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Tissue production of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNFα and IL-6) correlates with the intensity of the systemic inflammatory response and with corticosteroid requirements in giant-cell arteritis by Hernández-Rodríguez, J., Segarra, M., Vilardell, C., Sánchez, M., García-Martínez, A., Esteban, M. J., Queralt, C., Grau, J. M., Urbano-Márquez, A., Palacín, A., Colomer, D., Cid, M. C.

“…Objectives. To investigate proinflammatory cytokine expression in temporal arteries from patients with giant-cell arteritis (GCA) and to analyse its…”
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High ethanol intake and malnutrition in alcoholic cerebellar shrinkage by Nicolás, J.M., Fernández‐Solà, J., Robert, J., Antúnez, E., Cofán, M., Cardenal, C., Sacanella, E., Estruch, R., Urbano‐Márquez, A.

“…To determine the influence of chronic ethanol intake and nutritional status on cerebellar shrinkage in alcoholism, we studied 12 undernourished patients with…”
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Differential effects of moderate or heavy alcohol consumption on circulating adhesion molecule levels by Sacanella, E, Badía, E, Nicolás, J M, Fernández-Solá, J, Antúnez, E, Urbano-Márquez, A, Estruch, R

“…Epidemiological studies suggest that moderate but not heavy alcohol consumption provides protection against coronary heart disease. We assessed the…”
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Circulating soluble adhesion molecules in patients with giant cell arteritis. Correlation between soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) concentrations and disease activity by Coll-Vinent, Blanca, Vilardell, Carme, Font, Carme, Oristrell, Joaquim, Hernández-Rodríguez, José, Yagüe, Jordi, Urbano-Márquez, Álvaro, Grau, Josep M, Cid, Maria C

“…OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether changes in concentrations of circulating adhesion molecules are related to disease activity in patients with giant cell arteritis…”
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Serum and Muscle Levels of α-Tocopherol, Ascorbic Acid, and Retinol Are Normal in Chronic Alcoholic Myopathy by Fernández-Solà, J., Villegas, E., Nicolàs, J. M., Deulofeu, R., Antúnez, E., Sacanella, E., Estruch, R., Urbano-Márquez, A.

“…Some authors have suggested a possible loss of antioxidant factors in alcoholic skeletal myopathy. To assess the relationship between ethanol consumption and…”
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Upregulated Expression of VLA Proteins and CD29 in Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes of Chronic Alcoholics Without Ethanol-Related Diseases by Sacanella, E., Estruch, R., Gaya, A., Ferrer, K., Fernández-Sola, J., Alonso, J. R., Nicolás, J.M., Urbano-Márquez, A.

“…To analyze adhesion molecule expression on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and on different lymphocyte subpopulations (CD2+, CD8+, CD19+, and CD56+…”
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Isotype distribution of anticardiolipin antibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus: prospective analysis of a series of 100 patients by Cervera, R, Font, J, López-Soto, A, Casals, F, Pallarés, L, Bové, A, Ingelmo, M, Urbano-Márquez, A

“…A prospective study of IgG and IgM isotypes of anticardiolipin antibodies (aCL) in a series of 100 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus was carried out…”
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Antibodies to endothelial cells in Behçet's disease: cell-binding heterogeneity and association with clinical activity by Cervera, R, Navarro, M, López-Soto, A, Cid, M C, Font, J, Esparza, J, Reverter, J C, Monteagudo, J, Ingelmo, M, Urbano-Márquez, A

“…OBJECTIVES--To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of antibodies to endothelial cells (aEC) from large vessel and from microvasculature in a group…”
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Usefulness of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis of acute Wernicke's encephalopathy by Antunez, E, Estruch, R, Cardenal, C, Nicolas, JM, Fernandez-Sola, J, Urbano- Marquez, A

“…In this study, we analyzed the sensitivity and specificity of CT and MR imaging in the diagnosis of acute Wernicke's's encephalopathy. Three groups of subjects…”
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Leucocyte/endothelial cell adhesion receptors in muscle biopsies from patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) by CID, M.-C, RAU, J.-M, CASADEMONT, J, TOBIAS, E, PICAZO, A, COLL-VINENT, B, ESPARZA, J, PEDROL, E, URBANO-MARQUEZ, A

