Articles by author - Josef Zeman

Leptin, adiponectin, leptin to adiponectin ratio and insulin resistance in depressive women.

Zeman M, Jirak R, Jachymova M, Vecka M, Tvrzicka E, Zak A.

Journal Article 2009; 30(3): 387-395 PubMed PMID: 19855365  Keywords:  Adiponectin:blood, Adult, Aged, Antidepressive Agents:therapeutic use, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Body Mass Index, Chi-Square Distribution, Citalopram:therapeutic use, Depression:blood, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Drug Therapy, C.    Citation

BACKGROUND: Depressive disorder (DD) is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and cardiovascular disease (CV.....

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Effect of melatonin on exploration and anxiety in normotensive and hypertensive rats with high activity of renin-angiotensin system.

Krsková L, Vrabcová M, Zeman M.

Journal Article 2007; 28(3): 295-301 PubMed PMID: 17627265  Keywords:  Animals, Anxiety:drug therapy, Exploratory Behavior:drug effects, Hypertension:physiopathology, Male, Maze Learning:drug effects, Melatonin:pharmacology, Motor Activity:drug effects, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Renin:genetics, Renin-Angiotensin System:phy.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of the study was to investigate effects of melatonin (MEL) on exploration and anxiety in normotensive Sprague-Dawl.....

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Diabetes induces changes in melatonin concentrations in peripheral tissues of rat.

Stebelová K, Herichová I, Zeman M.

Comparative Study 2007; 28(2): 159-165 PubMed PMID: 17435669  Keywords:  Animals, Circadian Rhythm, Corticosterone:blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental:metabolism, Gastrointestinal Tract:metabolism, Kidney:metabolism, Male, Melatonin:blood, Pancreas:metabolism, Pineal Gland:metabolism, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Spleen:metabolism, .    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Exogenous melatonin was found to protect target organs under conditions of diabetes mellitus, however, concentrations of the ho.....

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Gestational progesterone suppresses embryotoxic action of the complement system to chick embryo.

Zeman M, Nováková P.

Journal Article 2001; 22(1): 33-37 PubMed PMID: 11335877  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Chick Embryo, Complement System Proteins:metabolism, Embryo, Mammalian:abnormalities, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Models, Biological, Pregnancy:blood, Progesterone:blo.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: In this paper the relation between progesterone levels and embryotoxic effect of serum complement was studied.

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