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2. Environmental impact assessment due to the intake of uranium contained in surface waters in a semi-arid region in Brazil.
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de Souza Pereira W, Kelecom A, Lopes JM, do Carmo AS, Padilha Filho LG, Campelo ELC, Potenciano NREP, Schenberg ACG, da Silva LF, and da Silva AX
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- Brazil, Water Pollutants, Radioactive analysis, Humans, Radiation Monitoring, Uranium analysis
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In Santa Quitéria City, part of the population uses surface water for potation. These waters do not undergo any treatment before consumption. As the region has a deposit of uranium, assessing water quality becomes important. In the present study, the uranium activity concentration (AC) in becquerels per liter was determined in water samples from six points. Univariate statistics showed differences between the soluble and the particulate fraction (soluble AC > particulate AC). The particulate fraction showed no variation in AC among the six points. On the other hand, the soluble fraction and the total fraction presented different ACs between them. The multivariate statistics allowed to separate the soluble from the particulate fraction of the points. The same tools applied to the total fraction made it possible to differentiate the sampling points, grouping them ((#1, #2); (#3, #4), and (#5, #6)). The maximum mean value of AC found was 0.177 Bq∙L
-1 , corresponding to 25% of the chemical toxicity limit (0.72 Bq∙L-1 ). The maximum mean dose rate, 2.25 µSv∙year-1 , is lower than the considered negligible dose rate (> 10 µSv∙year-1 ). The excess lifetime cancer risk was 10-6 , two orders of magnitude smaller than the threshold considered for taking action. The assessment parameters used in this work indicate that the risk due to the uranium intake by the local population is negligible., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)- Published
- 2024
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3. Probiogenomics of Leuconostoc Mesenteroides Strains F-21 and F-22 Isolated from Human Breast Milk Reveal Beneficial Properties.
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Ariute JC, Coelho-Rocha ND, Dantas CWD, de Vasconcelos LAT, Profeta R, de Jesus Sousa T, de Souza Novaes A, Galotti B, Gomes LG, Gimenez EGT, Diniz C, Dias MV, de Jesus LCL, Jaiswal AK, Tiwari S, Carvalho R, Benko-Iseppon AM, Brenig B, Azevedo V, Barh D, Martins FS, and Aburjaile F
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Bacteria of the Leuconostoc genus are Gram-positive bacteria that are commonly found in raw milk and persist in fermented dairy products and plant food. Studies have already explored the probiotic potential of L. mesenteroides, but not from a probiogenomic perspective, which aims to explore the molecular features responsible for their phenotypes. In the present work, probiogenomic approaches were applied in strains F-21 and F-22 of L. mesenteroides isolated from human milk to assess their biosafety at the molecular level and to correlate molecular features with their potential probiotic characteristics. The complete genome of strain F-22 is 1.99 Mb and presents one plasmid, while the draft genome of strain F-21 is 1.89 Mb and presents four plasmids. A high percentage of average nucleotide identity among other genomes of L. mesenteroides (≥ 96%) corroborated the previous taxonomic classification of these isolates. Genomic regions that influence the probiotic properties were identified and annotated. Both strains exhibited wide genome plasticity, cell adhesion ability, proteolytic activity, proinflammatory and immunomodulation capacity through interaction with TLR-NF-κB and TLR-MAPK pathway components, and no antimicrobial resistance, denoting their potential to be candidate probiotics. Further, the strains showed bacteriocin production potential and the presence of acid, thermal, osmotic, and bile salt resistance genes, indicating their ability to survive under gastrointestinal stress. Taken together, our results suggest that L. mesenteroides F-21 and F-22 are promising candidates for probiotics in the food and pharmaceutical industries., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2023
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4. Evaluation of the effectiveness of UV-C dose for photoinactivation of SARS-CoV-2 in contaminated N95 respirator, surgical and cotton fabric masks.
