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Socio-economic status, urbanization, and cardiometabolic risk factors among middle-aged adults in Tanzania by Njelekela, M A, Liu, E, Mpembeni, R, Muhihi, A, Mligiliche, N, Spiegelman, D, Finkelstein, J L, Fawzi, W W, Willett, W C, Mtabaji, J

“…This study was conducted to examine the associations between socioeconomic status, urbanization, and cardio-metabolic risk factors in Tanzania. Participants…”
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Dietary habits, plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and selected coronary disease risk factors in Tanzania by Njelekela, M, Ikeda, K, Mtabaji, J, Yamori, Y

“…To compare dietary habits and percent compositions of omega (omega)-3 fatty acid (FA) in plasma phospholipids and to examine if there is any association…”
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The relation of oxidative DNA damage to hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors in Tanzania by Negishi, Hiroko, Ikeda, Katsumi, Kuga, Sachiko, Noguchi, Takanori, Kanda, Tomo, Njelekela, Marina, Liu, Longjian, Miki, Tomohiro, Nara, Yasuo, Sato, Toshiaki, Mashalla, Yohana, Mtabaji, Jacob, Yamori, Yukio

“…OBJECTIVESTo clarify the mechanism of involvement of oxidative stress in hypertensives, we investigated the relationship between the marker of oxidative DNA…”
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Obesity and lipid profiles in middle aged men and women in Tanzania by NJELEKELA, M. A, NEGISHI, H, LIU, L. Jian, IKEDA, K, MTABAJI, J, YAMORI, Y, NARA, Y, SATO, T, TOMOHIRO, M, KUGA, S, NOGUCHI, T, KANDA, T, YAMORI, M, MASHALLA, Y

“…To examine the relationship between obesity and lipid profiles and to compare the effects of total obesity and central adiposity on lipids in three locations…”
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Determinants of hyperleptinaemia in an African population by NJELEKELA, M, KUGA, S, TSUDA, K, HIRAOKA, J, MASESA, Z, NTOGWISANGU, J, MASHALLA, Y, IKEDA, K, MTABAJI, J, NARA, Y, YAMORI, Y

“…To examine the determinants for elevated plasma leptin concentration in normal weight (NW), obese (OB), and morbidly obese (MO) individuals in Tanzania…”
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Diet and hypertension in Tanzania by Mtabaji, J P, Nara, Y, Moriguchi, Y, Yamori, Y

“…A survey was conducted on an urban population in the city of Dar es Salaam and on a rural community in both Handeni and the pastoral Masai in Monduli to…”
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Abnormalities in dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid release in the pathogenesis of hypertension by Mtabaji, J P, Manku, M S, Horrobin, D F

“…Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) respond to angiotensin and norepinephrine with an exaggerated pressor response. We have investigated the possibility that…”
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The cardiac study in Tanzania: salt intake in the causation and treatment of hypertension by Mtabaji, J P, Nara, Y, Yamori, Y

“…The acute effects of varying salt intakes on the level of blood pressure in male normotensive volunteers in Tanzania were investigated. The subjects were kept…”
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Release of Fatty Acids by Perfused Vascular Tissue in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats by MTABAJI, JACOB P, MANKU, MEHAR S, HORROBIN, DAVID F

“…The release of fatty acids from perfused mesenteries of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and control Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) was studied. The release of…”
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Effect of cortisol, prolactin and ADH on the amniotic membrane by MANKU, M. S, MTABAJI, J. P, HORROBIN, D. F

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Vascular actions of furosemide and bumetanide on the rat superior mesenteric vascular bed: interactions with prolactin and prostaglandins by Mtabaji, J P, Manku, M S, Horrobin, D F

“…The mesenteric vascular bed of the rat was used to investigate the effects of furosemide, bumetanide, prolactin, aspirin, indomethacin and prostaglandin E2 on…”
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HYPERTENSION AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN TANZANIA: A RESULT OF RAPID URBANIZATION by Njelekela, M, Ikeda, K, Mtabaji, J, Yamori, Y

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Physiological cortisol levels block the inhibition of vascular reactivity produced by prolactin by Horrobin, D F, Mtabaji, J P, Manku, M S

“…Cortisol in concentrations similar to the unbound levels of the hormone in human plasma can reverse the inhibition of vascular reactivity produced by…”
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Effects of prostaglandins on baseline pressure and responses to noradrenaline in a perfused rat mesenteric artery preparation. PGE1 as an antagonist of PGE2 by Manku, M S, Mtabaji, J P, Horrobin, D F

“…Concentrations of PGE1, PGE2, PGA1, PGA2 and PGF2alpha ranging from 10 to 10(5) pg/ml (2.8 x 10(-11) to 2.8 x 10(-7)M) were perfused through a rat mesenteric…”
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Dietary habits, plasma polyunsaturated fatty acids and selected coronary disease risk factors in Tanzania by Njelekela, M, Ikeda, K, Mtabaji, J, Yamori, Y

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Actions of the tricyclic antidepressant clomipramine on responses to pressor agents. Interactions with prostaglandin E2 by Mtabaji, J P, Manku, M S, Horrobin, D F

“…Clomipramine inhibited pressor responses to potassium ions and vasopressin in the rat mesenteric vascular bed with an ID50 of about 1.8 microgram/ml against…”
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Prostaglandin A2 at low rates of infusion restores the antidiuretic effect of vasopressin in lithium-treated rats by Mtabaji, J P, Robinson, C J, Manku, M S, Cronin, D, Horrobin, D F

“…To test the effect of prostaglandin A2 (PGA2) on renal function, infusions of PGA2 (0-7 ng/kg/min), arginine-vasopressin (AVP) (1-25 ng/kg/min) and PGA2 plus…”
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Zinc and vascular reactivity in rat mesenteric vessels: possible altered dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid metabolism in spontaneously hypertensive rats by Mtabaji, J P, Kihara, M, Yamori, Y

“…Zinc at a concentration of 0.4 microgram/ml potentiated pressor responses to norepinephrine in isolated perfused mesenteric vessels of SHR and WKY. At a higher…”
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The effects of indomethacin and PGE2 on vascular reactivity in spontaneously hypertensive rats: possible role of prostaglandins in the pathogenesis of hypertension by Mtabaji, J P, Kihara, M, Yamori, Y

“…Vascular reactivity was investigated in isolated perfused mesenteric vessels of young and adult SHR and age matched WKY. The primary objective was to…”
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Prolactin and mental illness by Horrobin, D F, Mtabaji, J P, Karmali, R A, Manku, M S, Nassar, B A

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