“…Interactions between leucocytes and endothelial cells through specific adhesion receptors play an increasingly recognized crucial role in the development of…”
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Von Willebrand factor in the outcome of temporal arteritis by Cid, M C, Monteagudo, J, Oristrell, J, Vilaseca, J, Pallarés, L, Cervera, R, Font, C, Font, J, Ingelmo, M, Urbano-Márquez, A

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine fluctuation in circulating von Willebrand factor (vWF) in the outcome of patients with temporal arteritis. METHODS: Plasma vWF antigen…”
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Oxidative metabolism in muscle mitochondria from patients with chronic alcoholism by Cardellach, F, Galofré, J, Grau, J M, Casademont, J, Hoek, J B, Rubin, E, Urbano-Márquez, A

“…We investigated the effect of long-term ethanol intake on the function of skeletal muscle mitochondria from 30 human alcoholics. Mitochondrial studies included…”
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Biochemical and histochemical adaptation to sprint training in young athletes by Cadefau, J, Casademont, J, Grau, J M, Fernández, J, Balaguer, A, Vernet, M, Cussó, R, Urbano-Márquez, A

“…The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of 8 months of a specific and controlled sprint training programme on three groups of young…”
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Comparison of Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy in Women Versus Men by Fernández-Solà, Joaquim, Estruch, Ramón, Nicolás, Jose-María, Paré, Joan-Carles, Sacanella, Emilio, Antúnez, Emilia, Urbano-Márquez, Alvaro

“…To compare the prevalence and cardiac status of male and female alcoholics with alcoholic cardiomyopathy during a 5-year period, all chronic alcoholics with…”
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Effect of Alcohol Abstinence on Blood Pressure: Assessment by 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring by Aguilera, Maria Teresa, de la Sierra, Alejandro, Coca, Antonio, Estruch, Ramon, Fernandez-Sola, Joaquin, Urbano-Marquez, Alvaro

“…Several studies have shown that cessation of alcohol drinking reduces blood pressure (BP). However, attempts to reproduce these findings by ambulatory BP…”
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Visual impairment in a woman with histiocytosis by Miret, C., Solé, T., Pedrol, E., Junqué, J. A., Vázquez, F., Coca, A., Urbano-Márquez, A.

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A nuclear defect in the 4p16 region predisposes to multiple mitochondrial DNA deletions in families with Wolfram syndrome by Barrientos, A, Volpini, V, Casademont, J, Genís, D, Manzanares, J M, Ferrer, I, Corral, J, Cardellach, F, Urbano-Márquez, A, Estivill, X, Nunes, V

“…Wolfram syndrome is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder transmitted in an autosomal recessive mode. We report two Wolfram syndrome families harboring…”
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Moderate consumption of red wine, but not gin, decreases erythrocyte superoxide dismutase activity: A randomised cross-over trial by Estruch, R, Sacanella, E, Mota, F, Chiva-Blanch, G, Antúnez, E, Casals, E, Deulofeu, R, Rotilio, D, Andres-Lacueva, C, Lamuela-Raventos, R.M, de Gaetano, G, Urbano-Marquez, A

“…Abstract Background and Aims Several studies have shown that moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of coronary heart disease, a disease related to…”
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Effects of general anaesthetic procedures on mitochondrial function of human skeletal muscle by MIRO, O, BARRIENTOS, A, ALONSO, J. R, CASADEMONT, J, JARRETA, D, URBANO-MARQUEZ, A, CARDELLACH, F

“…General anaesthetics inhibit mitochondrial function in animal models. However, very few studies have been performed in humans, and the results have not been…”
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Autosomal recessive Wolfram syndrome associated with an 8.5-kb mtDNA single deletion by BARRIENTOS, A, CASADEMONT, J, SAIZ, A, CARDELLACH, F, VOLPINI, V, SOLANS, A, TOLOSA, E, URBANO-MARQUEZ, A, ESTIVILL, X, NUNES, V

“…Wolfram syndrome (MIM 222300) is characterized by optic atrophy, diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, neurosensory hearing loss, urinary tract abnormalities,…”
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