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    • Effect of progesterone and first evidence about allopregnanolone action on the progression of epithelial human ovarian cancer cell lines 

      Pelegrina, Laura Tatiana; Sanhuesa, María de los Ángeles; Cáceres, Antonella Rosario Ramona; Cuello Carrión, Dario; Rodríguez, Cristina Elisa; Laconi, Myriam Raquel (Comité editorial Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2020-02)
      Ovarian carcinoma is one of the most common cause of death by gynecologic cancer. Several epidemiological and in vitro studies have shown controversial data about progesterone effects in ovarian cancer. Progesterone can be converted in its active metabolite, allopregnanolone, its effects in ovarian cancer are still unknown. Previously, we demonstrated that allopregnanolone modifies ovarian morphophysiology, being able to alter critical process of tumor development such as proliferation, apoptosis and angiogenesis. Taking into account these antecedents, we investigated the effect of progesterone ...
    • Leishmaniasis in the Argentine Republic: Temporal and geographical distribution from 2013 to 2017 

      Germanó, María; Salomón, María; Neira, Gisela; Lozano, Esteban; Mackern- Oberti, Juan; Cargnelutti, Diego (Oficina Editorial de la Universidad Médica de Hainan, 2019)
      To assess the temporal and geographical distribution of confirmed cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis in the Argentine Republic from 2013 to 2017. Methods: A retrospective study was carried out using data collected from the Integrated Surveillance Bulletin database of the National System of Health Surveillance. Confirmed cases of cutaneous, mucocutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis up to the 52nd epidemiological week of each year was included. In the 5 years period, 1 295 confirmed leishmaniasis cases were reported in the Argentine Republic. One thousand twenty-eight (1 ...