Browsing by Author "XX676141"
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(Oxford Univ. Press Inc., 2016)Mean blood pressure and the prevalence of hypertension vary widely throughout the world (1). Geographical latitude has been cited as a possible explanation for this variance (2– 5), with increasing distance from the ...
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(1992)The development of nephrology in Chile is described. The advances in the study and treatment of acute renal failure, urinary tract infections, hypertension, glomerulopathies and other areas are analyzed. The present state ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2018-02)Renal involvement is a frequent complication in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)associated vasculitides, adding morbidity and mortality, such as chronic kidney disease and the need for renal replacement therapy. ...
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(SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-03)Despite a better management of the variables that influence the development of diabetic nephropathy, there is a progressive increase in the prevalence of terminal renal failure among diabetics, whose cause is not clear. ...
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(1991)Previous studies have suggested that an alteration in the expression of the NaK-ATPase of muscle may be an important determinant of enhanced insulin sensitivity in chronic renal failure. Therefore, in the present studies ...
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(Sociedad Médica Santiago, 2020)
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(Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, 2010)Klotho, a recently described gene, is mainly expressed in the kidney, and encodes a proteinnecessary for the activity of fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR), especially FGFR1. TheKlotho protein has two variants, a ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
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(SOC BIOLGIA CHILE, 2007)Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major complications of type 2 diabetes and is associated with coronary disease. Nephrin, a protein mainly expressed in glomeruli, is decreased in DN and other kidney diseases. Since ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2021)The discovery of the phospholipase A2 receptor antigen and its highly specific autoantibody (anti-PLA2R Ab) was useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with membranous nephropathy (MN). Thus, some international ...
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(Elsevier, 2014)Vitamin B12 and folic acid deficiency are common in the older and are associated with several conditions including anaemia, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment and cancer. Evidence from in vitro studies suggests ...
