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Endogenous glucocorticoids attenuate Shiga toxin-2-induced toxicity in a mouse model of haemolytic uraemic syndrome
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2003-02)
The concept that during an immune challenge the release of glucocorticoids (GC) provides feedback inhibition on evolving immune responses has been drawn primarily from studies of autoimmune and/or inflammatory processes ...
Association of haemolytic uraemic syndrome with dysregulation of chemokine receptor expression in circulating monocytes
(Portland Press, 2015-08)
Haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) is the major complication of Escherichia coli gastrointestinal infections that are Shiga toxin (Stx) producing. Monocytes contribute to HUS evolution by producing cytokines that sensitize ...
A cornerstone in the history of hypertension: The seventieth anniversary of the discovery of angiotensin
(Lippincott Williams, 2010-04)
In 1939, two independent teams, in Buenos Aires and Indianapolis, identified the polypeptide angiotensin. In 1934, Goldblatt et al. demonstrated that partial occlusion of the renal arteries produces hypertension in dogs, ...
Assessment of the kidney and lung as immune barriers and hematopoietic sites in the invasive apple snail Pomacea canaliculata
(PeerJ, 2018-10)
Knowledge on the immune system of Pomacea canaliculata is becoming increasingly important, because of this gastropod's role as intermediate host and vector of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, the etiologic agent of eosinophilic ...
Induction of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Shiga Toxin-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
(Karger, 2016-06)
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), a vascular disease characterized by hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and acute renal failure, is caused by enterohemorrhagic Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing bacteria, which mainly affect ...
Las celulas T reguladoras y su influencia en la sobrevida del trasplante renalRegulatory T cells and their influence in kidney allograft survival
(Sociedad Argentina de Investigación ClínicaGrupo de Inmunología Celular e InmunogenéticaBuenos Aires, Argentina, 2021)
Changes in echocardiographic parameters in iron deficiency patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease treated with intravenous iron
(Elsevier Inc, 2015-07)
BACKGROUND: Treatment of iron deficiency helps to improve cardiac and renal function in patients with chronic heart failure. However, the mechanism by which this occurs is currently unclear. METHODS: We undertook a ...