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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=47322#.VFrrTGfHRK0 Author(s) Deepti A. Lokanath , Sharada A. Chandrashekariah , D. Xaviour , Jayashankar Rao Affiliation(s) Department of Biochemistry, Yuvaraja’s College, Mysore, India . Department of Biochemistry, Yuvaraja’s College, Mysore, India . Anthropological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Bogadi North, Mysore, India . Anthropological Survey of India, Southern Regional Centre, Bogadi North, Mysore, India . ABSTRACT Background: Metabolic syndrome is the major cause for life threatening disorders such as cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. These disorders are associated with hyperuricemia and the number ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50748#.VEnB_1fHRK0 Author(s) Maged Maurice 1* , Dalia Nafea 2** , Mohamed El Sawy 1** , Rania Soelam 1*** , Sylvia Youssef 1**** Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt . 2 Department of Internal Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt . ABSTRACT Background: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a systemic inflammatory response to a variety of insults. Presepsin; the soluble CD14 subtype is a novel soluble CD14 molecule that is useful for diagnosing sepsis. It plays an important role in modulating the immune response to endotoxin in vitro and vivo. The aim: Of the study was to ...