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Association of Low Serum Bilirubin Concentrations and Promoter Variations in the UGT1A1 and HMOX1 Genes with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Czech Population by Jirásková, Alena, Škrha, Jan, Vítek, Libor

“…Bilirubin has potent biological beneficial effects, protecting against atherosclerosis, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess…”
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The relationship between serum bilirubin and Crohn's disease by Leníček, Martin, Duricová, Dana, Hradsky, Ondrej, Dušátková, Petra, Jirásková, Alena, Lukáš, Milan, Nachtigal, Petr, Vítek, Libor

“…The oxidative stress is thought to play an important role in Crohn's disease (CD). As serum bilirubin represents the major endogenous antioxidant, this article…”
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Serum Bilirubin and Markers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in a Healthy Population and in Patients with Various Forms of Atherosclerosis by Vítek, Libor, Jirásková, Alena, Malíková, Ivana, Dostálová, Gabriela, Eremiášová, Lenka, Danzig, Vilém, Linhart, Aleš, Haluzík, Martin

“…Oxidative stress and inflammation contribute significantly to atherogenesis. We and others have demonstrated that mildly elevated serum bilirubin levels…”
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Association of Serum Bilirubin and Functional Variants of Heme Oxygenase 1 and Bilirubin UDP-Glucuronosyl Transferase Genes in Czech Adult Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Petrtýl, Jaromír, Dvořák, Karel, Stříteský, Jan, Leníček, Martin, Jirásková, Alena, Šmíd, Václav, Haluzík, Martin, Brůha, Radan, Vítek, Libor

“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disorder worldwide. The aim of our study was to assess the role of bilirubin, and…”
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Reduction of bilirubin ditaurate by the intestinal bacterium Clostridium perfringens by Koníčková, Renata, Jirásková, Alena, Zelenka, Jaroslav, Lešetický, Ladislav, Štícha, Martin, Vítek, Libor

“…Bilirubin is degraded in the human gut by microflora into urobilinoids. In our study we investigated whether the bilirubin-reducing strain of Clostridium…”
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Association of Low Serum Bilirubin Concentrations and Promoter Variations in the IUGT1A1/I and IHMOX1/I Genes with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Czech Population by Jirásková, Alena, Škrha, Jan, Vítek, Libor

“…Bilirubin has potent biological beneficial effects, protecting against atherosclerosis, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to assess…”
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Association of serum bilirubin and promoter variations in HMOX1 and UGT1A1 genes with sporadic colorectal cancer by Jirásková, Alena, Novotný, Jan, Novotný, Ladislav, Vodic̆ka, Pavel, Pardini, Barbara, Naccarati, Alessio, Schwertner, Harvey A., Hubác̆ek, Jaroslav A., Punc̆ochár̆ová, Lucie, Šmerhovský, Zdenek, Vítek, Libor

“…Heme oxygenase‐1 (HMOX1) and bilirubin UDP‐glucuronosyltransferase (UGT1A1) enzymes, both involved in bilirubin homeostasis, play an important role in the…”
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Long-term follow-up of Wilson Disease: natural history, treatment, mutations analysis and phenotypic correlation by Bruha, Radan, Marecek, Zdenek, Pospisilova, Lenka, Nevsimalova, Sona, Vitek, Libor, Martasek, Pavel, Nevoral, Jiri, Petrtyl, Jaromir, Urbanek, Petr, Jiraskova, Alena, Ferenci, Peter

“…Background and aims: Wilson disease (WD) is an inherited disorder of copper metabolism. When treated, the outcome can be excellent, although the long‐term…”
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Serum Bilirubin Levels and Promoter Variations in HMOX1 and UGT1A1 Genes in Patients with Fabry Disease by Vítek, Libor, Danzig, Vilém, Golaň, Lubor, Eremiášová, Lenka, Dostálová, Gabriela, Bortolussi, Giulia, Jirásková, Alena, Linhart, Ales

