Buscar
Mostrando ítems 1-9 de 9
Artículo
Reduced sTWEAK and Increased sCD163 Levels in HIVInfected Patients: Modulation by Antiretroviral Treatment, HIV Replication and HCV Co-Infection
(Public Library of Science, 2014-03-04)
Background: Patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease due to increased inflammation and persistent immune activation. CD163 is a macrophage scavenger ...
Artículo
Role of Circulating Cell-free DNA Levels in Patients With Severe Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
BACKGROUND Increased plasma levels of circulating cell-free DNA (c-f DNA) have been recently described in diseases related to ischemia and/or hypoxia. Preeclampsia (PCL) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, of unknown ...
Artículo
Metformin modifies glutamine metabolism in an in vitro and in vivo model of hepatic encephalopathy
(Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva, 2018-02-01)
Aim: to analyze the effect of metformin on ammonia production derived from glutamine metabolism in vitro and in vivo. Methods: twenty male Wistar rats were studied for 28 days after a porto-caval anastomosis (n = 16) or ...
Artículo
Olive oil polyphenols decrease blood pressure and improve endothelial function in young women with mild hypertension
(Oxford University Press, 2012)
Background: Olive oil polyphenols have been associated with several cardiovascular health benefits. This study aims to examine the influence of a polyphenol-rich olive oil on blood pressure (BP) and endothelial function ...
Artículo
Artículo
Decreased Level of Cord Blood Circulating Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells in Preeclampsia
(American Heart Association, 2014)
Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-related disorder associated with increased cardiovascular risk for the offspring. Endothelial colony–forming cells (ECFCs) are a subset of circulating endothelial progenitor cells that participate ...
Artículo
Maternal Body-Mass Index and Cord Blood Circulating Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells
(Elsevier, 2014)
Objective Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) are a subset of circulating endothelial progenitor cells that are particularly abundant in umbilical cord blood. We sought to determine whether ECFC abundance in cord ...
Artículo
Total and Fetal Circulating Cell-Free DNA, Angiogenic, and Antiangiogenic Factors in Preeclampsia and HELLP Syndrome
(Oxford University Press, 2017)
BACKGROUND Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy characterized by hypertension and proteinuria. The HELLP syndrome is the most severe form of PE. The aim of the present study was to determine different ...
Artículo
miRNAs in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background & Aims microRNAs (miRNAs) are deregulated in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and have been proposed as useful markers for the diagnosis and stratification of disease severity. We conducted a meta-analysis ...