scholarly journals Bone histomorphometry before and after long-term treatment with cinacalcet in dialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 846-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geert J. Behets ◽  
Goce Spasovski ◽  
Lulu R. Sterling ◽  
William G. Goodman ◽  
David M. Spiegel ◽  
...  
1998 ◽  
Vol 81 (s3) ◽  
pp. 53-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.L. Chiozza ◽  
M. Plebani ◽  
C. Scaccianoce ◽  
M. Biraghi ◽  
G. Zacchello

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2186-2193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon M. Moe ◽  
John Cunningham ◽  
Jürgen Bommer ◽  
Stephen Adler ◽  
Steven J. Rosansky ◽  
...  

Pteridines ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 190-196
Author(s):  
Karoline Vrecko ◽  
Manfred Walz ◽  
Erwin Tafeit ◽  
G. Reibnegger

Summary In 30 atherosclerotic patients different serum analytes and neopterin concentrations in serum and urine were determined before and after Heparin-Induced Extracorporeal LDL and Fibrinogen Precipitation therapy. Neopterin concentrations in serum of all 30 patients were increased (mean=9.18 nmol/l, SD=3.23) compared to age matched healthy people (mean=5.34 nmol/l, SD=2.70) and were significantly lowered after H.E.L.P therapy (mean=S.22 nmol/l; SD=3.22, p=0.002, t-test) . These results suggest the involvement of the cellular immune system in the occurrence of atherosclerosis. Further neopterin, the macrophagederived immune activation marker, is significantly correlated with fibrinogen (linear correlation coefficient r=0.36, p=0.05). Long-term neopterin concentrations in serum of 4 patients (three with coronary heart disease and one with Papilla edema), from the first up to the 9th, respectively 12th therapy decreased, in contrast to fibrinogen which stayed stable or even increased during long-term treatment.


Author(s):  
Luca Faes ◽  
Daniele Marinazzo ◽  
Sebastiano Stramaglia ◽  
Fabrice Jurysta ◽  
Alberto Porta ◽  
...  

This work introduces a framework to study the network formed by the autonomic component of heart rate variability (cardiac process η ) and the amplitude of the different electroencephalographic waves (brain processes δ , θ , α , σ , β ) during sleep. The framework exploits multivariate linear models to decompose the predictability of any given target process into measures of self-, causal and interaction predictability reflecting respectively the information retained in the process and related to its physiological complexity, the information transferred from the other source processes, and the information modified during the transfer according to redundant or synergistic interaction between the sources. The framework is here applied to the η , δ , θ , α , σ , β time series measured from the sleep recordings of eight severe sleep apnoea–hypopnoea syndrome (SAHS) patients studied before and after long-term treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy, and 14 healthy controls. Results show that the full and self-predictability of η , δ and θ decreased significantly in SAHS compared with controls, and were restored with CPAP for δ and θ but not for η . The causal predictability of η and δ occurred through significantly redundant source interaction during healthy sleep, which was lost in SAHS and recovered after CPAP. These results indicate that predictability analysis is a viable tool to assess the modifications of complexity and causality of the cerebral and cardiac processes induced by sleep disorders, and to monitor the restoration of the neuroautonomic control of these processes during long-term treatment.


1992 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
P. Miller ◽  
W. Huffer ◽  
D. McIntyre ◽  
M. Yanover ◽  
M. Anger ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. CMO.S412
Author(s):  
Kenji Katsumata ◽  
Tetsuo Sumi ◽  
Tatehiko Wada ◽  
Yasuharu Mori ◽  
Masayuki Hisada ◽  
...  

Objective Oxaliplatin, a key part of the standard regimen for colorectal cancer in Western countries, has become available in Japan. In a hemodialysis patient with cecal cancer, we investigated the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics, and dialysability of oxaliplatin. Methods A 65-year-old man who had cecal cancer was treated with oxaliplatin (40 mg/m2) and l-leucovorin(l-LV) (200 mg/m2), which were administered simultaneously over 120 min via the side and main arms of a Y-tube, respectively. Then 5-FU (400 mg/m2) was administered rapidly via the side tube, followed by 5-FU (2,000 mg/m2) over 46 hours via the main tube. The patient had chronic renal failure due to diabetic nephropathy and hemodialysis was performed 3 times a week. Blood samples were collected from the dialyzer before and after each hemodialysis session to examine platinum clearance. Results The patient received 3 courses of oxaliplatin before he died of cancer. During hemodialysis, the platinum level fell from 0.32 μg/mL to 0.15 μg/mL. Conclusion Since patients with renal failure have various associated disorders and oxaliplatin has a long half-life, it is necessary to obtain more pharmacokinetic data to investigate its accumulation and dialysability during long-term treatment. Such data will assist in treating the rapidly increasing number of hemodialysis patients with colorectal cancer.


1992 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. S23 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Miller ◽  
W. Huffer ◽  
D. McIntyre ◽  
M. Yanover ◽  
M. Anger ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2465
Author(s):  
Kei Moriya ◽  
Norihisa Nishimura ◽  
Tadashi Namisaki ◽  
Hiroaki Takaya ◽  
Yasuhiko Sawada ◽  
...  

Aim: The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of long-term zinc supplementation, which is important for the activation of various enzymes that contribute to antioxidant and antifibrotic activities, on the improvement of serum fibrotic markers in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Methods: A total of 38 patients with AIH under regular treatment at our hospital who provided their consent for being treated with polaprezinc (75 mg twice daily) were included and classified into 2 groups: the patients with zinc elevation (n = 27) and the patients without zinc elevation (n = 11). Serum biomarker of fibrosis, protein expression levels of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and their inhibitors (TIMPs) were evaluated. Results: A significant difference was found between the variability of serum procollagen type Ⅲ and collagen type Ⅳ-7S between the 2 groups before and after zinc administration for more than 24 months (p = 0.043 and p = 0.049). In the patients with zinc elevation, no significant changes were found in collagenase (MMP-1 and MMP-13) before and after zinc administration, whereas a significant increase in the expression of gelatinase (MMP-2 and MMP-9) was found after administration (p = 0.021 and p = 0.005). As for the relative ratio of MMPs to TIMPs, only MMP-9 to TIMP-1 showed a significant increase (p = 0.004). Conclusions: Long-term treatment with polaprezinc has been demonstrated to safely improve serum fibrosis indices through increases in MMP-2/-9 and MMP-9/TIMP-1 and is expected to be well combined with direct antifibrotic therapies such as molecularly targeted agents.


2021 ◽  
pp. 144-145
Author(s):  
Mariam Mgeladze ◽  
George Kamkamidze

Goal: The main objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of long-term treatment in patients with high liver fibrosis who have achieved a sustainable viral response (SVR) after receiving direct antiviral medication (DAA). Assess sociodemographic characteristics and clinical /laboratory data role in changing the level of liver fibrosis. The Methods: study cohort included patients from the Hepatitis C Elimination Program treated with direct antiviral drugs (DAA), with high-grade elastography-determined liver fibrosis (> = F3), and patients with a FIB4 score above 3.25 and sustainable viral response is achieved within 12-24 weeks after completion of treatment. The study group was selected retrospectively from Clinic Neolab's medical database and records. A total of 150 patients were studied. Data were processed in the statistical program SPSS24. The Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test was used from the statistical tests.Results: The study was conducted in 2020. These data were determined both before and after treatment. After treatment on the metavir scale, liver damage levels improved in 51.7% of patients.Statistical analysis showed that the change in fibrosis level after treatment was statistically significant (P <0.001). The study normalized data from laboratory studies such as Alt (85,3%) and Ast (80 5%).


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