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Metolina P, de Oliveira LG, Ramos B, de Souza Angelo Y, Minoprio P, and Teixeira ACSC
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- Humans, Pandemics, Masks, N95 Respirators, RNA, Viral, Decontamination methods, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 prevention & control
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As part of efforts to combat the Covid-19 pandemic and decrease the high transmissibility of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, effective inactivation strategies, such as UV-C decontamination technologies, can be reliably disseminated and well-studied. The present study investigated the susceptibility of a high viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) N95, surgical mask, cotton fabric mask and N95 straps under three different doses of UV-C, applying both real-time PCR (qPCR) and plaque formation assays to quantify viral load reduction and virus infectivity, respectively. The results show that more than 95% of the amount of SARS-CoV-2 RNA could be reduced after 10 min of UV-C exposure (0.93 J cm
-2 per side) in FFR N95 and surgical masks and, after 5 min of UV-C treatment (0.46 J cm-2 per side) in fabric masks. Furthermore, the analysis of viable coronaviruses after these different UV-C treatments demonstrated that the lowest applied dose is sufficient to decontaminate all masks ([Formula: see text] 3-log10 reduction of the infective viral load, > 99.9% reduction). However, for the elastic strap of N95 respirators, a UV-C dose three times greater than that used in masks (1.4 J cm-2 per side) is required. The findings suggest that the complete decontamination of masks can be performed effectively and safely in well-planned protocols for pandemic crises or as strategies to reduce the high consumption and safe disposal of these materials in the environment., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to European Photochemistry Association, European Society for Photobiology.)- Published
- 2022
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5. Human Fallopian Tube - Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Suppressing Th1/Th17 Activation and Migration to Central Nervous System.
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de Freitas CL, Polonio CM, Brandão WN, Rossato C, Zanluqui NG, de Oliveira LG, de Oliveira MG, Evangelista LP, Halpern S, Maluf M, Czresnia CE, Perin P, de Almeida DC, and Peron JPS
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- Adult, Animals, Central Nervous System, Fallopian Tubes, Female, Humans, Interleukin-10, Interleukin-4, Encephalomyelitis, Autoimmune, Experimental therapy, Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Mesenchymal stem cells comprise a natural reservoir of undifferentiated cells within adult tissues. Given their self-renewal, multipotency, regenerative potential and immunomodulatory properties, MSCs have been reported as a promising cell therapy for the treatment of different diseases, including neurodegenerative and autoimmune diseases. In this study, we investigated the immunomodulatory properties of human tubal mesenchymal stem cells (htMSCs) using the EAE model. htMSCs were able to suppress dendritic cells activation downregulating antigen presentation-related molecules, such as MHCII, CD80 and CD86, while impairing IFN-γ and IL-17 and increasing IL-10 and IL-4 secretion. It further correlated with milder disease scores when compared to the control group due to fewer leukocytes infiltrating the CNS, specially Th1 and Th17 lymphocytes, associated with increased IL-10 secreting Tr1 cells. Conversely, microglia were less activated and infiltrating mononuclear cells secreted higher levels of IL-4 and IL-10 and expressed reduced chemokine receptors as CCR4, CCR6 and CCR8. qPCR of the spinal cords revealed upregulation of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Taken together, here evidenced the potential of htMSCs as an alternative for the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune or neurodegenerative diseases., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2022
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6. Streptomyces griseocarneus R132 expresses antimicrobial genes and produces metabolites that modulate Galleria mellonella immune system.
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de Siqueira KA, Liotti RG, de Sousa JR, Vendruscullo SJ, de Souza GB, de Vasconcelos LG, Januário AH, de Oliveira Mendes TA, and Soares MA
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Actinobacteria is a phylum composed of aerobic, Gram-positive, and filamentous bacteria with a broad spectrum of biological activity, including antioxidant, antitumor, and antibiotic. The crude extract of Streptomyces griseocarneus R132 was fractionated on a C18 silica column and the isolated compound was identified by
1 H and13 C nuclear magnetic resonance as 3-(phenylprop-2-enoic acid), also known as trans -cinnamic acid. Antimicrobial activity against human pathogens was assayed in vitro (disk-diffusion qualitative test) and in vivo using Galleria mellonella larvae (RT-qPCR). The methanol fractions 132-F30%, 132-F50%, 132-F70%, and 132-F100% inhibited the Escherichia coli (ATCC 25922) and Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) growth in vitro the most effectively. Compared with the untreated control (60-80% of larvae death), the fractions and isolated trans -cinnamic acid increased the survival rate and modulated the immune system of G. mellonella larvae infected with pathogenic microorganisms. The anti-infection effect of the S. griseocarneus R132 fermentation product led us to sequence its genome, which was assembled and annotated using the Rast and antiSMASH platforms . The assembled genome consisted of 227 scaffolds represented on a linear chromosome of 8.85 Mb and 71.3% of GC. We detected conserved domains typical of enzymes that produce molecules with biological activity, such as polyketides and non-ribosomal and ribosomal peptides, indicating a great potential for obtaining new antibiotics and molecules with biotechnological application., Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-021-02942-1., Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declare no conflicts of interest., (© King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology 2021.)- Published
- 2021
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7. New benzo(a)pyrene-degrading strains of the Burkholderia cepacia complex prospected from activated sludge in a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant.
