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Differential expression of glycoprotein IV on monocyte subsets following high-fat diet feeding and the impact of short-term low-dose aspirin treatment

Mokgalaboni, K.; Dludla, P.V.; Mkandla, Z.; Mutize, T.; Nyambuya, T.M.; Mxinwa, V.; Nkambule, B.B. (Elsevier, 2020-08-01)

Objective: To assess the levels of glycoprotein GPIV (CD36) expression on peripheral blood monocyte subsets, in a mouse model of glucose intolerance. Moreover, to determine the effect of; low-dose aspirin (LDA) alone, LDA ...

Identification of potential biomarkers for predicting the early onset of diabetic cardiomyopathy in a mouse model

Johnson, R.; Nxele, X.; Cour, M.; Sangweni, N.; Jooste, T.; Hadebe, N.; Samodien, E.; Benjeddou, M.; Mazino, M.; Louw, J.; Lecour, S. (Nature Publishing Group, 2020-07-23)

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by metabolic derangements that cause a shift in substrate preference, inducing cardiac interstitial fibrosis. Interstitial fibrosis plays a key role in aggravating left ventricular ...

Health worker experiences of and perspectives on engaging men in HIV care: A qualitative study in Cape Town, South Africa

Mbokazi, N.; Madzima, R.; Leon, N.; Lurie, M.N.; Cornell, M.; Schmidt, B.M.; Colvin, C.J. (SAGE, 2020-05-29)

Men generally fare worse than women across the HIV cascade. While we know much about how men perceive the health services, we know little about how health workers (HWs) themselves have experienced engaging with men and ...

The effectiveness of peer and community health worker-led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic review

Werfalli, M.; Raubenheimer, P.J.; Engel, M.; Musekiwa, A.; Bobrow, K.; Peer, N.; Hoegfeldt, C.; Kalula, S.; Kengne, A.P.; Levitt, N.S. (BMC, 2020-06-06)

Objective: Community-based peer and community health worker-led diabetes self-management programs (COMP-DSMP) can benefit diabetes care, but the supporting evidence has been inadequately assessed. This systematic review ...

Unspoken inequality: How COVID-19 has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities of asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in South Africa

Mukumbang, F.C.; Ambe, A.N.; Adebiyi, B.O. (BMC, 2020-08-20)

An estimated 2 million foreign-born migrants of working age (15-64) were living in South Africa (SA) in 2017. Structural and practical xenophobia has driven asylum-seekers, refugees, and undocumented migrants in SA to ...

Linking LOXL2 to cardiac interstitial fibrosis

Erasmus, M.; Samodien, E.; Lecour, S.; Cour, M.; Lorenzo, O.; Dludla, P.; Pheiffer, C.; Johnson, R. (MDPI, 2020-08-18)

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death worldwide. CVD pathophysiology is often characterized by increased stiffening of the heart muscle due to fibrosis, thus resulting in diminished cardiac function. ...

Role of vaccines in preventing influenza in healthy children

Sambala, E.Z.; Cooper, S.; Schmidt, B.M.; Walaza, S.; Wiysonge, C.S. (HMPG, 2021-03-02)

The role of an influenza vaccine is to minimise illness and death. Vaccines provide good protection against influenza strains and significantly reduce time off work. However, the recommendation for use depends on the ...

Inter-Comparison Campaign of Solar UVR Instruments under Clear Sky Conditions at Reunion Island (21◦S, 55◦E)

Cadet, J. M.; Portafaix, T; Bencherif, H; Lamy, K; Brogniez, C; Auriol, F; Metzger, J.M; Boudreault, L.E.; Wright, C.Y. (MDPI, 2020-04-19)

Measurement of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is important for the assessment of potential beneficial and adverse impacts on the biosphere, plants, animals, and humans. Excess solar UVR exposure in humans is associated ...

Association of deworming with reduced eosinophilia: implications of HIV/AIDS and co-endemic diseases

Schoeman S.E.; Markus M.B.; Bentwich Z.; Mansvelt E.P.G.; Adams V.J.; Fincham J.E.; Dhansay M.A.; Lombard, C.J. (2003)

Eosinophil counts in venous blood were monitored during a randomized controlled deworming trial (n = 155 children) that lasted for a year, and in a whole-school deworming programme (range 174-256 children) of 2 years' ...

Fumonisin mycotoxins in human hair

Sewram, V.; Mshicilelo, N.; Shephard, G.S.; Marasas, W.F.O (2003)

This study shows for the first time the accumulation of fumonisin mycotoxins in human hair of population clusters exposed to contaminated maize, and thus the feasibility of human hair analysis for the assessment of past ...

Influence of the G2 cell cycle block abrogator pentoxifylline on the expression and subcellular location of cyclin B1 and p34(cdc2) in HeLa cervical carcinoma cells

Theron, T.; Böhm, L. (1999)

Abstract. The progression of cells from G2 into mitosis in mainly controlled by formation of the cyclin B1/p34cdc2 complex. The behavior of this complex in the irradiation-induced G2 cell cycle delay is still unclear. A ...