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Association of alanine aminotransferase concentration with cardiometabolic risk factors in children and adolescents: the CASPIAN-V cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that the levels of some liver enzymes, and especially alanine aminotransferase (ALT), might be correlatable with cardiometabolic risk factors. We investigated the relationship between ALT concentration and cardiometabolic risk factors among children and adoles...

Alterations in the lipid profiles and circulating liver enzymes in individuals infected by Schistosoma mansoni

Abstract INTRODUCTION Portal hypertension and periportal fibrosis commonly occur in severe Schistosoma mansoni infection. Changes in lipid profile and elevated levels of circulating liver enzymes have also been described in infected individuals. The present study sought to assess the alterations in lab...

Evaluation of the therapeutic effect of methylene blue on the liver of rats submitted to ischemia and reperfusion

Acta cir. bras; 33 (12), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To analyze the effect of methylene blue (MB) therapy during the liver ischemia-reperfusion injury (I/R) process. Methods: Thirty-five male Wistar rats were used, (70%) submitted to partial ischemia (IR) or not (NIR) (30%) were obtained from the same animal. These animals were divided ...

Prevention of rocuronium induced mast cell activation with prophylactic oleuropein rich diet in anesthetized rabbits

Acta cir. bras; 33 (11), 2018
Abstract Purpose: The effect of a prophylactic oleuropein-rich diet before anesthesia accompanied by the widely-used steroid-based neuromuscular drug rocuronium on mast cell activation was investigated in the study. Methods: 14 rabbits used in the study. The rabbits in the oleuropein group were given ...

Rivastigmine prevents injury induced by ischemia and reperfusion in rat liver

Acta cir. bras; 33 (9), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate whether pre-treatment with rivastigmine is able to attenuate the I/R induced lesions in rat liver. Methods: SHAM animals or those submitted to I/R, non-treated or pre-treated with rivastigminine (2mg/kg) either 50 or 15 minutes before ischemia, were used. After I/R proto...

Hepatitis isquémica fulminante inducida por disfunción cardiaca severa: reporte de caso

La hepatitis isquémica es una entidad infrecuente en la práctica clínica diaria con una prevalencia de 0,16 a 0,5% entre los pacientes admitidos en unidad de cuidados críticos, asociado a una mortalidad aproximada en el 60% de los casos. Esta hepatopatía se caracteriza por un incremento rápido y ma...

The effect of AST/ALT (De Ritis) ratio on survival and its relation to tumor histopathological variables in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma

Int. braz. j. urol; 44 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Purpose To assess the relationship between De Ritis (aspartate aminotransaminase [AST]/Alanine aminotransaminase [ALT]) ratio and pathological variables and whether it is an independent prognostic factor. Materials and Methods We analyzed 298 consecutive patients who underwent radical or parti...

Medição do parâmetro de atenuação controlada: um marcador substituto da esteatose hepática em pacientes com doença hepática gordurosa não alcoólica na modificação do estilo de vida - acompanhamento de um estudo prospectivo

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Liver biopsy is a gold standard method for hepatic steatosis assessment. However, liver biopsy is an invasive and painful procedure and can cause severe complications therefore it cannot be frequently used in case of follow-up of patients. Non-invasive assessment of steatosis and f...

Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn) peel flour: effects on hepatoprotection and dyslipidemia induced by a hypercholesterolemic diet

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 90 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Dyslipidemias are associated with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hepatic steatosis, being the cause of morbidity and mortality. This study investigated the effects of lychee peel flour (PF) on serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipo...

Prophylactic application of laser light restores L-FABP expression in the livers of rats submitted to partial ischemia

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of pre-conditioning treatment with laser light on hepatic injury in rats submitted to partial ischemia using mitochondrial function and liver fatty acid binding protein as markers. METHODS: Rats were divided into four g...