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Gut Microbiota: An Important Link between Western Diet and Chronic Diseases.
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article Review)
A Western diet characterised by high intake of energy-dense and processed food is a risk factor for many chronic diseases including diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases [1]. Much of the research focus is on the ...
Growing Burden of Hypertension in China: Causes, Challenges, and Opportunities
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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC)
, 2020 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of
death in China, and an estimated 290 million
individuals are affected by CVD in China (1).
Hypertension is the most important risk factor of
CVD (2). Good control ...
Better reporting standards are needed to enhance the quality of hop testing in the setting of ACL return to sport decisions: a narrative review.
(
BMJ Publishing Group
, 2020 , Article Review)
There is a lack of consistency in return to sport (RTS) assessments, in particular hop tests to predict who will sustain a reinjury following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Inconsistent test battery content ...
Retinopathy of Type 1 Diabetes in Arab Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
(
Karger
, 2018 , Article Review)
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of retinopathy prevalence in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in 22 Arab countries. We systematically searched 4 different literature databases (PubMed, Science Direct, ...
The physiological effects of concurrent strength and endurance training sequence: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Taylor & Francis
, 2017 , Article Review)
We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to assess the chronic effects of the sequence of concurrent strength and endurance training on selected important physiological and performance parameters, ...
Novel CD44-downstream signaling pathways mediating breast tumor invasion
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Ivyspring International Publisher
, 2018 , Article Review)
CD44, also known as homing cell adhesion molecule is a multi-structural cell molecule involved in cell-cell
and cell-extracellular matrix communications. CD44 regulates a number of central signaling pathways,
including ...
Epidemic T2DM, early development and epigenetics: implications of the Chinese Famine.
(
Nature Research
, 2018 , Article Review)
The gene-environment interactions resulting from famine and the subsequent increased intergenerational risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have contributed to the current epidemic of T2DM in China, which poses major ...
The Dual Specificity Role of Transcription Factor FOXO in Type 2-diabetes and Cancer
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2018 , Article Review)
The FOXO (Forkhead box O) transcription factors are implicated in several signaling pathways and play a vital role in various cellular and physiological processes include for instance, ROS (reactive oxygen species) response, ...
Metformin in pregnancy to avert gestational diabetes in women at high risk: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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Wiley
, 2019 , Article Review)
Previous randomized and observational studies on the efficacy of metformin in pregnancy to reduce incident gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women at high risk (obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS], or pregestational ...
MicroRNAs in Cardiac Hypertrophy
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article Review)
Like other organs, the heart undergoes normal adaptive remodeling, such as cardiac hypertrophy, with age. This remodeling, however, is intensified under stress and pathological conditions. Cardiac remodeling could be ...