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Chronic hepatitis C and chronic kidney disease: Advances, limitations and unchartered territories
(Wiley, 2017-01-20)
Over the past few years, treatment options for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have evolved dramatically. The current approved interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens have been shown to be safe and ...
Loss of dystrophin is associated with increased myocardial stiffness in a model of left ventricular hypertrophy.
(Springer, 2017-03-18)
Transition from compensated to decompensated left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is accompanied by functional and structural changes. Here, the aim was to evaluate dystrophin expression in murine models and human subjects ...
Biomarker-driven phenotyping in Parkinson's disease: A translational missing link in disease-modifying clinical trials.
(Wiley, 2017-02-24)
Past clinical trials of putative neuroprotective therapies have targeted PD as a single pathogenic disease entity. From an Oslerian clinicopathological perspective, the wide complexity of PD converges into Lewy bodies and ...
The current status of patient safety in Argentina: Cross sectional study
(Archivos argentinos de pediatria, 2017-02-01)
Background. Patient safety is a priority for
healthcare organizations. For the PRONAP´s
2013 final exam, the Quality & Patient Safety
Subcommittee and the PRONAP managers
designed a survey to be answered by ...
Response to "Comments on 'The Effects of Fat Harvesting and Preparation, Air Exposure, Obesity, and Stem Cell Enrichment on Adipocyte Viability Prior to Graft Transplantation'".
(Oxford University Press, 2017-04-01)
Response to “Comments on ‘The Effects of Fat Harvesting and Preparation, Air Exposure, Obesity, and Stem Cell Enrichment on Adipocyte Viability Prior to Graft Transplantation’”
The Process of Lipid Storage in Insect Oocytes: The Involvement of β-Chain of ATP Synthase in Lipophorin-Mediated Lipid Transfer in the Chagas' Disease Vector Panstrongylus Megistus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)
(Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect, 2017-01-01)
Lipophorin is the main lipoprotein in the hemolymph of insects. During vitellogenesis, lipophorin delivers its hydrophobic cargo to developing oocytes by its binding to non-endocytic receptors at the plasma membrane of the ...
Physical Activity Among Organ Recipients: Data Collected From the Latin American Transplant Games.
(Elsevier, 2017-03-01)
Background
Cardiovascular complications after transplantation are an important cause of non–transplant-related deaths. Depression and anxiety are not unusual among organ recipients. Physical activity reduces cardiovascular ...
Pluripotent Nontumorigenic Adipose Tissue-Derived Muse Cells have Immunomodulatory Capacity Mediated by Transforming Growth Factor-β1
(Wiley Open Access, 2017-01-01)
Adult mesenchymal stromal cell-based interventions have shown promising results in a broad range of diseases. However, their use has faced limited effectiveness owing to the low survival rates and susceptibility to ...
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 ...
Isolated Intrapulmonary Vascular Dilatations and the Risk of Developing Hepatopulmonary Syndrome in Liver Transplant Candidates.
(Elsevier, 2017-08-01)
BACKGROUND:
The natural history of intrapulmonary vascular dilations (IPVD) and their impact on patient outcomes in the setting of portal hypertension has only been described in small series.
AIMS:
To assess the ...