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Tratamiento quirúrgico de la obesidad: recomendaciones prácticas basadas en la evidencia
(Elsevier, 2008)
[Resumen] La obesidad mórbida es, habitualmente, refractaria a los tratamientos convencionales, por lo que la modificación de hábitos dietéticos y de actividad física y/o el uso de fármacos consiguen pérdidas de peso ...
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 ...
Correlation between glycemic control and the incidence of peritoneal and catheter tunnel and exit-site infections in diabetic patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis
(SAGE, 2014-11-01)
[Abstract] Background: Diabetes mellitus, especially if complicated by poor glycemic control, portends an increased risk of infection. The significance of this association in the case of diabetic patients undergoing ...
Mortality in acromegaly diagnosed in older individuals in Spain is higher in women compared to the general spanish population
(Oxford Academic, 2023-03-14)
[Abstract] Context: There are no data on mortality of acromegaly diagnosed in older individuals.
Objective: This work aimed to compare clinical characteristics, growth hormone-related comorbidities, therapeutic approaches, ...
Influence of peritoneal residual volume on the results of the peritoneal equilibration test: prospective study
(Sociedad Española de Nefrología, 2023-03)
[Abstract] Background: Categorization of the capacity of ultrafiltration during a peritoneal equilibration test (PET) is a usual step during the monitoring of peritoneal transport characteristics of Peritoneal Dialysis ...
Involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the inflammatory response in human mesothelial cells from peritoneal dialysis effluent
(MDPI, 2022-11-04)
[Abstract] Recent studies have related mitochondrial impairment with peritoneal membrane damage during peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapy. Here, we assessed the involvement of mitochondrial dysfunction in the inflammatory ...
Bioinformatics approach to mRNA markers discovery for detection of circulating tumor cells in patients with gastrointestinal cancer
(Elsevier, 2008)
[Abstract] Background: Detection of tumor cells in the blood, or minimal deposits in distant organs as bone marrow, could be important to identify cancer patients at high risk of relapse or disease progression. Quantitative ...
Diagnostic accuracy of small breast epithelial mucin mRNA as a marker for bone marrow micrometastasis in breast cancer: a pilot study
(Springer-Verlag, 2009-02-17)
[Abstract] Background. Detection of isolated tumour cells (ITC) in the blood or minimal deposits in distant organs such as bone marrow (BM) could be important to identify breast cancer patients at high risk of relapse or ...
MiR-19 family impairs adipogenesis by the downregulation of the PPARγ transcriptional network
(MDPI, 2022-12-13)
[Abstract] microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small endogenous RNA that play pivotal roles in both the differentiation and function of adipocytes during the development of obesity. Despite this, only a few miRNA families ...