ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the potential value of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity as prognostic predictors in hospitalized elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on data collected from elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction, admitt...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios Transversales,
Evaluación Geriátrica,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Actividad Motora/fisiología,
Fuerza Muscular/fisiología,
Infarto del Miocardio/etiología,
Infarto del Miocardio/fisiopatología,
Obesidad/complicaciones,
Obesidad/fisiopatología,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Pronóstico,
Factores de Riesgo,
Sarcopenia/complicaciones,
Sarcopenia/fisiopatología
The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ responsible for the maturation of T cells as well as the immunological central tolerance. It is in the antenatal period and infancy that it plays its major role. In clinical practice, T cell receptor excision circles (TRECs) are considered a direct and reliable meas...
Studies regarding the prognostic value of circulating adiponectin level in patients with heart failure are conflicting. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the association between elevated circulating adiponectin level and adverse outcomes in patients with heart failure. We searched PubMed and ...
Santos, J M;
Mendonça, V A;
Ribeiro, V G C;
Tossige-Gomes, R;
Fonseca, S F;
Prates, A C N;
Flor, J;
Oliveira, A C C;
Martins, J B;
Garcia, B C C;
Leite, H R;
Figueiredo, P H S;
Bernardo-Filho, M;
Lacerda, A C R.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of whole body vibration (WBV) exercise on oxidative stress markers in a group of women with fibromyalgia (FM) compared to a group of healthy women (CT). Twenty-one women diagnosed with FM and 21 age- and weight-matched healthy women were enrolled ...
The present study aimed to analyze age-related changes to motor coordination, balance, spinal cord oxidative biomarkers in 3-, 6-, 18-, 24-, and 30-month-old rats. The effects of low-intensity exercise on these parameters were also analyzed in 6-, 18-, and 24-month-old rats. Body weight, blood glucose, t...
Factores de Edad,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Biomarcadores/metabolismo,
Glucemia/análisis,
Peso Corporal/fisiología,
Colesterol/sangre,
Marcha/fisiología,
Lipoproteínas HDL/sangre,
Estrés Oxidativo/fisiología,
Condicionamiento Físico Animal/fisiología,
Equilibrio Postural/fisiología,
Ratas Wistar,
Médula Espinal/metabolismo,
Médula Espinal/fisiología
Leite, Sandra Augusta de Moura;
Casanovas, Rosana Costa;
Rodrigues, Vandilson Pinheiro;
Pereira, Adriana de Fátima Vasconcelos;
Ferreira, Teresa Cristina Alves;
Nascimento, Flávia Raquel Fernandes do;
Nascimento, Johnny Ramos do;
Gomes-Filho, Isaac Suzart;
Bastos, Marcus Gomes;
Pereira, Antonio Luiz Amaral.
Abstract Serum hepcidin levels may increase in response to infection and inflammation. The present study investigated the effect of nonsurgical periodontal therapy (NSPT) on levels of serum hepcidin, inflammatory markers, and iron markers. An interventional study was conducted on 67 patients (age 30-65 y...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Proteína C-Reactiva/análisis,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Periodontitis Crónica/sangre,
Periodontitis Crónica/patología,
Periodontitis Crónica/terapia,
Índice de Placa Dental,
Encía/patología,
Hepcidinas/sangre,
Interleucina-6/sangre,
Hierro/sangre,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pérdida de la Inserción Periodontal/sangre,
Pérdida de la Inserción Periodontal/patología,
Valores de Referencia,
Aplanamiento de la Raíz/métodos,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas,
Factores de Tiempo,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Resumen: El mejor entendimiento sobre la actividad global de la vitamina D, ha llevado a una intensa búsque da de sus implicancias en enfermedades no esqueléticas. En este artículo se presenta una revisión actualizada de la relación entre la vitamina D y la patología respiratoria pediátrica. Se re...
Enfermedades Respiratorias/etiología,
Deficiencia de Vitamina D/complicaciones,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Suplementos Dietéticos,
Pulmón/embriología,
Pediatría,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/tratamiento farmacológico,
Enfermedades Respiratorias/prevención & control,
Factores de Riesgo,
Vitamina D/sangre,
Vitamina D/fisiología,
Vitamina D/uso terapéutico,
Deficiencia de Vitamina D/sangre,
Deficiencia de Vitamina D/diagnóstico,
Deficiencia de Vitamina D/tratamiento farmacológico,
Vitaminas/sangre,
Vitaminas/fisiología,
Vitaminas/uso terapéutico
Abstract INTRODUCTION Uric acid is one of the compounds associated with the inflammatory process in malaria. It acts as an indicator of cellular damage by activating the immune response and inflammatory process. METHODS: We measured serum concentrations of uric acid in 60 symptomatic patients before ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Low handgrip strength (HS) is associated with cardiometabolic alterations that have affected people with HIV/AIDS. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study performed in adults receiving antiretroviral treatment. HS was evaluated using a dynamometer and divided by body weight t...
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/sangre,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/complicaciones,
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida/fisiopatología,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Índice de Masa Corporal,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/sangre,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/etiología,
Enfermedades Cardiovasculares/fisiopatología,
Estudios Transversales,
Fuerza de la Mano/fisiología,
Factores de Riesgo,
Circunferencia de la Cintura
Himatanthus drasticus (Mart.) Plumel belongs to the Apocynaceae family and the latex from its trunk bark (Hd) is known as "janaguba milk". This latex is widely used in Northeast Brazil, mainly in the Cariri region, for its gastroprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antitumor properties. The objective of th...
Analgésicos/uso terapéutico,
Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico,
Apocynaceae/química,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Edema/tratamiento farmacológico,
Inmunohistoquímica,
Inflamación/tratamiento farmacológico,
Ratas Wistar,
Triterpenos/aislamiento & purificación,
Triterpenos/uso terapéutico
