Measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides from a dried blood spot in an Indian Council of Medical Research-World Health Organization multicentric survey on risk factors for noncommunicable diseases in IndiaRamakrishnan Lakshmy
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 29, India
J Clin Lipidol 6:33-41. 2012
..In the present study, feasibility of using dried blood for measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides was evaluated in multicenter surveillance study for noncommunicable disease (NCD)...
A cross-sectional investigation of regional patterns of diet and cardio-metabolic risk in IndiaCarrie R Daniel
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Nutr J 10:12. 2011
..The role of diet in India's rapidly progressing chronic disease epidemic is unclear; moreover, diet may vary considerably across North-South regions...
Use of dried blood for measurement of trans fatty acidsRuby Gupta
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Nutr J 8:35. 2009
..In the present study fatty acid (with special emphasis on trans fatty acid) extraction from blood spotted and dried on filter paper was carried out to simplify the sample collection procedure and transportation...
Use of filter paper stored dried blood for measurement of triglyceridesRizwana Quraishi
Laboratory Medicine Department, All India Institute of Medical Sciences AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Lipids Health Dis 5:20. 2006
..Storage of filters at 4 degrees C extended the stability and triglycerides could be quantitatively recovered after 3 months of storage...
Multi-center feasibility study evaluating recruitment, variability in risk factors and biomarkers for a diet and cancer cohort in IndiaRashmi Sinha
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
BMC Public Health 11:405. 2011
..The aim of this feasibility study was to evaluate whether a diet-focused cohort study of cancer could be established in India, providing insight into potentially unique diet and lifestyle exposures...
Apolipoprotein C3 SstI polymorphism and triglyceride levels in Asian IndiansS Chhabra
Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India
BMC Genet 3:9. 2002
..We conducted a study on the relationship between APOC3 SstI polymorphism (S1S1, S1S2 and S2S2 genotypes) and plasma TG levels in a group of 139 male healthy volunteers from Northern India...
Paraoxonase gene Q192R & L55M polymorphisms in Indians with acute myocardial infarction & association with oxidized low density lipoproteinRamakrishnan Lakshmy
Departments of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Indian J Med Res 131:522-9. 2010
..The present study looks at PON192 and 55 polymorphism among hospitalized Asian Indian patients with myocardial infarction (MI) and their association with circulating oxidized LDL and antioxidant status...
A simple, cost-effective quality assurance model for measurement of lipids in a large epidemiological studyR Lakshmy
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Natl Med J India 21:279-83. 2008
..Laboratory measurements are an integral part of epidemiological studies in cardiovascular disease. Standardization and quality assurance is of utmost importance in the context of multicentre studies...
Measurement of glycated hemoglobin A1c from dried blood by turbidimetric immunoassayRamakrishnan Lakshmy
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
J Diabetes Sci Technol 3:1203-6. 2009
..The possibility of using dried blood for measurement of A1C by the immunoturbidimetric method was explored in the present study...
Utility of dried blood spots for measurement of cholesterol and triglycerides in a surveillance studyRamakrishnan Lakshmy
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
J Diabetes Sci Technol 4:258-62. 2010
..The collection of samples on filter paper for the assessment of risk factors circumvents the need for blood processing, storage, and shipment at ultralow temperatures...
Relationship of APOA5, PPARγ and HL gene variants with serial changes in childhood body mass index and coronary artery disease risk factors in young adulthoodLakshmy Ramakrishnan
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
Lipids Health Dis 10:68. 2011
..We analysed polymorphisms in APOA5, hepatic lipase and PPARγ genes and investigated their association with birth weight and serial changes in BMI...
Childhood body mass index and adult pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic risk factors: data from the New Delhi birth cohortRamakrishnan Lakshmy
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, Department of Endocrinology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Int J Epidemiol 40:102-11. 2011
..Weight gain and growth in early life may influence adult pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic cardiovascular risk factors...
Independent and interactive effects of plant sterols and fish oil n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids on the plasma lipid profile of mildly hyperlipidaemic Indian adultsShweta Khandelwal
Centre for Chronic Disease Control CCDC, New Delhi, India
Br J Nutr 102:722-32. 2009
..The potent hypotriacylglycerolaemic effect of plant sterols observed in the present study and this population warrants additional investigation...
Improved method of total antioxidant assayRuby Gupta
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029
Indian J Biochem Biophys 46:126-9. 2009
..The values of total antioxidant obtained by the two methods correlated well. Thus, total antioxidant can be estimated reliably using the microplate method...
Effect of consumption of micronutrient fortified candies on the iron and vitamin A status of children aged 3-6 years in rural HaryanaK Anand
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Indian Pediatr 44:823-9. 2007
..To assess the efficacy of micronutrient fortified sugar candies in improving the iron and vitamin A status in children aged 3 to 6 years...
A rapid 3% polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis method for high through put screening of LDL phenotypeYogendra Singh
Department of Cardiac Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India
Lipids Health Dis 7:47. 2008
..We report here a high throughput 3% polyacrylamide slab gel electrophoresis method (PASGE) for sub fractionation of LDL which was compared with GGE, a commonly used method for LDL sub fractionation...
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in a north Indian hospital-based population with obstructive sleep apnoeaSwastik Agrawal
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Indian J Med Res 134:639-44. 2011
..We investigated the prevalence of MS and its components in a cross-sectional study in patients with and without OSA in a hospital-based population of a tertiary health care centre in New Delhi, India...
Prevalence and risk factors of syndrome Z in urban IndiansSurendra K Sharma
Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Sleep Med 11:562-8. 2010
..Syndrome Z is defined as the co-occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and metabolic syndrome. There is a paucity of information on the magnitude of syndrome Z in the community and the factors associated with it...
Effect of preoperative administration of allopurinol in patients undergoing surgery for valvular heart diseasesSachin Talwar
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 38:86-90. 2010
..To assess the effects of preoperative administration of allopurinol in patients undergoing open-heart surgery (OHS) for valvular heart diseases...