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Parámetros metabólicos en pacientes con esteatosis hepática no alcohólica y diabetes tipo 2 controlados versus no controlados

La esteatosis hepática no alcohólica (EHNA) está ampliamente distribuida a nivel mundial y es más frecuente en sujetos con dislipidemia, síndrome metabólico, obesos y con DM2 (34-74%). Sin embargo, la prevalencia de cirrosis por EHNA en la población general no se conoce, lo que es aún materia de ...

Analysis of the albumin level, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-lymphocyte ratio in Guillain-Barré syndrome

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (9), 2016
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of the pretreatment and post-treatment albumin level, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in subtypes of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). A retrospective analysis of 62 patients with GBS treated b...

Serum BDNF levels in unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar disorder

Objective: Unaffected relatives of bipolar disorder (BD) patients have been investigated for the identification of endophenotypes in an attempt to further elucidate the pathophysiology of the disease. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is considered to be implicated in the pathophysiology of BD, bu...

Relationship between inflammatory biomarkers and depressive symptoms during late pregnancy and the early postpartum period: a longitudinal study

Objective: Perinatal depressive symptoms often co-occur with other inflammatory morbidities of pregnancy. The goals of our study were 1) to examine whether changes in inflammatory markers from the third trimester of pregnancy to 12 weeks postpartum were associated with changes in depressive symptoms; 2) ...

Serum Clara cell 16-kDa protein levels and lung impairment in systemic sclerosis patients

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess clinical utility of serum Clara cell 16-kDa protein measurements in relation with staging system for systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease. Materials and methods: Serum levels of Clara cell 16-kDa protein were determined by ELISA in 28 systemic sclerosis ...

Erythrocyte oxidative stress markers in children with sickle cell disease

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 92 (4), 2016
Abstract Objective To determine eight parameters of oxidative stress markers in erythrocytes from children with sickle cell disease and compare with the same parameters in erythrocytes from healthy children, since oxidative stress plays an important role in the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease and...

Serum levels of adiponectin, CCL3/MIP-1α, and CCL5/RANTES discriminate migraine from tension-type headache patients

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 74 (8), 2016
ABSTRACT Objectives Inflammatory molecules and neurotrophic factors are implicated in pain modulation; however, their role in primary headaches is not yet clear. The aim of this study was to compare the levels of serum biomarkers in migraine and tension-type headache. Methods This was a cross-section...

Hiperinsulinemia y resistencia insulínica en niños de dos escuelas públicas de Oaxaca, México

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (8), 2016
Background: Obesity during childhood is a risk factor for developing cardiovascular diseases during adulthood. Aim: To measure insulin and glucose levels and parameters of insulin resistance in obese, overweight and normal weight Mexican children. Material and Methods: Comparative study of 21 obese child...

Periodontal disease and inflammatory blood cytokines in patients with stable coronary artery disease

J. appl. oral sci; 24 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Periodontal disease has been associated with elevations of blood cytokines involved in atherosclerosis in systemically healthy individuals, but little is known about this association in stable cardiovascular patients. The aim of this study was to assess the association between periodontal diseas...