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The 2-hydroxy-nevirapine metabolite as a candidate for boosting apolipoprotein ...
Marinho, Aline T.; Batuca, Joana R.; Miranda, Joana P.; Caixas, Umbelina; Dias, Clara G.; Branco, Teresa; Soto, Karina; Pinheiro, PedroThe antiretroviral nevirapine (NVP) is associated to a reduction of atherosclerotic lesions and increases in high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol. Despite being a hepatotoxic drug, which forbids its re-purposing to other therapeutic areas, not all NVP metabolites have the same potential to induce toxicity. Our aim was to investigate the effects of NVP and its metabolites in an exploratory study, towards t...
The risk of chronic kidney disease and mortality are increased after community-...
Soto, Karina; Campos, Pedro; Pinto, Iola; Rodrigues, Bruno; Frade, Francisca; Papoila, Ana Luisa; Devarajan, PrasadWe investigated whether community-acquired acute kidney injury encountered in a tertiary hospital emergency department setting increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and mortality, and whether plasma biomarkers could improve the prediction of those adverse outcomes. In a prospective cohort study, we enrolled 616 patients at admission to the emergency department and followed them for a median of 62.1...