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Pancreas ; 23(4): 406-13, 2001 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11668211

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Islet transplantation is an attractive solution for type I diabetes, but the results are at the present discouraging. Collagenase, the enzyme used to obtain islets for transplantation, presents interbatch variability and endotoxin contamination that induces inflammatory cytokine production. Liberase (Roche, Basel, Switzerland), a new mixture of purified enzymes, has the same composition in all batches and is endotoxin-free. AIMS: To compare the engraftment of islets obtained using either enzyme in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. METHODOLOGY: Collagenase- or Liberase-isolated islets were transplanted under the kidney capsule of diabetic rats. Collagenase islets restored glycemia and insulinemia in all animals at 24 hours, and both parameters were maintained in 45% of rats over 90 days; however, Liberase islets failed to reverse diabetes in all subjects. RESULTS: In vitro experiments showed that Liberase islets did not maintain active insulin secretion. Cytotoxicity assays showed toxicity of Liberase to islets; both enzymes induced inflammatory cytokine production by macrophages. CONCLUSION: In summary, in our model, Liberase is not a good substitute for collagenase as an islet-isolating reagent. A major effort and investment in developing enzymes for tissue dispersion is needed to improve the outcome of islet transplantation.


Subject(s)
Collagenases , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/surgery , Graft Survival , Islets of Langerhans Transplantation , Thermolysin , Animals , Blood Glucose/analysis , Cell Death/drug effects , Collagenases/metabolism , Collagenases/pharmacology , Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental/blood , Endotoxins/analysis , In Vitro Techniques , Insulin/metabolism , Insulin Secretion , Interleukin-1/genetics , Interleukin-6/genetics , Islets of Langerhans/physiology , Macrophages/drug effects , Macrophages/metabolism , Male , RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis , Rats , Rats, Inbred Lew , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , Specimen Handling , Thermolysin/metabolism , Thermolysin/pharmacology , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics
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Nutr Hosp ; 10(6): 307-20, 1995.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8599615

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Obesity as a condition, and morbid obesity as a disease, have at present reached epidemic proportions. Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment in those patients in whom medical, dietary, and/or behavioral treatments have failed. What is more, it is the initial treatment of choice in morbid superobese patients (> 50 kg/m2). The present study summarizes and criticizes the main surgical techniques used at present, and purposes an action protocol for anesthesia, as well as some norms and advice on control, action, and pulmonary and dietary rehabilitation, in the peri- and post operative period, based on more than 7 years' experience with a series of more than 150 operated and controlled patients. CONCLUSION: A restrictive bariatric technique is a model which allows the multidisciplinary obesity treatment team to achieve a definite and permanent modification of the eating habits of all patients who meet the criteria for inclusion in a surgical protocol.


Subject(s)
Intraoperative Care , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Anesthesia/methods , Body Mass Index , Clinical Protocols , Diet, Reducing , Female , Humans , Intraoperative Care/methods , Male , Obesity, Morbid/diagnosis , Postoperative Care/methods
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Thromb Haemost ; 72(4): 548-50, 1994 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7878630

ABSTRACT

We performed a prospective study in 86 consecutive patients with central vein catheter-related deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the upper extremity, to evaluate the prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE), and to identify clinical variables that would increase the likelihood of developing PE in an individual patient. Since upper-extremity DVT was established, all patients received intravenous heparin therapy. Then, a ventilation-perfusion lung scan was obtained within 24 h of DVT diagnosis, whether respiratory symptoms were present or not. Six points of clinical information were recorded on entering in the study, and then compared with the scintigraphic findings: age, sex, the underlying disease, the catheter material, the character of the infusate, and the duration of cannulation. Thirteen patients were considered to have PE. Sixty-six patients were finally classified as having a normal lung scan, and 7 patients were excluded from the study (because of indeterminate lung scan 6; because of femoropopliteal thrombosis simultaneously present 1). Two out of the 13 patients with PE subsequently died because of recurrent, massive embolism, despite adequate heparin therapy. PE was more commonly present in patients with polyvinyle chloride or polyethylene catheters (10/38, 26%) as compared to patients with either polyurethane or siliconized catheters (3/41, 7%; p < 0.05, Chi-Square test; Odds Ratio = 4.52, 95% CI 1.01-23.07). We conclude that PE is not a rare event in these patients, and it may be life-threatening even despite adequate heparin therapy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Subject(s)
Axillary Vein , Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects , Catheters, Indwelling/adverse effects , Pulmonary Embolism/epidemiology , Subclavian Vein , Thrombosis/complications , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Arm/blood supply , Catheterization, Central Venous/instrumentation , Female , Heparin/therapeutic use , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polyethylenes , Polyurethanes , Polyvinyl Chloride , Prevalence , Prospective Studies , Pulmonary Embolism/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Embolism/etiology , Pulmonary Embolism/mortality , Radionuclide Imaging , Silicones
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J Intern Med ; 233(3): 233-8, 1993 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8450291

