Publications by authors named "M Vadillo-Buenfil"
Acute pancreatitis during pregnancy is an uncommon complication. The usual cause is biliary tract disease. Cholesterol and triglyceride plasma levels physiologically increase during pregnancy.
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- Leptin is a hormone produced mainly by fat tissue, playing key roles in regulating food intake, energy balance, and various reproductive functions.
- Leptin levels can change in response to conditions like pregnancy, menstruation, and certain gynecological surgeries.
- There's growing interest in how leptin relates to cancer and fetal development, highlighting the need for more research to understand its effects on health and disease.
Donor lymphocyte infusions for relapse of chronic myeloid leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: prognostic significance of the dose of CD3(+) and CD4(+) lymphocytes.
Ann Hematol
May 2004
Between December 1993 and November 2001, 30 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia who relapsed after stem cell transplantation were studied. Seventeen patients were not treated before donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI), eight patients received interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), and five underwent chemotherapy. The method of DLI was the bulk dose regimen.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProblem: It has been suggested that type of chimeric mRNA is associated with differences in the clinical and hematologic characteristics of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). However, prognostic value of type of chimeric mRNA bcr-xabl (b3a2 or b2a2) is still controversial.
Methods: We analyzed 97 cases of Philadelphia-positive CML to determine mRNA type by reverse-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and its relationship with clinical features.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of pentoxifylline in the treatment of refractory nephrotic syndrome secondary to lupus nephritis.
Methods: We studied 11 patients who met the following inclusion criteria: (1) systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) according to the American College of Rheumatology criteria; (2) lupus nephritis class III, IV, or V according to the World Health Organization; (3) proteinuria in the nephrotic range (> or = 3 g/24 h) for at least 6 months despite treatment. All patients received pentoxifylline 800-1600 mg/day.