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Quality of Life and Symptom Burden among Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) Patients in Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka

Hansani Madushika Abeywickrama 1, Swarna Wimalasiri 2 , Yu Koyama 1, Mieko Uchiyama 1 , Utako Shimizu 1 , Nahoko Kakihara 1 , Rohana Chandrajith 3 and Nishantha Nanayakkara 4 1. Graduate School of Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Niigata University, 2-746, Asahimachi, Niigata 951-8518, Japan; [email protected] (M.U.); [email protected] (U.S.); [email protected] […]

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High Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in Urban Sri Lanka: Findings from the Colombo Urban Study

Noel Somasundaram  1 , Ishara Ranathunga  1 , Kavinga Gunawardana  1 , Muneer Ahamed  2 , Dileepa Ediriweera  3 , C N Antonypillai  2 , Nishan Kalupahana  4 Affiliations 1 Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2 Diabetes and Endocrine Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka. 3 Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.

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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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Tackling the Fallout From Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology: Why We Need to Focus on Providing Peritoneal Dialysis in Rural, Low-Resource Settings

Nishanthe Nanayakkara1 , A.W.M. Wazil1 , Lishanthe Gunerathne2 , Sewmini Dickowita1 , Robert Rope3 , Chrarake Rathnayake1 , Anjali Saxena3,4 and Shuchi Anand3 1Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka; 2 Renal Care and Research Unit, Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka; 3 Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; and 4 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San

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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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INTRODUCTION OF CHRONIC AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (CAPD) TO RURAL CKD-U ENDEMIC AREAS

Nanayakkara N, Wazil AWM, Ratnayake RMCSB, Rope R, Dickovita DKSS, Gunerathne EDL, Sexana A, Anand S   Affiliations – None Introduction and Objectives Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been a major burden for Sri Lanka, with a high prevalence among young, otherwise healthy, paddy farming population. Majority of CKD of unknown etiology (CKD-u) patients reach

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