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Validity of Klotho, CYR61 and YKL-40 as ideal predictive biomarkers for acute kidney injury: review study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is still a headache for clinicians and scientists as a possible reason for increased death among intensive care unit (ICU) patients after invasive cardiac surgery. Furthermore, the diagnostic process for AKI using conventional biomarkers is not ...

PAR-2 expression in the gingival crevicular fluid reflects chronic periodontitis severity

Abstract Recent studies investigating protease-activated receptor type 2 (PAR-2) suggest an association between the receptor and periodontal inflammation. It is known that gingipain, a bacterial protease secreted by the important periodontopathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis can activate PAR-2. Previous st...

Analysis of CD57+ natural killer cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes in periapical granulomas and radicular cysts

Abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the number of CD57+ natural killer (NK) cells and CD8+ T lymphocytes between periapical granulomas (PGs) and radicular cysts (RCs). Twenty-fives cases of PGs and 25 of RCs were submitted to histological analysis and immunohistochemistry using anti-CD57 and a...

Salivary stress biomarkers and anxiety symptoms in children with and without temporomandibular disorders

Abstract The etiology of temporomandibular disorders (TMD), which are considered as a heterogeneous group of psychophysiological disturbances, remains a controversial issue in clinical dentistry. This study aimed to evaluate whether the salivary alpha-amylase (sAA), cortisol levels, and anxiety symptoms ...

Effects of manganese on fat snook Centropomus parallelus (Carangaria: Centropomidae) exposed to different temperatures

Neotrop. ichthyol; 15 (4), 2017
This study evaluates the effects of exposure to manganese (Mn2+) for 96 hours at two different temperatures (24 and 27°C) on juveniles of Centropomus parallelus through the activities of glutathione S-transferase (GST) and catalase (CAT), micronuclei test (MN) and comet assay. The GST activity did not s...

Guía de práctica clínica para el tratamiento de la enfermedad de Crohn en población adulta
Clinical practice guideline for treatment of Crohn's Disease in adult population

Rev. colomb. gastroenterol; 32 (supl 1), 2017
Generar recomendaciones informadas en la evidencia para el tratamiento de los pacientes con enfermedad de Crohn. Apoyar al tratamiento oportuno y seguro de los pacientes de enfermedad de Crohn considerando las minimización de secuelas y la hospitalización. Apoyar a los tomadores de decisiones a formula...

Total protein composition of young and adult Biomphalaria alexandrina snails with different compatibilities to Schistosoma mansoni infection

Rev. biol. trop; 64 (4), 2016
Abstract:Schistosomiasis remains a disease of major global public health concern since it is a chronic and debilitating illness. The widely distributed Schistosoma mansoni that causes intestinal schistosomiasis represents a great threat. Its world-wide distribution is permitted by the broad geographic ra...

Uromodulin: a new biomarker of fetal renal function?

J. bras. nefrol; 38 (4), 2016
Abstract Introduction: Obstructive uropathies are main diseases affecting the fetus. Early diagnosis allows to establish the appropriate therapy to minimize the risk of damage to kidney function at birth. Biochemical markers have been used to predict the prognosis of renal function in fetuses. Uromoduli...

Aptamers as a promising approach for the control of parasitic diseases

Braz. j. infect. dis; 20 (6), 2016
ABSTRACT Aptamers are short single-stranded RNA or DNA oligonucleotides that are capable of binding various biological targets with high affinity and specificity. Their identification initially relies on a molecular process named SELEX (Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment) that has ...

Esterasa leucocitaria como prueba diagnóstica ante un proceso infeccioso articular de rodilla

Acta ortop. mex; 30 (6), 2016
Resumen: Antecedentes: La infección articular es un reto ortopédico por su complejidad diagnóstica y efectos devastadores al no tratarse oportunamente. Contamos con diversos estudios de diagnóstico: cultivo, VSG, PCR, conteo de leucocitos, entre otros, pero ninguno es preciso, tardan más de 30 min...