Objetivou-se identificar alguns indicadores bioquímicos e hormonais durante o final da gestação e início da lactação de vacas leiteiras sadias, quando comparadas com as que apresentaram algum tipo de transtorno clínico ao longo do experimento. Para tanto, utilizou-se 39 vacas mestiças (holandês ...
Abstract Background: Endostatin is a circulating endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor preventing neovascularization. Previous studies demonstrated the prognostic value of Endostatin among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). However, the role of Endostatin among patients with...
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ecocardiografía,
Endostatinas/sangre,
Endostatinas/fisiología,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/sangre,
Insuficiencia Cardíaca/fisiopatología,
Pronóstico,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Volumen Sistólico/fisiología,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/sangre,
Disfunción Ventricular Izquierda/fisiopatología
Summary Objective: Nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) were endogenously-generated molecules gas. They owned important biological activity and participated in many pathophysiological processes. This study aimed to examine the levels of three gasotransmitters in the early p...
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the preventive effect of ascorbic acid on sevoflurane-induced acute renal failure in an experimental rat model. Methods: Twenty-four adult male Wistar rats were randomly distributed into three groups. Subjects were allocated into 3 groups: Group I received sevoflurane onl...
Lesión Renal Aguda/sangre,
Lesión Renal Aguda/inducido químicamente,
Lesión Renal Aguda/prevención & control,
Anestesia General/efectos adversos,
Anestésicos por Inhalación/farmacología,
Ácido Ascórbico/farmacología,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Éteres Metílicos/farmacología,
Distribución Aleatoria,
Ratas Wistar,
Sevoflurano,
Vitaminas/farmacología
Abstract Objectives: To correlate the basal expression of complement regulatory proteins (CRPs) CD55, CD59, CD35, and CD46 in B-lymphocytes from the peripheral blood of a cohort of 10 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) initiating treatment with rituximab (RTX) with depletion and time repopulation o...
Antirreumáticos/farmacología,
Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico,
Artritis Reumatoide/sangre,
Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico,
Artritis Reumatoide/inmunología,
Linfocitos B/efectos de los fármacos,
Linfocitos B/metabolismo,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Esquema de Medicación,
Proteínas Ligadas a GPI/sangre,
Infusiones Intravenosas,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Rituximab/farmacología,
Rituximab/uso terapéutico,
Resultado del Tratamiento
Abstract Objective: Our aim was to investigate the effect of parity on osteoporosis by evaluating bone mineral density, markers of bone turn-over and other factors that are effective in osteoporosis in multiparous (five deliveries or more) and nulliparous women in the post-menopausal period. Methods: A...
Absorciometría de Fotón,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Densidad Ósea,
Estudios Transversales,
Modelos Logísticos,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/sangre,
Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/diagnóstico por imagen,
Osteoporosis Posmenopáusica/etiología,
Paridad,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Factores de Riesgo
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of HBO therapy on biochemical parameters, renal morphology and renal scintigraphy in rats undergoing chronic unilateral partial ureteral obstruction (UPUO). Material and methods: Thirty-five rats were divided into ...
Lesión Renal Aguda/sangre,
Lesión Renal Aguda/diagnóstico por imagen,
Lesión Renal Aguda/etiología,
Lesión Renal Aguda/prevención & control,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Modelos Animales de Enfermedad,
Oxigenoterapia Hiperbárica,
Estrés Oxidativo,
Ratas Wistar,
Obstrucción Ureteral/sangre,
Obstrucción Ureteral/complicaciones,
Obstrucción Ureteral/terapia
OBJECTIVES: Disruption of the intestinal barrier and bacterial translocation commonly occur when intestinal blood flow is compromised. The aim of this study was to determine whether liver resection induces intestinal damage. METHODS: We investigated intestinal fatty-acid binding protein and insulin-like...
Traslocación Bacteriana,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Neoplasias del Colon/patología,
Proteínas de Unión a Ácidos Grasos/sangre,
Hepatectomía/efectos adversos,
Proteína 1 de Unión a Factor de Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina/sangre,
Mucosa Intestinal/irrigación sanguínea,
Mucosa Intestinal/lesiones,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundario,
Neoplasias Hepáticas/cirugía,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias,
Resultado del Tratamiento,
Presión Venosa/fisiología
ABSTRACT Autoantibodies against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG-IgG) have been reported in patients with inflammatory central nervous system disorders including isolated optic neuritis (ON). We compared our MOG-IgG ON patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) patients presenting with ON. Methods and...
Abstract Objectives: The objective of the present study is to evaluate whether IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10 are associated with nutritional status in patients with cirrhosis secondary to biliary atresia and compare to healthy controls. Methods: The parameters used for nutritional assessment were the standar...
Atresia Biliar/sangre,
Atresia Biliar/complicaciones,
Atresia Biliar/inmunología,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Interleucina-10/sangre,
Interleucina-10/inmunología,
Interleucina-6/sangre,
Interleucina-6/inmunología,
Cirrosis Hepática/sangre,
Cirrosis Hepática/etiología,
Cirrosis Hepática/inmunología,
Evaluación Nutricional,
Estado Nutricional,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/sangre,
Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/inmunología
