Hiroshi Nakano Author
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Ikuko Haruta, Katsutoshi Tokushige, ,Keiko Shiratori
Makiko Taniai,
Maki Tobari, Satoru Yatsuji, Ikuko Haruta, Katsutoshi Tokushige, Keiko Shiratori Study objectives To investigate the relationship between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and oxidative stress, which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease, and to elucidate the factors contributing to this relationship. and to elucidate the factors contributing to this relationship.
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Author(s): Tatsuya Suzuki, Masao Hashimoto, Shoko Futami-Suda, Yoshimasa Igari, Kentaro Watanabe, Hiroshi Nakano, Joan Auwerx, Mitsuhiro Watanabe and Kenzo Oba
The Effect of Colestimide on Visceral Fat Mass and Cytokine Levels in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Bile acid–binding resins (BABRs) improve hyperglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes, and the BABR colesevelam has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as an antihyperglycemic agent. Colestimide (colestilan) is a new type of anion resin that increases the number of hepatic low-density lipoprotein receptors and decreases serum cholesterol levels by promoting the excretion of bile acids and inhibiting the absorption of cholesterol in the intestine; with these changes, the serum level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol decreases.
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