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Dietary inflammatory index and inflammatory markers in Brazilian adolescents

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between the inflammatory potential of the diet measured by the energy-adjusted diet inflammatory index (E-DII) and inflammatory markers in adolescents. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted among 518 adolescents aged 18 and 19 years from São ...

Avaliação da influência dos marcadores inflamatórios na mortalidade de pacientes com AVC isquêmico

Rev. bras. neurol; 57 (3), 2021
INTRODUÇÃO: À medida que a população envelhece e a expectativa de vida aumenta, a incidência global e a prevalência de AVC isquêmico tendem a aumentar significativamente. Nesse contexto, surge a necessidade de avaliar novos marcadores preditores de mortalidade, como a contagem absoluta de monóci...

Association of an expanded inflammatory mediators response with clinical and laboratory data in the postoperative period of pulmonary resection: a prospective clinical study

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: patients undergoing pulmonary resection may experience local or remote complications in the postoperative period due to the inflammatory response, which increases the length of hospital stay and costs. This study objective was to establish an expanded interleukins profile, identi...

Negative association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D and inflammatory markers in rheumatologic diseases

Actual. osteol; 17 (1), 2021
Objective: The main purpose of this study was to evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels and its association with in"ammatory markers in patients with rheumatologic diseases (RD). Methods: A cross-sectional study in 154 women with RD (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and other connective...

Relationships among oncostatin M, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation: a pilot study

ABSTRACT Objective Activated macrophages (M1-type macrophages) in adipose tissue secrete many proinflammatory cytokines that induce insulin resistance (IR). Oncostatin M (OSM), a member of the interleukin-6 (IL-6) family of Gp130 cytokines, plays an important role in a variety of biological functions, ...

Inflammatory Biomarkers and Carotid Thickness in HIV Infected Patients under Antiretroviral Therapy, Undetectable HIV-1 Viral Load, and Low Cardiovascular Risk

Arq. bras. cardiol; 114 (1), 2020
Abstract Background: People living with HIV are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and carotid thickness, due to the inflammation caused by the virus, the antiretroviral therapy, and other risk factors. However, few studies have observed the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases and carotid thi...

A Brazilian regional basic diet-induced chronic malnutrition drives liver inflammation with higher ApoA-I activity in C57BL6J mice

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (6), 2020
Malnutrition is still considered endemic in many developing countries. Malnutrition-enteric infections may cause lasting deleterious effects on lipid metabolism, especially in children living in poor settings. The regional basic diet (RBD), produced to mimic the Brazilian northeastern dietary characteris...

Lipopolysaccharide-stimulated intracellular cytokines and depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults

Abstract Background Inflammation is involved in the pathophysiology of depression, and circulating inflammatory cytokines have been associated with depressive symptoms. However, measuring circulating cytokines have inherent methodological limitations. In vitro lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated intrac...

Clinical and microbiological effects of dialyzers reuse in hemodialysis patients

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (3), 2019
Abstract Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has a high prevalence and is a worldwide public health problem. Reuse of dialyzers is a cost reduction strategy used in many countries. There is controversy over its effects on clinical parameters and microbiological safety. Methods: In this clinical ...

Hematologic parameters and neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio in the prediction of urethroplasty success

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: The pathophysiology of urethral stricture and its recurrence remains vague and one of the important causes is progressive inflammation. It has been shown in recent years that the neutrophil / lymphocyte ratio is a marker of systemic inflammation and is associated with prognosis in ma...