Results: 433

Elevated IGF-1 with GH suppression after an oral glucose overload: incipient acromegaly or false-positive IGF-1?

ABSTRACT Objective To report the evolution of patients with a suggestive clinical scenario and elevated serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), but growth hormone (GH) suppression in the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), in whom acromegaly was not initially excluded. Subjects and methods Forty ...

Staphylococcus aureus adquiridos en la comunidad: caracterización clínica, fenotípica y genotípica de aislados en niños paraguayos

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
Introduction: The prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in the community has increased, being the pediatric population the most affected. This fact highlights the need for epidemiological surveillance. Aim: To characterize clinical, phenotypic and genotypic isolates of S. aureus children’s samples wi...

Fenótipo de fragilidade: influência de cada item na determinação da fragilidade em idosos comunitários - Rede Fibra

Resumo O fenótipo de fragilidade é uma ferramenta utilizada para avaliação da fragilidade em idosos, composto pelos itens perda de peso, exaustão, baixo nível de atividade física, fraqueza muscular e lentidão na marcha. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a participação de cada item na determin...

Association of hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype with liver enzymes and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents: the CASPIAN-III study

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (5), 2016
Abstract Objective This study aims to investigate the role of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and the hypertriglyceridemic-waist (HW) phenotype in determining cardiometabolic risk factors and elevated liver enzymes in a national sample of Iranian pediatric population. Method This nationwide study was conduct...

Un caso de deleción parcial 1p36. 1 y trisomía parcial 6p diagnosticadas por cariotipo

Rev. chil. pediatr; 87 (5), 2016
La deleción de la región cromosómica 1p36 es una de las anomalías subteloméricas más frecuentes y causa rasgos dismórficos distintivos. Por otro lado, la trisomía distal del brazo corto del cromosoma 6 es una anormalidad cromosómica poco frecuente de fenotipo variable. Objetivo: Presentar el cas...

Soil bacteria showing a potential of chlorpyrifos degradation and plant growth enhancement

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Since 1960s, the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos has been widely used for the purpose of pest control. However, given its persistence and toxicity towards life forms, the elimination of chlorpyrifos from contaminated sites has become an urgent issue. For this process bioremed...

Effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria on the growth and fructan production of Agave americana L

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT The effect of plant growth-promoting bacteria inoculation on plant growth and the sugar content in Agave americana was assessed. The bacterial strains ACO-34A, ACO-40, and ACO-140, isolated from the A. americana rhizosphere, were selected for this study to evaluate their phenotypic and genotypic...

Alleviation of salt stress by halotolerant and halophilic plant growth-promoting bacteria in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT In the current study, 18 halotolerant and halophilic bacteria have been investigated for their plant growth promoting abilities in vitro and in a hydroponic culture. The bacterial strains have been investigated for ammonia, indole-3-acetic acid and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate-deaminase pro...

Prevalence and Phenotypic Expression of Mutations in the MYH7, MYBPC3 and TNNT2 Genes in Families with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in the South of Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (3), 2016
Abstract Background: Mutations in sarcomeric genes are found in 60-70% of individuals with familial forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). However, this estimate refers to northern hemisphere populations. The molecular-genetic profile of HCM has been subject of few investigations in Brazil, particu...

Kraepelin's description of chronic mania: a clinical picture that meets the behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia phenotype

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (9), 2016
ABSTRACT Chronic mania is an under-investigated condition and few reports have associated this disorder with an organic background. The present work examines Kraepelin’s reliable description of chronic mania from a current behavioral neurology viewpoint. Kraepelin had described a cluster of symptom...