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Significance of HbA1c test is a stable indicator of triglycerides in diagnosis and prognosis of diabetic patients
Background: The main purpose of the study was to highlight the relationship between glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and triglyceride levels in type 2 DM. Insulin resistance is associated with the elevated triglycerides (TG), and persons with type-2 diabetes are insulin resistant However, it is unknown what level of glycemia that causes an increase in TGL. Hence Therefore I am interested to determine the quantitative relationship between the hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) and TGL.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at GVPIHC&MT Marikavalasa, Visakhapatnam-4. The study population included 100 patients (not discriminate Male/ Female) of type 2 DM not on lipid lowering medication and 100 subjects without DM as controls from the department of General Medicine. For statistical analysis, Chi-square and Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to find the association between triglyceride and HbA1c.Results: The association of high triglyceride was evaluated in type 2 DM group of HbA1c, with a cut-off value 7% patients had high triglycerides and showed a significant association with high HbA1c levels at p<0.0001.Conclusions: It has been shown from this study Triacylglycerol level are high with HbA1c (with a cut-off value 7%) level was found higher in diabetic patients when compared with the controls. Therefore, proper glycemic control should be maintained by maintaining HbA1c level less than 6.0% to prevent multifactorial disorder of diabetic complications
S5 0716+714 : GeV variability study
The GeV observations by Fermi-LAT give us the opportunity to characterize the
high-energy emission (100 MeV - 300 GeV) variability properties of the BL Lac
object S5 0716+714. In this study, we performed flux and spectral analysis of
more than 3 year long (August 2008 to April 2012) Fermi-LAT data of the source.
During this period, the source exhibits two different modes of flux variability
with characteristic timescales of ~75 and ~140 days, respectively. We also
notice that the flux variations are characterized by a weak spectral hardening.
The GeV spectrum of the source shows a clear deviation from a simple power law,
and is better explained by a broken power law. Similar to other bright Fermi
blazars, the break energy does not vary with the source flux during the
different activity states. We discuss several possible scenarios to explain the
observed spectral break.Comment: 21 pages, 10 figures, Accepted for publication in Advances in Space
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Identification of LDH-A as a therapeutic target for cancer cell killing via (i) p53/NAD(H)-dependent and (ii) p53 independent pathways
Most cancer cells use aerobic glycolysis to fuel their growth. The enzyme lactate dehydrogenase-A (LDH-A) is key to cancer’s glycolytic phenotype, catalysing the regeneration of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD þ ) from reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) necessary to sustain glycolysis. As such, LDH-A is a promising target for anticancer therapy. Here we ask if the tumour suppressor p53, a major regulator of cellular metabolism, influences the response of cancer cells to LDH-A suppression. LDH-A knockdown by RNA interference (RNAi) induced cancer cell death in p53 wild-type, mutant and p53-null human cancer cell lines, indicating that endogenous LDH-A promotes cancer cell survival irrespective of cancer cell p53 status. Unexpectedly,however,weuncoveredanovelroleforp53intheregulationofcancercellNADþ anditsreducedformNADH.Thus, LDH-A silencing by RNAi, or its inhibition using a small-molecule inhibitor, resulted in a p53-dependent increase in the cancer cell ratioofNADH:NADþ.Thiseffectwasspecificforp53þ/þ cancercellsandcorrelatedwith(i)reducedactivityofNADþ-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and (ii) an increase in acetylated p53, a known target of SIRT1 deacetylation activity. In addition, activation of the redox-sensitive anticancer drug EO9 was enhanced selectively in p53 þ / þ cancer cells, attributable to increased activity of NAD(P)H-dependent oxidoreductase NQO1 (NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1). Suppressing LDH-A increased EO9-inducedDNAdamageinp53þ/þ cancercells,butimportantlyhadnoadditiveeffectinnon-cancercells.Ourresultsidentifya unique strategy by which the NADH/NADþ cellular redox status can be modulated in a cancer-specific, p53-dependent manner and we show that this can impact upon the activity of important NAD(H)-dependent enzymes. To summarise, this work indicates two distinct mechanisms by which suppressing LDH-A could potentially be used to kill cancer cells selectively, (i) through induction of apoptosis, irrespective of cancer cell p53 status and (ii) as a part of a combinatorial approach with redox-sensitive anticancer drugs via a novel p53/NAD(H)-dependent mechanism
Child Labor Among the Tribal's: a Study in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh
Children are the most precious human resource and hold the potential for future development of the nation. If children are deprived of their childhood, the social progress and economic development of the country would be adversely affected. Child labor is a global issue which is more common in the underdeveloped countries. Poor parents or parents under the poverty line are unable to afford the education expenses of their kids and they own unable to earn enough money for the family survival. Children are the new flowers with a powerful fragrance of any nation, however, some people are declining the power and destroying the future of the country just for earning small money by illegally involving the growing kids. They are playing with the moral of the innocent people and their kids
In re Harrods Ltd.: The Brussels Convention and the Proper Application of Forum Non Conveniens to Non-Contracting States
Although the doctrine of forum non conveniens is unknown in Continental legal systems, Community law does not prevent English courts from preserving their discretion to stay proceedings, in conflicts involving a defendant domiciliary, in favor of more appropriate courts in a non-Contracting State. Where the provisions of the Brussels Convention do not address a legal question, the answer must be sought in the objectives and scheme of the Convention. The English Court of Appeals in Harrods properly understood that Community law does not require ritualistic reliance on the Convention\u27s jurisdiction conferring provisions in cases involving a defendant domiciled in a Contracting State and the jurisdiction of a court in a non-Contracting State
Creation of FRIENDSPERK Platform for Social Network
Social Networking. It's the way the 21st century imparts now. Person to person communication is the gathering of people into particular gatherings, similar to little rustic groups or an area subdivision. Albeit long range interpersonal communication is conceivable in individual, particularly in the work environment, colleges, and secondary schools, it is most well-known on the web. This is on the grounds that not at all like most secondary schools, universities, or work environments, the web is loaded with a great many people why should looking meet other individuals
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