A controlled clinical trial with pirfenidone in the treatment of pathological skin scarring caused by burns in pediatric patients

…, P Peña-Santoyo, S Garcia-Rocha… - Annals of plastic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Background: Pathologic skin scarring reversion remains a big challenge for surgeons, as
disfiguring scars have a dramatic influence on patient's quality of life. Methods: A controlled …

Fibrogenic polymorphisms (TGF-β, PAI-1, AT) in Mexican patients with established liver fibrosis. Potential correlation with pirfenidone treatment

…, CA Bautista, S García-Rocha… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/Aim The aim of this work was to establish a potential correlation between specific
polymorphisms and presence of hepatic fibrosis in Mexican patients with established liver …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of Heat Treatment on the Physicochemical Properties and Electrochemical Behavior of Biochars for Electrocatalyst Support Applications

R García-Rocha, SM Durón-Torres… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present work reports the synthesis and the physicochemical characterization of biochar
from the organic wastes of nopal (Opuntia Leucotricha), coffee grounds (Coffea arabica) and …

Biological synthesis of iron nanoparticles using hydrolysates from a waste-based biorefinery

…, L Bretón-Deval, M García-Rocha - … Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The purpose of this work was to produce iron nanoparticles (Fe-NP) by microbial pathway
from anaerobic bacteria grown in anaerobic fluidized bed reactors (AnFBRs) that constitute a …

[HTML][HTML] The challenge of quantifying screening colonoscopy quality: development and psychometric properties of the Colonoscopy Quality Score instrument

…, LA Díaz-Piga, X García-Rocha… - … de Gastroenterología de …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction and aims Colonoscopy quality is measured by the degree in which the
examination increases the likelihood of obtaining adequate results on health. Our aim was to …

Precipitation Hardening Analysis of an Al-8% Ag Alloy

SE Hernández Martínez, J García Rocha… - Advanced Materials …, 2014 - Trans Tech Publ
Aluminum alloys are important in aerospace industry, due to their mechanical properties, low
specific weight and good corrosion resistance. Such properties are achieved due to a heat …

Age and ethnicity in cirrhosis

KC Sajja, DP Mohan… - Journal of Investigative …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Cirrhosis is diagnosed in patients of all ages and is the end result of many
different diseases. The aim of this study was to characterize clinical and ethnic features of adult …

Association of genetic polymorphisms with histological grading of necroinflammation, staging of fibrosis, and liver function in Mexicans with chronic hepatitis C virus …

MG Sánchez-Parada… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/Aim The aim of this work was to establish an association between the single-nucleotide
polymorphisms (SNPs) of TGFB1 (rs1800471), AT (rs3789679), MMP-1 (…

Significance of biglycan and osteopontin as non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus and chronic hepatitis C virus

A Sobhy, FM Mohammed, AA Haitham… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Several studies were performed to evaluate the degree of liver fibrosis by non-invasive
markers. We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of both biglycan (BGN) and osteopontin (OPN) …

Aldosterone synthase promoter polymorphism and cardiovascular phenotypes in a large, multiethnic population-based study

JB Byrd, RJ Auchus, PC White - Journal of Investigative …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the aldosterone synthase gene (CYP11B2)
promoter [−344C/T, rs1799998] has been reported to associate with cardiovascular …