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| Carvalho Neta,A.V.; Rocha,R.D.R.; Gontijo,C.M.F.; Reis,A.B.; Martins-Filho,O.A.. |
| Descreve-se a padronização de nova metodologia para detecção de anticorpos antiformas promastigotas fixadas de L. (L.) chagasi, por citometria de fluxo (AAPF-IgG), sua aplicabilidade e desempenho na identificação de casos de leishmaniose visceral canina (LVC). Foram avaliados dois grupos de cães classificados pela reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI), como: não reatores (NR, n=10) e reatores (R, n=50) dos quais foram coletadas amostras de sangue (soro) para realização dos testes laboratoriais. Os resultados relacionados ao estabelecimento, aplicabilidade e desempenho da metodologia AAPF-IgG demonstraram que essa metodologia possibilita a identificação de uma região de reatividade diferencial entre cães NR e R, no soro diluído a 1:2048 e o valor de... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Leishmaniose visceral canina; Diagnóstico sorológico; Citometria de fluxo; Leishmania chagasi; Leishmania infantum. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352006000400005 |
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| Corrêa-Oliveira,R.; Malaquias,L.C.C.; Falcão,P.L.; Viana,I.R.C.; Bahia-Oliveira,L.M.G.; Silveira,A.M.S.; Fraga,L.A.O.; Prata,A.; Coffman,R.L.; Lambertucci,J.R.; Cunha-Melo,J.R.; Martins-Filho,O.A.; Wilson,R.A.; Gazzinelli,G.. |
| The role of different cytokines in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) proliferative response and in in vitro granuloma formation was evaluated in a cross-sectional study with patients with the different clinical forms and phases of Schistosoma mansoni infection, as well as a group of individuals "naturally" resistant to infection named normal endemic (NE). The blockage of IL-4 and IL-5 using anti-IL-4 and anti-IL-5 antibodies significantly reduced the PBMC proliferative response to soluble egg (SEA) and adult worm (SWAP) antigens in acute (ACT), chronic intestinal (INT) and hepatosplenic (HS) patients. Similar results were obtained in the in vitro granuloma formation. Blockage of IL-10 had no significant effect on either assay using PBMC from ACT... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Schistosoma mansoni human schistosomiasis mansoni cytokines IL-10 IL-4 IFN-<; FONT FACE=Symbol>; G<; /font>. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1998000100024 |
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| Auxiliadora-Martins,M.; Menegueti,M.G.; Nicolini,E.A.; Alkmim-Teixeira,G.C.; Bellissimo-Rodrigues,F.; Martins-Filho,O.A.; Basile-Filho,A.. |
| Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the major causes of infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with the length of hospital stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. We compared the frequency of VAP 10 months prior to (pre-intervention group) and 13 months after (post-intervention group) initiation of the use of a heat and moisture exchanger (HME) filter. This is a study with prospective before-and-after design performed in the ICU in a tertiary university hospital. Three hundred and fourteen patients were admitted to the ICU under mechanical ventilation, 168 of whom were included in group HH (heated humidifier) and 146 in group HME. The frequency of VAP per 1000 ventilator-days... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Heat and moisture exchanger; Ventilator-associated pneumonia; Quality improvement; Nosocomial infection; Critically ill patients. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200027 |
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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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| Souza-Fagundes,E.M.; Cota,B.B.; Rosa,L.H.; Romanha,A.J.; Corrêa-Oliveira,R.; Rosa,C.A.; Zani,C.L.; Teixeira-Carvalho,A.; Martins-Filho,O.A.. |
| Hypnophilin and panepoxydone, terpenoids isolated from Lentinus strigosus, have significant inhibitory activity onTrypanosoma cruzi trypanothione reductase (TR). Although they have similar TR inhibitory activity at 10 μg/mL (40.3 μM and 47.6 μM for hypnophilin and panepoxydone, respectively; ~100%), hypnophilin has a slightly greater inhibitory activity (~71%) on T. cruzi amastigote (AMA) growth in vitro as well as on in vitro phytohemagglutinin (PHA)-induced peripheral blood mononuclear (PBMC) proliferation (~70%) compared to panepoxydone (69% AMA inhibition and 91% PBMC inhibition). Hypnophilin and panepoxydone at 1.25 μg/mL had 67% inhibitory activity onLeishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis amastigote-like (AMA-like) growth in vitro. The panepoxydone... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Chagas disease; Leishmaniasis; Chemotherapy; Immunomodulation; Hypnophilin; Lentinus strigosus. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010001100007 |
