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Sarcoidosis al descubierto: Lo que deberíamos informar en las imágenes torácicas.
(Sociedad Argentina de Radiología, 2019-07-25)La sarcoidosis es una enfermedad granulomatosa no caseificante, multisistémica, de causa desconocida, que compromete al pulmón y a los ganglios linfáticos mediastinales entre el 90 y el 95% de los casos. También puede ... -
Schwann cell precursors in health and disease.
(Wiley, 2017-11-10)Schwann cell precursors (SCPs) are frequently regarded as neural crest-derived cells (NCDCs) found in contact with axons during nerve formation. Nevertheless, cells with SCPs properties can be found up to the adulthood. ... -
South American investigation on professionalism: a theoretical framework.
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SPARC gene deletion protects against toxic liver injury and is associated to an enhanced proliferative capacity and reduced oxidative stress response.
(Oncotarget, 2016-06-25)SPARC, also known as osteonectin and BM-40, is a matricellular protein with a number of biological functions. Hepatic SPARC expression is induced in response to thioacetamide, bile-duct ligation, and acute injuries such ... -
Spectrum and visual outcomes of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease in Argentina.
(Press of International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017-01-01)AIM: To review all cases of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease in an Inflammatory Eye Disease Service in Argentina and to describe the clinical profile and outcomes of treatment. METHODS: The records from patients ... -
Spinal neuropeptide expression and neuropathic behavior in the acute and chronic phases after spinal cord injury: Effects of progesterone administration.
(Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved., 2017-02)Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) develop chronic pain that severely compromises their quality of life. We have previously reported that progesterone (PG), a neuroprotective steroid, could offer a promising therapeutic ... -
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 ... -
Supporting Families After Traumatic Brain Injury, Is This a Way of Improving Results?
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2016-07-01)Supporting Families After Traumatic Brain Injury, Is This a Way of Improving Results? -
Surveillance for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Does the Place Where Ultrasound Is Performed Impact Its Effectiveness?
(Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature, 2019-03-01)Abstract Background: Biannual ultrasound (US) is recommended as the clinical screening tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The effectiveness of surveillance according to the place where US is performed has not been ... -
Sympathetic predominance is associated with impaired endothelial progenitor cells and tunneling nanotubes in controlled-hypertensive patients.
(American Physiological Society, 2014-05-23)Early endothelial progenitor cells (early EPC) and late EPC are involved in endothelial repair and can rescue damaged endothelial cells by transferring organelles through tunneling nanotubes (TNT). In rodents, EPC mobilization ... -
A systematic review of faculty development initiatives designed to enhance teaching effectiveness: A 10-year update: BEME Guide No. 40.
(Taylor & Francis, 2016-07-15)BACKGROUND: This review, which focused on faculty development initiatives designed to improve teaching effectiveness, synthesized findings related to intervention types, study characteristics, individual and organizational ... -
Systemic Transplantation of Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells Promotes Axonal Regeneration and Analgesia in a Model of Wallerian Degeneration
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-07)Background Reinnervation timing after nerve injury is critical for favorable axonal regeneration, remyelination, and clinical improvement. Considering bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMC) are easily obtained and readily ... -
Tolvaptan in Later-Stage Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease.
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2017-11-16)BACKGROUND: In a previous trial involving patients with early autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD; estimated creatinine clearance, ≥60 ml per minute), the vasopressin V2-receptor antagonist tolvaptan slowed ... -
Transforming growth factor-β1 functional polymorphisms in myeloablative sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(Springer Nature [academic journals on nature.com], 2017-05-01)Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with sibling donors (s.d.) is a life-saving intervention for patients with hematological malignancies. Numerous genetic factors have a role in transplant outcome. Several ... -
Treatment of Fabry's Disease with the Pharmacologic Chaperone Migalastat.
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2016-08-11)BACKGROUND: Fabry's disease, an X-linked disorder of lysosomal α-galactosidase deficiency, leads to substrate accumulation in multiple organs. Migalastat, an oral pharmacologic chaperone, stabilizes specific mutant forms ... -
Treatment of Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Surgery Complications
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017-03-01)Percutaneous foot surgery is a surgical method of treating various bone and soft-tissue disorders of the foot. In hallux valgus pathology, it is called minimal incision surgery, and is another method to treat this disorder. ... -
Treatment with direct-acting antivirals for HCV decreases but does not eliminate the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma.
(Wiley, 2019-01-13)Abstract Background & Aims: Data from Europe and North America have been published re‐ garding the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after treatment with direct antiviral agents (DAA). We proposed to ... -
Uncovering the in vivo source of adult neural crest stem cells
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, 2017-03-01)Some late embryonic and adult postmigratory neural crest-derived cells (NCDCs) from diverse tissues were shown to grow as multipotent neurospheres. Neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) contained in these spheres were found to ... -
Uncovering the in vivo source of adult neural crest stem cells.
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2017-03-01)Some late embryonic and adult postmigratory neural crest-derived cells (NCDCs) from diverse tissues were shown to grow as multipotent neurospheres. Neural crest stem cells (NCSCs) contained in these spheres were found to ... -
VALIDATION AND PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A SURVEY ON DECISION OF TREATMENT IN NEONATAL CRITICAL INFANTS ADMINISTERED TO NEONATOLOGISTS IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
(Medicina e Morale, 2015-02-28)Therapeutic decision in critically ill infants with neurological damage and poor future quality of life has raised a profound ethical discussion. Validation of surveys is a useful tool to strengthen the results obtained ...