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Liver transplantation in acute liver failure: A challenging scenario.
(Baishideng Publishing Group Inc., 2016-01-28)Abstract Acute liver failure is a critical medical condition defined as rapid development of hepatic dysfunction associated with encephalopathy. The prognosis in these patients is highly variable and depends on the ... -
Dorsal root ganglion neurons and tyrosine hydroxylase--an intriguing association with implications for sensation and pain.
(International Association for the Study of Pain, 2016-02-01)Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is a rate-limiting enzyme broadly expressed in noradrenergic and dopaminergic neurons in the central nervous system [57,70]. TH is also expressed by peripheral sympathetic neurons [98] as well ... -
The early onset of type 1 autoimmune hepatitis has a strong genetic influence: role of HLA and KIR genes.
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Springer is part of Springer Nature, 2016-02-18)We have previously reported a strong association between HLA-DRB1*1301 and type 1 pediatric autoimmune hepatitis (PAH) and between HLA-DR*0405 and adult autoimmune hepatitis (AAH). Because human killer cell immunoglobulin-like ... -
The Latin American DILI Registry Experience: A Successful Ongoing Collaborative Strategic Initiative.
(MDPI, 2016-02-25)Drug induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare but well recognized serious adverse reaction. Pre-marketing studies may not detect liver injury, and DILI becomes very often apparent after the drug is launched to the market. ... -
Succinate-CoA ligase deficiency due to mutations in SUCLA2 and SUCLG1: phenotype and genotype correlations in 71 patients.
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved, 2016-03-01)BACKGROUND: The encephalomyopathic mtDNA depletion syndrome with methylmalonic aciduria is associated with deficiency of succinate-CoA ligase, caused by mutations in SUCLA2 or SUCLG1. We report here 25 new patients with ... -
Proliferative vitreoretinopathy: A new concept of disease pathogenesis and practical consequences.
(Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect, 2016-03-01)During the last four decades, proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) has defied the efforts of many researchers to prevent its occurrence or development. Thus, PVR is still the major complication following retinal detachment ... -
High-Velocity Jet in the Right Atrium: What Is the Diagnosis?
(International Anesthesia Research Society, 2016-03-01)A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to the emergency department with palpitations and was found to have paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Auscultation of the chest revealed ... -
Prevalencia de prescripción potencialmente inapropiada de medicamentos en adultos mayores
(Elsevier España, 2016-03-10)Introducción: Una de las causas prevenibles de los eventos adversos a medicamentos (EAM) en los adultos mayores lo constituye la prescripción inapropiada (PIM), es decir, aquella prescripción donde los riesgos superan los ... -
La enfermedad renal crónica en la hipertensión arterial y en la enfermedad cardiovascular Chronic Kidney Disease in Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease.
(Rev Fed Arg Cardiol., 2016-03-29)Chronic kidney disease is frequently present among patients in high cardiovascular risk that are assisted by clinicians and cardiologists. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, ... -
Oxidative stress-induced premature senescence dysregulates VEGF and CFH expression in retinal pigment epithelial cells: Implications for Age-related Macular Degeneration
(Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect, 2016-04-01)Oxidative stress has a critical role in the pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a multifactorial disease that includes age, gene variants of complement regulatory proteins and smoking as the main risk ... -
Neuroactive steroids, nociception and neuropathic pain: A flashback to go forward.
(Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved., 2016-04-11)The present review discusses the potential role of neurosteroids / neuroactive steroids in the regulation of nociceptive and neuropathic pain, and recapitulates the current knowledge on the main mechanisms involved in ... -
Impacto de una intervención educativa para mejorar la adherencia a las recomendaciones sobre sueño seguro del lactante.
(Sociedad Argentina de Pediatria, 2016-04-25)Introducción. Las campañas públicas en países desarrollados con recomendaciones para el sueño seguro del lactante lograron aumentar la adherencia a la posición supina para dormir a más del 70% y generaron, simultáneamente, ... -
Identifying patients at higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after liver transplantation in a multicenter cohort study from Argentina.
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2016-04-28)BACKGROUND AND AIM: The Up-to-7 criteria on the basis of the explanted liver features categorize patients at higher risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT). The aim of this study ... -
Axotomy of tributaries of the pelvic and pudendal nerves induces changes in the neurochemistry of mouse dorsal root ganglion neurons and the spinal cord.
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Springer is part of Springer Nature, 2016-05-01)Using immunohistochemical techniques, we characterized changes in the expression of several neurochemical markers in lumbar 4-sacral 2 (L4-S2) dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neuron profiles (NPs) and the spinal cord of BALB/c ... -
Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: evaluation of the alpha-fetoprotein model in a multicenter cohort from Latin America.
(John Wiley & Sons A/S, 2016-05-05)BACKGROUND & AIMS: The French alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) model has recently shown superior results compared to Milan criteria (MC) for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after liver transplantation (LT) ... -
The Relationship Between Parental Variables, Empathy and Prosocial-Flow with Prosocial Behavior Toward Strangers, Friends, and Family
(Springer Science+Business Media Dordrech, 2016-05-12)The goal of this study was to explore the relationship between two different aspects of the parent–child relationship (parental challenge and authoritative parental style) and empathy as well as prosocial flow with ... -
Hepatitis C virus infection in Argentina: Burden of chronic disease.
(Baishideng Publishing Group, 2016-05-28)AIM: To estimate the progression of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic and measure the burden of HCV-related morbidity and mortality. METHODS: Age- and gender-defined cohorts were used to follow the viremic population ... -
Clinical epidemiology of acute hepatitis C in South America.
(Wiley, 2016-06)There is scarce data pertaining to acute hepatitis C (aHC) infection in South America. We aimed to describe clinical characteristics and evolution of aHC in a South American cohort. A retrospective survey was conducted at ... -
Minimally invasive Akin osteotomy and lateral release: Anatomical structures at risk—A cadaveric study
(Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect, 2016-06-01)BACKGROUND: Among the many surgical techniques used for hallux valgus correction, different osteotomies may be performed in the proximal phalanx as well as lateral release as associated procedures. The aim of this study ... -
Risk factors for advanced resuscitation in term and near-term infants: a case-control study.
(BMJ Publishing Group Limited, 2016-06-06)OBJECTIVE: (1) To determine which antepartum and/or intrapartum factors are associated with the need for advanced neonatal resuscitation (ANR) at birth in infants with gestational age (GA) ≥34 weeks. (2) To develop a risk ...