ABSTRACT

It is well known that patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) constitute a risk group for development of pulmonary embolism. However, the relation of DVT and the extent thereof with the subsequent sequelae (post-thrombotic syndrome) are insufficiently investigated. We have prospectively studied a series of consecutive patients admitted because of DVT on lower limbs, trying to correlate venographic findings during acute DVT with post-thrombotic (PTS) symptoms that develop later. Seventy-nine patients (84 limbs) with acute DVT were followed-up in our out-patient clinic at 4-monthly intervals for 3 years. At each visit patients were carefully examined regarding the appearance of PTS symptoms and/or signs from the DVT-affected leg. Three years after discharge, presence of PTS signs was assessed according to a simple scoring system. And then correlated to venographic findings during acute DVT. Patients were classified as having no (37 legs), mild (30 legs), or severe PTS signs (17 legs). Patients with popliteal vein involvement showed a significantly higher incidence of PTS 3 years later (P < 0.001). The risk of PTS also increased as DVT extent increased (P < 0.001). Nevertheless, the logistic regression analysis showed that DVT location explained all the differences (P < 0.001). In other words, DVT extent was overriden by the significance of DVT location, being popliteal the only location that showed a relevant contribution to the PTS incidence (95% confidence interval = 2.49-71.5).


Subject(s)
Postphlebitic Syndrome/etiology , Thrombophlebitis/diagnostic imaging , Acute Disease , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anticoagulants/therapeutic use , Bandages , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Logistic Models , Male , Middle Aged , Phlebography , Prospective Studies , Regression Analysis , Risk , Thrombophlebitis/complications , Thrombophlebitis/therapy
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Med Clin (Barc) ; 99(13): 485-8, 1992 Oct 24.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1434971

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: The digestive tract constitutes the most frequent localization of the extranodular non Hodgkin's lymphoma. The chief clinical and histological characteristics were analyzed as were the evolution and response to treatment of 25 patients diagnosed with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma (PGIL) in one center over a period of eight years. METHODS: To establish the diagnosis of PGIL the Dawson criteria were used and the state was determined by the Ann-Arbor classification modified by Musshoff. To histologically classify of the PGIL the Working Formulation was followed. The influence of the clinical, histological characteristics and the state of the obtention of complete remission (CR), the survival free period of the disease (SFD) and global survival (GS) were analyzed. RESULTS: The mean age of the series was 56 years (standard deviation 15 years) (12 males). The most frequent localization was gastric followed by the small intestine and the large intestine. Abdominal pain and weight loss were the most frequent clinical manifestations in the PGIL, regardless of its site. In 12 patients the PGIL was of an intermediate grade of malignancy, 8 were of low grade and 5 of high grade. The state was IE in 11 patients, IE1 in 9 and IIE2 in 5. The most used treatment was radical surgery followed by polychemotherapy. Complete remission was obtained in 15 patients and 2 recurred. The foreseen SFP at 7 years was 69% of the cases and GS was 53%. In IE state patients was most frequently obtained and GS was also more prolonged in these patients. CONCLUSIONS: In the present series the gastric localization of patients with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma was more frequent than intestinal localization. The HNL of intermediate and high grades of malignancy predominated those of low grade. The prognosis of patients with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma in a IE state was more favorable than the remaining patients. In turn, surgery constituted a good option in the initial treatment of patients with primary gastrointestinal lymphoma.


Subject(s)
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms , Lymphoma , Adult , Aged , Female , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/therapy , Humans , Lymphoma/diagnosis , Lymphoma/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Survival Analysis
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Rev Esp Enferm Dig ; 80(2): 115-8, 1991 Aug.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-1790075

ABSTRACT

We present a patient affected of diverticular disease of the colon, with diverticulosis and two giant diverticula of the sigma, both located at the mesenteric edge. We would like to stress the low incidence of reports about this entity in the medical literature, its uncommon location and the fact of a double lesion coinciding in a single patient. We discuss the most important nosocomial aspects and the different diagnoses. Finally, we support the idea of distinguishing three different entities that in the medical literature are usually unified as a single "giant diverticulum of the colon". We reaffirm ourselves on the importance of an early diagnosis and a correct indication for surgery.


Subject(s)
Diverticulitis, Colonic/complications , Diverticulum, Colon/complications , Sigmoid Diseases/complications , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Diverticulitis, Colonic/pathology , Diverticulum, Colon/pathology , Humans , Male , Sigmoid Diseases/pathology
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Reg Anesth ; 14(2): 93-4, 1989.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2487671

ABSTRACT

Two cases of bilateral interpleural analgesia using bupivacaine are presented. This technique was selected due to relative or absolute contraindications to continuous thoracic epidural analgesia in both cases. Emphasis is placed on the safeguards that need to be employed to avoid the very serious potential complications when this method is employed bilaterally.


Subject(s)
Anesthesia, Local/methods , Bupivacaine/administration & dosage , Adult , Humans , Injections/methods , Male , Middle Aged , Pleura
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