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Genomes and Genes
| Alireza EsteghamatiSummaryAffiliation: Tehran University of Medical Sciences Country: Iran Publications
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Comparative effects of metformin and pioglitazone on omentin and leptin concentrations in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes: a randomized clinical trialAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Regul Pept 182:1-6. 2013..To assess the effects of two commonly used oral hypoglycemic medications metformin and pioglitazone on serum concentrations of omentin and leptin in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes...- Effects of metformin on markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant reserve in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a randomized clinical trialAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Clin Nutr 32:179-85. 2013..Effects of metformin on markers of oxidative stress, antioxidant reserve, and HDL-c associated antioxidant enzymes were investigated... - Comparing abilities of different lipid measures in diagnosis of insulin resistance: a Survey of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (SuRFNCD-2007) studyAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 10:63-9. 2012..Dyslipidemia is a distinguishing characteristic of subjects with insulin resistance. Our aim was to determine the predictive abilities and appropriate cutoffs of different lipid variables for insulin resistance... - Patterns of fruit and vegetable consumption among Iranian adults: a SuRFNCD-2007 studyAlireza Esteghamati
School of Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Br J Nutr 108:177-81. 2012..A high prevalence of low F&V consumption in the Iranian adult population was documented. These findings may guide health policy makers in developing specific plans to encourage adequate F&V intake... - Apolipoproteins a-I and B as components of metabolic syndrome with respect to diabetes status: a factor analysisAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 10:280-5. 2012..The aim of the current study was to elucidate the clustering pattern of metabolic syndrome components along with apolipoproteins (Apo) A-I and B in diabetic and nondiabetic subjects... - The value of visfatin in the prediction of metabolic syndrome: a multi-factorial analysisAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
J Cardiovasc Transl Res 5:541-6. 2012..These findings may contribute to our current knowledge about visfatin in metabolic syndrome... 
Physical inactivity is correlated with levels of quantitative C-reactive protein in serum, independent of obesity: results of the national surveillance of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in IranAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
J Health Popul Nutr 30:66-72. 2012..Physical activity (of both moderate and vigorous intensity) is inversely associated with the quantitative CRP levels in serum, independent of diabetes and body adiposity...- Metabolic syndrome is linked to a mild elevation in liver aminotransferases in diabetic patients with undetectable non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by ultrasoundAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:65. 2010..In this study, we aimed to assess the relationship between circulating liver enzymes and MetS in a relatively large sample of patients with diabetes... - Insulin resistance is independently associated with liver aminotransferases in diabetic patients without ultrasound signs of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 9:111-7. 2011..The aim of this study was to assess the association between elevated liver enzymes and insulin resistance in diabetic subjects without ultrasound signs of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (i.e., with less than 30% steatosis)... - The economic costs of diabetes: a population-based study in Tehran, IranA Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetologia 52:1520-7. 2009..The aim of the study was to determine the annual healthcare expenditures of an individual with diabetes in Tehran, between March 2004 and March 2005... - Association between physical activity and metabolic syndrome in Iranian adults: national surveillance of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases (SuRFNCD-2007)Alireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Metabolism 58:1347-55. 2009..28-fold with every 30-min/d reduction in vigorous-intensity activity (95% confidence interval = 1.15-1.42, P < .001). The results of the present study should be considered for future public health programs in Iran... - Association between physical activity and insulin resistance in Iranian adults: National Surveillance of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (SuRFNCD-2007)Alireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences PO Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Prev Med 49:402-6. 2009..Insulin resistance is an underlying mechanism of metabolic syndrome. We attempted to determine the association between physical activity and insulin resistance in Iranian adults... - Trends of diabetes according to body mass index levels in Iran: results of the national Surveys of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (1999-2007)A Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabet Med 27:1233-40. 2010..The prevalence of diabetes is increasing dramatically worldwide. Less is known about whether this trend is similar among obese and lean individuals... - Physical activity is correlated with serum leptin independent of obesity: results of the national surveillance of risk factors of noncommunicable diseases in Iran (SuRFNCD-2007)Alireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 13145 784, Tehran 14107 33141, Iran
