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Economic burden of diabetes on patients and their families in Sudan
(2007-11-27)
Diabetes mellitus in Sudan is a growing health problem in all socio-economic classes. The natural history of the disease is associated with poor glycaemic control, a high prevalence of complications and a low quality of ...
Epidemiological studies on gastroesophageal reflux disease and esophageal cancer
(2022-08-17)
Esophageal cancer is the seventh most common cancer and a lethal malignancy causing a considerably high number of deaths around the world. Despite intensive studies on risk factors associated with esophageal cancer, there ...
Negative regulation of growth hormone (GH) signaling
(2005-01-14)
Growth Hormone (GH) regulates postnatal longitudinal growth. It also has several other functions. It decreases cholesterol and lipoproteins levels, reduces fat tissue and increases lean body mass. GH actions are mediated ...
Regulation of dendritic cell differentiation, maturation and activation
(2012-03-26)
The human immune system efficiently protects the host from exogenous pathogens such as bacteria, virus and parasites and endogenous threats such as damaged cells and tumors. Invasion of pathogens and other threats activate ...
The mechanism of action of SOCS2 and its role in metabolism and growth
(2013-05-23)
A well-known function of Growth Hormone (GH) is the regulation of postnatal longitudinal growth but it also affects other biological processes, for instance metabolism and inflammation. Actions of GH are tightly regulated ...