V. I. Manafa

Levels of Adiponectin and GDF-15 in Adult Male Cigarette Smokers in Nnewi Metropolis

P. O. Manafa, O. Okoye, O. Ekuma- Okereke, R. S. Ebugosi, G. O. Chukwuma, N. C. Ibeh, R. C. Chukwuanukwu, V. I. Manafa, K. E. Nwene, C. E. Onah & O. S. Ogbuowelu · Asian Journal of Cardiology Research · 2020

Background: Adiponectin is the most abundant adipokine in human plasma that plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis and insulin resistance. On the other hand, growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF15) is a stress responsive cytokine linke...

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Assessment of Inflammatory and Cardiac Status of Echis ocellatus Snake-bite Victims in Jos Metropolis, Plateau State, Nigeria

P. O. Manafa, G. C. Jackson Njoku, C. C. Onyenekwe, O. Ekuma-Okereke, E. E. Nnadi, R. S. Ebugosi, G. O. Chukwuma, E. C. Onah, R. C. Chukwuanukwu, K. E. Nwene, V. I. Manafa & O. S. Ogbuowelu · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2020

Background: This study was designed to evaluate the inflammatory and cardiac status of snakebite victims using serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), troponin-I (TnI), total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) as markers in Echis ocellatus snakebite victims before and afte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jamps/2020/v22i330161