IFN-γ +874 T/A Is Associated with High Levels of Sera CPK in Patients with Inflammatory Myopathies [PDF]
Aim of the study: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are autoimmune diseases with a low prevalence and incidence worldwide. The levels of IFN-γ production by T-lymphocytes are related to disease activity.
Mónica Vázquez-Del Mercado +3 more
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Treinamento Físico Reduz a Inflamação e a Fibrose e Preserva a Função e a Perfusão Miocárdica em um Modelo de Cardiomiopatia Chagásica Crônica [PDF]
Resumo Fundamento: A Cardiomiopatia Chagásica Crônica (CCC) é causada por um processo inflamatório induzido pelo Trypanosoma cruzi, que leva à miocardite com fibrose reativa e reparativa.
Thayrine R. Damasceno +14 more
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Low-Grade Inflammatory Hematological Markers in Otolaryngologic Diseases: A Preliminary Report [PDF]
Background/Objectives: Complete blood count tests are inexpensive and widely available and may help identify low-grade inflammation in otolaryngologic (Ear, Nose and Throat, ENT) diseases, such as facial paralysis and hearing loss.
María Aurora Maravilla-Domínguez +6 more
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Osteopontin (OPN) is a bone-derived phosphoglycoprotein related to physiological and pathological mechanisms that nowadays has gained relevance due to its role in the immune system response to chronic degenerative diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis
Beatriz Teresita Martín-Márquez +8 more
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Impaired muscle strength is associated with ultrastructure damage in myositis
The muscle fiber ultrastructure in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) has been scarcely explored, especially in Inclusion Body Myositis. The aim of this study was to implement the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) in a small cohort of IIM patients,
Andrea Aguilar-Vazquez +20 more
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YKL-40 increase according to the aging process, and its functions have been associated with tissue remodeling and systemic inflammation. In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) it has been proposed as a possible biomarker of activity and severity, however; in the ...
Mónica Vázquez-Del Mercado +12 more
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Poder del músculo esquelético en la salud y enfermedad
Las evidencias científicas son contundentes en mostrar que la inactividad física y el comportamiento sedentario tienen efectos perjudiciales en el músculo esquelético, las arterias, el miocardio y las mitocondrias, lo que aumenta el riesgo de ...
Sandra Marcela Mahecha
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Estudo histomorfométrico do músculo esquelético de ratos em anestro [PDF]
A castração, assim como a menopausa, representa estágio de supressão endócrina em que prevalece o hipoestrogenismo e sua conseqüência maior sobre o músculo esquelético é provocar sarcopenia.
Manoel de Almeida Moreira +3 more
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Riesgo de desórdenes músculo esquelético en empresa metal-mecánica. Caso: costa caribe colombiana.
El presente estudio nace como iniciativa de la gerencia de una empresa del sector metalmecánico de la costa caribe colombiana, con la intención de conocer y mejorar las realidades laborales de la población trabajadora.
Armando Engels Durán-Uron +2 more
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Taquicardia supraventricular como manifestación inicial de polimiositis. Reporte de caso
Las miopatías inflamatorias son un grupo de enfermedades autoinmunes del músculo esquelético que pueden afectar otros órganos y sistemas, como el aparato cardiovascular1, siendo el más afectado el miocardio, por ateroesclerosis coronaria.
Jorge E. Reyes-Tovilla +2 more
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