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We therefore propose that the augmented levels of activated MMP-2 detected in the synovia of patients with early erosive RA may relate, at least in part, to an imbalance between activation by MMP-14 and inhibition by TIMP-2.
Because NIDDM is a genetic disorder [ 10] and results from an imbalance between insulin sensitivity and beta cell function, we hypothesized that the A54T polymorphism of the FABP2 gene plays a role in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, which is one of the key determinants for the development of NIDDM [ 2].
Risk factors determined for the syndrome include: age [ 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12], imbalance of electrolyte [ 5, 7, 10], hypotension [ 1, 7], hyperglycemia [ 1, 7, 8], azotemia [ 7, 12], fever/hypothermia and infections [ 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15], use of multiple drugs and withdrawal of alcohol [ 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16], male sex [ 7, 10], severe diseases such as cancer, cerebrovasculary or cardiopulmonary disease, malnutrition and burn [ 1, 5, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18], patients who have been operated on and kept in ICUs [ 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19], and psychosocial environment [ 1, 3, 5, 20].
Preterm newborn infants may be particularly susceptible to such injury because they exhibit an imbalance between antioxidant- and oxidant-generating systems.
The osmotic imbalance observed in the diabetic lens may be responsible for the pronounced influx of water into the epithelial and cortical areas, swelling and damaging the cells [ 9 ] .