Terapevt Arkh
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To study nutritional status in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in relation to the serum content of adipose tissue hormones. ⋯ An integrated assessment of the degree of protein-energy malnutrition and measurement of the level of adipose tissue hormones should be made when nutritional status is studied in patients with COPD.
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To determine the role of neurohumoral dysfunction and overweight in a clinical course of arterial hypertension (AH). ⋯ One of the mechanisms forming and sustaining AH in patients with overweight is leptin-dependent sympathetic hyperactivity while serotonin system activation is more important for patients with normal body weight. Hypertensive patients with obesity demonstrate insulin-dependent hyperleptinemia.