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Anti‐laminin auto antibodies in ANCA‐associated vasculitis
2000
Background. Endothelial cell damage occurs during vasculitic processes in vivo. With the alteration of the endothelium, exposure to basement membrane components may occur with induction of humoral immunity. Methods. In the present study, we evaluated the prevalence of antibodies against the basement membrane antigen laminin (LMN) in patients with ANCA-associated systemic vasculitis (AASV), pathologic controls (systemic lupus erythematosus, mixed cryoglobulinaemia, Henoch Schonlein purpura, primary glomerulonephritis) and normal individuals. Results. By ELISA, 21.6% of AASV (16/74) and 10% of pathologic controls (3/30), but only one of the normal controls (2.8%) had these antibodies (P = 0.0…
Hepatitis B vaccination and interleukin 2 receptor expression in chronic renal failure
1990
Hepatitis B vaccination and interleukin-2 receptor expression in chronic renal failure. Only 50 to 60% of dialysis patients develop anti-HBs antibodies following hepatitis b vaccination. The nonre-sponder state correlates with impaired monocyte function, decreased interleukin-2 (IL-2) production of T cells, and an upregulation of the IL-2 receptor system. In the present study we examined anti-HBs production after hepatitis B vaccination and the in vitro expression of IL-2 receptors in nondialyzed patients with various degrees of chronic renal failure. Forty-four patients with impaired renal function were immunized with 20 µg recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and boostered after one and six mo…
The waiting time for prostate cancer treatment in Italy: analysis from the PROS-IT CNR Study.
2022
Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common neoplasm in male patients. To date, there's no certain indication about the maximum waiting time (WT) acceptable for treatment beginning and the impact on oncological and functional outcomes has not been well established. Methods Data from the National Research Council PCa monitoring multicenter project in Italy (Pros-IT CNR) were prospectively collected and analyzed. WT was defined as the time from the bioptical diagnosis of PCa to the first treatment received. Patients were divided in two groups, using a time frame of 90 days. Quality of life was measured through the Italian version of the University of California Los Angeles-Pros…
Modification des ingestions protéiques par la séance d’hémodialyse : une piste pour lutter contre la dénutrition
2015
Introduction La denutrition proteino-energetique est un facteur de risque de mortalite chez les patients (P) en hemodialyse (HD). Le but de l’etude est de determiner si les apports alimentaires sont modifies par la seance d’HD et d’en rechercher d’eventuels mediateurs. Patients et methodes Un large choix d’aliments est propose a des P dialyses, non diabetiques, non fumeurs, sans comorbidite evolutive, 2 jours consecutifs a 12 heures apres l’HD et un jour sans HD. Les P choisissent la nature et la quantite d’aliments et leurs ingestions sont quantifiees. Des questionnaires avec echelle visuelle analogique permettent d’evaluer les criteres de choix des aliments. Les concentrations plasmatique…
Association of country income level with the characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients hospitalized with acute kidney injury and COVID-…
2023
Introduction Acute kidney injury (AKI) has been identified as one of the most common and significant problems in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. However, studies examining the relationship between COVID-19 and AKI in low- and low-middle income countries (LLMIC) are lacking. Given that AKI is known to carry a higher mortality rate in these countries, it is important to understand differences in this population. Methods This prospective, observational study examines the AKI incidence and characteristics of 32,210 patients with COVID-19 from 49 countries across all income levels who were admitted to an intensive care unit during their hospital stay. Results Among patients with COVID-19 ad…
A prospective observational study on oral administration of Ellagic Acid and Annona Muricata in patients affected by non-muscle invasive bladder canc…
2021
Introduction: BCG and MMC shortage and Covid-19 pandemic, more recently, limit accessibility to maintenance regimen in intravesical prophylaxis against recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Ellagic acid (EA) and Annona muricata (AM) exert antitumor activity against different human tumours. An observational prospective study on the prophylactic effect of oral administration of EA+AM in patients avoiding maintenance regimen is presented. Materials and methods: Patients affected by NMIBC and not undergoing maintenance after a 6-week course of intravesical prophylaxis with MMC or BCG were entered. Tis and very high-risk tumours were excluded. After informed consent, the pati…
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of autoimmune diseases: current experience from an international data base.
2000
Prolonged Response of Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) to Extracorporeal Immunoadsorption
2000
Experience in Spain with the first patients in home hemodialysis treated with low-flow dialysate monitors
2021
Resumen La hemodialisis domiciliaria (HDD) con monitores de bajo flujo de liquido de dialisis ha ganado popularidad en los ultimos anos gracias a su sencillez de diseno, portabilidad y capacidad de desplazamiento. No obstante, existen dudas respecto a la adecuacion que este tipo de tecnica ofrece, pues utiliza monitores con bano a flujos bajos y lactato. El objetivo de este estudio fue demostrar los beneficios clinicos de la HDD con el monitor NxStage System One® introducido recientemente en Espana. Presentamos los resultados de un estudio observacional, retrospectivo que incluyo de manera no seleccionada a los primeros pacientes con HDD corta mediante este monitor en 12 centros en Espana. …
Therapy with lamivudine and steroids in a patient with acute hepatitis B and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.
2006
To the Editor: Tang et al.1 recently reported that lamivudine (LAM) improves renal outcome in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and membranous nephropathy. We would like to add our experience on acute hepatitis B and rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis.