Search results for "Intestinal"
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Absorción gastrointestinal de la nevirapina en la rata y potenciales interacciones farmacocinéticas con fármacos antidepresivos
2015
En la actualidad, el síndrome de la inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) es una enfermedad incurable. Sin embargo, el uso de una adecuada terapia antirretroviral reduce la morbilidad y la mortalidad relacionadas con esta enfermedad y permite retrasar su progresión clínica. El tratamiento de elección consiste en la combinación de, al menos, tres fármacos antirretrovirales, estando presente en muchas de estas combinaciones la nevirapina (NVP), un inhibidor no nucleósido de la transcriptasa inversa del virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana tipo 1 (VIH-1). En los pacientes VIH-positivos, la depresión es una de las comorbilidades psicosociales más comunes, presentando una prevalencia del 20-45 %. E…
Validación de un modelo in situ de predicción de absorción en colon. Aplicación al desarrollo de formas de liberación controlada.
2017
El intestino delgado presenta las características idóneas (anatómicas, fisiológicas y fisicoquímicas) para llevar a cabo la absorción de xenobióticos, por lo que es considerado el órgano por excelencia para realizar dicho proceso. El colon, por el contrario, no se ha tenido en cuenta tradicionalmente como órgano destinado a la absorción. Por este motivo, existe una escasez de estudios científicos relacionados con la absorción de moléculas en colon. Sin embargo, en las últimas décadas, el auge de las fórmulas de liberación controlada ha provocado que los estudios de absorción de moléculas en el colon ganen importancia, ya que para este tipo de formulaciones farmacéuticas el tramo distal del …
Efecto protector de oleuropeina en inflamación intestinal
2015
La colitis ulcerosa (CU) es un desorden inflamatorio intestinal crónico que se caracteriza por la inflamación recurrente del colon. Debido a su desconocida etiología, la búsqueda de nuevos tratamientos farmacológicos está enfocada a mejorar la calidad de vida de los pacientes y reducir la inflamación. Sin embargo, aún con un amplio espectro de medicamentos, un cierto porcentaje de pacientes son resistentes a estas terapias, y además, los efectos secundarios asociados son elevados y, algunos de ellos muy graves. A esto se le suma la aparición de cáncer colorectal asociado a colitis en un 25-40% de los pacientes, tras 40 años de enfermedad. En este sentido, la búsqueda en la medicina compleme…
Cannabinoid type 1 receptor modulates intestinal propulsion by an attenuation of intestinal motor responses within the myenteric part of the peristal…
2007
Cannabinoid-1 (CB1) receptor activation affects gastrointestinal propulsion in vivo. It was our aim to further characterize the involved myenteric mechanisms in vivo and in vitro. In CB1(-/-) mice and wild-type littermates we performed in vivo transit experiments by charcoal feeding and in vitro electrophysiological recordings in mouse small intestinal smooth muscle. Ascending neuronal contraction (ANC) following electrical field stimulation was studied in rat ileum in a partitioned organ bath separating the aboral stimulation site from the oral recording site. The knockout animals displayed an accelerated upper gastrointestinal transit compared to control animals. The CB1 receptor antagoni…
Cabbage and fermented vegetables: from death rate heterogeneity in countries to candidates for mitigation strategies of severe COVID-19
2021
International audience; Large differences in COVID-19 death rates exist between countries and between regions of the same country. Some very low death rate countries such as Eastern Asia, Central Europe, or the Balkans have a common feature of eating large quantities of fermented foods. Although biases exist when examining ecological studies, fermented vegetables or cabbage have been associated with low death rates in European countries. SARS-CoV-2 binds to its receptor, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). As a result of SARS-CoV-2 binding, ACE2 downregulation enhances the angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AT1 R) axis associated with oxidative stress. This leads to insulin resistance …
Intra-abdominal
2016
Aims To evaluate the contribution of light microscopy to detecting Candida spp infection in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) admitted for acute abdomen to a quality assurance (QA)-certified surgical emergency ward. Methods We conducted a retrospective study (2008–2012) of 809 abdominal intraoperative or biopsy tissue specimens obtained from patients admitted with acute abdomen and microbiological samples positive for Candida spp. Demographic data, mortality, comorbidities, specimen type, microscopy results, special histological staining performed, antimicrobial therapy were collected and analysed. Any comments at the multidisciplinary team meeting was recorded in …
Laparoscopic approach in abdominal emergencies: a 5-year experience at a single center.
2012
Background. Laparoscopy is ever more common in both elective and emergency surgery. In fact, in abdominal emergencies it enables the resolution of preoperative diagnostic doubts as well as treatment of the underlying disease. We present a retrospective study of the results of a 5-year experience at a single center. Patients and methods. Between September 2006 and August 2011, 961 patients were treated via laparoscopy, including 486 emergency cases (15 gastroduodenal perforation; 165 acute cholecystitis; 255 acute appendicitis; 15 pelvic inflammatory disease and non-specific abdominal pain [NSAP]; 36 small bowel obstruction). All procedures were conducted by a team trained in laparoscopic su…
Intestinal tuberculosis in a child living in a country with a low incidence of tuberculosis : a case report
2014
Background: Relatively common in adults, intestinal tuberculosis is considered rare in children and adolescents. The protean manifestations of intestinal tuberculosis mean that the diagnosis is often delayed (sometimes even for years), thus leading to increased mortality and unnecessary surgery. The main diagnostic dilemma is to differentiate intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease because a misdiagnosis can have dramatic consequences. Case presentation: A 13-year-old Caucasian, Italian female adolescent attended the Emergency Department complaining of abdominal pain, a fever of up to 38°C, night sweats, diarrhea with blood in stool, and a weight loss of about three kilograms over the p…
Clinical response to linaclotide at week 4 predicts sustained response in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation and improvements in digestive an…
2019
Background:Linaclotide is approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) with constipation (IBS-C) in adults. This study aimed to assess factors predictive of a clinical response and improvements in non-IBS symptoms with linaclotide treatment in a Spanish patient population.Methods:In this open-label phase IIIb study, patients with moderate-to-severe IBS-C received linaclotide 290 μg once daily for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was clinical response at week 12, defined as >30% reduction in IBS symptom severity score (IBS-SSS) or IBS-SSS <75 plus self-reported response of feeling ‘better’ or ‘much better’ versus the baseline. Digestive nonintestinal an…
Psychometric validation of the Italian translation of the gastrointestinal symptom-rating scale and quality of life in reflux and dyspepsia questionn…
2007
Background: Symptoms of heartburn and their impact on health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) are often evaluated in clinical trials. When a questionnaire is translated into a new language, a linguistic validation is necessary but not sufficient unless the psychometric characteristics have been verified. Objective: To document the psychometric characteristics of the Italian translation of the Gastrointestinal Symptom-Rating Scale (GSRS) and Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire. Patients and methods: 152 consecutive patients with symptoms of heartburn (mean ±SD age 46.5 ± 16.2 years; 40.1% males) completed the Italian translation of GSRS, the heartburn version of QO…