Erika B Rangel

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Country: Brazil

Publications

  1. ncbi The evolution of diabetic chronic complications after pancreas transplantation
    Joao R de Sa
    Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology of Federal University of So Paulo, So Paulo, Brazil
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 1:11. 2009
  2. ncbi Belatacept in clinical and experimental transplantation - progress and promise
    Erika B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo and Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Drugs Today (Barc) 46:235-42. 2010
  3. ncbi Labile plasma iron generation after intravenous iron is time-dependent and transitory in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis
    Erika B Rangel
    Dialysis Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Ther Apher Dial 14:186-92. 2010
  4. ncbi Family history of diabetes as a new determinant of insulin sensitivity and secretion in patients who have undergone a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Exp Clin Transplant 8:29-37. 2010
  5. ncbi Hemoglobin and hematocrit at the end of hemodialysis: a better way to adjust erythropoietin dose?
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Artif Organs 13:63-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after pancreas and pancreas-kidney transplantation
    Erika B Rangel
    Pancreas Kidney Transplantation Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein HIAE, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Transpl Int 23:602-10. 2010
  7. ncbi Mycophenolate mofetil versus enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
    E B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 740 VilaClementino, 04023 900 São Paulo, Brazil
    Transplant Proc 41:4265-9. 2009
  8. ncbi Kidney transplant in diabetic patients: modalities, indications and results
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 1:2. 2009
  9. ncbi Risk factors for the development of posttransplantation diabetes mellitus in simultaneous pancreas and kidney recipients
    E B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Transplant Proc 36:982-3. 2004
  10. ncbi Impact of pancreatic allograft function on 1-year survival rates after simultaneous pancreatic-renal transplant
    Erika B Rangel
    Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Exp Clin Transplant 6:301-6. 2008

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Publications17

  1. ncbi The evolution of diabetic chronic complications after pancreas transplantation
    Joao R de Sa
    Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology of Federal University of So Paulo, So Paulo, Brazil
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 1:11. 2009
    ..Recent studies have demonstrated clashing outcomes regarding isolated pancreas transplantations, a fact which reinforces the need for a more discerning selection of patients for this procedure...
  2. ncbi Belatacept in clinical and experimental transplantation - progress and promise
    Erika B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo and Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Drugs Today (Barc) 46:235-42. 2010
    ..Studies on nonhuman primates, as well as phase II and III clinical trials are here reviewed. Belatacept is a promising therapy in organ transplantation and in the future can be used to induce tolerance...
  3. ncbi Labile plasma iron generation after intravenous iron is time-dependent and transitory in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis
    Erika B Rangel
    Dialysis Center, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Ther Apher Dial 14:186-92. 2010
    ..0003, respectively). LPI generation after intravenous saccharate administration is time-dependent and transitorily detected during hemodialysis. The LPI increment had a positive correlation to iron and transferrin saturation...
  4. ncbi Family history of diabetes as a new determinant of insulin sensitivity and secretion in patients who have undergone a simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Exp Clin Transplant 8:29-37. 2010
    ..In that model, fasting plasma glucose and C-peptide levels are used to evaluate insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function...
  5. ncbi Hemoglobin and hematocrit at the end of hemodialysis: a better way to adjust erythropoietin dose?
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    J Artif Organs 13:63-6. 2010
    ..Inadvertent high levels of hemoglobin could be one explanation why patients present higher rates of cardiovascular and access-related events, especially when monitored online by use of the BVM to achieve the dry weight...
  6. ncbi Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after pancreas and pancreas-kidney transplantation
    Erika B Rangel
    Pancreas Kidney Transplantation Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein HIAE, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Transpl Int 23:602-10. 2010
    ..015). These data suggest that C4d staining should be routinely investigated when pancreas allograft dysfunction is present because of its high detection rate in cases of rejection...
  7. ncbi Mycophenolate mofetil versus enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
    E B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu, 740 VilaClementino, 04023 900 São Paulo, Brazil
    Transplant Proc 41:4265-9. 2009
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  8. ncbi Kidney transplant in diabetic patients: modalities, indications and results
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Diabetol Metab Syndr 1:2. 2009
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  9. ncbi Risk factors for the development of posttransplantation diabetes mellitus in simultaneous pancreas and kidney recipients
    E B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Transplant Proc 36:982-3. 2004
    ..25 +/- 3.13 kg/m(2) vs 24.67 +/- 2.38 kg/m(2); P =.034). Two-hour CG may be a useful tool to screen the diabetogenic effects of corticosteroids. A BMI increase should be discouraged due to the risk of PTDM...
  10. ncbi Impact of pancreatic allograft function on 1-year survival rates after simultaneous pancreatic-renal transplant
    Erika B Rangel
    Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Exp Clin Transplant 6:301-6. 2008
    ..We sought to identify the main influences on pancreatic and patient survival rates after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants...
  11. ncbi Thrombotic microangiopathy after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
    Erika B Rangel
    Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clin Transplant 21:241-5. 2007
    ..7 mL/min/1.73 m(2) and 57.9 mL/min/1.73 m(2) in patients with systemic and localized TMA, respectively. In conclusion, sirolimus is an alternative to TMA associated with tacrolimus...
  12. ncbi Up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 in different grades of acute human renal allograft rejection
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Hospital do Rim e Hipertensão and Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
    Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 76:235-43. 2007
    ..Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is up-regulated by a variety of stimuli that are associated with tissue injury and inflammation...
  13. ncbi Severe hyperkalemic type 4 renal tubular acidosis after kidney transplantation: a case report
    E B Rangel
    Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Transplant Proc 38:3112-5. 2006
    ..Hyperkalemia after transplantation is a common event, occurring in up to 70% of patients. It is usually asymptomatic but sometimes manifests as muscle weakness or cardiac arrhythmias...
  14. ncbi Delayed kidney allograft function after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation
    E B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Transplant Proc 42:3655-9. 2010
    ..Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT) is one of the treatments for insulin-dependent chronic renal failure patients...
  15. ncbi Pancreas transplantation alone in children: a case report
    Marcelo Perosa
    Pancreas Transplant Service, Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
    Clin Transplant 23:964-7. 2009
    ..His quality-of-life is judged to be superior to his insulin dependent state prior to transplantation. According to the medical literature, this is the youngest patient ever to undergo PTA...
  16. ncbi Up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 during acute human renal allograft rejection
    Erika B Rangel
    Division of Nephrology, , Brazil
    Clin Transplant 19:543-50. 2005
    ..001), in collecting duct cells (p = 0.003) and in interstitial cells (p < 0.001) when compared with COX-1. CONCLUSIONS: Our data show that there is an increased production of COX-2 during acute renal rejection...
  17. ncbi Tim-3 expression in human kidney allografts
    Viviane C Ponciano
    Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Immunology, Nephrology Division, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Rua Botucatu 740, Vila Clementino, 04023 900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    Transpl Immunol 17:215-22. 2007
    ..Here, we studied Tim-3 mRNA expression together with molecular markers of T-cell activation and cytotoxicity, in rejected human kidney grafts...