Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Subject "Age"
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Bioavailable IGF-1 is beneficially associated with biomarkers of endothelial function in young healthy adults: the African-PREDICT study
(Elsevier, 2018)Low circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) are associated with endothelial dysfunction, subsequently leading to the development of cardiovascular disease. Objective To better understand the early ... -
Cardiovascular reactivity and oxidative stress in young and older adults: the African-PREDICT and SABPA studies
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Background: Oxidative stress and increased cardiovascular reactivity are associated with endothelial dysfunction and cardiovascular disease development. These factors along with early vascular compromise are more pronounced ... -
An ethnic comparison of arginine dimethylation and cardiometabolic factors in healthy black and white youth: the ASOS and African-PREDICT studies
(MDPI, 2020)Proteinic arginine dimethylation (PADiMe) is a major post-translational modification. Proteolysis of asymmetric and symmetric PADiMe products releases asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA), ...