Levels of insulin and HOMA-IR in adolescents in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

An alarming rise of obesity in adolescents has been observed, placing them at risk of developing resistance to insulin (IR) and its adverse metabolic consequences such as diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2), metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Objective: To know the prevalence of obesity, and the levels of glucose, insulin and HOMA-IR and its association with the BMIz, waist circumference and the pubertal stage in a random sample of adolescents. Materials and methods: 292 adolescents between 12 and 15 years (152 female and 140 male), whose anthropometric measurements (weight, height and waist circumference) were taken, body mass index calculated and Z-score determined. Blood glucose and insulin levels were evaluated from a sample of blood and their HOMA-IR was determined. Results: The results showed that 32.5% were obese, 22.3% were overweight and 23.6% showed adolescent central obesity. Glucose levels (p = 0.016), insulin (p = 0.0001) and HOMA-IR (p = 0.0001) showed significant differences in the group with obesity. Values of the three parameters were increased with the stage of puberty. We found significant differences in the levels of glucose (p = 0.0388), insulin (p = 0.0005) and HOMA-IR (p = 0.0001) between the prepubertal and postpubertal stages.

Production of mexican brown macroalgae fucoidan and fucosidases under an integral green technology bioproceses by the biorefinery concept

Marine ecosystem can be considered a rather exploited source of natural substances with enormous bioactive potential. In Mexico macro-algae study remain forgotten for research and economic purposes besides the high amount of this resource along the west and east coast. For that reason the Bioferinery Group of the Autonomous University of Coahuila, have been studying the biorefinery concept in order to recover high value byproducts of Mexican brown macro-algae including polysaccharides and enzymes to be applied in food, pharmaceutical and energy industry. Brown macroalgae are an important source of fucoidan, alginate and laminarin which comprise a complex group of macromolecules with a wide range of important biological properties such as anticoagulant, antioxidant, antitumoral and antiviral and also as rich source of fermentable sugars for enzymes production. Additionally, specific enzymes able to degrade algae matrix (fucosidases, sulfatases, aliginases, etc) are important tools to establish structural characteristics and biological functions of these polysaccharides. The aims of the present work were the integral study of bioprocess for macroalgae biomass exploitation by the use of green technologies as hydrothermal extraction and solid state fermentation in order to produce polysaccharides and enzymes (fucoidan and fucoidan hydrolytic enzymes). This work comprises the use of the different bioprocess phases in order to produce high value products with lower time and wastes.

Metodología del diseño de un sistema de información documental

Tesis (Maestría en Metodología de la Ciencia) UANL

Manifestaciones de hidrocarburos en ambiente deltáico, de la formación San Miguel en la subcuenca Fuentes Río Escondido, noreste de México

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias Geológicas) UANL

Análisis de las comunidades parasitarias y su relación con la condición física del guajolote silvestre (Meleagris gallopavo) de la Sierra del Burro, Coah., México

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias con Especialidad en Parasitología) UANL

El problema de la vivienda en la zona conurbada Saltillo - Ramos Arizpe - Arteaga [por] Francisco Padilla Saucedo

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias para la Planificación de Asentamientos Humanos) U.A.N.L.

Sistema productivo del carbón mineral y sus residuos

Tesis (Maestro en Ciencias de la Administración con Especialidad en Sistemas) UANL, 1999.

La investigación en el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje en la educación superior

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Administración con Especialidad en Producción y Calidad) - U.A.N.L, 2000

Modelo de educación para el desarrollo de multihabilidades por Diana Guadalupe López Niebla

Tesis (Maestría en Ciencias de la Administración con Especialidad en Relaciones Industriales) U.A.N.L.

La región Noreste de México : consideraciones generales cuadrosgeoestadísticos

UANL

Apuntes de la frontera (1891-1892)

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Código civil del estado de Caohuila de Zaragoza

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Carta pastoral que el Illmo. Sr. Obispo del Saltillo dirige al clero y diocesanos sobre las malas lecturas y recomendación para las buenas

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