Cardiomiopatía en el paciente con cirrosis hepática: artículo de revisión

La cardiomiopatía cirrótica se trata de una complicación en el paciente cirrótico, con una pre-valencia superior al 40%. Es una entidad subclínica, pero ante el ejercicio o estrés circulatorio, desencadena su sintomatología. Su fisiopatología se explica por la hipertensión portal que lleva a vasodilatación esplácnica, con posterior liberación de vasodilatadores y factores cardiosupreso-res, lo cual conduce a una circulación hiperdinámica y disfunción circulatoria, con elevación del gasto cardíaco, disminución de la resistencia vascular y presión arterial baja. Sus características principales son disfunción cardiaca sistólica y diastólica, circulación hiperdinámica y alteraciones electrofisiológicas, especialmente prolongación del intervalo QT. Para su diagnóstico se usa la ecocardiografía y pruebas de estrés físico o farmacológico. No existe un protocolo de tratamiento estandarizado, sin embargo, el trasplante hepático puede ser un procedimiento efectivo para revertir la disfunción cardiaca en algunos pacientes. En el presente artículo se describen tanto las características de la cardiomiopatía cirrótica, como su papel en la morbilidad y mortalidad del paciente con cirrosis.Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a complication in cirrhotic patients, with a prevalence of more than 40%. During the resting state, it is a subclinical entity, which triggers symptoms upon exercise or circulatory Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy is a complication in cirrhotic patients, with a prevalence of more than 40%. During the resting state, it is a subclinical entity, which triggers symptoms upon exercise or circulator

Recombinant Protein Expression and Purification of N, S1, and RBD of SARS-CoV-2 from Mammalian Cells and Their Potential Applications

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has reached an unprecedented level. There is a strong demand for diagnostic and serological supplies worldwide, making it necessary for countries to establish their own technologies to produce high-quality biomolecules. The two main viral antigens used for the diagnostics for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) are the structural proteins spike (S) protein and nucleocapsid (N) protein. The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is cleaved into S1 and S2, in which the S1 subunit has the receptor-binding domain (RBD), which induces the production of neutralizing antibodies, whereas nucleocapsid is an ideal target for viral antigen-based detection. In this study, we designed plasmids, pcDNA3.1/S1 and pcDNA3.1/N, and optimized their expression of the recombinant S1 and N proteins from SARS-CoV-2 in a mammalian system. The RBD was used as a control. The antigens were successfully purified from Expi293 cells, with high yields of the S1, N, and RBD proteins. The immunogenic abilities of these proteins were demonstrated in a mouse model. Further, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with human serum samples showed that the SARS-CoV-2 antigens are a suitable alternative for serological assays to identify patients infected with COVID-19