Metabolism 59:1730-5. 2010..In conclusion, our results demonstrated an inverse association between leptin concentrations and PA independent of age, sex, smoking, and body adiposity. Our results point to the regulatory effects of PA on serum leptin... - Clustering of leptin and physical activity with components of metabolic syndrome in Iranian population: an exploratory factor analysisAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P O Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Endocrine 38:206-13. 2010..Further, this study suggests that physical activity influences MetS components via modulation of the main underlying pathophysiologic pathway of this syndrome... - Clustering of metabolic syndrome components in a Middle Eastern diabetic and non-diabetic populationAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetol Metab Syndr 2:36. 2010..In this study, we aimed to elucidate the factors underlying the clustering of MetS components in diabetic and non-diabetic individuals... - Optimal cut-off of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome: third national surveillance of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Iran (SuRFNCD-2007)Alireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nutr Metab (Lond) 7:26. 2010..The aim of the present study is to establish the optimal cut-off at the national level in the Iranian population with and without diabetes... - Third national Surveillance of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (SuRFNCD-2007) in Iran: methods and results on prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, central obesity, and dyslipidemiaAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
BMC Public Health 9:167. 2009..This trend seems to be faster in developing countries of the Middle East. In this study, we presented the latest prevalence rates of a number of important non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in the Iranian population... - Metabolic syndrome is independently associated with microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetesAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P O Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Acta Diabetol 47:125-30. 2010..01). In multivariate regression, MetS was the strongest correlate of microalbuminuria (OR = 3.31, 95% CI = 1.91-5.75; P < 0.01). In conclusion, MetS is independently associated with microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetes... 
Prevalence of diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in the adult population of Iran: National Survey of Risk Factors for Non-Communicable Diseases of IranAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrine Research Center, Valiasr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetes Care 31:96-8. 2008..With this article, we document a dramatically high prevalence of diabetes in Iran...- HOMA-estimated insulin resistance is associated with hypertension in Iranian diabetic and non-diabetic subjectsAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Clin Exp Hypertens 30:297-307. 2008..102, CI 95% = 1.009-1.203, p < 0.05 and odds ratio = 1.328, CI 95% = 1.116-1.580, p < 0.01, respectively). In conclusion, this study showed that IR is associated with HTN in Iranian diabetic and non-diabetic subjects... - Contribution of serum leptin to metabolic syndrome in obese and nonobese subjectsAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Arch Med Res 42:244-51. 2011..Moreover, the contribution of obesity to this relationship is not well understood. This study aimed to evaluate the association between leptin concentrations with MetS in obese and nonobese subjects... - Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance significantly correlate with body mass indexAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Arch Med Res 39:803-8. 2008..Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to compare the prevalence of MetS and its components in different degrees of obesity in Iranian subjects... - Association of serum cortisol levels with parameters of metabolic syndrome in men and womenAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Clin Invest Med 34:E131-7. 2011..The purpose of this study was to compare serum cortisol levels, and its correlation with serum leptin levels, between men and women with and without metabolic syndrome... - Leptin cut-off values for determination of metabolic syndrome: third national surveillance of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Iran (SuRFNCD-2007)Alireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P O Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Endocrine 40:117-23. 2011..The diagnostic accuracy of these values in identifying MetS was similar to that of insulin resistance. Therefore, leptin is comparable to insulin resistance in identifying MetS and can be used as single predictor of MetS... - Optimal threshold of homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance in an Iranian population: the implication of metabolic syndrome to detect insulin resistanceAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 84:279-87. 2009..In this study, the cut point of HOMA to detect IR was lower than other populations. IR is an unyielding correlate of MetS; but definitions of MetS are insensitive measures of IR in our population... - Association of serum leptin levels with homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome: the key role of central obesityAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 7:447-52. 