Publications by authors named "Lourdes Gonzalez-Baranda"
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- - The study investigates how the innate immune system, specifically NK and NKT cells, responds in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, noting variations between severe and mild cases of COVID-19.
- - Results showed that severe COVID-19 patients had lower frequencies of NK cells and abnormal expressions of important receptors compared to those with milder illness and healthy controls.
- - The findings imply that the dysfunctional behavior of NK and NKT cells in severe cases may influence disease severity and outcomes across different populations.
The prevalence of nutritional alterations in rheumatologic diseases ranges from 4 to 95%, depending on the detection method used. Formerly described as the single term rheumatoid cachexia, nutritional alterations can currently be grouped and subdivided based on the physiopathological mechanisms involved: chronic disease-related inflammatory conditions (cachexia), malnutrition associated to acute malnutrition inflammatory conditions (protein-caloric malnutrition) and starvation-related malnutrition. Clinical manifestations of malnutrition associated to rheumatic diseases vary from the patient with low weight or overweight and obesity; with lean body mass depletion as well as functional repercussions, and impact of quality of life as a common denominator.
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