Background The production of peroxide and superoxide is an inevitable consequence of
aerobic metabolism, and while these particular'reactive oxygen species'(ROSs) can exhibit a …

Exposure to a variety of toxins and/or infectious agents leads to disease, degeneration and
death, often characterised by circumstances in which cells or tissues do not merely die and …

Abstract" Serum ferritin" presents a paradox, as the iron storage protein ferritin is not
synthesised in serum yet is to be found there. Serum ferritin is also a well known …

Objective. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical manifestation and prognostic
factors of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (MDA5) antibody-associated …

Seven men and three women (mean age, 31.2 years; range, 20-45 years) received a strictly
controlled regular diet during a 2-week control period, followed by the regular diet …

The development of autoimmune diseases may be influenced by hormonal,
immunomodulatory, and metabolic pathways. Prolactin (PRL), ferritin, vitamin D, and the …

Iron, an essential element for many important cellular functions in all living organisms, can
catalyze the formation of potentially toxic free radicals. Excessive iron is sequestered by …

OBJECTIVE—We examined the influence of a moderately elevated serum ferritin level at
entry to care on the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and a possible mechanism …

Objectives. Acute/subacute interstitial pneumonia (A/SIP) is an intractable and fatal
complication of DM. Since a useful indicator predicting the complication of A/SIP has not …

In recent years, the heme catabolic pathway is considered to play an important regulatory
role in cell protection, apoptosis, inflammation, and other physiological and pathological …