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| Guimarães-Fernandes,F.; Samano,M.N.; Vieira,R.P.; Carvalho,C.R.; Pazetti,R.; Moreira,L.F.P.; Pêgo-Fernandes,P.M.; Jatene,F.B.. |
| Pneumonectomy is associated with high rates of morbimortality, with postpneumonectomy pulmonary edema being one of the leading causes. An intrinsic inflammatory process following the operation has been considered in its physiopathology. The use of corticosteroids is related to prevention of this edema, but no experimental data are available to support this hypothesis. We evaluated the effect of methylprednisolone on the remaining lungs of rats submitted to left pneumonectomy concerning edema and inflammatory markers. Forty male Wistar rats weighing 300 g underwent left pneumonectomy and were randomized to receive corticosteroids or not. Methylprednisolone at a dose of 10 mg/kg was given before the surgery. After recovery, the animals were sacrificed at 48... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pneumonectomy; Glucocorticoids; Pulmonary edema; Vascular endothelial growth factor; Transforming growth factor beta; Animal model. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2011000700006 |
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| Barbieri,C.; Fujisawa,M.M.; Yasuda,C.L.; Metze,I.L.; Oliveira,E.C.; Santos,L.M.B.; Lopes,L.R.; Andreollo,N.A.. |
| Patients with gastric cancer have a variety of immunological abnormalities. In the present study the lymphocytes and their subsets were determined in the peripheral blood of patients with gastric cancer (N = 41) both before and after surgical treatment. The percent of helper/inducer CD4 T cells (43.6 ± 8.9) was not different after tumor resection (43.6 ± 8.2). The percent of the cytotoxic CD8+ T cell population decreased significantly, whether patients were treated surgically (27.2 ± 5.8%, N = 20) or not (27.3 ± 7.3%, N = 20) compared to individuals with inflammatory disease (30.9 ± 7.5%) or to healthy individuals (33.2 ± 7.6%). The CD4/CD8 ratio consequently increased in the group of cancer patients. The peripheral blood lymphocytes of gastric cancer... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Gastric cancer; Cellular immune response; Transforming growth factor beta; Immunosuppression. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000300008 |
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