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Cauduro GP, Leal AL, Marmitt M, de Ávila LG, Kern G, Quadros PD, Mahenthiralingam E, and Valiati VH
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- Benzo(a)pyrene, Biodegradation, Environmental, Environmental Monitoring, Sewage, Burkholderia cepacia complex, Water Purification
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The prospection of bacteria that are resistant to polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) of activated sludge from a Petrochemical Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) allows investigating potential biodegraders of PAH. For this purpose, sludge samples were cultured with benzo(a)pyrene and/or naphthalene as carbon sources. The recovered isolates were characterized by biochemical methods and identified based on the analysis of the sequence of three genes: 16S, recA and gyrB. The isolated strains were shown to be capable of producing surfactants, which are important for compound degradation. The ability to reduce benzo(a)pyrene in vitro was tested by gas chromatography. After 20 days of experiment, the consortium that was enriched with 1 mg/L of benzo(a)pyrene was able to reduce 30% of the compound when compared to a control without bacteria. The four isolated strains that significantly reduced benzo(a)pyrene belong to the Burkholderia cepacia complex and were identified within the consortium as the species B. cenocepacia IIIa, B. vietnamiensis, B. cepacia, and B. multivorans. This finding demonstrates the biotechnological potential of the B. cepacia complex strains for use in wastewater treatment and bioremediation. Previous studies on hydrocarbon-degrading strains focused mainly on contaminated soil or marine areas. In this work, the strains were prospected from activated sludge in a WWTP and showed the potential of indigenous samples to be used in both improving treatment systems and bioremediation of areas contaminated with petrochemical waste.
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- 2021
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8. Acetylsalicylic acid biosorption onto fungal-bacterial biofilm supported on activated carbons: an investigation via batch and fixed-bed experiments.
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Bó LG, Almeida RM, Cardoso CMM, Zavarize DG, Brum SS, and Mendonça ARV
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- Adsorption, Bacteria growth & development, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kinetics, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Aspirin chemistry, Biofilms growth & development, Charcoal chemistry
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This study reports on acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) biosorption onto fungal-bacterial biofilm supported on two types of activated carbons (one commercial type made of coconut fibers, CAC, and one other manufactured from fruit rinds of Hymenaea stigonocarpa Mart., HYAC, which after biofilm inoculation, they were named CAC-b and HYAC-b), via batch and fixed-bed experiments. These materials were characterized by BET Specific Surface Area and Scanning Electronic Microscopy (SEM). Biosorption onto HYAC-b was 57.2% higher than HYAC. Despite presenting the highest biosorption capacity over time (q
t = 85.4 ± 0.82 mg g-1 ), CAC-b had a lower increase in efficiency (32.4%) compared to CAC. Kinetic data from the biosorption experiments responded well to the pseudo-first-order model thus suggests the predominance of physisorption, while without biofilm presence, there was a better agreement with the pseudo-second-order model, suggesting chemisorption. The possible interaction mechanism of ASA to biofilm was attributed to ionic forces between the drug in anionic form and eventual presence of cationic by-products of the biologically active surface metabolism. Biosorption equilibrium data responded better to the Sips model and CAC-b presented the highest biosorption capacity (qe = 292.4 ± 2.01 mg g-1 ). A combination of faster volumetric flow rates, higher inlet concentrations and shorter beds accelerated the breakthrough time of ASA biosorption in the fixed-bed experiments. These operational conditions affected C/Co ratio in the following magnitude order: volumetric flow rate < inlet concentration < bed height. Breakthrough data responded better to the modified dose-response model compared to Thomas and Yoon-Nelson models.- Published
- 2019
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9. Toxicity evaluation of process water from hydrothermal carbonization of sugarcane industry by-products.
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Fregolente LG, Miguel TBAR, de Castro Miguel E, de Almeida Melo C, Moreira AB, Ferreira OP, and Bisinoti MC
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- Biomass, Germination, Industry, Lactuca chemistry, Solanum lycopersicum chemistry, Seeds chemistry, Water, Zea mays chemistry, Carbon chemistry, Saccharum chemistry
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Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a thermochemical process carried out in an aqueous medium. It is capable of converting biomass into a solid, carbon-rich material (hydrochar), and producing a liquid phase (process water) which contains the unreactive feedstock and/or chemical intermediates from the carbonization reaction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of process water generated by HTC from vinasse and sugarcane bagasse produced by sugarcane industry and to evaluate its toxicity to both marine (using Artemia salina as a model organism) and the terrestrial environment (through seed germination studies of maize, lettuce, and tomato). The experiments showed that concentrated process water completely inhibited germination of maize, lettuce, and tomato seeds. On the other hand, diluted process water was able to stimulate seedlings of maize and tomato and enhance root and shoot growth. For Artemia, the LC
50 indicated that the process water is practically non-toxic; however, morphological changes, especially damages to the digestive tube and antennas of Artemia, were observed for the concentration of 1000 mg C L-1 .- Published
- 2019
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10. Synthesis and evaluation of indole derivatives as photosynthesis and plant growth inhibitors.
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Mendes MCDS, Fazolo BR, de Souza JM, de Vasconcelos LG, de Sousa Junior PT, Dall'Oglio EL, Soares MA, Sampaio OM, and Vieira LCC
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- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Growth Inhibitors chemical synthesis, Growth Inhibitors chemistry, Herbicides chemical synthesis, Herbicides chemistry, Indoles chemical synthesis, Indoles chemistry, Ipomoea growth & development, Molecular Structure, Structure-Activity Relationship, Growth Inhibitors pharmacology, Herbicides pharmacology, Indoles pharmacology, Ipomoea drug effects
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Indole derivatives were synthetized based on the Fischer indole methodology using different phenyl hydrazine hydrochlorides and either cyclohexanone or 2-butanone. The pre- and post-emergent herbicidal activities were evaluated against Ipomoea grandifolia. A carbazole, 6-chloro-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole (3b), decreased the PIabs parameter by 32% and increased the cross-section related parameters, indicating the inactivation of the reaction center on photosystem II. Compound 3b acts as a post-emergent herbicide prototype since dry biomass was reduced by 50%, corroborating the fluorescence results. Comparing instead with a germination experiment, 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole (3a) was found to be the most effective agent, inhibiting seed germination by 22% and decreasing root length by 50%. The tetrahydrocarbazoles showed better results than indole derivatives potentially due to the presence of methylene groups at structures, which increase the compounds' lipophilicity and may facilitate their access to the plant. In addition, electron withdrawing groups on the aromatic ring were found to correlate with increased herbicide activity. Further optimization of this series towards the development of herbicides is ongoing.
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- 2019
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11. Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms and social determinants in primary care users in Brazil.
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Oriá MOB, Mitchell EM, Vasconcelos CTM, de Oliveira TDA, Lopes LG, de Menezes PR, and Galvão MTG
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brazil epidemiology, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Young Adult, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms epidemiology, Social Determinants of Health
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Introduction and Hypothesis: Although lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) have considerable clinical relevance, few propose evaluating its association with social conditions. Our study aimed to evaluate LUTS prevalence in primary care and its association with the social determinants of health (SDH)., Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 322 females in the period of June to October 2016 that carried out consultations and screening to prevent gynecological cancer in a primary care unit., Results: The ages ranged from 18 to 85 years (M = 40.53). Storage symptoms had a higher overall prevalence (64.6%), highlighting nocturia (n = 186, 57.8%) and urinary incontinence (n = 120, 37.3%). Storage symptoms were associated with three layers of SDH. The voiding and postmicturition symptoms were only related to operative vaginal delivery., Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest a relationship between SDH and LUTS. It is important to emphasize that the results not only imply a causal relationship, but also point to the social inequalities existing at a population level.