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| Auxiliadora-Martins,M.; Alkmim-Teixeira,G.C.; Machado-Viana,J.; Nicolini,E.A.; Martins-Filho,O.A.; Bellissimo-Rodrigues,F.; Carlotti Jr.,C.G.; Basile-Filho,A.. |
| Zygomycosis is an infection caused by opportunistic fungi of the Zygomycetes class, specifically those from the Mucorales and Entomophthorales orders. It is an uncommon disease, mainly restricted to immunocompromised patients. We report a case of a 73-year-old male patient with a history of fever (39°C) lasting for 1 day, accompanied by shivering, trembling, and intense asthenia. The patient was admitted to the intensive care unit with complex partial seizures, and submitted to orotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation under sedation with midazolam. The electroencephalogram showed evidence of non-convulsive status epilepticus. There is no fast specific laboratory test that permits confirmation of invasive fungal disease. Unless the physician... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Zygomycete; Septic shock; Status epilepticus; Meningoencephalitis; ICU setting. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2010000800013 |
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| Bittar,J.F.F.; Ribeiro,M.F.B.; Marciano,A.P.V.; Salcedo,J.H.P.; Martins-Filho,O.A.. |
| The phenotypic profile of bovine lymphocytes was evaluated in 18 bovines (Bos taurus) from three different breeds, being nine Holstein, six Hereford, and three Brown Swiss. All animals were free from ticks and hemoparasites, as determined after jugular vein blood sampling. The immunophenotypes of peripheral lymphocytes were evaluated by flow cytometry. Peripheral lymphocytes were exposed to bovine fluorescein-labeled monoclonal antibodies including anti-CD4, anti-CD8, and anti-purified bovine CD21 specificities. After lysing the erythrocytes with a commercial lysing solution (FACS TM ), the lymphocytes were washed, fixed, and evaluated by flow cytometry. Significant differences in the phenotypic profiles of peripheral lymphocytes among all breeds were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Imunofenotipagem; Citometria de fluxo; Vacina; Babesiose bovina. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352004000100016 |
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| Cinque,S.M.S.; Rocha,G.A.; Correa-Oliveira,R.; Soares,T.F.; Moura,S.B.; Rocha,A.M.C.; Nogueira,A.M.M.F.; Cabral,M.M.D.A.; Vieira,L.Q.; Martins-Filho,O.A.; Queiroz,D.M.M.. |
| Although Helicobacter heilmannii infection is less common than H. pylori infection in humans, it is considered to be of medical importance because of its association with gastritis, gastric ulcer, carcinoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the stomach. However, there have been no studies evaluating the role of the Th cell response in H. heilmannii gastric infection. We evaluated the participation of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, IFN-gamma and IL-4, in H. heilmannii gastric infection in genetically IFN-gamma- or IL-4-deficient mice. The serum IFN-gamma and IL-4 concentrations were determined by ELISA. The gastric polymorphonuclear infiltrate was higher (P = 0.007) in H. heilmannii-positive than in H. heilmannii-negative... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Helicobacter heilmannii; Gastric mucosa inflammation; IFN-gamma-/- mice; IL-4-/- mice. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000200012 |
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| Avelar-Freitas,B.A.; Almeida,V.G.; Pinto,M.C.X.; Mourão,F.A.G.; Massensini,A.R.; Martins-Filho,O.A.; Rocha-Vieira,E.; Brito-Melo,G.E.A.. |
| Dye exclusion tests are used to determine the number of live and dead cells. These assays are based on the principle that intact plasma membranes in live cells exclude specific dyes, whereas dead cells do not. Although widely used, the trypan blue (TB) exclusion assay has limitations. The dye can be incorporated by live cells after a short exposure time, and personal reliability, related to the expertise of the analyst, can affect the results. We propose an alternative assay for evaluating cell viability that combines the TB exclusion test and the high sensitivity of the flow cytometry technique. Previous studies have demonstrated the ability of TB to emit fluorescence when complexed with proteins. According to our results, TB/bovine serum albumin and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Trypan blue; Fluorescence; Flow cytometry; Cytotoxicity. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2014000400307 |
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