Use of tranexamic acid for controlling bleeding in thoracolumbar scoliosis surgery with posterior instrumentation

Autor: Vinícius Magno da Rocha, Alderico Girão Campos de Barros, Cleiton Dias Naves, Nayara Lopes Gomes, Julie Calixto Lobo, Luís Cláudio Villela Schettino, Luís Eduardo Carelli Teixeira da Silva

Publikováno v: Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia, Vol 50, Iss 2, Pp 226-231 (2015)

OBJECTIVE: Scoliosis surgery involves major blood loss and frequently requires blood transfusion. The cost and risks involved in using allogeneic blood have motivated investigation of methods capable of reducing patients' bleeding during operations.

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/19db333343e74067886bd01dd1a30cdb

URIC ACID LEVELS CORRELATES WITH INFLAMMATORY MARKERS AND ADHESION MOLECULES IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Autor: Julie Calixto Lobo, Antonio Claudio Lucas, da Nóbrega, José Carlos Carraro-Eduardo, Denise Mafra

Publikováno v: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice, Vol 31, Iss 2, Pp A53-A54 (2012)

Elevated serum uric acid has been associated to a variety of cardiovascular disease states and with systemic inflammation. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between uric acid levels and inflammatory markers in hemodialysis (HD) pat

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/eec8a67286df4e9980de7a10dce9df00

Role of altered intestinal microbiota in systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease

Autor: Laetitia Koppe, Julie Calixto Lobo, Denise Mafra, Denis Fouque, Amanda F. Barros, Nosratola D. Vaziri

Publikováno v: Future Microbiology
Future Microbiology, Future Medicine, 2014, 9 (3), pp.399-410. ⟨10.2217/fmb.13.165⟩
Future microbiology, vol 9, iss 3
Mafra, D; Lobo, JC; Barros, AF; Koppe, L; Vaziri, ND; & Fouque, D. (2014). Role of altered intestinal microbiota in systemic inflammation and cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. Future Microbiology, 9(3), 399-410. doi: 10.2217/fmb.13.165. UC Irvine: Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1k01c4nc

ABSTRACT: The normal intestinal microbiota plays a major role in the maintenance of health and disease prevention. In fact, the alteration of the intestinal microbiota has been shown to contribute to the pathogenesis of several pathological condition

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https://doi.org/10.2217/fmb.13.165

Is a body mass index of 23 kg/m2 a reliable marker of protein–energy wasting in hemodialysis patients?

Autor: Julie Calixto Lobo, Cristiane Moraes, Najla E. Farage, Luis Guillermo Coca Velarde, Denise Mafra, Denis Fouque, Viviane O. Leal, Milena B. Stockler-Pinto

Publikováno v: Nutrition. 28:973-977

Objective: To evaluate the body composition and inflammatory status in patients on hemodialysis (HD) according to the cutoff of 23 kg/m 2 for the body mass index (BMI). Methods: Forty-seven patients (30 men, 11 diabetics, 53.8 � 12.2 y of age, 58.2

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2011.12.004

Zinc-α2-Glycoprotein: Is There Association between This New Adipokine and Body Composition in Hemodialysis Patients?

Autor: Maurilo Leite, Guillermo Coca Velarde, Julie Calixto Lobo, Denise Mafra, Najla E. Farage, Viviane O. Leal, Denis Fouque, Milena B. Stockler-Pinto

Publikováno v: Renal Failure. 34:1062-1067

Peptides involved in the regulation of body composition are of interest in hemodialysis (HD) patients because protein wasting associated with high fat mass (FM) is present in these patients. Zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG), a new adipokine, is involved i

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https://doi.org/10.3109/0886022x.2012.712859