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- 2018
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12. GID1 expression is associated with ovule development of sexual and apomictic plants.
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Ferreira LG, de Alencar Dusi DM, Irsigler AST, Gomes ACMM, Mendes MA, Colombo L, and de Campos Carneiro VT
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Apomixis genetics, Arabidopsis genetics, Arabidopsis metabolism, Arabidopsis Proteins genetics, Arabidopsis Proteins metabolism, Brachiaria growth & development, Brachiaria metabolism, Flowers growth & development, Flowers metabolism, Ovule growth & development, Ovule metabolism, Plant Proteins metabolism, Plants, Genetically Modified, Poaceae genetics, Poaceae growth & development, Poaceae metabolism, Pollen genetics, Pollen growth & development, Pollen metabolism, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Brachiaria genetics, Flowers genetics, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Ovule genetics, Plant Proteins genetics
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Key Message: BbrizGID1 is expressed in the nucellus of apomictic Brachiaria brizantha, previous to aposporous initial differentiation. AtGID1a overexpression triggers differentiation of Arabidopsis thaliana MMC-like cells, suggesting its involvement in ovule development. GIBBERELLIN-INSENSITIVE DWARF1 (GID1) is a gibberellin receptor previously identified in plants and associated with reproductive development, including ovule formation. In this work, we characterized the Brachiaria brizantha GID1 gene (BbrizGID1). BbrizGID1 showed up to 92% similarity to GID1-like gibberellin receptors of other plants of the Poaceae family and around 58% to GID1-like gibberellin receptors of Arabidopsis thaliana. BbrizGID1 was more expressed in ovaries at megasporogenesis than in ovaries at megagametogenesis of both sexual and apomictic plants. In ovules, BbrizGID1 transcripts were detected in the megaspore mother cell (MMC) of sexual and apomictic B. brizantha. Only in the apomictic plants, expression was also observed in the surrounding nucellar cells, a region in which aposporous initial cells differentiate to form the aposporic embryo sac. AtGID1a ectopic expression in Arabidopsis determines the formation of MMC-like cells in the nucellus, close to the MMC, that did not own MMC identity. Our results suggest that GID1 might be involved in the proper differentiation of a single MMC during ovule development and provide valuable information on the role of GID1 in sexual and apomictic reproduction.
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- 2018
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13. Application of a statistical model for the assessment of environmental quality in neotropical semi-arid reservoirs.
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de Lira Azevêdo E, de Lucena Barbosa JE, Viana LG, Anacleto MJ, Callisto M, and Molozzi J
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- Animals, Brazil, Ecosystem, Chironomidae physiology, Environmental Monitoring methods, Models, Statistical, Rivers chemistry, Water Quality
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The aim of this study was to develop a statistical model to assess the environmental quality of reservoirs located in semi-arid region using metrics of anthropogenic disturbance, water quality variables, and benthic macroinvertebrate communities as indicators. The proposed model was applied to 60 sites located in three reservoirs in the Paraíba river basin, Brazilian semi-arid region. Collections were made in December 2011. In each site, we collected one sample of benthic macroinvertebrates and one water sample for the determination of physical and chemical parameters. Characterization of the landscape was made through application of 10 physical habitat protocols on each site for the collected information on disturbance and subsequent calculation of disturbance metrics. The results showed the formation of two groups: group 1, consisting of 16 minimally altered sites, and group 2, with 44 severely altered sites. The proposed statistical model was sensitive enough to detect changes. In the minimally altered group, the Chironomids Aedokritus and Fissimentum were dominant, indicating a higher environmental quality, while Coelotanypus and Chironomus were abundant in severely altered sites with lower environmental quality. The conservation and management of reservoirs in semi-arid regions should be intensified in view of the need to maintain the environmental quality of these ecosystems.
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- 2017
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14. Crude glycerin combined with sugar cane silage in lamb diets.
