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Evaluation of the royal free hospital cirrhosis glomerular filtration rate formula in hispanic patients with cirrhosis: an external validation

Rev. invest. clín; 71 (3), 2019
Abstract Background and Aims Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) is the ideal method for adequate evaluation of kidney function. However, it is invasive, costly, and not widely accessible. Moreover, GFR estimation in patients with cirrhosis has been inaccur...

Comparison of renal function after robot - assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy versus retropubic radical prostatectomy

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate the effect of robot assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RALP) and open retropubic radical prostatectomy (RRP) on early renal function in this study. Materials and Methods: Preoperative and postoperative urea, creatinine, Hb, eGFR values of patients who had unde...

Salvianolic acid A alleviates the renal damage in rats with chronic renal failure

Acta cir. bras; 34 (2), 2019
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the protective effects of salvianolic acid A (SAA) on renal damage in rats with chronic renal failure (CRF). Methods: The five-sixth nephrectomy model of CRF was successfully established in group CRF (10 rats) and group CRF+SAA (10 rats). Ten rats were selected as sha...

Chia seed ( Salvia hispanica L. ) supplementation may contribute to raising the levels of vitamin B12: an option for the vegan diet

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 32 (), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective The chia seed, an ancient pseudocereal, is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and polyphenols, and has been suggested to possess several health benefits. Although it has gained popularity among nutritionists, little is known about the systemic effects of chia and their interactions. Hence, h...

Características de la estructura corporal, hábitos dietéticos y función renal a través de la vida, de personas saludables de clase media entre los 20 y 80 años de edad de Lima
Body features, dietary habits and renal function of healthy middle class people between 20 and 80 years of age in Lima

Rev. méd. hered; 29 (4), 2018
Objetivos: Describir los cambios en el agua corporal, masa magra, contenido de grasa, aclaramiento de creatinina y urea y características dietéticas de personas saludables en Lima-Perú. Material y métodos: Se incluyeron personas de sexo y edades entre 20 y 80 años, comparables con Índice Masa Corpo...

The impact of surgical intervention on renal function in cystinuria

J. bras. nefrol; 40 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction: Cystinuria is an autosomal recessive disorder due to intestinal and renal transport defects in cystine and dibasic amino acids, which result in recurrent urolithiasis and surgical interventions. This study aimed to assess the impact of surgical interventions on renal function by a...

Comparative safety assessments of the biosimilar APZ001 and Erbitux in pre-clinical animal models

Acta cir. bras; 33 (8), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the toxicity of Erbitux as well as its biosimilar APZ001 antibody (APZ001) in pre-clinical animal models including mice, rabbits and cynomolgus monkeys. Methods: We performed analysis of normal behavior activity, autonomic and non-autonomic nervous functions, nervous-muscl...

Cistatina C: marcador de laboratorio precoz de enfermedad renal en pacientes con depranocitosis
Cystatin C: early laboratory marker of renal disease In sickle cell disease

La enfermedad renal en el paciente con drepanocitosis es una consecuencia de su complejo proceso fisiopatológico, por lo que es importante disponer de un grupo de parámetros de laboratorio que, junto a la evaluación clínica, permita determinar de forma precoz la presencia de esta complicación. La ci...

Nuevos progresos en el enfrentamiento a la hepatitis C
New progresses in hepatitis C management

Rev. medica electron; 40 (2), 2018
RESUMEN El virus de la hepatitis C es la principal infección trasmitida por los derivados de la sangre en los Estados Unidos, con 3.2 millones de individuos infectados. El alfa interferón inyectable ha sido históricamente la piedra angular en la terapia del virus de hepatitis C. Se revisaron las publi...

Association of different biomarkers of renal function with D-dimer levels in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (renal biomarkers and D-dimer in diabetes)

ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between different renal biomarkers with D-Dimer levels in diabetes mellitus (DM1) patients group classified as: low D-Dimer levels (< 318 ng/mL), which included first and second D-Dimer tertiles, and high D-Dimer levels (≥ 318 ng/m...