tam, Anselme Derese, Dirk Devroey

“…Age, gender, place of residence, body mass index, and diabetes were found to be independent risk factors for hypertension. …”
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Subetta Treatment Increases Adiponectin Secretion by Mature Human Adipocytes In Vitro by Jim Nicoll, Evgeniy A. Gorbunov, Sergey A. Tarasov, Oleg I. Epstein

“…To investigate the mechanism of action in peripheral tissues of novel complex drug containing release-active dilutions of antibodies to the beta subunit of the insulin receptor and antibodies to endothelial nitric oxide synthase (Subetta), which has shown efficacy in animal models of diabetes. Methods. Human mature adipocytes were incubated either with Subetta, with one of negative controls (placebo or vehicle), with one of nonspecific controls (release-active dilutions of antibodies to cannabinoid receptor type I or release-active dilutions of rabbit nonimmune serum), or with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) at 37°C in a humidified incubator at 5% CO2 for three days. …”
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Factors Affecting the Occurrence of Out-of-Hospital Sudden Cardiac Arrest by Izabella Uchmanowicz, Wiesław Bartkiewicz, Jarosław Sowizdraniuk, Joanna Rosińczuk

“…The main risk factor of OHSCA is coexistence of external cause leading to illness or death (ICD Group V-10) as well as the occurrence of diseases from the group of endocrine disorders (group E), in particular diabetes. The increase in the risk of OHSCA incidence is affected by nervous system diseases (group G), especially epilepsy of various etiologies, respiratory diseases (group J), mainly COPD, and bronchial asthma or mental and behavioral disorders (group F), with particular emphasis on the drugs issue. …”
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Vitamin D as a predictor of negative outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: An observational study by Volodymyr Bogomaz, Sofiia Shatylo

“…The gender; severity of COVID-19; comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, obesity; type of respiratory support, and the length of hospital stay did not differ in both groups. …”
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Understanding enablers and barriers in Indonesia’s noncommunicable disease program: A qualitative study from nurses’ perspectives by Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo, Shiena Wahyu Ramadan, Sri Sunaringsih Ika Wardojo, Yulis Setiya Dewi, Titih Huriah

“…Context: Ineffectively implemented community-based noncommunicable disease (NCD) programs can severely impact public health, often leading to a rise in chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Aims: This study aims to fill this gap by exploring the insights and experiences of nurses through qualitative research, offering a deeper understanding of the factors influencing the effective delivery of NCD services in Indonesia. …”
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Fitness versus Fatness and Insulin Resistance in U.S. Adolescents by Doyle M. Cummings, Katrina D. DuBose, Satomi Imai, David N. Collier

“…These findings may have important implications for gender-specific interventions to prevent adult obesity and diabetes mellitus.…”
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Protective Effects of Gemigliptin, a Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor, against Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Mice by Seung Hee Choi, Jaechan Leem, In-Kyu Lee

“…Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors are widely used antihyperglycemic agents for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Recently, the pleiotropic actions of DPP-4 inhibitors have drawn much attention. …”
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Potential Therapeutic Drugs for Parkinson’s Disease Based on Data Mining and Bioinformatics Analysis by Chuan Xu, Jiajun Chen, Xia Xu, Yingyu Zhang, Jia Li

“…Results showed that metformin hydrochloride and other drugs had certain therapeutical effect on Parkinson’s disease, and melbine (DMBG) can be used for treatment of Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes patients.…”
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The humanistic and societal impact of obesity in Japan: a targeted literature review by Wataru Ogawa, Palvi Gupta

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Comparison of vascular complications between external iliac and internal iliac artery anastomosis of the donor renal artery in renal transplant recipients by G. Manoj Kumar, Sunil Ashok, J. Suresh Kumar

“…Age and sex of the recipient, cause of chronic kidney disease, side of the donor kidney, and number of donor renal arteries, presence of atherosclerotic changes on the recipient’s vessels, and presence of diabetes mellitus were noted. The details of the perioperative and postoperative vascular complications and the management of each one were recorded. …”
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Sevelamer Carbonate Crystal-Induced Colitis by T. Lai, A. Frugoli, B. Barrows, M. Salehpour

“…This case vignette describes an underrecognized adverse effect of a phosphate binder, sevelamer carbonate, inducing colitis in a 47-year-old male with insulin-dependent diabetes complicated by end-stage renal disease. He presented for recurrent abdominal pain with associated nausea and was found to have multiple circumferential lesions on computed tomography including distal ascending, transverse, and proximal descending colon. …”
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¿Cuánto cuesta el cuidado en México? Costo económico e implicaciones para las cuidadoras de personas adultas mayores y no mayores con limitaciones en tres ciudades de México by Sagrario Garay Villegas

“…Entre los principales resultados se encuentra que la principal causa de limitación en el grupo de menores de 60 años se asocia con alguna discapacidad cognitiva; mientras que, en las personas mayores, se debe a la presencia de diabetes e hipertensión. Los mayores gastos que realizan para el cuidado de las personas con limitaciones son en consultas médicas, medicamentos y transporte. …”
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Future Directions: Analyzing Health Disparities Related to Maternal Hypertensive Disorders by Margaret Harris, Colette Henke, Mary Hearst, Katherine Campbell

“…Factors that influence the prevalence of maternal hypertensive disorders among racially and ethnically diverse women include maternal age, level of education, United States-born status, nonmetropolitan residence, prepregnancy obesity, excess weight gain during pregnancy, and gestational diabetes. Examination of the factors that increase the risk for maternal hypertensive disorders along with the current interventions utilized to manage hypertensive disorders will assist in the identification of gaps in prevention and treatment strategies and implications for future practice. …”
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Non-invasive rehabilitation in Morbus Ledderhose disease, methods, techniques, efficiency by Elena Costescu, Oana Păduraru, Gabriela Călin, Mihaiela Camelia Țabrean (Partene), Călin Ștefan Păduraru

“…Some of the patients associate comorbidities such as type II diabetes, Dupuytren’s disease or, more rarely, with Peyronie’s disease (penile fibromatosis). …”
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Anti-oxidation enhancement, inflammation alleviation, and microbial composition optimization of using tussah (Antheraea pernyi) silk fibroin peptides for hyperglycaemia remission. by Rui Mi, Xuejun Li, Yajie Li, Xingfan Du

“…<h4>Method</h4>The animal model of diabetes was established successfully. Alloxan-induced diabetic mice were orally administered using TSFP, and the hypoglycaemic effects in vivo were systematically investigated.…”
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Determination of Cystatin C Level in a Sample of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by Maryam Noman Salman, Ashwak Jasim kzar, Alaa S. Hamzah

“…Serum Cystatin C could be utilized to evaluate people who have poorly managed diabetes mellitus or high blood pressure when the serum creatinine level is inconclusive. …”
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