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CD4+CD69+ T cells and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Treg cells imbalance in peripheral blood, spleen and peritoneal lavage from pristane-induced systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) mice

Adv Rheumatol; 59 (), 2019
Abstract Background: Adaptive immune cells, including CD4+CD69+ and CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, are important for maintaining immunological tolerance. In human systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ Treg cells are reduced, whereas CD69 expression is increased, resulting in a ...

Preparo dos pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal para terapia biológica na prática clínica

HU Rev. (Online); 45 (3), 2019
Introdução: A terapia biológica revolucionou o tratamento das doenças inflamatórias intestinais (DII). Embora muito efetivas, as medicações biológicas colocam os pacientes em maior risco de desenvolvimento de reações infusionais e paradoxais, infecções e alguns tipos de câncer como linfomas,...

Miocardiopatía hipertrófica en un recién nacido pretérmino con madre trasplantada renal

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (6), 2018
La miocardiopatía hipertrófica en el recién nacido es una entidad poco frecuente y de etiología heterogénea. Se han descrito formas transitorias en hijos de madres con diabetes gestacional y en recién nacidos pretérminos expuestos a corticoides tanto prenatal como posnatalmente. Se presenta un cas...

Angiomixoma agresivo postrasplante renal
Aggresive angiomyxoma after renal transplantation

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (6), 2018
La condición de inmunosuprimido aumenta el riesgo de cáncer en trasplantados renales, en comparación a la población general. La mejor supervivencia de esta población en los últimos años ha convertido a las neoplasias y a la enfermedad cardiovascular en las principales causas de morbi-mortalidad. P...

Risk factors for new-onset diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation (NODAT): a Brazilian single center study

ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aims to verify the new-onset diabetes after kidney transplant (NODAT) incidence in recipients within 1 year after kidney transplantation from a single center in Southern Brazil and to assess the associated conditions. Subjects and methods: A retrospective study of 258 po...

Síndrome POEMS: um diagnóstico desafiador

A síndrome POEMS é um distúrbio multissistêmico. Sua patogênese não está totalmente estabelecida, mas sabe-se que tem relação com fator de crescimento vascular endotelial, interleucinas e fator de necrose tumoral alfa. A idade média de incidência é 50 anos, com maior prevalência em homens. N...

Expression patterns of mesenchymal stem cell-specific proteins in adipose tissue-derived cells: possible immunosuppressing agent in partial allograft for restoring the urinary bladder in rabbits

Pesqui. vet. bras; 38 (12), 2018
Adipose tissue-derived stem cells (ADSCs) are an attractive source of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for use in tissue engineering and clinical applications. This paper focuses on the characterization of ADSCs used as immunosuppressive agent in rabbits undergoing partial allograft for urine bladder restor...

Effects of combined oral doxycycline and topical cyclosporine treatment on ocular signs, symptoms, and tear film parameters in rosacea patients

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 81 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose: This study reports the effects of combined use of oral doxycycline and topical cyclosporine on ocular signs, symptoms, and tear film parameters in rosacea patients. Methods: Fifty-four right eyes of 54 patients were included in this study. All patients underwent full ophthalmologic ex...

Multiple sclerosis: disease modifying therapy and the human leukocyte antigen

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (10), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the potential relationship between the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) type (class I and II) and the response to several disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We analyzed clinical data of 87 patients with MS at the beginni...