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Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in overweight/obese women in early postpartumLu, Hongxing 20 August 2010 (has links)
Metabolic syndrome includes several metabolic and hormonal disorders, such as abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, and lower blood ghrelin. Women with breastfeeding history exhibit a reduced risk for metabolic syndrome in later life. The purpose of aim 1 was to determine the incidence of metabolic syndrome in low income, overweight/obese women in early postpartum and to assess its relationship to lactation status. It has been found that the incidence of metabolic syndrome is much higher in formula feeding women than that of the breastfeeding ones (44.3% vs. 22.4%, p < 0.01). The breastfeeding mothers had reduced triglycerides (109.07 mg/dl vs. 143.10 mg/dl, p < 001) and elevated serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (58.59 mg/dl vs. 51.76 mg/dl, p < 0.01). The goal of aim 2 was to explore associations between ghrelin, metabolic syndrome and infant feeding methods in low income, overweight/obese women in early postpartum. In our study, the breastfeeding mothers in early postpartum had higher plasma ghrelin, as compared to those who formula fed (584.73 pg/ml vs. 450.77 pg/ml, p < 0.01). Additionally, it is found that plasma ghrelin was negatively associated with incidence and numbers of risk factors for metabolic syndrome, before and after controlling for body mass index (BMI). After adjusting for ghrelin in logistic regression analyses, significant relationships between lactation status and metabolic syndrome disappeared. Thus, the protective function of breastfeeding against metabolic syndrome in overweight/obese women in early postpartum may related to the plasma ghrelin values.
The purpose of aim 3 was to detect the influence of weight loss on insulin resistance and plasma adiponectin, zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn) and copper (Cu) in low income, overweight/obese women in early postpartum. After an eight-week weight loss intervention, plasma levels of adiponectin, Zn and Mn were significantly enhanced, and plasma concentrations of insulin (7.53±0.56 vs. 6.23±0.49, p <0.01) and insulin resistance (1.84±0.15 vs. 1.44±0.12, p <0.01) were reduced. The increase of adiponectin, Zn and Mn was positively associated with weight reduction. However, the plasma Cu was not significantly affected. The relationships between weight loss and reduced insulin resistance disappeared after adjusting the increases of adiponectin, Zn and Mn during weight loss. Thus, weight loss had beneficial effects on insulin resistance, plasma values of adiponectin Zn and Mn. It is plausible that the influence of weight loss on insulin resistance may be associated with improvements of plasma of adiponectin, Zn and Mn.
Collectively, the results of this study demonstrate the important benefits of breastfeeding on prevention of metabolic syndrome in overweight/obese women in early postpartum. This study also emphasizes the influence of ghrelin on risk factors of metabolic syndrome and lactation status. / text
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Drug resistance indexing Enterobacter as a method of identifying food contamination of public health significanceShadbeh, Maryam 28 May 1980 (has links)
The Enterobacter are often found in the feces of man and
other warm blooded animals but have limited use as indicators
of fecal contamination of foods and water since they are also
often found as natural flora of non-fecal environments such
as water and plants. This study proposes a method that may
be useful for differentiating between fecal and non-fecal
Enterobacter. Coliform bacteria associated with the human
fecal environment often have a high incidence of multiple
resistance to antibiotics. By determining multiple drug
resistance and indexing Enterobacter in reference to their
environmental source, it was discovered that isolates from
human feces, raw sewage and certain foods demonstrated a higher
index than isolates from rural soils, wild animal feces,
cereal grains and other non-human environments. An index
value greater than 0.2 indicated isolates from environments
contaminated with human feces representing a high health risk
while those isolates with an index of less than 0.2 came from
relatively safe environments.
Traditionally, the assessment of food borne health
hazards is determined by measuring the quantity and kind of
bacteria present. Drug resistance indexing will compliment
these tests and aid in identifying serious bacterial contamination
of foods. / Graduation date: 1981
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Penicillin-binding protein 2 of penicillin-sensitive and -resistant Staphylococcus aureusMuxworthy, Edwina Imogen January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
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The genetics of carbon isotope discrimination in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp)Ngugi, Eliud Chege Kahiu January 1991 (has links)
No description available.
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The passivity and passivation of the guillotined aluminium electrodeLiu, Chuan January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
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Flow processes in the mountain riversHubbard, Lisa Cheadle January 1998 (has links)
No description available.
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The development and use of polymorphic DNA markers for use in population studies of Oryzaephilus surinamensisBrown, Richard James January 1996 (has links)
No description available.
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Identification and mapping of genes in Arabidopsis thaliana that recognise Albugo candidaBrose, Edmar January 1995 (has links)
No description available.
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Characterisation of the plasmid pUB2380 and in particular its transposition systemTavakoli, Norma Parvin January 1994 (has links)
No description available.
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Chemical aspects of resistance to silver leaf disease in the secondary xylem of apple and pearKemp, M. S. January 1987 (has links)
No description available.
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