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Impacto de la terapia intravaginal con nistatina/dexametasona en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de mujeres con vulvovaginitis candidiásica o mixta

Med. U.P.B; 44 (1), 2025
Objetivo: evaluar los síntomas y los cambios en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (CVRS) de pacientes con vulvovaginitis candidiásica o mixta, que recibieron tratamiento intravaginal con Nistatina/Dexametasona. Métodos: estudio antes y después, realizado en mujeres mayores de 18 años con v...

Dramatic clinical response to dabrafenib plus trametinib in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma and the challenges faced during the COVID-19 pandemic

SUMMARY Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is the rarest tumor of the thyroid gland, representing less than 2% of clinically recognized thyroid cancers. Typically, it has an extremely rapid onset, fatal outcomes in most cases, and a median overall survival of 3 to 10 months despite aggressive multidisciplinary...

Azeliragon ameliorates Alzheimer's disease via the Janus tyrosine kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription signaling pathway

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: TTP488, an antagonist of the receptor for advanced glycation end-products, was evaluated as a potential treatment for patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the mechanism underlying the protective action of TTP488 against AD has not yet been fully explored. METHODS...

Trametinib and dabrafenib induced rhabdomyolysis, renal failure, and visual loss. Report of one case

Rev. méd. Chile; 148 (11), 2020
ABSTRACT MEK- and BRAF-inhibitors trametinib and dabrafenib are successfully used for BRAF-mutated, metastasizing melanoma, but these compounds may induce side effects. We report a 50 years old female with BRAF-mutated metastasizing melanoma who received trametinib (2 mg/d) and dabrafenib (200 mg/d) afte...

Combined ns5a & ns5b nucleotide inhibitor therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis c with stage 5 chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common hepatotropic viral infection affecting the patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Treatment of chronic HCV infection in stage 4 and 5 CKD includes a combination of elbasvir/grazoprevir and glecaprevir/pibrentasvir, which are not a...

Tratamento da hepatite C em pacientes com doença renal crônica e pós-tranplante renal: eficácia e segurança dos esquemas de antivirais de ação direta contendo sofosbuvir

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antivirals have revolutionized hepatitis C treatment, also for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), but some controversy exists regarding the use of sofosbuvir (SOF) in patients with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) <30 mL/min. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the e...

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with chronic kidney disease with Sofosbuvir-basead regimes

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: To analyze the effectiveness and the safety of Sofosbuvir-based regimens to treat patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods: A retrospective, observational study in patients with chronic HCV infection and CKD treated with Sofo...

Paniculitis secundaria a terapia target en paciente con melanoma, lo que el dermatólogo debe saber: reporte de un caso

Medwave; 20 (7), 2020
Las terapias target constituyen hoy en día una alternativa terapéutica cada vez más utilizada para el manejo de pacientes con melanoma metastásico. Sin embargo, se han descrito múltiples efectos farmacológicos adversos asociados a su uso, siendo los cutáneos los de mayor prevalencia. Se presenta e...

Recurrent hepatitis C treatment with direct acting antivirals - a real life study at a Brazilian liver transplant center

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (8), 2019
Recurrent hepatitis C (HCV) after liver transplantation (LT) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Antiviral treatment is recommended to avoid unfavorable outcomes. Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have transformed HCV treatment, with higher efficacy and fewer side-effects than interferon-based...

Necroptosis occurs in osteoblasts during tumor necrosis factor-α stimulation and caspase-8 inhibition

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (1), 2019
Necroptosis is a regulated cell death mechanism. However, it is unknown whether necroptosis is involved in the death of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α)-treated osteoblasts. Therefore, we conducted the study with TNF-α, Nec-1 (a specific inhibitor of necroptosis), and Z-IETD-FMK (a specific...