2009..This study evaluated the relationship between leptin, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance in an Iranian population and further investigated whether this relationship is confounded by obesity or central obesity... - Serum visfatin is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus independent of insulin resistance and obesityAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 91:154-8. 2011..The aim of this study was to evaluate the association of serum visfatin, adiponectin and leptin with 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the context of the role of obesity or insulin resistance, which is not well understood... - Secular trends of obesity in Iran between 1999 and 2007: National Surveys of Risk Factors of Non-communicable DiseasesAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 8:209-13. 2010..There is no solid evidence on the recent trends of obesity in Iran. In this study we present the secular trends of overweight and obesity among Iranian adults (25-64 years old) within an 8-year period (1999-2007)... - Association of plasma leptin levels and insulin resistance in diabetic women: a cross-sectional analysis in an Iranian population with different results in men and womenManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Gynecol Endocrinol 27:14-9. 2011..The objective of this study was to assess the association of serum leptin levels with insulin resistance (IR), metabolic syndrome (MetS), lipid levels, and glucose control in an Iranian type 2 diabetic population... - Genetic susceptibility to Graves' ophthalmopathy: The role of polymorphisms in anti-inflammatory cytokine genesOmid Khalilzadeh
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ophthalmic Genet 31:215-20. 2010..In this study, we investigated the association between 8 polymorphisms within the mentioned cytokines and GO... - Association between oxidant/antioxidant markers and proteinuria in type 2 diabetes: results in 142 patientsArmin Rashidi
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
J Nephrol 22:733-8. 2009..The relationship between oxidant/antioxidant markers and proteinuria in type 2 diabetes is not clear, partly because of the potentially confounding effect of renal function which tends to become impaired during the course of diabetes... - Appropriate BMI cut-off values for identification of metabolic risk factors: third national surveillance of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in Iran (SuRFNCD-2007)Ali Zandieh
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ann Hum Biol 39:484-9. 2012..To determine the appropriate threshold of body mass index (BMI) associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases in a large representative sample of an Iranian population... - Gene polymorphisms of interleukin-4, interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta in Graves' diseaseOmid Khalilzadeh
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Clin Exp Med 10:123-8. 2010..47 and 0.08, respectively; P < 0.01). In conclusion, this study highlighted the importance of anti-inflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms in susceptibility to GD... - Pattern of tobacco use among the Iranian adult population: results of the national Survey of Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases (SuRFNCD-2007)Alipasha Meysamie
Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Tob Control 19:125-8. 2010..Previous studies report on smoking in Iran but recent national data on tobacco use (including cigarette, water-pipe and pipe) have not been reported... - Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and risk factors associated with hypertension in the Iranian population: the national survey of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases of IranAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrine Research Center, Valiasr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Am J Hypertens 21:620-6. 2008..The prevalence of hypertension in the Middle East is not well defined. We examined the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Iran... - Correlates of ACE activity in macroalbuminuric type 2 diabetic patients treated with chronic ACE inhibitionAbdolrahim Nikzamir
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Iran
Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:1274-7. 2008..In conclusion, the D allele is a significant independent correlate of ACE activity in macroalbuminuric type 2 diabetic Iranian patients under long-term ACE inhibition... - Pretibial myxedema is associated with polymorphism in exon 1 of CTLA-4 gene in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathyOmid Khalilzadeh
Molecular Immunology and Immunogenetics Research Center, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Arch Dermatol Res 301:719-23. 2009..In conclusion, the +49G allele is associated with increased risk of PTM in patients with GO. Studies with larger sample sizes are needed to confirm the results of the present study... - Serum oxidized-LDL is associated with diabetes duration independent of maintaining optimized levels of LDL-cholesterolManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P O Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Lipids 45:321-7. 2010..Our findings highlight that possibly more attention should be focused on markers of oxidative stress in the management of lipids in diabetic patients... - Association of macroalbuminuria with oxidized LDL and TGF-beta in type 2 diabetic patients: a case-control studyManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P O Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Int Urol Nephrol 42:487-92. 2010.... - Graves' disease and gene polymorphism of TNF-α, IL-2, IL-6, IL-12, and IFN-γMehdi Anvari
