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Determinación de los niveles séricos de vitamina D en los pacientes diagnosticados con Esclerosis múltiple y su relación con la severidad y el comportamiento de la enfermedad en el “Hospital Metropolitano de Quito” y en el “Hospital Carlos Andrade Marín”
Determination of vitamin D serum levels in patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and their relationship with the severity and illness behavior in the Metropolitan Hospital in Quito and Carlos Andrade Marín Hospital

Cambios rev. méd; 15 (1), 2016
Introducción: El estudio pretende relacionar los niveles séricos de vitamina D, en pacientes con Esclerosis Múltiple (EM), con la severidad y el comportamiento de la enfermedad. Materiales y Métodos: Reclutamos 81 pacientes con EM, de los cuales se obtuvo una muestra de 50 pacientes para compararlos ...

Cuidados paliativos en personas con demencia severa: reflexiones y desafíos

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (1), 2016
Dementia is an important public health problem due to the complex challenges it poses during the progression of the disease and especially during its end-of-life stage. The aim of this article is to consider the issues that arise from the use of commonly administered therapies in patients with severe dem...

Avaliação clínica e microbiológica relacionada à doença periodontal em pacientes com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico

O lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) é uma doença autoimune caracterizada por hiperatividade imunológica crônica pela ação de autoanticorpos que afetam diversos órgãos. Embora o uso crônico de imunossupressores predisponha o paciente a infecções, poucas pesquisas avaliaram uma possível assoc...

Prevalencia de síndrome metabólico en pacientes psoriáticos chilenos

Rev. chil. dermatol; 32 (1), 2016
Introducción: Existe poca información de la asociación entre Psoriasis y síndrome metabólico (SM) en Chile. Objetivos: Determinar la prevalencia de SM en psoriáticos chilenos. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio caso-control, con 487 pacientes (238 psoriáticos y 239 controles). En ambos gr...

CD19+ B cell subsets in the peripheral blood and skin lesions of psoriasis patients and their correlations with disease severity

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 49 (9), 2016
T lymphocytes are important in the pathogenesis of psoriasis, and increasing evidence indicates that B cells also play an important role. The mechanisms of action, however, remain unclear. We evaluated the ratios of CD19+ B cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from 157 patients with psoria...

Case-control study examining the impact of oral health problems on the quality of life of the families of preschoolers

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of dental caries, traumatic dental injuries (TDI), toothaches, and malocclusion on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of the families of Brazilian preschool children. A population-based, matched case-control study involving 415 pre-s...

Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders in postmenopausal women and relationship with pain and HRT

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract The prevalence of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is higher in females, reaching their high peak during reproductive years, probably because of the action of some female hormones, which alter pain threshold. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of TMD in postmenopausal women and its ...

Impact of molar-incisor hypomineralization on oral health-related quality of life in schoolchildren

Braz. oral res. (Online); 30 (1), 2016
Abstract This study evaluated the impact of molar-incisor hypomineralization (MIH) on oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) according to the perceptions of schoolchildren and their parents/caregivers. This cross-sectional study consisted of a sample of 594 schoolchildren between 11 and 14 years of...

Severity of malocclusion in adolescents: populational-based study in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the factors associated with severity of malocclusion in a population of adolescents. METHODS In this cross-sectional population-based study, the sample size (n = 761) was calculated considering a prevalence of malocclusion of 50.0%, with a 95% confidence level and a 5.0...

Effects of CpG oligodeoxynucleotide 1826 on acute radiation-induced lung injury in mice

Biol. Res; 49 (), 2016
BACKGROUND: The radiation-induced lung injury is a common complication from radiotherapy in lung cancer. CpG ODN is TLR9 activator with potential immune modulatory effects and sensitization of radiotherapy in lung cancer. This study aimed to examine the effect of CpG ODN on acute radiation-induced lung i...