Stem cell-based therapies for degenerative disorders and injuries are promising in the new
era. Multipotential mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from bone marrow (BM) are on the …

Aims The evidence of hepatotoxicity of antithyroid drugs ( ATDs ) is limited to case reports or
spontaneous reporting. This study aimed to quantify the incidence and comparative risks of …

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a leading cause of preventable blindness in adults. To identify
genetic contributions in DR, we studied 2071 type 2 diabetics. We first conducted a genome-…

Background. Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a common microvascular complication of
diabetes. In this study, we aimed to explore both primary effects of single-locus and multilocus …

Background To investigate the association of serum uric acid level with renal function change
in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods T2DM patients who had been …

This study was designed to investigate plasma circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines,
adiponectin and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in young men with type 2 diabetes. …

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis associated with an
increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), however their impact on decreasing …

Objective This study was designed to evaluate insulin sensitivity, proinflammatory markers
and adiponectin concentration in young males with different subtypes of depressive disorder. …

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common type of arthritis, is a degenerative joint disease. Oxidative
stress is well known to play important roles in cartilage degradation and pathogenesis of …

Recent evidence has suggested that synovial inflammation and macrophage polarization
were involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA). Additionally, high-molecular-weight …