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de Oliveira Filho CA, Azevêdo JA, de Carvalho GG, da Silva CF, Cabral Ídos S, Pereira LG, dos Reis LG, de Almeida FM, and Souza LL
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn growth & development, Digestion, Glycerol metabolism, Diet veterinary, Glycerol administration & dosage, Rumen metabolism, Saccharum, Sheep growth & development, Silage analysis
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This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the level of crude glycerin (CG) on in vitro fermentation kinetics (0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 g/kg DM of sugar cane silage), on in vitro neutral detergent fiber (NDF) degradation (0, 30, 60, and 90 g/kg DM of sugar cane silage), and intake and digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance (0, 20, 55, 82, and 108 g/kg DM of sugar cane silage) in lambs. The in vitro trials were conducted in a completely randomized design with three repetitions. The in vivo trial was conducted in a Latin square design with five repetitions (5 × 5). For variables in which the F test was considered significant, the statistical interpretation of the effect of CG substitution levels was carried out through regression analyses. Kinetic parameters were not affected by CG inclusion. On in vitro NDF degradation, a significant effect of CG levels was observed on the potentially degradable fraction of NDF, the insoluble potentially degradable fraction of NDF, and the undegradable NDF fraction. The intake and digestibility of nutrients and nitrogen balance were not affected by CG inclusion. The CG levels change in vitro NDF degradability parameters; however, there were no changes in animal intake, digestibility, and nitrogen balance with the inclusion levels used.
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- 2016
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15. Herd-level prevalence and risk factors for bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in cattle in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil.
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Fernandes LG, Nogueira AH, De Stefano E, Pituco EM, Ribeiro CP, Alves CJ, Oliveira TS, Clementino IJ, and de Azevedo SS
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- Animals, Antibodies, Viral blood, Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease prevention & control, Brazil epidemiology, Cattle, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diarrhea, Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral immunology, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Vaccination veterinary, Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease epidemiology
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Serological surveys based on a planned sampling on bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infection in Brazilian cattle herds are scarce. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine herd- and animal-level seroprevalences and to identify risk factors associated with herd-level seroprevalence for BVDV infection in the State of Paraíba, Northeastern Brazil, from September 2012 to January 2013. The state was divided into three sampling strata, and for each stratum, the prevalence of herds infected with BVDV and the prevalence of seropositive animals was estimated by a two-stage sampling survey. In total, 2443 animals were sampled from 478 herds. A virus-neutralization test was used for BVDV antibody detection. A herd was considered positive when at least one seropositive animal was detected. The herd- and animal-level prevalences in the State of Paraíba were 65.5% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 61.1-69.7%) and 39.1% (95% CI = 33.1-45.6%), respectively. The frequency of seropositive animals per herd ranged from 10 to 100% (median of 50%). The risk factors identified were as follows: more than six calves aged ≤12 months (odds ratio (OR) = 3.72; 95% CI = 2.08-6.66), animal purchasing (OR = 1.66; 95% CI = 1.08-2.55), pasture rental (OR = 2.15; 95% CI = 1.35-3.55), and presence of veterinary assistance (OR = 2.04; 95% CI = 1.10-3.79). Our findings suggest that the implementation of control and prevention measures among farmers, with the aim of preventing dissemination of the agent in the herds, is necessary. Special attention should be given to addressing the identified risk factors, such as sanitary control prior to animal purchasing and to discourage the pasture rental, as well as to encourage the vaccination in the herds.
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- 2016
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16. Metronomic oral cyclophosphamide plus prednisone in docetaxel-pretreated patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
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Barroso-Sousa R, da Fonseca LG, Souza KT, Chaves AC, Kann AG, de Castro G Jr, and Dzik C
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antineoplastic Agents adverse effects, Cyclophosphamide adverse effects, Disease-Free Survival, Docetaxel, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Prednisone administration & dosage, Prostate-Specific Antigen blood, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant mortality, Retrospective Studies, Taxoids therapeutic use, Administration, Metronomic, Antineoplastic Agents administration & dosage, Cyclophosphamide administration & dosage, Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant drug therapy, Salvage Therapy methods
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We evaluated the efficacy and safety of metronomic oral cyclophosphamide (CTX) and prednisone in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients. We analyzed retrospectively patients with mCRPC previously treated with docetaxel, and who received metronomic CTX (from 50 mg PO daily to 150 mg PO, 14 days/7 days off) and prednisone 10 mg PO daily between September 2009 and April 2014 were analyzed. The primary endpoint was prostate-specific antigen (PSA) decrease ≥50 %. Secondary analysis included PSA decrease ≥30 %, time-to-treatment failure (TTF) and toxicity. Demographics and baseline characteristics were summarized using descriptive statistics. PSA response and adverse events were reported as relative rates. Kaplan-Meier estimates were calculated and plotted for time-to-event endpoints. Forty patients were evaluated. The median age was 69 years old (52-86), 12 (30.0 %) patients presented a Karnofsky performance status (KPS) of <80 %, and 34 (85 %) presented with bone with or without nodal metastases. Median pre-treatment PSA was 192 ng/dL (7-2696 ng/dL). All patients were previously exposed to docetaxel, including 33 (82.5 %) with docetaxel-refractory disease. PSA response rate was achieved in eight (20.0 %) out of 40 patients. Additionally, PSA declines of ≥30 % occurred in 14 (35.0 %) patients. The median TTF was 3 months (95 % confidence interval 2.5-3.5). The treatment was well tolerated. Grade 3/4 lymphopenia was reported in 11 (27.5 %) patients and was the only grade 3-4 toxicity reported. Metronomic oral CTX showed activity and safety in docetaxel-pretreated mCRPC patients. This regimen deserves further investigation in this setting.
