Magnesium, the second most abundant cellular cation after potassium, is essential to
regulate numerous cellular functions and enzymes, including ion channels, metabolic …

More than 400 traditional plant treatments for diabetes mellitus have been recorded, but only
a small number of these have received scientific and medical evaluation to assess their …

INTRODUCTION The glyoxalase system catalyses the conversion of methylglyoxal to D-
lactic acid via the intermediate SD-lactoylglutathione (Fig. 1). It comprises two enzymes …

In this review, we describe technical developments in breath analysis and its applications in
clinical diagnosis, monitoring disease state, and assessing environmental exposure. Breath …

1. Methylglyoxal is a reactive α-oxoaldehyde and physiological metabolite formed by the
fragmentation of triose-phosphates, and by the metabolism of acetone and aminoacetone. 2 …

Breath tests are among the least invasive methods available for clinical diagnosis, disease
state monitoring, and environmental exposure assessment. In recent years, interest in breath …

Stimuli-responsive (smart) hydrogels have attracted widespread attention as biomimetic
systems due to their ability to respond to subtle changes in external and internal stimuli …

While transport processes for amino acids and glucose have long been known to be
expressed in the luminal and abluminal membranes of the endothelium comprising the …

Pancreatic β-cells exposed to hyperglycemia produce reactive oxygen species (ROS).
Because β-cells are sensitive to oxidative stress, excessive ROS may cause dysfunction of β …

Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds have been documented as a traditional plant
treatment for diabetes. In the present study, the antidiabetic properties of a soluble dietary …