Segments from almost all parts of the bowel have been used for urinary diversion. As a
result, the available absorptive surface area of the bowel is reduced, and the incorporation …

Introduction Vitamin-D plays a role regulating the immune response against to viral infection.
In this sense, vitamin-D deficiency may confer increased susceptibility to enveloped virus …

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and
microarchitectural deterioration of osseous tissue, with consequent increase in bone fragility …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between efficacy of a bisphosphonate, pain and
extent of joint damage in the monosodium iodoacetate (MIA) model of painful degenerative …

Background Appropriate nutrition during early development is essential for maximal bone
mass accretion; however, linkage between early nutrition, childhood bone mass, peak bone …

The relationship between senile osteoporosis and cardiovascular hypertension, coronary
heart disease and cerebral infarction was investigated. A retrospective study on 428 elderly …

Background Low-dose combined oral contraceptives (COCs) can interfere with bone mass
acquisition during adolescence. This study aimed to evaluate bone mineral density (BMD) …

Osteoporosis is the most common chronic metabolic bone disease, and the prevalence of
osteoporotic fractures is rapidly increasing with the aging population. While …

Objective Osteoporosis is a common metabolic disorder that causes progressive changes in
bone structure. Metabolic changes and possible degeneration of middle ear ossicles or the …

In this study, the effects of phosphorylated peptides from Antarctic krill (PP-AKP) on
osteoporosis induced by dexamethasone were investigated in vivo. Results showed that PP …