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- 2015
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17. Pre-treatment neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio affects survival in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib.
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da Fonseca LG, Barroso-Sousa R, Bento Ada S, Blanco BP, Valente GL, Pfiffer TE, Hoff PM, and Sabbaga J
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents therapeutic use, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular mortality, Female, Humans, Liver Neoplasms mortality, Lymphocytes drug effects, Male, Middle Aged, Neutrophils drug effects, Niacinamide pharmacology, Niacinamide therapeutic use, Phenylurea Compounds pharmacology, Retrospective Studies, Sorafenib, Survival Rate trends, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular blood, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular drug therapy, Liver Neoplasms blood, Liver Neoplasms drug therapy, Lymphocytes metabolism, Neutrophils metabolism, Niacinamide analogs & derivatives, Phenylurea Compounds therapeutic use
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Sorafenib is the first systemic therapy to demonstrate survival benefit in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in randomized controlled trials with rigorous patient selection. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to be associated with poor survival in various solid tumors. Our aim is to evaluate the prognostic role of NLR in HCC patients treated with sorafenib. A total of 105 advanced HCC patients treated with sorafenib were retrospectively reviewed, and relevant data from the clinical records were collected. Univariate and multivariate analysis were carried out to identify factors associated with survival. The median age of the cohort was 59.7 years, and 84.8 % were Child-Pugh class A, and 86.7 % had ECOG performance status 0 or 1. Median duration of sorafenib treatment was 100 days. Median overall survival (OS) of the entire cohort was 8.03 months. Median OS was 5.23 months (95 % CI 2.96-7.50 months) and 10.05 months (95 % IC 2.52-18.47 months) for patients with NLR > 3.5 and NLR ≤ 3.5, respectively (p = 0.002). Alpha-fetoprotein >1,030 ng/mL and serum albumin ≤3.8 g/dL were also associated with worse prognosis (p = 0.006 and p = 0.042, respectively). The subgroup of patients with high alpha-fetoprotein, low albumin and NLR > 3.5 had median OS of 1.7 months, whereas the subgroup with none of these parameters had median OS of 16.5 months (p < 0.001). NLR affects survival in advanced HCC patients treated with sorafenib. Selecting HCC patients based on the laboratorial features may improve the therapeutic effectiveness of sorafenib.
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- 2014
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18. Evaluation of corticosterone and IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α expression after 670-nm laser photobiomodulation in rats.