Molecular Immunology and Immunogenetics Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Endocrine 37:344-8. 2010..Our results support the hypothesis that polymorphism in pro-inflammatory cytokines might be involved in predisposition to GD... - Menopause is an independent predictor of metabolic syndrome in Iranian womenRadina Eshtiaghi
AJA University of Medical Science, 3th floor, Endocrine Research Center, Emam Reza Hospital 501 AJA, Etemad Zadeh Ave, Fatemi St, Tehran, Iran
Maturitas 65:262-6. 2010..Postmenopausal status may explain in part the cause of acceleration of CVD with aging. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation of menopause and metabolic syndrome independent of aging among Iranian women... - HbA1c negatively correlates with LCAT activity in type 2 diabetesManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Imam Khomeini Medical Complex, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 81:38-41. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine the independent correlates of LCAT activity in DM2 patients... - Diabetes induces gender gap on LCAT levels and activityManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Life Sci 92:51-4. 2013..Here we aimed to study serum LCAT levels and LCAT activity in men and women with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as well as healthy controls... - Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) +405 C/G polymorphism is associated with essential hypertension in a population from Tehran of IranAmir Abbas Hamedian
Health Department, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mol Biol Rep 39:6213-8. 2012..200-2.086; P = 0.001). In conclusion, +405 VEGF C/G SNP is associated with EH in patients with diabetes, suggesting presence of G allele and GG or CG genotype confer susceptibility towards EH... - Prevalence of diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors in an Iranian population with acute coronary syndromeAlireza Esteghamati
Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Blvd, Tehran, Iran
Cardiovasc Diabetol 5:15. 2006.... - Graves' ophthalmopathy and gene polymorphisms in interleukin-1alpha, interleukin-1beta, interleukin-1 receptor and interleukin-1 receptor antagonistOmid Khalilzadeh
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Clin Experiment Ophthalmol 37:614-9. 2009..This study aimed to investigate the association of GO with single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the IL-1 family (IL-1alpha, IL-1beta, IL-1 receptor [IL-1R] and IL-1 receptor antagonist [IL-1RA])... - Association of oxidized low-density lipoprotein and transforming growth factor-beta in type 2 diabetic patients: a cross-sectional studyManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Transl Res 153:86-90. 2009..308, P = 0.007). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that ox-LDL is significantly correlated to TGF-beta in type 2 diabetic patients... - Gender difference in albuminuria and ischemic heart disease in type 2 diabetesManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Clin Med Res 10:51-6. 2012..We questioned whether gender influences the albuminuria-ischemic heart disease relationship in patients with type 2 diabetes... - Albuminuria and its correlates in an Iranian type 2 diabetic populationManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Valiasr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Lipids Health Dis 7:28. 2008..To study the prevalence and correlates of increased urinary albumin excretion (UAE) in an Iranian type 2 diabetic population... - The relationship between the insertion/deletion polymorphism of the ACE gene and hypertension in Iranian patients with type 2 diabetesManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrine and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, and Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences, University of Tehran, No 12, Aramesh Alley, Mellat Park, Tehran, Iran
Nephrol Dial Transplant 22:2549-53. 2007..The aim of this study was to evaluate for the first time the possible association between I/D polymorphism and hypertension in an Iranian diabetic adult population... - Serum heat shock protein 70 and oxidized LDL in patients with type 2 diabetes: does sex matter?Manouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Cell Stress Chaperones 16:195-201. 2011..We suggest that diabetes induces an immune response and impairs cellular defense mechanisms against oxidative stress more commonly in women with type 2 diabetes than in men... - Serum lipoprotein(a) levels are greater in female than male patients with type-2 diabetesManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Lipids 46:349-56. 2011..The increase in women was independent of menopause. The level of serum Lp(a) had no correlation with lipid parameters in men or women... - Increased serum HSP70 levels are associated with the duration of diabetesManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P O Box 13145 784, Tehran, Iran
