Braz. J. Cardiovasc. Surg. vol.29 número1

failure and moderate to severe mitral valve insufficiency and who underwent mitral valve replacement with crossed papillopexy and annular constriction presented evidence of

The performed surgical procedures were as follows: mechanical valve replacement in 10 patients, bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement in 5 patients, mechanical mitral valve

A detailed analysis of the profiles of cytokines (IFN- ␥ , IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, TGF- ␤ 1 and TNF- ␣ ) and transcription factors (T-bet, GATA-3 and FOXP3) in the skin of

The aims of this study were to investigate the serum levels of some cytokines [tumor necrosis factor- α (TNF- α ), interleukin 1ß (IL-1ß), IL-2R, IL-6, and IL-8] and nitric oxide

Therefore, we determined plasma levels of Th1 (IL-2, IFN- g , TNF), Th2 (IL-4), Th17 (IL-17A, IL-6), and Treg (IL-10) cytokines in a cohort of cSLE patients and healthy controls, and

The aim of this study was to determine the profile of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, IFN-γ, and TNF-α cytokines and KC-like cells (natural killer) in pregnant bitches, unpublished values for

Thus, the present study investigated the association of plasma levels of creatinine and cytokines (IL-6, TNF- α and IL-10) with HLA histocompatibility between donors and

Renal expression of IL-6 and TNF mRNA were decreased in the animals treated with adipose tissue-derived stem cells, while the levels of IL-4, IL-10, and HO-1