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Preliminary study of hypoxia-related cardiovascular mediator-markers in patients with end-stage renal disease with and without diabetes and the effects of haemodialysis by Treweeke, A, Hall, J, Lambie, S, Leslie, S J, Megson, I L, MacRury, S M

“…Evidence points to activation of pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic stimuli during the haemodialysis process in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with potential…”
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N-Acetylcysteine inhibits platelet–monocyte conjugation in patients with type 2 diabetes with depleted intraplatelet glutathione: a randomised controlled trial by Treweeke, A. T., Winterburn, T. J., Mackenzie, I., Barrett, F., Barr, C., Rushworth, G. F., Dransfield, I., MacRury, S. M., Megson, I. L.

“…Aims/hypothesis The aim of this study was to determine whether oral dosing with N -acetylcysteine (NAC) increases intraplatelet levels of the antioxidant,…”
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A randomized crossover study to assess the effect of an oat-rich diet on glycaemic control, plasma lipids and postprandial glycaemia, inflammation and oxidative stress in Type 2 diabetes by McGeoch, S. C., Johnstone, A. M., Lobley, G. E., Adamson, J., Hickson, K., Holtrop, G., Fyfe, C., Clark, L. F., Pearson, D. W. M., Abraham, P., Megson, I. L., MacRury, S. M.

“…Aims In the UK, lifestyle intervention is first‐line management in Type 2 diabetes. It is unclear what type of diet is most efficacious for improving glycaemic…”
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HbA1c determination from HemaSpot™ blood collection devices: comparison of home prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J. M., Fowler, C. F., Barrett, F., Humphry, R. W., Van Drimmelen, M., MacRury, S. M.

“…Aim To assess the clinical performance and patient acceptance of HemaSpot™ blood collection devices as an alternative blood collection method. Methods Adult…”
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Reply to Verougstraete et al. Comment on HbA1c determination from HemaSpot blood collection devices: comparison of home‐prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J. M., Fowler, C. F., Barrett, F., Humphry, R. W., MacRury, S. M.

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Reply to Verougstraete et al. Comment on HbA 1c determination from HemaSpot blood collection devices: comparison of home-prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J M, Fowler, C F, Barrett, F, Humphry, R W, MacRury, S M

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HbA 1c determination from HemaSpot™ blood collection devices: comparison of home prepared dried blood spots with standard venous blood analysis by Hall, J M, Fowler, C F, Barrett, F, Humphry, R W, Van Drimmelen, M, MacRury, S M

“…To assess the clinical performance and patient acceptance of HemaSpot™ blood collection devices as an alternative blood collection method. Adult men and women…”
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Blood rheology in diabetes mellitus by MacRury, S M, Lowe, G D

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Diabetic fatty liver disease is associated with specific changes in blood-borne markers by Sharma, S., Barrett, F., Adamson, J., Todd, A., Megson, I. L., Zentler-Munro, P. L., MacRury, S. M.

“…Background Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma and is strongly associated with obesity and insulin…”
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Sarcoidosis: association with small bowel disease and folate deficiency by MacRury, S M, McQuaker, G, Morton, R, Hume, R

“…A 30 year old woman with recurrent anaemia due to folate deficiency had evidence of sarcoid granuloma on small bowel biopsy but was presumed to have Crohn's…”
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A comparison of different methods of assessing free radical activity in type 2 diabetes and peripheral vascular disease by MacRury, S M, Gordon, D, Wilson, R, Bradley, H, Gemmell, C G, Paterson, J R, Rumley, A G, MacCuish, A C

“…Increased free radical activity in diabetes mellitus may contribute to the higher prevalence and mortality from macrovascular disease in diabetic patients. To…”
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The relationship between colonisation, secretor status and in-vitro adhesion of Candida albicans to buccal epithelial cells from diabetics by DARWAZEH, A. M. G, LAMEY, P.-J, SAMARANAYAKE, L. P, MACFARLANE, T. W, FISHER, B. M, MACRURY, S. M, MACCUISH, A. C

“…Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Glasgow Dental Hospital andSchool, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JZ Received November 14, 1989 Revision…”
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Changes in phagocytic function with glycaemic control in diabetic patients by MacRury, S M, Gemmell, C G, Paterson, K R, MacCuish, A C

“…Phagocytic function was assessed by serial whole blood chemiluminescence in poorly controlled type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetic patients during efforts…”
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Blood rheology and albumin excretion in diabetic pregnancy by MacRury, S M, Pinion, S, Quin, J D, O'Reilly, D S, Lunan, C B, Lowe, G D, MacCuish, A C

“…Blood rheology is altered in diabetes and also in non-diabetic pregnant women. The cumulative effect of hyperfiltration, abnormal rheology of pregnancy, and…”
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Increased red cell aggregation in diabetes mellitus: association with cardiovascular risk factors by MacRury, S M, Lennie, S E, McColl, P, Balendra, R, MacCuish, A C, Lowe, G D

“…Red cell aggregation may be higher in diabetic patients and may predispose to cardiovascular disease. Red cell aggregation was measured by a simple photometric…”
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Do rheological variables play a role in diabetic peripheral neuropathy? by MacRury, S M, Lockhart, J C, Small, M, Weir, A I, MacCuish, A C, Lowe, G D

“…Whole blood viscosity and its determinants were measured in diabetic patients with and without peripheral neuropathy to assess whether these variables could…”
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Association of hypertension with blood viscosity in diabetes by MacRury, S M, Small, M, MacCuish, A C, Lowe, G D

“…Plasma and whole blood viscosity and its determinants were measured in 86 diabetic patients (29 hypertensive and 57 normotensive) and compared with 52…”
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Seasonal and climatic variation in cholesterol and vitamin C: effect of vitamin C supplementation by MacRury, S M, Muir, M, Hume, R

“…Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is an important anti-oxidant which may help to reduce free radical damage and atheroma formation in blood vessels. In a study in…”
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Long-term performance of the fructosamine assay by Dominiczak, M H, Macrury, S M, Orrell, J M, Paterson, K R

“…We have investigated the long-term performance of the fructosamine assay based on secondary glycated protein standards and attempted to define the…”
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Serum fructosamine/haemoglobin A1 ratio predicts the future changes in haemoglobin A1 in type 2 (non-insulin dependent) diabetic patients by MacRury, S M, Kilpatrick, E S, Paterson, K R, Dominiczak, M H

“…The aim of the study was to define clinical interpretation of the parallel measurements of serum fructosamine and HbA1 in diabetic patients. We studied 14 type…”
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