Browsing by Author "Than, Nandor Gabor"

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2009-03-26Zeitschriftenartikel

Amniotic fluid angiopoietin-2 in term and preterm parturition, and intra-amniotic infection/inflammation

Pacora, Percy; Romero, Roberto; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Erez, Offer; Vaisbuch, Edi; Mazaki-Tovi, Shali; Gotsch, Francesca; Kim, Chong Jai; Than, Nandor Gabor; Yeo, Lami; Mittal, Pooja; Hassan, Sonia S.

Objective: Recent observations have revealed an interaction between inflammation and angiogenesis, which may be mediated by angiopoietins and chemokines. Given the importance of inflammation in parturition, we sought to ...
2009-06-05Zeitschriftenartikel

Leptin gene (TTTC)n microsatellite polymorphism in pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome

Nagy, Balint; Varkonyi, Tibor; Molvarec, Attila; Lazar, Levente; Hupuczi, Petronella; Than, Nandor Gabor; Rigo, Janos

Background: Leptin plays an important role in energy homeostasis. There is polymorphism on the leptin (LEP) gene. Our aim was to compare the tetranucleotide repeat (TTTC)n polymorphism in the 3′-flanking region in the LEP ...
2009-03-09Zeitschriftenartikel

Maternal serum adiponectin multimers in preeclampsia

Vaisbuch, Edi; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Erez, Offer; Gotsch, Francesca; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Than, Nandor Gabor; Kim, Sun Kwon; Nhan-Chang, Chia-Ling; Jodicke, Cristiano; Pacora, Percy; Yeo, Lami; Dong, Zhong; Yoon, Bo Hyun; Hassan, Sonia S.; Mittal, Pooja

Objective: Obesity, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia are associated with preeclampsia. Recently, “adipose tissue failure”, characterized by dysregulation of adipokine production, has been implicated in the pathophysiology ...
2008-11-14Zeitschriftenartikel

Maternal visfatin concentration in normal pregnancy

Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Vaisbuch, Edi; Erez, Offer; Than, Nandor Gabor; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Nhan-Chang, Chia-Ling; Pacora, Percy; Gotsch, Francesca; Yeo, Lami; Kim, Sun Kwon; Edwin, Samuel S.; Hassan, Sonia S.; Mittal, Pooja

Objective: Adipose tissue has now emerged as a powerful endocrine organ via the production of adipokines. Visfatin, a novel adipokine with diabetogenic and immuno-modulatory properties has been implicated in the pathophysiology ...
2008-12-20Zeitschriftenartikel

Visfatin in human pregnancy

Mazaki-Tovi, Shali; Romero, Roberto; Kusanovic, Juan Pedro; Vaisbuch, Edi; Erez, Offer; Than, Nandor Gabor; Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn; Nhan-Chang, Chia-Ling; Pacora, Percy; Gotsch, Francesca; Yeo, Lami; Kim, Sun Kwon

Objective: Adipose tissue dysfunction, characterized by dysregulation of adipokines production and/or secretion, has been implicated in the pathophysiology of type-2 diabetes mellitus, a metabolic complication closely ...