Inflammation, oxidative and dicarbonyl stress play important roles in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Metformin is the first-line drug of choice for the treatment of type 2 diabetes because it effectively suppresses gluconeogenesis in the liver, however, its “pleiotropic“ effects remain cont...
Elevated levels of circulating C-reactive protein (CRP) are associated with worse outcome for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Monomeric CRP (mCRP) has been demonstrated in tissues of various diseases, including colon cancer (CC). mCRP possesses proinflammatory properties and potentially contr...
Although widely used, there is a lack of evidence concerning diagnostic value of C-reactive protein (CRP) and white blood cell counts (WBC) in the postoperative course. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CRP and WBC for postoperative inflammatory complications after ope...
Anastomotic leakage is serious morbidity that can develop in patients operated on for colorectal cancer and can reach potentially life-threatening dimensions. Many international studies have been conducted to reduce and eliminate this postoperative complication that may have a mortal course. In thes...
Intake of high-protein (HP) diets has increased over the last years, mainly due to their popularity for body weight control. Liver is the main organ handling ingested macronutrients and it is associated with the beginning of different pathologies. We aimed to deepen our knowledge on molecular pathwa...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important messengers in eukaryotic organisms. Extracellular ROS production by NADPH oxidases in plants is triggered by receptor-like protein kinase (RLK)-dependent signaling networks. This ROS production is tightly controlled by multiple mechanisms including phospho...
