Antiprotozoal Activity Against and of Cyclopeptides Isolated from Saff.

Diseases caused by intestinal parasites such as protozoa represent a worldwide problem mainly for developing countries. From morbidity in different groups of people to cases of mortality in children and/or immunocompromised patients. In addition to the above, there is growing resistance to the drugs used in the treatment of these diseases, as well as undesirable side effects in patients.

Iridoid glycosides from the flowering plant (Cham. & Schltdl.) W.R. Ernst.

Three iridoid glycosides (mussaenoside, geniposide, and 5-hydroxy-8-epi-deoxyloganin) along with mannitol and acteoside, were isolated from , an endemic plant species of Mexico that currently belongs to the Orobanchaceae family. There is no information about the chemical composition of this species, consequently, the present work focuses on the chemical study of the flowers and leaves of , which were collected in two batches in Mexico, identifying the main components of each batch. The chemical structures were completely established by spectroscopic methods.

Hospital discharges for hip fracture in older adults, Mexico 2013-2022.

Background: The most common traumatic injury among older individuals worldwide is hip fracture. Higher incidence after 70 years old and women (80-85%). Hospital discharges in Mexico have little evidence.

[Report of 3 cases of acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis in Mexico].

Background: Acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis (AHLE) or Weston-Hurst syndrome is a rare and severe variant of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). It causes fulminant hemorrhagic demyelination of the central nervous system, and has high mortality and morbidity. Due to the increase in cases and to its high rate of mortality, we decided to make a series of cases and a review of the disease.

[Translational medicine in dermatology: experience in the Specialties Hospital of the 21st Century National Medical Center].

Through multidisciplinary research, translational medicine allows a comprehensive approach to diseases in order to provide patients with adequate treatment, whose aim is personalized and precision medicine. In this context, the Cellular Immunology Laboratory of the Immunochemistry Research Unit, and the Dermatology Service of the 21st Century National Medical Center's Specialties Hospital (Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI) have achieved a partnership that aspires to provide better quality patient care. This objective is achieved by evaluating the inflammatory skin infiltrates in different pathologies to observe changes in local immunity related to the response to treatment, and with the disease progression distinguish between dermatological diseases, highlight the importance of comprehensive skin care, and make decisions about treatment choice.

[Occult thyroid dysfunction in outpatients with liver cirrhosis].

Background: Several alterations in thyroid function have been identified in patients with liver cirrhosis (LC).

Objective: To carry out a thyroid disease screening in adult patients with LC.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study.

[Gastrointestinal manifestations and liver disorders in patients with COVID-19].

Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, where the first cases of pneumonia were described. The infection spread rapidly and was established as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) in February 2020. In Mexico, the first cases were in March 2020.

[Radiological clinical profile of multiple cranial neuropathy and recurrence risk factors].

Background: Multiple cranial neuropathies (MCN) are the dysfunction of 2 or more cranial nerves, simultaneously or sequentially. The most common causes are tumors, followed by vascular and traumatic causes, central nervous system infections and Guillain-Barré syndrome and its variants.

Objective: To identify the radiological clinical profile of MCN in patients of a tertiary-care hospital.

[The Specialties Hospital of the 21st Century National Medical Center: 60 trailblazing years in Mexican medicine].

The objective of this letter to the editor is to make a reflection about the past, present and future of the Specialties Hospital "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda Gutiérrez" from the 21st Century National Medical Center, on the occasion of its 60th anniversary.

[21st National Medical Center's Specialties Hospital: 60 years at the forefront of medicine in Mexico].

21st Century National Medical Center's Specialties Hospital from the Instituto Nacional del Seguro Social (IMSS, Mexican Institute for Social Security) was inaugurated in 1963 and up until this day it maintains three fundamental pillars: care, teaching, and scientific research. The hospital has 429 hospital beds, 80 consultation rooms, 19 operating rooms, 30 medical specialties made up of more than 800 resident doctors, in addition to 8 research units. As a form of recognizing more than 60 years of history, our hospital presents a series of research articles on current topics.

Graviception Uncertainty, Spatial Anxiety, and Derealization in Patients with Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness.

: Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) is a frequent diagnosis in patients with chronic dizziness, ineffective postural control, visual dependence, and emotional symptoms. : 53 patients with PPPD (25-84 years old) and 53 adults (29-84 years old) with no vestibular disease agreed to participate in this study. Assessments included: vestibular function tests (sinusoidal yaw rotation and vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials); accuracy and precision of Subjective Visual Vertical (SVV) estimation while static and during on-axis yaw rotation; static posturography with open/closed eyes and 30° neck extension, while standing on hard/soft surface; questionnaires on symptoms of unsteadiness, spatial anxiety, dizziness-related handicap, anxiety/depression, depersonalization/derealization, and perceived stress.

Novel Populations of Under Hypoxia and Starvation: Some Insights on Cell Viability and Morphological Changes.

The general features of the shift to a dormant state in mycobacterial species include several phenotypic changes, reduced metabolic activities, and increased resistance to host and environmental stress conditions. In this study, we aimed to provide novel insights into the viability state and morphological changes in dormant that contribute to its long-term survival under starvation or hypoxia. To this end, we conducted assays to evaluate cell viability, morphological changes and gene expression.

Endoscopic submucosal dissection for the treatment of gastrointestinal neoplasia in a tertiary-care center in Mexico.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the experience of using endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a technique considered as first-line of treatment, for the management of early neoplastic lesions (ENL), and subepithelial lesions (SEL) < 4 cms in size, in a tertiary-care, high-volume medical center in Mexico.

Method: Patients > 18 years-old, candidates to ESD with ENL and SMT, between January 2008 and October 2022 were included.

Results: ESD was performed in 246 patients (137 ENL and 109 SMT), 52.

[Blood donor infected VHB detected by NAT probable phase in clinical resolution].

Background: In Mexico, the detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in blood donors is achieved by screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). However there is still a residual risk of HBV transmission by blood components of donor suffering from occult HBV infection (OBI) or during the window period before seroconversion; in both the antigen expression can be undetectable.

Clinical Case: A 55 year old female donated whole blood in our blood bank,at health history and physical examination no health risk factors were detected.

The interplay between epidermal barrier distribution, microbiota composition, and immune infiltrate defines and stratifies psoriasis patients and is associated with disease severity.

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by keratinocyte hyperproliferation, primarily driven by the IL-23/IL-17 axis. In addition to immune response, various skin components, including the epidermal barrier and the skin microbiota, have been individually implicated in the disease pathogenesis. Here, we aimed to investigate the interplay between epidermal tight junctions, Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB), and CD4 T cell-mediated immune responses.

[The role of immunosenescence and inflammaging in aging-associated diseases].

With the increase in the number of people with advanced age (> 60 years) worldwide, it is necessary to understand the processes that lead to healthy aging. Cellular senescence, immunosenescence and inflammaging are part of the natural process of aging and are associated with age-related diseases. Cellular senescence is characterized by the arrest of the cell cycle in the G1 phase.