“…The aim of our study was to assess the possible relationships among heme oxygenase (HMOX), bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyl transferase (UGT1A1) promoter gene…”
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Simultaneous genotyping of microsatellite variations in HMOX1 and UGT1A1 genes using multicolored capillary electrophoresis by Jiraskova, Alena, Lenicek, Martin, Vitek, Libor

“…Our aim was to establish a reliable, rapid, and inexpensive method for the simultaneous genotyping of the HMOX-1 (heme oxygenase-1) and UGT1A1 (bilirubin…”
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Identification of bilirubin reduction products formed by Clostridium perfringens isolated from human neonatal fecal flora by Vítek, Libor, Majer, Filip, Muchová, Lucie, Zelenka, Jaroslav, Jirásková, Alena, Branný, Pavel, Malina, Jiří, Ubik, Karel

“…Urobilinoids belong to the heterogenous group of degradation products of bilirubin formed in the gastrointestinal tract by intestinal microflora. Among them…”
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Clostridium difficile in piglets in the Czech Republic by Goldová, Jana, Malinová, Anna, Indra, Alexander, Vítek, Libor, Branny, Pavel, Jirásková, Alena

“…Anaerobic, Gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium Clostridium difficile is an important nosocomial pathogen and the most frequently diagnosed cause of a…”
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Rapid protocol for electroporation of Clostridium perfringens by Jirásková, Alena, Vítek, Libor, Fevery, Johan, Ruml, Tomáš, Branny, Pavel

“…A rapid and simple method has been developed for the electroporation of Clostridium perfringens with plasmid DNA. The new improvements, harvesting cells early…”
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International Clostridium difficile animal strain collection and large diversity of animal associated strains by Janezic, Sandra, Zidaric, Valerija, Pardon, Bart, Indra, Alexander, Kokotovic, Branko, Blanco, Jose Luis, Seyboldt, Christian, Diaz, Cristina Rodriguez, Poxton, Ian R, Perreten, Vincent, Drigo, Ilenia, Jiraskova, Alena, Ocepek, Matjaz, Weese, J Scott, Songer, J Glenn, Wilcox, Mark H, Rupnik, Maja

“…Clostridium difficile is an important cause of intestinal infections in some animal species and animals might be a reservoir for community associated human…”
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Association of promoter variation in HMOX1 and UGT1A1 genes with Fabry disease by Jiraskova, Alena, Jovanovska, Jaglika, Vitek, Libor

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Decreased serum antioxidant capacity in patients with Wilson disease is associated with neurological symptoms by Bruha, Radan, Vitek, Libor, Marecek, Zdenek, Pospisilova, Lenka, Nevsimalova, Sona, Martasek, Pavel, Petrtyl, Jaromir, Urbanek, Petr, Jiraskova, Alena, Malikova, Ivana, Haluzik, Martin, Ferenci, Peter

“…Background & Aims Wilson disease (WD) is an inherited disorder of copper disposition caused by an ATP7B transporter gene mutation, leading to copper…”
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The risk of sporadic colorectal cancer development is not influenced by fat mass and obesity related gene polymorphism in Slavs by Hubacek, Jaroslav A, Dlouha, Dana, Bobak, Martin, Jiraskova, Alena, Vitek, Libor

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Total Antioxidative Capacity in Serum Correlates With the Phenotypic Manifestation of Wilson Disease by Bruha, Radan, Vitek, Libor, Marecek, Zdenek, Pospisilova, Lenka, Nevsimalova, Sona, Martasek, Pavel, Petrtyl, Jaromir, Urbanek, Petr, Jiraskova, Alena, Ferenci, Peter

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PW209 Association of serum bilirubin levels and promoter variations of HMOX1 and UGT1A1 genes with fabry disease by Jiraskova, Alena, Bortolussi, Giulia, Dostalova, Gabriela, Kadlckova, Lenka, Belohlavek, Jan, Golan, Lubor, Linhart, Ales, Vitek, Libor

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