ABSTRACT Introduction: Mineral and bone disorders (MBD) are major complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-related adverse outcomes. The Brazilian Registry of Bone Biopsy (REBRABO) is an electronic database that includes renal osteodystrophy (RO) data. We aimed to describe the epidemiological profi...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Hemorrhagic cystitis (HC) represents a challenging clinical entity. While various intravesical agents have been utilized in this setting, limited data exist regarding safety or efficacy. Herein, then, we evaluated the effectiveness and complications associated with intravesical al...
Introduction: Renal osteodystrophy includes the complete range of mineral metabolism disordes that affect the skeleton in patients with chronic renal failure. Patients and Methods: 200 patients with end-stage renal disease and on dialysis were investigated regarding the clinical, biochemical and histolog...
Este trabalho descreve um método para a quantificaçao de alumínio por espectrofotometria de absorçao atômica, com forno de grafite. Amostras de soro de indivíduos normais e de pacientes com insuficiência renal crônica com e sem tratamento dialítico foram analisadas com a finalidade de quantifica...
O efeito do aluminio foi avaliado em plaquetas humanas de individuos clinicamente saudaveis atraves de estudos de agregacao, peroxidacao e fosforilacao de proteinas em residuo de tirosina com os inibidores plaquetarios "in vitro" (Trolox, AAS, NDGA, EDTA E DFO). Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que o a...
