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Elevated adiponectin but varied response in circulating leptin levels to falciparum malaria in type 2 diabetics and non-diabetic controls

Acquah, Samuel; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko (University of Cape Coast, 2016-10-18)

Background: To investigate effects of falciparum malaria on circulating levels of leptin and Received 10 January 2015adiponectin in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-diabetic controls in relation to measures of ...
Elevated adiponectin but varied response in circulating leptin levels to falciparum malaria in type 2 diabetics and non-diabetic controls

Acquah, Samuel; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko (Biomedical Journal, 2016)

Background: To investigate effects of falciparum malaria on circulating levels of leptin and adiponectin in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non-diabetic controls in relation to measures of adiposity. Methods: Levels ...
Evidence of Insulin Resistance in Adult Uncomplicated Malaria: Result of a Two-Year Prospective Study

Acquah, Samuel; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon; Eriksson, Magdalena (Malaria Research and Treatment, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2014-12-23)

The study aimed at investigating the effects of adult uncomplicated malaria on insulin resistance. Fasting levels of blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and serum insulin were measured in 100 diabetics ...
Functional paradox of leptin and adiponectin in diabetes patients and controls in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana

Acquah, Samuel; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon (Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2017)

Aim: To investigate the concept of obesity paradox in diabetes patients and nondiabetic control in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. Materials and Methods: Levels of leptin, adiponectin, total antioxidant power (TAP), ...
Increased Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Independent of Body Adiposity in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Controls in falciparum Malaria

Acquah, Samuel; Boampong, Johnson Nyarko; Eghan Jnr, Benjamin Ackon (BioMed Research International, 2016)

Information on the extent to which oxidative stress and inflammation occur in the presence of falciparum malaria and type 2 diabetes mellitus in the same individual is limited. This study sought to investigate the extent ...

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