Introducción: En Pasto-Nariño, Colombia, la incidencia de cáncer gástrico (CG) es una de las más altas del mundo. En la patogénesis del CG están implicados tanto los genes CYP1A1 y FNTα, como los factores ambientales. La relación entre factores ambientales y la predisposición genética humana a CG, aún se desconoce. Objetivo: Evaluar la asociación entre factores ambientales y la predisposición genética humana a CG (Genes ...

Introduction: Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is an antimicrobial protein present in the azuro- philic granules of neutrophils, its action falls when it is conjugated in the phagosome with hydrogen peroxide, resulting in toxic substances for phagocytosed microorganisms. Seve- ral authors have described that recurrent vulvovaginal infections by Candida spp., are rela- ted to primary MPO deficiency, which is an autosomal recessive ...

Introducción: La Epidermólisis Bullosa también conocida como “Piel de mariposa”, es una enfermedad autoinmune “rara y huérfana” que afecta la estructura genética de la epi- dermis, causa la formación de ampollas y retracciones en la piel. Las personas que la pa- decen, la mayoría de las veces, sufren de rechazo y aislamiento. Objetivo: Diseñar una cartilla informativa sobre la Epidermólisis Bullosa para la ...

The main objective of this research is to evaluate the potential of phenolic compounds obtained from the fermentation of solid residues in the post-harvest of cocoa (Theobroma cacao) in order to obtain the cocoa mucilage, 15 kg of cocoa were used for the extraction of the cocoa mucilage, which was subjected to a fermentation process for 5 days, The identifi- cation of phenolic compounds was carried out by HPLC/DAD ...

Introduction: Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogen commonly associated with hospital and community-acquired infections, particularly methicillin-resistant strains that impose limi- tations on treatment options. The resistance of these strains to beta-lactam antibiotics has spurred the search for new antimicrobial sources, and natural products such as propolis extracts have demonstrated efficacy against Methicillin-Resistant ...

Introduction: Chronic non-communicable diseases present a burden to care systems world- wide. Family caregivers assume this burden abruptly and without the necessary preparation, so they are prone to overload due to this and other factors. The preparedness caregiving scale has been validated in other contexts and has shown reliable psychometric properties to measure preparation in family caregivers. There are other ...

Background. Flow cytometry (FCM) is a technique that allows multiparametric analysis of cell populations, and is essential in biomedical research and as a diagnostic tool. This fast technique has a high sensitivity, evaluating characteristics in the population of interest such as the size, granularity, and complexity of the cell cytoplasm and proteins that allow the phenotypic and functional classification of a large ...

Objective. This documentary study evaluates the optimal strategies of digital radiology (DR) in Radiology services in low and medium complexity hospitals in Colombia. Method. Exhaustive bibliographic review where the benefits were identified and compared with analog radiology, it was developed based on a sample of 32 scientific articles in different journals such as Dialnet, SciELO, Scopus, Springer Open, IOP Science. ...

Introduction. Obesity and overweight are one of the biggest problems facing society today. The figures indicate that obesity is today one of the diseases with the highest morbidity rate, reducing life expectancy and representing a high risk of mortality. Objetive.It consisted of describing and comparing the percentage of obesity and overweight among the different States of the USA. Methodology. A unidimensional frequency ...

Pulse oximeter is a device that uses the principles of spectrophotometry and photoplethysmography for the measurement of arterial oxygen saturation, as well as the cardiac and respiratory cycle, which is useful for monitoring patients with respiratory compromise. In this work, a bibliographic review of the physical principles of the pulse oximeter and its most recent advances in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...