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Obesity, adipocyte hypertrophy, fasting glucose, and resistin are potential contributors to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in South Asian women

Kembra Albracht-Schulte  1 , Shanthini Rosairo  2 , Latha Ramalingam  1 , Sulochana Wijetunge  3 , Rmcj Ratnayake  4 , Hmsrb Kotakadeniya  5 , John A Dawson  1 , Nishan S Kalupahana  1   6 , Naima Moustaid-Moussa  1 Affiliations 1 Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA. 2 Department of Radiology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, […]

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Adipose Tissue: Inflammation and Browning

Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana  1   2 , Bimba Lakmini Goonapienuwala  2 , Naima Moustaid-Moussa  2 Affiliations 1 Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka; email: [email protected]. 2 Department of Nutritional Sciences and Obesity Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1270, USA; email: [email protected], [email protected]. Abstract White adipose tissue (WAT) and

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Association between serum and adipose tissue resistin with dysglycemia in South Asian women

Sulochana Wijetunge  1 , R M C J Ratnayake  2 , H M S R B Kotakadeniya  3 , Shanthini Rosairo  4 , Kembra Albracht-Schulte  5 , Latha Ramalingam  5 , Naima Moustaid-Moussa  6 , Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana  7   8 Affiliations 1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty

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Lifestyle factors associated with obesity in a cohort of males in the central province of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional descriptive study

N W I A Jayawardana  1 , W A T A Jayalath  2 , W M T Madhujith  3 , U Ralapanawa  2 , R S Jayasekera  4 , S A S B Alagiyawanna  2 , A M K R Bandara  5 , N S Kalupahana  6 Affiliations 1 Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri

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WORK HOURS, HEAT STRESS SYMPTOMS AND PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OF UNKNOWN AETIOLOGY FROM A PROSPECTIVE COHORT IN SRI LANKA.

Silva, T1 , Anand, S2 , Penny, V3 , Schensul, S4 , HEWAVITHARANE, P*5 , Nanayakkara, N6 , Haider, L7 , Schensul, J7 , Chandrajith, R8 , Narayana, I9 , hapuarachchi, C9 1 Department of Sociology- Faculty of Arts- University of Peradeniya- Sri Lanka Department of Sociology Kandy Sri Lanka, 2 Medical Centre- Stanford University-

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POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS FOR CKD-U PATIENTS IN SRILANKA: A REVIEW

Fernando,W.B.N.T1., Hettiarachchi, T.W1., Hemage,R1., Badurdeen, M.Z1., Nanayakkara, N2* 1Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka   Background: Chronic Kidney Disease due to unknown etiology (CKD-u) is a deadly disease. Its prevalence has been described in

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Traditional Cardio vascular Risk factor prevalance and cardiovascular events among CKDu patients: Case control study

W.M.R.S. Wijekoon1, P.B. Subasinghe1, R.P.G.K.S. Weerakoon1, N. Nanayakkara2 1St. Thomas’ College (National School), Matale 2Kandy Teaching Hospital, Kandy   Introduction Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by a gradual and irreversible loss of kidney functions over time. Cardiovascular mortality is known to be high in patients with CKD and at least 50% of

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A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL PATTERN OF PRESENTATION IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS PATIENTS – A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE IN SRI LANKA

Duminda Basnayake1 , Abdul Wazil2 , Nishantha Nanayakkara3 , Buddhisha Mahanama4 , Neelakanthi Ratnatunga2 , Kushangi Dissanayake5 , Pradeep Priyadarshana5 1 No 315, Williumgopallawa Road, Suduhumpola, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 2 Aniwattha, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 3 Heerassagala, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 4 Hanthana, Kandy, Sri Lanka and 5 Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka  

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Characteristics of Chronic Renal Failures in Giradurukotte Sri Lanka

Nayanamali M.A.A.1*, Hettiarachchi T.W.2, Gunarathne L.3, Elladeniya N.1, Sonnadara T.1, Liyadipitiya M.3, Nanayakkara N.1 1Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy 2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya 3Renal Unit, Provincial Hospital, Giradurukotte *[email protected]   Introduction: Prevalence of Chronic kidney disease (CKD) depends on the abundance of risk factors in a community. Hence,

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Epidemiology, Risk Factors and Major Outcomes of Hospitalization requiring Post Kidney Transplant Infections in National Hospital Kandy: A Pilot Study

M.A.A. Nayanamali2*, A.M.M.P. Athapaththu1, B.M.D.B. Basnayake2, T.G.N.S. Gunarathne4, A.W.M. Wazil2, R.M.B.S.S. Mahanama2, B.M.D.B. Basnayake2, B.U.E.W.D.R. Thangarajah3, N. Nanayakkara2       1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya 2Nephrology and Transplant Unit, National Hospital, Kandy 3Nephrology unit, Teaching Hospital, Vavuniya 4University of Malaya, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia *[email protected] Background: Post kidney transplant (PKT) infections are

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