Browsing by Author "FALCON, C"

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    IMMUNOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH INVASIVE-CARCINOMA OF THE GALLBLADDER
    (1993) CUBILLOS, L; GONZALEZ, S; SEPULVEDA, C; RIVERO, S; CALVO, A; CARACCI, M; TORRES, J; TAPIA, A; ZUNIGA, J; FALCON, C; FERREIRO, O; MARTINEZ, I
    Forty-three patients with invasive adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder were postoperatively studied in order to determine their general immunological status as well as the local immunohistological reaction to the tumor. At the end of the follow-up, they formed two groups: 19 living patients (group GL) and 24 dead patients (group GD). As a control group (GC), 21 patients with cholecistectomy for cholelithiasis and without carcinoma were simultaneously evaluated. In GL, most of the tumors were limited to the gallbladder wall, and in GD, most of the tumors were already disseminated at the time of diagnosis. GD presented a lower percentage of peripheral blood B lymphocytes, as compared to GL and GC cases. Skin tests of delayed hypersensitivity were significantly more reactive in GL cases than in GD cases, and less reactive in GD than in GC cases. The immunohistological evaluation of the gallbladder yielded a lower B lymphocyte infiltration in GD tumors than in the control cases. GL cases showed a higher intratumoral lymphocytic and mononuclear cell infiltration than GD cases. Although the clinical stage was higher in GD than in GL cases, there were also significant differences in the local immune response and the general immunological status. Patients with invasive gallbladder adenocarcinoma showing longer postoperative survival revealed normal or increased local and general immunological reactions, whereas patients with disseminated tumors showed an important humoral and cellular secondary immunodeficiency.
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    PLACENTAL ALTERATIONS, INTRAUTERINE GROWTH-RETARDATION AND TERATOGENICITY ASSOCIATED WITH ENALAPRIL USE IN PREGNANT RATS
    (1992) VALDES, G; MARINOVIC, D; FALCON, C; CHUAQUI, R; DUARTE, I
    Enalapril (15 mg/kg/day p.o.) was given to 11 pregnant rats from day 1 to 9 (E1-9) and to 11 rats from day 10 to 20 (E10-20) of pregnancy; 12 rats were the control group. Fifteen animals were sacrificed on day 20 of pregnancy and 19 were allowed to progress into partum. Placentas were smaller in E10-20 rats (-15%, p < 0.05) and had a simple hypocellular cordonal structure; in E1-9 animals the predominant pattern was a combination of complex and simple structure. At day 20 the fetuses in the treated groups were smaller than the controls (-5% in E1-9 and -16% in E10-20, p < 0.05); differences disappeared on the 13th day postpartum. Two fetuses from treated mothers presented incomplete skull ossification. We believe this report adds arguments to preclude converting enzyme inhibitors in pregnancy.