Adiponectin Correlation with Bioclinical Benefits of Using Natural Therapeutic Factors in Knee Osteoarthritis

Ionescu, Elena Valentina; Tica, Irina; Oprea, Corneliu I.; Iliescu, Dan; Petcu, Lucian Cristian; Iliescu, Mădălina Gabriela

doi:10.4183/aeb.2017.308

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“…Consistent with others, this study indicated that the observed hypoadiponectinemia in women with PCOS was related to hyperandrogenemia (24). Peloid treatment for osteoarthritis associated with obesity could improve adiponectin levels (28).…”

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confidence: 89%

Adiponectin as a Serum Marker of Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Correlation with Indicators of Metabolic Disturbances

2018

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Adipose tissue is a major store of energy for the human body. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients are more prone to abnormal production of some regulatory proteins secreted from the adipose tissue. This study aims to investigate serum levels of adiponectin and their correlation with metabolic and endocrine indices in PCOS. Patients and methods. This study was conducted on 61 women with PCOS and 17 healthy women whose age and body mass index (BMI) were matched. Adiponectin serum levels were assessed and correlated with parameters of metabolic and hormonal disturbances. Results. In PCOS women, serum levels of insulin, HOMA-IR, testosterone, LH, and LH/FSH were significantly higher, while SHBG was lower than in healthy women. Lower adiponectin was observed in both PCOS groups compared to the control group. Serum levels of adiponectin correlated inversely with BMI (r=-0.56; p<0.001),WC(r =-0.452;p<0.001), insulin levels (r=-0.409; p<0.001), HOMA-IR (r=-0.368; p<0.001), and free androgen index (FAI) (r=-0.53; p<0.001). A positive correlation was found between adiponectin and LH (r= 0.35; p<0.001), LH/FSH ratio (r= 0.33; p<0.001) and SHGB (r= 0.51; p<0.001). Serum adiponectin levels are decreased in women with PCOS compared to the control group. The decrease in adiponectin concentration indicates its potential role in metabolic disorders in the pathogenesis of PCOS, as well as in the development and progression of insulin resistance in PCOS patients.

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Adiponectin as a Serum Marker of Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Correlation with Indicators of Metabolic Disturbances

2018

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“…A future reference for balneal therapy will be taken into consideration once the acute flare stops. It is of interest to find if a correlation exists between the levels of serum adiponectin in this patient, previously and after balneal treatment, as we have the knowledge that adiponectine's levels in SLE are higher than normal (17) and that balneal therapy with cold mud applications also elevates adiponectine's level (18).…”

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confidence: 96%

Thank God for Lab: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Difficult Diagnosis, a Difficult Disease

Tica

Alina-Doina

Șuța

et al. 2018

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) involves autoimmune mechanisms that affect multiple systems and has variable clinical manifestations. It affects mainly feminine gender, usually of child-bearing age. Very late onset SLE (patients older than 75 years) is rarely met and difficult to diagnose due to the unspecific symptoms. The diagnosis is frequently mistaken for drug-induced SLE or for other age-specific disorders. We present the case of a 78 years old male patient complaining of hemoptysis in small amounts, fever, dyspnea at small efforts, weight loss, and important asthenia. Based on physical examination, severe anemia and thoracic CT aspect, several diagnosis were taken into account: anemic syndrome and pleurisy due to refractory pneumonia, pulmonary neoplasm, pulmonary tuberculosis, congestive heart failure and Wegener granulomatosis. Only when direct Coombs test came positive and all the other serological tests resulted negative, diagnosis of SLE was considered. Confirmation came along with high titers of antinuclear antibodies, anti double strained DNA antibodies and lupic anticoagulant and low levels of C3c and C4. We conclude that the diagnosis of SLE must be taken into consideration even in elder male patients. Therapeutic options in these patients are challenging because of the associated comorbidities and side effects.

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“…In the last years, balneological research was directed towards the study of specific inflammatory cytokines' involvement in musculoskeletal disorders. Correlations between peloid therapy and inflammatory pathways, at a molecular level, are established and new insights into the world of chondrocytes and osteoblasts are brought to light (85). Peat obtained from Taean-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea, can be considered as a therapeutic option for pain relief of knee OA patients.…”

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Mud therapy and rehabilitation - scientific relevance in the last six years (2015 – 2020) Systematic literature review and meta-analysis based on the PRISMA paradigm

Munteanu¹,

Rotariu

Dogaru

et al. 2020

Balneo and PRM Research Journal

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Background. Balneotherapy is a stimulation - adaptation treatment method applied in the forms of bathing, drinking, and inhalation cures performed with natural therapeutic factors, a method which is acting in three main ways: thermally, mechanically, and chemically. Mud or peloids are natural therapeutic factors formed by natural processes under the influence of biological and geological phenomena, which in a finely dissolved state and mixed with water (mud) are used in medical practice in the form of baths or local procedures. Objective. This systematic review aims to rigorously select related articles and identify within their content, the main possible uses of therapeutic mud and physiological mechanisms, to see the main region of scientific interest for pelotherapy, and to discuss the value of mud therapy in rehabilitation medicine. Methods. The working method is based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We searched for open-access articles published in English, between January 2015 and December 2020, from the following databases: Cochrane, Elsevier, NCBI/PubMed, NCBI/PMC, PEDro, and ISI Web of Knowledge/Science (the latter was also used to identify ISI indexed articles). The contextually searched syntax used was ”Pelotherapy/Peloidotherapy/Mud-therapy/ /Fango-therapy AND Rehabilitation”. The selected articles were analyzed in detail regarding pathologies addressed by mud therapy and country scientific relevance for this therapeutic method. The meta-analysis proceeded was designated to estimate the prevalence of various pathologies in the use of mud therapy. Results. Our search identified, first, 394 articles. Based on the successive filtering stages and, respectively, on the classification criteria of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), we finally identified/retained and analyzed 68 articles. Although, in principle, a rigorous method – and we have followed the PRISMA type paradigm – there still might be some missing works of our related article selection. On the other hand, to augment/ consolidate our documentation base, we have used also 40 papers freely found in the literature, and even – aiming, too, at an as exhaustive knowledge underpinning as possible – derogatively, we have also considered some articles which, probably being very new, couldn't yet have reached the PEDro threshold score we have settled. Conclusions. This paper overviews the current state-of-the-art knowledge in the approach of peloidotherapy in rehabilitation, with a focal point on the therapeutic properties of peloids. Keywords: mud-therapy, pelotherapy, peloidotherapy, fango therapy, rehabilitation, balneotherapy, natural therapeutic factors,

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Adiponectin Correlation with Bioclinical Benefits of Using Natural Therapeutic Factors in Knee Osteoarthritis

Cited by 9 publications

References 30 publications

Adiponectin as a Serum Marker of Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Correlation with Indicators of Metabolic Disturbances

Adiponectin as a Serum Marker of Adipose Tissue Dysfunction in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Correlation with Indicators of Metabolic Disturbances

Thank God for Lab: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Difficult Diagnosis, a Difficult Disease

Mud therapy and rehabilitation - scientific relevance in the last six years (2015 – 2020) Systematic literature review and meta-analysis based on the PRISMA paradigm

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