Attitude Toward Living Kidney Donation in the Emigrant Algerine Population in Spain

The number of foreign residents in Spain increased significantly with Moroccans and Algerians as the 2 largest nationalities. However, there are no studies that analyze their awareness of living kidney donation although an increasing number of patients of these nationalities are included on the waiting list.The aim of this study is to analyze the attitude toward living kidney donation among the population of Spain residents born in Algeria.

Presence of Pig IgG and IgM in Sera Samples From Baboons After an Orthotopic Liver Xenotransplantation

Introduction

The immunorejection in xenotransplantation has mostly been studied from the host's immune system activation point of view and there is very little information about the graft-vs-host reaction.

Veterinary Students' Attitude Toward Living Kidney Donation: A Multicenter Stratified Study From Spain

Living kidney related donations (LKRD) should be promoted because of the current deficit of organs for transplantation. The objective of the study was to analyze the attitude of Spanish veterinary students toward LKRD, because they may influence public opinion in the future, and to determine the factors that condition it.

Are Senegalese Immigrants Residing in Spain in Favor of Organ Donation?

The Senegalese population is an emerging group in Europe. The number of foreign residents in Spain, France, and Italy has increased significantly. However, there are no studies that analyze their awareness of organ donation and transplantation.

Psychosocial Factors Affecting Attitude Toward Organ Donation in Santiago,Cuba

Introduction

Awareness about organ donation among the general population is fundamental to organ donation programs. It is important to determine the factors that influence attitudes toward organ donation within the general population in order to carry out cost-effective campaigns.

Oxidative stress-related parameters in the liver of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients

Oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In the present study, hepatic and plasma oxidative stress-related parameters were measured and correlated with clinical and histological findings in 31 NAFLD patients showing increased body mass index. Liver protein carbonyl content was enhanced by 403% in patients with steatosis (n=15) compared with control values (n=12), whereas glutathione content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and the ferric reducing ability of plasma (FRAP) were decreased by 57%, 48% and 21% (P<0.05) respectively. No changes in microsomal p-nitrophenol hydroxylation and the total content of cytochrome P450 (CYP) or CYP2E1 were observed. Patients with steatohepatitis (n=16) exhibited protein carbonyl content comparable with that of controls, whereas glutathione content, SOD and catalase activities were decreased by 27%, 64% and 48% (P<0.05). In addition, FRAP values in patients with steatohepatitis were reduced by 33% and 15% (P<0.05) when compared with controls and patients with steatosis respectively, whereas p-nitrophenol hydroxylation (52%) and CYP2E1 content (142%) were significantly increased (P<0.05) compared with controls. It is concluded that oxidative stress is developed in the liver of NAFLD patients with steatosis and is exacerbated further in patients with steatohepatitis, which is associated with CYP2E1 induction. Substantial protein oxidation is followed by proteolysis of the modified proteins, which may explain the co-existence of a diminished antioxidant capacity and protein oxidation in the liver of patients with steatohepatitis.     

Coronary revascularization without extracorporeal circulation. An alternative therapy (preliminary report)]

Direct myocardial revascularization techniques has earned great acceptance in the treatment of ischemic coronary syndromes in the past two decades. Almost since its beginnings the procedure was done with the aid of extracorporeal circulation, since the technical accessibility with cardiac standstill further helped to evolve the procedure. As years went by, complications due to the use of the pump became evident, such as microembolism, bleeding disorders, and others. Besides this, there is a special group of patients, those with high surgical risk, with preexisting pulmonary, hepatic or cerebral disease, who benefit a great deal when bypass grafting procedure is done without the pump. In this article we delineate the indications, contraindications, and the procedure itself based in our personal experience, reporting our first five patients with this technique.