Male sex is associated with worse microbiological and clinical outcomes following tuberculosis treatment: a retrospective cohort study, a systematic review of the …

V Chidambaram, NL Tun, MG Majella… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Although the incidence of tuberculosis is higher in men than in women, the
relationship of sex with tuberculosis treatment outcomes has not been adequately studied …

Effect of calcium-channel blockers on the risk of active tuberculosis and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

ED Meregildo-Rodriguez, MG Asmat-Rubio… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Recent studies suggest that calcium channel blockers (CCBs) could reduce the
risk of active tuberculosis and improve clinical outcomes. We aimed to synthesize the …

Higher serum cholesterol levels are associated with reduced systemic inflammation and mortality during tuberculosis treatment independent of body mass index

V Chidambaram, L Zhou, J Ruelas Castillo… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Lipids play a central role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). The effect of
serum lipid levels on TB treatment (ATT) outcomes and their association with serum …

The association of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and statin use with inflammation and treatment outcomes in tuberculosis

V Chidambaram, J Ruelas Castillo, A Kumar, J Wei… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Tuberculosis (TB) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have a close
epidemiological and pathogenetic overlap. Thus, it becomes essential to understand the …

Causal relationship between antihypertensive drugs and Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a drug-target Mendelian randomization study

B Cui, A Chen, C Xu, C Mao, Y Chen - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction and objectives Recent studies have indicated a potential association of
hypertension with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and other autoimmune diseases, yet the …

Characteristics and outcomes of in-hospital patients with Covid-19 and history of tuberculosis: a matched case-control from the Brazilian Covid-19 Registry

RLR de Carvalho, DN Pereira, VS Chagas… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The Covid-19 pandemic caused a negative impact on other infectious
diseases control, prevention, and treatment. Consequently, low and middle-income …

Research Progress on the Correlation Between Hypertension and Gut Microbiota

X Cui, T Zhang, T Xie, F Guo, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Among cardiovascular diseases, hypertension is the most important risk factor for morbidity
and mortality worldwide, and its pathogenesis is complex, involving genetic, dietary and …

Gated Calcium Ion Channel and Mutation Mechanisms in Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis

JA D'Elia, LA Weinrauch - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
A wide spectrum of Gram-positive/Gram-negative bacteria has been found resistant to a
wide spectrum of antibiotics in the United States of America during the past decade. Drug …

Hemodynamic Parameters in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats with Obesity and Chemically Induced Colitis during Probiotic Therapy

YY Borshchev, ES Protsak, IY Burovenko… - Bulletin of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
We studied the dynamics of the main hemodynamic parameters in spontaneously
hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats with visceral obesity and chemically …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Effect of the Anti-tuberculosis Drug Rifampicin on Known Hypertensive Patients With Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Care Center

S Yogesh, N Nallathambi, H Seshadri, R Gautham… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Epidemiological evidence suggests an indirect link between hypertension and
tuberculosis, and several studies have reported that rifampicin has potentially diminished …