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Scleroderma is a systemic autoimmune disease of unknown origin characterized by excessive deposition of collagen and other connective tissue macromolecules in multiple organs. It can cause thrombotic microangiopathy. Scl...

Plasmapheresis is a method of cleaning the high molecular weight solutes such as immune complexes, protein-bound toxins, autoantibodies, cryoglobulins, myeloma light chains, and endotoxins from the extracorporeal blood p...

The capillary wall of the glomerulus, which is composed of glomerular endothelial cells (GECs), the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), and podocytes, is responsible for the ultrafi ltration of plasma in the kidney. The ...

OBJECTIVES: Oxidative stress (OS) is the most important common pathway in the pathogenesis of endothelial and vascular damage related with the cardiovascular risk factors. Reactive oxygen species damage the macromolecu...

Plasmapheresis is an extracorporeal procedure, which is often employed to rapidly lower circulating titers of autoantibodies, immune complexes or toxins. There are two types of plasmapheresis namely, regular plasmapheres...

El cáncer de próstata (CaP) es el segundo tipo de cáncer másfrecuentemente diagnosticado en hombres. En estadíos avanzados laenfermedad puede diseminarse siendo el hueso el principal sitio de metástasis.Este no es ...