Cell Stress Chaperones 15:959-64. 2010..Higher HSP70 in prolonged diabetes versus newly diagnosed diabetes may be an indicator of metabolic derangement in the course of diabetes... - Association of CTLA-4 gene polymorphism with Graves' disease and ophthalmopathy in Iranian patientsAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Medical Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Eur J Intern Med 20:424-8. 2009..This study aimed to investigate the association of Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy with polymorphisms at position +49 in exon 1 and positions -318 and -1147 in the promoter region of CTLA-4 gene in Iranian patients... - Insulin resistance and breast carcinogenesis: a cross-sectional study among Iranian women with breast massMehrshad Abbasi
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Shariati Hospital, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Metab Syndr Relat Disord 8:411-6. 2010..001, partial eta squared = 0.11]. We conclude that the noted linkage between insulin resistance and breast cancer may indicate an underlying pathology of mammary carcinogenesis... - Oxidized low-density lipoprotein is negatively correlated with lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase activity in type 2 diabetes mellitusManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Am J Med Sci 341:92-5. 2011.... - Metformin restores the correlation between serum-oxidized LDL and leptin levels in type 2 diabetic patientsManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Redox Rep 16:193-200. 2011..We also studied the effect of metformin therapy on the correlation between serum ox-LDL and leptin levels in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes... - Waist circumference cut-off points for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in Iranian adultsAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 82:104-7. 2008..The purpose of this study was to determine optimal cut-off points for the diagnosis of MetS in Iran... - Epidemiology and risk factors of the cardiometabolic syndrome in the Middle EastHaleh Ashraf
Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 9:309-20. 2011..We explore the results of our national surveys as successful examples along this path... - Association of +45(T/G) and +276(G/T) polymorphisms in the adiponectin gene with coronary artery disease in a population of Iranian patients with type 2 diabetesAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrine Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mol Biol Rep 39:3791-7. 2012..Also Haplotype analysis showed that two haplotypes 45T-276T and 45G-276T were associated with a decreased risk of CAD... - The dual behavior of heat shock protein 70 and asymmetric dimethylarginine in relation to serum CRP levels in type 2 diabetesManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Gene 498:107-11. 2012..They are both inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between ADMA and HSP70, in patients with type 2 diabetes with respect to serum levels of C reactive protein (CRP)... - Constant magnetic field of 50 mT does not affect weight gain and blood glucose level in BALB/c miceMehrshad Abbasi
Endocrine Research Center, Vali Asr Hospital, School of Medicine, Medical Sciences University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Med Sci Monit 13:BR151-4. 2007..01- and 0.001-Tesla and weight loss in 0.9-Tesla constant electromagnetic fields. This study aimed to examine the effect of a 0.05-Tesla constant magnetic field on weight gain and blood glucose homeostasis in BALB/c mice... - Short term effects of spironolactone on blood lipid profile: a 3-month study on a cohort of young women with hirsutismManouchehr Nakhjavani
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Centre EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Br J Clin Pharmacol 68:634-7. 2009..To investigate the effects of spironolactone on serum lipids in women with hirsutism over a 3-month period... - The association between urodynamic findings and microvascular complications in patients with long-term type 2 diabetes but without voiding symptomsAlireza Esteghamati
Endocrine Research Center ERC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences TUMS, Tehran, Iran
Diabetes Res Clin Pract 78:42-50. 2007..310; p=0.019). In conclusion, searching for microvascular complications might be used to screen for some components of diabetic cystopathy in its asymptomatic phase... - Serum interleukin-1 and interleukin-6 are correlated neither with oxidized low density lipoprotein, nor with low-grade inflammation in patients with type 2 diabetesAfsaneh Morteza
Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center EMRC, Vali Asr Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Eur Cytokine Netw 22:107-12. 2011..We measured serum high sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) levels in order to define basal inflammation in patients and controls... - Amygdalin inhibits angiogenesis in the cultured endothelial cells of diabetic ratsHossein Mirmiranpour
Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 55:211-4. 2012..Angiogenesis contributes to different physiological and pathological conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate for the first time the antiangiogenic effects of amygdalin on the cultured endothelial cells of diabetic rats... - The safety and efficacy of biphasic insulin aspart 30 (BIAsp 30) in Iranians with type 2 diabetes: an open-label, non-randomised, multi-centre observational study--the Iran subgroup of the IMPROVE™ studyAlireza Esteghamati
Imam Khomeini Hospital, Endocrine and Metabolism research Department, Tehran, Iran
Endokrynol Pol 61:364-70. 2010..To evaluate the clinical profile of BIAsp 30 (30% soluble insulin aspart, 70% protamine-crystallized insulin aspart) (NovoMix®)30) in type 2 diabetes patients in routine clinical practice in Iran...