2019
Elevated renalase levels in patients with acute coronary microvascular dysfunction – A possible biomarker for ischemia
Safdar B, Guo X, Johnson C, D'Onofrio G, Dziura J, Sinusas AJ, Testani J, Rao V, Desir G. Elevated renalase levels in patients with acute coronary microvascular dysfunction – A possible biomarker for ischemia. International Journal Of Cardiology 2019, 279: 155-161. PMID: 30630613, PMCID: PMC6482834, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary microvascular dysfunctionFramingham risk scorePET/CTChest painInflammatory markersMicrovascular dysfunctionEmergency departmentRisk scoreRb-82 PET/CTElevated renalase levelsAcute chest painCoronary artery diseaseC-reactive proteinVascular endothelial growth factorAnti-inflammatory proteinTumor necrosis factorEndothelial growth factorAngina historyCMD diagnosisRenalase levelsHypertensive crisisED presentationsHemodynamic instabilityArtery diseaseHeart failure
2007
High Visceral and Low Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Stores in the Obese Adolescent A Determinant of an Adverse Metabolic Phenotype
Taksali SE, Caprio S, Dziura J, Dufour S, Calí A, Goodman TR, Papademetris X, Burgert TS, Pierpont BM, Savoye M, Shaw M, Seyal AA, Weiss R. High Visceral and Low Abdominal Subcutaneous Fat Stores in the Obese Adolescent A Determinant of an Adverse Metabolic Phenotype. Diabetes 2007, 57: 367-371. PMID: 17977954, DOI: 10.2337/db07-0932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic syndromeObese adolescentsInsulin resistanceVisceral fatSubcutaneous fatAdverse metabolic phenotypeC-reactive proteinSevere metabolic complicationsAbdominal subcutaneous fatBMI z-scoreProton magnetic resonance spectroscopyMulti-ethnic cohortFat-free massSubcutaneous fat depotsMagnetic resonance imagingSubcutaneous fat storesMetabolic complicationsTotal adiponectinHepatic fatLiver fatTriglyceride levelsInterleukin-6Visceral depotsOdds ratioC-peptide
2006
Effects of Simvastatin and Oral Contraceptive Agent on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Trial
Banaszewska B, Pawelczyk L, Spaczynski RZ, Dziura J, Duleba AJ. Effects of Simvastatin and Oral Contraceptive Agent on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Prospective, Randomized, Crossover Trial. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 92: 456-461. PMID: 17105841, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptive pillsPolycystic ovary syndromeLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolTotal testosteroneLipoprotein cholesterolOvary syndromeSystemic inflammationCrossover trialSoluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1Treatment of PCOSVascular cell adhesion molecule-1Ovarian theca-interstitial cellsCell adhesion molecule-1Oral contraceptive agentsSerum total testosteronePrimary outcome measureC-reactive proteinEffect of simvastatinTheca-interstitial cellsAdhesion molecule-1Academic medical centerRandom-effects modelCardiovascular riskFree testosteroneTotal cholesterolAdiponectin in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome
Winer JC, Zern TL, Taksali SE, Dziura J, Cali AM, Wollschlager M, Seyal AA, Weiss R, Burgert TS, Caprio S. Adiponectin in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 91: 4415-4423. PMID: 16926246, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinAdiponectin levelsMetabolic syndromeObese childrenInsulin resistanceChildhood obesityLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolStandard oral glucose tolerance testBody mass index z-scoreHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolOral glucose tolerance testHigher CRP levelsChronic inflammatory stateMarkers of inflammationPlasma lipid profileGlucose tolerance testIndex z-scorePotential confounding variablesCRP levelsInflammatory markersLipoprotein ratioHigh triglyceridesLipoprotein cholesterolInflammatory stateProinflammatory cytokines
2004
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura J, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Taksali SE, Yeckel CW, Allen K, Lopes M, Savoye M, Morrison J, Sherwin RS, Caprio S. Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 350: 2362-2374. PMID: 15175438, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa031049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiponectinAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucose Tolerance TestHumansInsulin ResistanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-6Logistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeObesityPrevalenceProteinsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsDegree of obesityC-reactive proteinMetabolic syndromeBody mass indexAdiponectin levelsInsulin resistanceBlood pressureStandard glucose tolerance testC-reactive protein levelsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolZ-scoreAdverse cardiovascular outcomesSeverity of obesityGlucose tolerance testLevels of triglyceridesCardiovascular outcomesLipoprotein cholesterolObese subjectsObese childrenUnit of increaseMultiracial cohortNonobese childrenPlasma lipidsChildhood obesityObesity