Laughter modulates prorenin receptor gene expression in patients with type 2 diabetes

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 703-706

  Hayashi, Takashi ^a   Urayama, Osamu ^b   Hori, Miyo ^a   Sakamoto, Shigeko ^a   Nasir, Uddin Mohammad ^c   Iwanaga, Shizuko ^d   Hayashi, Keiko ^b   Suzuki, Fumiaki ^c   Kawai, Koichi ^d   Murakami, Kazuo ^a  

^a Foundation for Advancement of International Science   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kawai Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Laughter; Prorenin; Prorenin receptor; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

PRORENIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UPREGULATION;

BODY MASS INDEX; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 34249278770     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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