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| Sabioni,Rafael Estevan; Zanuzzo,Fábio Sabbadin; Cyrino,José Eurico Possebon. |
| Abstract Stress in intensive fish farming hamper immune function of fish and cause losses by disease outbreaks, a situation that can be minimized, but cannot be completely circumvented, by the use of immunomodulators. Addition of immunomodulators to aquafeeds has thus become a common practice. β-glucan (BG) is one of most studied and effective immunomodulators, aquaculture purposes included. Extracted from cell walls of bacteria, fungi and selected cereals, BG activity depends on the source and extraction methods. This study evaluated effects of two BG products (BG1 and BG2), extracted from Saccharomyces cerevisiae under varying extraction methods and with different immune activity, on the feeding of pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus juveniles. BG1 provided... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Immunostimulant; Aquaculture; Stress; Aeromonas hydrophila; Leukocytes; Lysozyme. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132019000100410 |
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| Martin-Comin,Joseph; Cardoso,Valbert Nascimento; Plaza,Pedro; Roca,Manoel. |
| In this work Hank's balanced salt solution (HBSS) has been used, as resuspension medium, instead of leukocyte poor plasma (LPP) to label autologous white blood cells in 28 patients with suspicion af active inflammatory bowel disease.Labelled cells were reinjected and anterior and caudo-craneal views were obtained at 30 min, 2 h and 6 h p.i. Regions of interest were outlined on liver, spleen, lung, bone marrow (spine), background and lesions and the organ/background activity ratios were calculated in all scans. Patients were classified into 2 groups: Group 1: LPP, 30 patients and Groups 2: HBSS, 28 patients. Labelling efficiency was higher in HBBS group (89.0 ± 3.2 %) than in the LPP group (6.5 ± 6.3%). Organ/background activity ratios were similar in both... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: 99mTechnetium; Leukocytes; Hank' s solution; Inflammatory. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132002000500006 |
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| Haghighi,Malihe Fathi; Seyyedi,Noorossadat; Farhadi,Ali; Zare,Farahnaz; Kasraian,Leila; Dehbidi,Gholam Reza Refiei; Ranjbaran,Reza; Behzad-Behbahani,Abbas. |
| ABSTRACT Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of human polyomavirus (BK and JC viruses) infection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy blood donors. Methods: The study included 250 healthy blood donors. Five-milliliter blood was drawn into sterile EDTA tubes and PBMCs were isolated from whole blood. The isolated PBMCs were counted and stored at −70 °C for future investigation. DNA was extracted and subjected to simple, sensitive and specific semi-nested PCR as well as QPCR using both general and specific primers for different assays. Results: Of 250 blood samples, 66 (26.4%) were positive for BKV DNA (146-34,514 copies/106 cells). JC DNA was found in 45 (18%) blood samples (65-21,250 copies/106 cells). Co-infection with these viruses... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Blood donors; Leukocytes; Mononuclear; Polyomavirus; Real-time polymerase chain reaction. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702019000100022 |
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| Pompeia,C.; Cury-Boaventura,M.F.; Curi,R.. |
| The change in cellular reducing potential, most likely reflecting an oxidative burst, was investigated in arachidonic acid- (AA) stimulated leukocytes. The cells studied included the human leukemia cell lines HL-60 (undifferentiated and differentiated into macrophage-like and polymorphonuclear-like cells), Jurkat and Raji, and thymocytes and macrophages from rat primary cultures. The oxidative burst was assessed by nitroblue tetrazolium reduction. AA increased the oxidative burst until an optimum AA concentration was reached and the burst decreased thereafter. In the leukemia cell lines, optimum concentration ranged from 200 to 400 µM (up to 16-fold), whereas in rat cells it varied from 10 to 20 µM. Initial rates of superoxide generation were high,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Arachidonic acid; NADPH oxidase; Nitroblue tetrazolium; Leukocytes; Reactive oxygen species. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003001100013 |
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| Pompéia,C.; Lopes,L.R.; Miyasaka,C.K.; Procópio,J.; Sannomiya,P.; Curi,R.. |
| Fatty acids have various effects on immune and inflammatory responses, acting as intracellular and intercellular mediators. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) of the omega-3 family have overall suppressive effects, inhibiting lymphocyte proliferation, antibody and cytokine production, adhesion molecule expression, natural killer cell activity and triggering cell death. The omega-6 PUFAs have both inhibitory and stimulatory effects. The most studied of these is arachidonic acid that can be oxidized to eicosanoids, such as prostaglandins, leukotrienes and thromboxanes, all of which are potent mediators of inflammation. Nevertheless, it has been found that many of the effects of PUFA on immune and inflammatory responses are not dependent on eicosanoid... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Fatty acids; Immune system; Inflammation; Dietary lipids; Leukocytes. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000001100001 |
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| Ximenes,V.F.; Paino,I.M.M.; Faria-Oliveira,O.M.M. de; Fonseca,L.M. da; Brunetti,I.L.. |
| Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) released by activated leukocytes has been implicated in the tissue damage that characterizes chronic inflammatory diseases. In this investigation, 14 indole derivatives, including metabolites such as melatonin, tryptophan and indole-3-acetic acid, were screened for their ability to inhibit the generation of this endogenous oxidant by stimulated leukocytes. The release of HOCl was measured by the production of taurine-chloramine when the leukocytes (2 x 10(6) cells/mL) were incubated at 37ºC in 10 mM phosphate-buffered saline, pH 7.4, for 30 min with 5 mM taurine and stimulated with 100 nM phorbol-12-myristate acetate. Irrespective of the group substituted in the indole ring, all the compounds tested including indole,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leukocytes; Myeloperoxidase; Hypochlorous acid; Indole ring; Melatonin; Indole-3-acetic acid. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001100003 |
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| Pinheiro,H.S.; Camara,N.O.S.; Noronha,I.L.; Maugeri,I.L.; Franco,M.F.; Medina,J.O.A.P.; Pacheco-Silva,A.. |
| Renal ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury is the major cause of acute renal failure in native and transplanted kidneys. Mononuclear leukocytes have been reported in renal tissue as part of the innate and adaptive responses triggered by IR. We investigated the participation of CD4+ T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of renal IR injury. Male mice (C57BL/6, 8 to 12 weeks old) were submitted to 45 min of ischemia by renal pedicle clamping followed by reperfusion. We evaluated the role of CD4+ T cells using a monoclonal depleting antibody against CD4 (GK1.5, 50 µ, ip), and class II-major histocompatibility complex molecule knockout mice. Both CD4-depleted groups showed a marked improvement in renal function compared to the ischemic group, despite the fact that... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Ischemia-reperfusion; Kidney inflammation; Leukocytes; CD4+ T lymphocytes; Kidney transplantation; Acute renal failure. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000400015 |
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| Barja-Fidalgo,C.; Coelho,A.L.J.; Saldanha-Gama,R.; Helal-Neto,E.; Mariano-Oliveira,A.; Freitas,M.S. de. |
| Extracellular matrix proteins and cell adhesion receptors (integrins) play essential roles in the regulation of cell adhesion and migration. Interactions of integrins with the extracellular matrix proteins lead to phosphorylation of several intracellular proteins such as focal adhesion kinase, activating different signaling pathways responsible for the regulation of a variety of cell functions, including cytoskeleton mobilization. Once leukocytes are guided to sites of infection, inflammation, or antigen presentation, integrins can participate in the initiation, maintenance, or termination of the immune and inflammatory responses. The modulation of neutrophil activation through integrin-mediated pathways is important in the homeostatic control of the... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Integrin; Disintegrin; Leukocytes; Activation; Proliferation; Signal transduction. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005001000008 |
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| Mendonça,V.A.; Alvim de Melo,G.E.B.; Araújo,M.G.; Borges,V.O.; Costa,R.D.; Martins-Filho,O.A.; Teixeira- Carvalho,A.; Sathler-Avelar,R.; Teixeira,M.M.; Teixeira,A.L.. |
| Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, which induces chronic granulomatous infection of the skin and peripheral nerves. The disease ranges from the tuberculoid to the lepromatous forms, depending on the cellular immune response of the host. Chemokines are thought to be involved in the immunopathogenesis of leprosy, but few studies have investigated the expression of chemokine receptors on leukocytes of leprosy patients. In the present study, we evaluated 21 leprosy patients (M/F: 16/5) with a new diagnosis from the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of the University Hospital, Federal University of Minas Gerais. The control group was composed of 20 healthy members (M/F: 15/5) of the community recruited by means of announcements. The expression of CCR2,... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Leprosy; Chemokine receptors; CXCR4; Leukocytes. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011001200009 |
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| Paina,Flávia Aparecida; Miranda,Julise Cunha; Tavares,Cristiane Fernandes de Freitas; Queiroz,Regina Helena da Costa; Souza,Ana Maria de. |
| Clofazimine and clarithromycin are used to treat leprosy and infections caused by Mycobacterium avium complex. Little data on the toxicity of co-administration of these two drugs are available. Here we evaluated the potential adverse effects of polytherapy with these two drugs in male Wistar rats by determining WBCs counts and other blood cell counts, neutrophilic phagocytosis, and burst oxidative, by flow cytometry. We observed an increase in WBCs, in multiple-dose regimens, and in polymorphonuclear cells, in both single- clarithromycin only and multiple dose regimens. We also observed a reduction in mononuclear cell counts in single and multiple doses. The drugs seem to reverse the mononuclear and polymorphonuclear cell ratio. An increase in oxidative... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Clofazimine/adverse effects; Clofazimine/experimental study; Clarithromycin/adverse effects; Clarithromycin/experimental study; Leprosy/treatment; Mycobacterium avium/infections; Mycobacterium avium/treatment; Leukocytes; Phagocytosis; Oxidative burst. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502012000300008 |
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