Publications by authors named "Manuel 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.
Problem: 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.
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of administration of the somatostatin analog RC-160 (vapreotide) at the time of relapse in patients with androgen independent prostate cancer.
Methods: Our study included 13 patients with biopsy-proven prostate cancer, stage D3. Eight patients had been treated with a depot formulation of the agonist D-Trp-6-LH-RH, with a median remission time of 68 (range 48-102 months).
Background: Gastrin has a wide variety of functions on the digestive system including the regulation of gastric acid secretion, being a growth factor for the non antral gastric mucosa and the stimulation of mucosal proliferation in the large and small intestines. Animals studies showed that various diseases of the digestive system have better clinical evolution in the presence of estrogens as is the case of peptic ulcers, now little is known in humans about this phenomenon.
Objective: To evaluate the response of gastrin after an oral calcium load in normal and postmenopausal women without hormone replacement therapy.