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Filter by:Objective: To identify how specific changes of the whole grain content in the diet affect the host-gut microbiome interactions with implications for metabolic health . Design: A randomized, controlled, single-blinded, cross-over intervention trial consisting of two 8-week intervention periods, separated by a 6-week wash-out period. A total of 60 participants will be included. Intervention: low vs. high whole grain intake.
Glucose metabolism disorders (GMD) can be present in an overt and a subclinical way. They have negative impact in survival of patients with liver cirrhosis (LC). Their prevalence has not been determined in compensated cirrhotic patients.
The objective is evaluate, in healthy volunteers, the bioavailability of two products containing metformine 500 mg to determine if they are bioequivalent and identify the occurrence of adverse events.
This study aims to test the following hypotheses in women recruited in early pregnancy and whose children will be followed up till at least 14 years of age. - Epigenetic changes in conceptual tissues obtained at birth reflect the environment that the fetus was exposed to during development. - The pattern of epigenetic marks in gene promoters obtained from DNA in birth tissues, together with genotype, phenotype, and environmental exposures, can be utilized to assess how the perinatal environment affects subsequent metabolic, neurodevelopmental and other phenotypes.
Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the ability of the body to regulate glucose (sugar). When glucose levels are low, the liver can make glucose to increase levels in the body. This important process is called endogenous glucose production (EGP). Previous studies suggest that the central nervous system (CNS), including the brain, helps to coordinate this process by communicating with the liver through potassium channels. Control of EGP can be impaired in people with type 2 diabetes, which may contribute to the high levels of glucose seen in these individuals. The purpose of this study is to understand how activating these potassium channels in the control centers of the brain with a medication called diazoxide might inhibit the amount of glucose made by the liver. This is particularly important for people with diabetes who have very high production of glucose, which in turn causes hyperglycemia (high levels of sugar in the blood) that leads to diabetes complications.
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are a class of anti-HIV drug that can be an important part of an HIV treatment regimen. Because anti-HIV therapy may have negative side effects, there is a great need to carefully study HIV infected patients on such regimens. One negative side effect observed in many HIV infected patients is lipoatrophy, a condition that results in fat loss in the body. It is unclear if NRTIs also have a role in the development of mitochondrial toxicity, a condition that affects the body's ability to produce energy. The purpose of this study is to observe the effects of an NRTI-based, protease inhibitor (PI)-sparing drug regimen on fat loss in HIV infected, treatment-naive adults. Study hypothesis: The initiation of NRTI-containing, PI-sparing therapy will inhibit mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) synthesis and lead to a decrease in mtDNA content in adipose tissue, skeletal muscle and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), will cause deterioration in mitochondrial function, will increase fat apoptosis and oxidative damage biomarkers, and will lead to progressive decrease in body fat content.