Alaa A Mahmoud

Publications

• Research Article   
  Plasma Cathepsin V Levels in relation to angiogenesis and obesity in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with poor control: Implications for oncology
  Author(s): Alaa A Mahmoud*, Ahmed A Mohsin and Walaa E Jassim
  
  Diabetes and obesity prevalence are rising everywhere in the world. The primary chronic diabetes consequences, which are linked to death and disability, are diabetic vascular problems. One important pathogenic trait of diabetic microvascular problems is angiogenesis. Aim of study: This study measured the level of cathepsin V and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who have poor control and its correlation with each other, obesity and hyperglycemia. Methods: The research study involved 110 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 70 apparently healthy subjects between the ages of 40 and 70. The Roche Cobas Integra 400 Plus was used to calculate the percentage of glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) and Fasting Plasma Glucose (FPG) concentration. Cathepsin V and VEGF-A levels in serum were assayed using Enzym.. Read More»
  

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