Long term follow up of biomarkers of podocyte damage and renal function in patients with and without preeclampsia.

Introduction: preeclampsia can be associated with future renal disease.

Objectives: To measure changes in renal function overtime in patients with preeclampsia.

Methods: urine and serum samples from eleven patients with preeclampsia and eight patients with a normal pregnancy were obtained during pregnancy, postpartum, and 3 years after delivery.

Heavy drinkers of Ilex paraguariensis beverages show lower lipid profiles but higher body weight.

Obesity is a widely recognized risk factor for several diseases, reaching an epidemic magnitude worldwide. Natural polyphenols may improve blood lipids and body weight, but their clinical relevance in the general population remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to analyze the relationship of intake of Ilex paraguariensis (I.