Objective: The measurement of phase angles is an important monitoring parameter and supplementation with omega-3 could promote benefits by modulating the electrical potential of membranes and increasing body cell mass...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.8217033609,81770880,81800788,and 81970762);the Science&Technology Department of Hunan Province(China)(No.2020SK2080,and 2015JC3012);Changsha Science&Technology(China)(No.k1906019,and kq1901118).
Severe insulin resistance has been linked to some of the most globally prevalent disorders,such as diabetes mellitus,nonalcoholic fatty liver disease,polycystic ovarian syndrome,and hypertension.Hereditary severe insu...
BACKGROUND Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults(LADA)is a special type of type 1 diabetes mellitus.During the early stages,patients with LADA are treated with oral antidiabetics.However,insulin treatment is still requ...
Currently, with the increase in life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV), it is essential to analyze the biopsychosocial aspects involved in satisfaction with quality of life and its multidimensionality, beca...
Supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81770875);the Science and Technology Department of Sichuan Province(No.2018SZ0142);the Sichuan University(No.2018SCUH0093);the National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics of West China Hospital(No.Z2018B05);the 1.3.5 Project for Disciplines of Excellence,West China Hospital,Sichuan University(No.2020HXFH008,No.ZYJC18003).
To the Editor:A 15-year-old girl from Chengdu(Sichuan province,China)came to our hospital in December 2019.Hermother stated that the girl’s bodywas thin since she was 3 years old,but no other abnormalities were noted...
Congenital lipodystrophy is a group of rare syndrome characterized by the absence of subcutaneous tissue. Affecting less per million live birth, this condition associate metabolic disturbance including severe insulin ...
Aim: Brachioplasty in patients who are normal weight, with moderate skin excess and who are not accepting long scars, remains a challenge for plastic surgeons. Methods: We present our experience in 47 patients with sh...
The occurrence of lipodystrophy in patients taking antihuman immunodeficiency virus(HIV) medications is a serious problem as it is irreversible even after drug withdrawal. Although it was first recognized in patients ...
AIM To investigate the mechanism(s) by which potential effects of multi-drug highly-active antiretroviral therapy contributes to lipodystrophy syndrome. METHODS Preadipocytes from healthy donors were assessed for prol...
Dunnigan-type partial lipodystrophy, which is characterized by a number of metabolic alterations, change in body fat distribution, and autosomal dominant inheritance pattern, is rare in the general population. Objecti...