Articles by author - Danuta Baranowska

Assessment of plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), activity-dependent neurotrophin protein (ADNP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) concentrations in treatment-naïve humans with multiple sclerosis.

Kochanowski J, Uchman D, Litwiniuk A, Kalisz M, Wolinska-Witort E, Martynska L, Baranowska B, Bik W.

Journal Article 2015; 36(2): 148-152 PubMed PMID: 26071584  Keywords:  Adult, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor:blood, Female, Homeodomain Proteins:blood, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis:blood, Nerve Tissue Proteins:blood, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide:blood, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by coexisting processes of infla.....

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Plasma chemerin levels in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Tomalka-Kochanowska J, Baranowska B, Wolinska-Witort E, Uchman D, Litwiniuk A, Martynska L, Kalisz M, Bik W, Kochanowski J.

Journal Article 2014; 35(3): 218-223 PubMed PMID: 24977972  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Case-Control Studies, Chemokines:blood, Female, Humans, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Male, Middle Aged, Multiple Sclerosis:blood, Obesity:blood, Overweight:blood, Thinness:blood, Young Adult,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Chemerin, a novel adipokine produced by adipose tissue and liver, is associated with markers of metabolic syndrome, and additi.....

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Plasma NPY concentrations in women with acute ischemic stroke.

Baranowska B, Kochanowski J, Grudniak M, Wolinska-Witort E, Kalisz M, Bik W.

Journal Article 2013; 34(2): 124-128 PubMed PMID: 23645309  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers:blood, Brain Ischemia:blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2:blood, Female, Humans, Hypertension:blood, Middle Aged, Neuropeptide Y:blood, Obesity:blood, Radioimmunoassay:methods, Stroke:blood,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: It has been reported that plasma NPY levels were increased in obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. The symptoms .....

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Resistin levels in women with ischemic stroke.

Kochanowski J, Grudniak M, Baranowska-Bik A, Wolinska-Witort E, Kalisz M, Baranowska B, Bik W.

Journal Article 2012; 33(6): 603-607 PubMed PMID: 23160233  Keywords:  Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers:blood, Brain Ischemia:blood, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Resistin:blood, Risk Factors, Stroke:blood, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha:blood,.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: Resistin may be an independent inflammatory marker of atherosclerosis. Therefore, its circulating level might be important pro.....

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The evaluation of estradiol and leptin action on the activity of the somatotropic and gonadotropic axes in peripubertal female rats.

Wolinska-Witort E, Martynska L, Chmielowska M, Wasilewska-Dziubinska E, Bik W, Baranowska B.

Journal Article 2012; 33(2): 138-148 PubMed PMID: 22592194  Keywords:  Animals, Body Weight:drug effects, Estradiol:blood, Female, Follicle Stimulating Hormone:blood, Gonadotrophs:drug effects, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone:blood, Growth Hormone:blood, Hypothalamus:drug effects, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I:metabolism, Lept.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Available data suggest that estrogens and leptin play a role in the control of the pubertal process. In humans and some mammal .....

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Do novel adipokines play a causative or only modulating role in the pathogenesis of obesity and metabolic disorders?

Kalisz M, Baranowska B, Bik W.

Journal Article 2012; 33(1): 11-15 PubMed PMID: 22467105  Keywords:  Adipocytes:metabolism, Adipokines, Adipose Tissue:metabolism, Humans, Metabolic Diseases, Obesity:metabolism,.    Citation

: Adipose tissue is an endocrine and paracrine organ that releases a large number of bioactive mediators. Approximately 100 adipokines hav.....

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