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Cytokine profile in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
Childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) exhibits an aggressive clinical phenotype and severe complications. This could be due to a pro-inflammatory cytokine milieu. Therefore, we determined plasma levels of Th1 (IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF), Th2 (IL-4), Th17 (IL-17A, IL-6), and Treg (IL-10) cytokin...

Upregulation of microRNA 142-3p in the peripheral blood and urinary cells of kidney transplant recipients with post-transplant graft dysfunction

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (4), 2017
We analyzed microRNA (miR)-142-3p expression in leucocytes of the peripheral blood and urinary sediment cell samples obtained from kidney transplant recipients who developed graft dysfunction. Forty-one kidney transplant recipients with kidney graft dysfunction and 8 stable patients were included in the ...

Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin for early intracranial infection after craniotomy

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (5), 2017
Intracranial infection is a common clinical complication after craniotomy. We aimed to explore the diagnostic and prognostic value of dynamic changing procalcitonin (PCT) in early intracranial infection after craniotomy. A prospective study was performed on 93 patients suspected of intracranial infection...

Association between the clinical severity of oral lichen planus and anti-TPO level in thyroid patients

Abstract This study considered a possible relationship between the severity of oral lichen planus (OLP), serum anti-TPO autoantibodies (TPOAb) titer and thyroid disease in OLP patients. Forty-six OLP patients with positive TPOAb results (> 35 IU/ml) who had also been diagnosed with thyroid disease wer...

Strain auricular izquierdo y biomarcadores cardíacos como predictores de accidente cerebrovascular en pacientes con fibrilación auricular de reciente comienzo

Rev. chil. cardiol; 36 (2), 2017
Introducción: La miopatía y fibrosis auricular representan el sustrato protrombótico y proarrítmico en pacientes con fibrilación auricular (FA). Estudios recientes muestran relación entre el strain auricular izquierdo (SAI), eventos cardiovasculares y recurrencia en pacientes con FA. La asociación...

Inflammation and oxidative stress in heart failure: effects of exercise intensity and duration

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (9), 2017
Although acute exercise is apparently pro-inflammatory and increases oxidative stress, it can promote the necessary stress stimulus to train chronic adaptations in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). This study aimed to compare the effects of exercise intensity and duration on the inflammatory mar...

Evolution of hepatitis B serological markers in HIV coinfected patients: a case study

Rev. saúde pública; 51 (), 2017
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the evolution of serological markers among HIV and hepatitis B coinfected patients, with emphasis on evaluating the reactivation or seroreversion of these markers. METHODS The study population consisted of patients met in an AIDS Outpatient Clinic in São Paulo State, B...

Nuevas definiciones para sepsis y shock séptico: tercer consenso internacional
New definitions for sepsis and septic shock: third international consensus

Control metabólico y rendimiento escolar en niños con diabetes tipo 1

Rev. chil. pediatr; 88 (5), 2017
El impacto de la diabetes tipo 1 (DM1) en el rendimiento escolar es controversial. Objetivo: Evaluar la relación entre rendimiento escolar y control metabólico en niños con DM1 (N-DM1) y comparar sus resultados con niños de la población general (N-PG). Pacientes y Método: Se revisaron datos clínic...

Uso de tonometria arterial periférica - hiperemia reativa e biomarcadores séricos para predição prognóstica na sepse

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a utilidade e o valor prognóstico da tonometria arterial periférica - hiperemia reativa em pacientes com sepse, e investigar a associação dos resultados deste exame com os níveis séricos de algumas moléculas inflamatórias. Métodos: Estudo prospectivo, realizado em uma ...