Browsing by Title Facultad de Medicina
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Hyperandrogenism Decreases GRP78 Protein Level and Glucose Uptake in Human Endometrial Stromal Cells (SAGE, 2016)Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) exhibit a low fertility by chronic hyperandrogenemia. Different evidence have shown that androgens could regulate the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis and glucose ...
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(2009)Background. Postmenopausal metabolic changes increase cardiovascular risk and impair quality of life (QoL). Despite this, few reports have addressed the association of these changes with female sexuality. Objective. To ...
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Hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial function in young subjects: Effects of vitamin supplementation (2002)Background: The relationship between hyperhomocysteinemia and cardiovascular disease has not been totally elucidated. Hypothesis: The study aimed to verify the association between hyperhomocysteinemia and endothelial ...
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(2004)The mechanism by which homocysteine (Hcy) causes endothelial dysfunction is probably mediated by oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of oxidative stress on endothelial function in young and ...
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(Centro de Estudios Académicos en Neuropsicología, 2016)There is an urgent need to increase the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS) awareness, that for most authors is the same as the Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility type (formerly called EDS type III) that is a congenital, very ...
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(1981)Although hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea occur in primary hypothyroidism, factors influencing their presence are not well established. To further define these factors, the duration of illness and serum levels of PRL ...
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(2002)The association of hypertension and coronary heart disease is a frequent one. There are several pathophysiologic mechanisms which link both diseases. Hypertension induces endothelial dysfunction, exacerbates the atherosclerotic ...
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(Asian Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2012)Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Although different metabolic factors have been implicated in breast cancer development, the relationship between hypertension and breast cancer has ...
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(Frontiers Research Foundation, 2014)Santiago Ramo´n y Cajal (1852-1934) did not only contribute to neurobiology and neurohistology. At the end of the 19th century, he published one of the first clinical reports on the employment of hypnotic suggestion to ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2017)© 2018, Sociedad Medica de Santiago. All rights reserved. Background: Hypoglycemia is the main limitation for the achievement of glycemic goals in the treatment of diabetes. Aim: To assess the incidence of hypoglycemia in ...
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(Endocrine Soc, 2016-10)Context: Biallelic mutations in NEUROG3 are known to cause early-onset malabsorptive diarrhea due to congenital anendocrinosis and diabetes mellitus at a variable age. No other endocrine disorders have been described so ...
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(Wiley, 2021)It is key to expand the differential diagnosis and consider possible genetic etiologies on a patient with congenital cataracts associated with clinical features, such as leukodystrophy or polyneuropathy.
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(1995)Renal osteodystrophy improves after renal transplantation but, after the procedure, other forms of bone disease emerge. We report a male patient that received a renal allograft four years before, who consulted for low back ...
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(JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD, 1997-05)O-Methylisothalicberine (O-MI) is a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Berberis chilensis, structurally similar to alkaloids previously described in the literature as calcium antagonists of natural origin ...
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(1995)Chronic anovulation and polycystic ovaries (PCO) can be induced by a single i.m. injection of estradiol valerate (EV, 2 mg in oil) in the rat. Constant exposure to high plasma levels of estradiol provokes a neurotoxic ...
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(Hospital das Clínicas de Universidade São Paulo, 2017)OBJECTIVES: Polycystic ovary syndrome is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder that affects reproductive-age women. The mechanisms underlying the endocrine heterogeneity and neuroendocrinology of polycystic ovary syndrome are ...
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(2012)Background: Adult hypothyroidism is a highly prevalent condition that impairs processes, such as learning and memory. Even though tetra-iodothyronine (T4) treatment can overcome the hypothyroidism in the majority of cases, ...