Publications by authors named "Salvatore Cantaro"
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- The study explored alternative diagnostic methods for iron deficiency in hemodialysis patients, focusing on reticulocyte hemoglobin content (CHret) and hypochromic RBC percentage (HYPO%), compared to traditional biochemical tests.
- Reticulocyte indices and erythrocyte parameters showed better predictive abilities for iron deficiency, with area under the curve (AUC) values indicating their effectiveness.
- Results suggest that newly proposed measures, Ret-He and %Hypo-He, are clinically useful and provide information comparable to traditional methods in assessing iron responsiveness.
The proteoglycan decorin inhibits TGF-beta; therefore, it could antagonize progression of fibrotic diseases associated with activation of TGF-beta(1). The effect of decorin transfection in human mesangial cells (HMCs) on the expression of genes related to kidney fibrosis was investigated. HMCs, isolated from glomeruli of healthy portions of human kidneys removed due to carcinoma, were histochemically typed.
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