Browsing by Author "Aguayo, Gloria"

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    Effect of losartan on early liver fibrosis development in a rat model of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
    (WILEY, 2007) Ibanez, Patricio; Solis, Nancy; Pizarro, Margarita; Aguayo, Gloria; Duarte, Ignacio; Miquel, Juan Francisco; Accatino, Luigi; Arrese, Marco
    Background and aim: Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a metabolic disorder of the liver that may evolve into fibrosis or cirrhosis. Recent studies have shown reduction of experimental liver fibrosis with the use of angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor antagonists. The aim of this study was to determine whether losartan can influence the early phase of fibrogenesis in an animal model of NASH.
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    Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and inflammatory markers associated with gallbladder dysplasia: A case-control analysis within a series of patients undergoing cholecystectomy
    (2024) Rosa, Lorena; Cook, Paz; Pfeiffer, Ruth M.; Kemp, Troy J.; Hildesheim, Allan; Pehlivanoglu, Burcin; Adsay, Volkan; Bellolio, Enrique; Araya, Juan Carlos; Pinto, Ligia; Ferreccio, Catterina; Aguayo, Gloria; Vinuela, Eduardo; Koshiol, Jill
    Inflammation has been associated with the development of gallbladder cancer (GBC). However, little is known about the associations of both, inflammation and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), with preneoplastic lesions. We analyzed the association of NSAIDs and gallbladder dysplasia in 82 patients with dysplasia and 1843 patients with gallstones among symptomatic patients from a high-risk population. We also analyzed associations for 33 circulating immune-related proteins in a subsample of all 68 dysplasia cases diagnosed at the time of sample selection and 136 gallstone controls. We calculated age- and sex-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). Biliary colic was reported among most cases (97.6%) and controls (83.9%). NSAID use was inversely associated with gallbladder dysplasia (OR: 0.48, 95%CI: 0.26-0.83). Comparing the highest versus lowest category of each immune-related protein, eight proteins were inversely associated with dysplasia with sex- and age-adjusted ORs ranging from 0.30 (95%CI: 0.12-0.77) for IL-33 to 0.76 (95%CI: 0.59-0.99) for MIP-1B. Of those, GRO remained associated with dysplasia (OR: 0.64, 95%CI: 0.45-0.91) and BCA-1 was borderline associated (OR: 0.74, 95%CI: 0.54-1.01) after adjusting the logistic regression model for sex, age, and NSAIDs. In conclusion, NSAID users were less likely to have gallbladder dysplasia, suggesting that NSAIDs might be beneficial for symptomatic gallstones patients. The inverse association between immune-related markers and dysplasia requires additional research, ideally in prospective studies with asymptomatic participants, to understand the role of the inflammatory response in the natural history of GBC and to address the biological effect of NSAIDs.