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Efficacy of glutamine in the prevention of acute radiation enteritis: a randomized controlled trial
(SAGE, 2013-03-07)
[Abstract] Background: Acute radiation enteritis is a common adverse effect related to radiotherapy (RT). Glutamine is an immune modulator and antioxidant amino acid that can exert a protective role in patients receiving ...
The Lin28/Let-7 system in early human embryonic tissue and ectopic pregnancy
(PLoS One, 2014-01-31)
[Abstract] Our objective was to determine the expression of the elements of the Lin28/Let-7 system, and related microRNAs (miRNAs), in early stages of human placentation and ectopic pregnancy, as a means to assess the ...
Influence of age on rat bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells potential
(Nature, 2015-11-19)
[Abstract] Mesenchymal stem cells promising role in cell-based therapies and tissue engineering appears to be limited due to a decline of their regenerative potential with increasing donor age. Six age groups from bone ...
Central resistance to thyroid hormones in morbidly obese subjects is reversed after bariatric surgery-induced weight loss
(MDPI, 2020-01-28)
[Abstract]
Endocrine abnormalities are common in obesity, including altered thyroid function. The altered thyroid function of obesity may be due to a mild acquired resistance to the thyroid hormone. The aim of this study ...
Glucose metabolism outcomes after pituitary surgery in patients with acromegaly
(Springer Nature, 2024-06-28)
[Abstract] Aim. To investigate the impact of pituitary surgery on glucose metabolism and to identify predictors of remission of diabetes after pituitary surgery in patients with acromegaly.
Methods. A national multicenter ...
Ghrelin in obesity, physiological and pharmacological considerations
(Bentham, 2013-04)
[Abstract] The aim of this review is to summarize the physiological and pharmacological aspects of ghrelin. Obesity can be defined as an excess of body fat and is associated with significant disturbances in metabolic and ...
Aspectos médicos del tratamiento quirúrgico de la obesidad
(Elsevier, 2011)
Sexual dimorphism on growth hormone secretion after oral glucose administration
(Thieme, 2012-02-16)
[Abstract] Sexual dimorphism of GH secretion is unclear in humans. There is evidence that oral glucose (OG) administration initially decreases and subsequently stimulates GH secretion. Our aim was to study fasting GH ...
Place of preoperative treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analog on surgical outcome: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(PLoS ONE, 2013-04-25)
[Abstract] Context. Transsphenoidal neurosurgery is the accepted first-line treatment of acromegaly in the majority of patients. Previous studies addressing preoperative somatostatin analog (SSA) treatment and subsequent ...