January 2021

Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. Ex A. Rich) and fermented Parkia biglobosa ((Jacq, R.B.R.) supplementation prevents high fat diet induced derangements in kidney of albino rats

Prevalence of obesity is on the increase globally with high fat diet (HFD) known to be the main contributing factor. This study was carried out to determine the actions of fermented Parkia biglobosa (Iru) and Sphenostyles stenocarpa (Otili) on the kidney of obese induced albino rats. The rats were grouped into a control group fed with normal rats chow and three different high fat diet groups (HFD1, HFD2, HFD3) mixed...

Author(s): Awoyinka O. A., Omodara T. R., Oladele F. C. Alese, M. O., Odesanmi E. O., Ajayi D. D., Adeleye G. S. and Omoleye O. F.

January 2021

Influence of the genetic polymorphism of haptoglobin in the occurrence of retinopathy and nephropathy in diabetics subjects

The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of haptoglobin (Hp) genotypes and their association with nephropathy and retinopathy in diabetic subjects. This is a case-control study conducted in diabetic subjects developing nephropathy and/or retinopathy. Each patient was matched to a control of the same sex and the same age ± 2 years. Hp genotyping was performed by conventional PCR without enzymatic...

Author(s): SAGNE René Ngor, DJITE Moustapha, KANDJI Pape Matar, DIOP Jean Pascal Demba, BARRY Nene Oumou Kesso, THIOUNE Ndeye Marieme, NDOUR El Hadji Malick, GUEYE-TALL Fatou, NDIAYE-DIALLO Rokhaya, LOPEZ-SALL PhilomeÌ€ne, CISSE Aynina,  DIOP Papa Amadou,  NDOUR-MBAYE Maimouna and GUEYE Papa Madieye,