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Lima AA, Spínola LG, Baccan G, Correia K, Oliva M, Vasconcelos JF, Soares MB, Reis SR, and Medrado AP
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- Animals, Interleukin-10 metabolism, Interleukin-1beta metabolism, Interleukin-6 metabolism, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Corticosterone blood, Cytokines metabolism, Low-Level Light Therapy methods, Wound Healing radiation effects
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The literature has shown that low-level laser therapy accelerates the repair of cutaneous wounds. However, there is a scarcity of scientific studies that characterise the possible systemic interference of laser photobiomodulation. The aim of this research was to quantitatively evaluate blood corticosterone levels and tissue cytokine expression in cutaneous wounds of rats treated with low-level laser therapy (semiconductor diode AsGaAl, continuous emission, 9 mW, 670 nm, 0.031 W/cm(2), beam with an output area of 0.28 cm(2)) and normal controls. A total of 36 male Wistar rats were used and randomly divided into two groups of 18 rats each. A standardised circular 6-mm-diameter wound was made in the dorsal skin region of each rat, and they were euthanised at 1, 6 and 12 h after cutaneous surgery. The blood was collected, and portions of cutaneous tissue and subcutaneous muscle were removed and cryopreserved. Corticosterone levels in the blood were measured by a radioimmunoassay technique; histological sections were submitted to the ELISA technique for analysis of tissue cytokine expression levels. At 6 h after surgery, a significant increase in corticosterone and a significant reduction in the levels of IL-1β and IL-6 in tissues of irradiated wounds were observed when compared to controls (p < 0.05). The levels of TNF-α and IL-10 expression were not significantly different between the groups at different time intervals. Thus, this study strongly suggests a systemic and local biomodulation of low-level laser therapy as indicated by the blood levels of corticosterone and the tissue expression of IL-1β and IL-6, respectively.
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- 2014
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19. Strategies to select yeast starters cultures for production of flavor compounds in cachaça fermentations.
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de Souza AP, Vicente Mde A, Klein RC, Fietto LG, Coutrim MX, de Cássia Franco Afonso RJ, Araújo LD, da Silva PH, Bouillet LE, Castro IM, and Brandão RL
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- Alcohols metabolism, Esters metabolism, Fermentation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins genetics, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins metabolism, Alcoholic Beverages microbiology, Flavoring Agents metabolism, Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolism
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In this work, we have used classical genetics techniques to find improved starter strains to produce cachaça with superior sensorial quality. Our strategy included the selection of yeast strains resistant to 5,5',5″-trifluor-D: ,L: -leucine (TLF) and cerulenin, since these strains produce higher levels of higher alcohols and esters than parental strains. However, no clear relationship was observed when levels of flavoring compounds were compared with the levels expression of the genes (BAT1, BAT2, ATF2, EEB1 genes) involved with the biosynthesis of flavoring compounds. Furthermore, we determined the stability of phenotypes considered as the best indicators of the quality of the cachaça for a parental strain and its segregants. By applying the principal component analysis, a cluster of segregants, showing a high number of characteristics similar to the parental strain, was recognized. One segregant, that was resistant to TLF and cerulenin, also showed growth stability after six consecutive replications on plates containing high concentrations of sugar and ethanol. "Cachaça" produced at laboratory scale using a parental strain and this segregant showed a higher level of flavoring compounds. Both strains predominated in an open fermentative process through seven cycles, as was shown by mitochondrial restriction fragment length polymorphisms analysis. Based on the physical chemical composition of the obtained products, the results demonstrate the usefulness of the developed strategies for the selection of yeast strains to be used as starters in "cachaça" production.
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- 2012
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20. Cyclin D1 A870G polymorphism in Brazilian colorectal cancer patients.
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Forones NM, de Lima JM, de Souza LG, and da Silva ID
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brazil, Case-Control Studies, Female, Genotype, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Colorectal Neoplasms genetics, Cyclin D1 genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic
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Introduction: Cyclin D1 (CCND1) is a regulatory protein involved in the cell cycle. A common G to A polymorphism in the CCND1 gene is implicated on the splicing of the CCND1 transcript, and this protein may be associated to a deregulated cell proliferation., Aim: Correlate the polymorphism A870G of CCND1 to the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), to environmental risk factors and clinical aspects in Brazilian patients., Patients and Methods: One hundred twenty-three Brazilian patients with colorectal cancer were matched by age and sex to 120 healthy individuals. PCR-RFLP was performed to investigate the A870G CCND1 genotype., Results: Between the cases 70 were men, the mean age was 62.6 years, 74.78% were stage II or III, and 91% were well or moderately differentiated. The patients were followed for a mean time of 37.22 months. The frequency of ethanol and fat intake was similar among the groups. Patients with a family history of CRC had a higher frequency of CRC compared with the controls (OR 4.16, CI 1.89-9.16). There was no difference in the frequency of the alleles A (43.8% versus 43.9%) and G (56.3% versus 56.1%) in the groups. In analysis of both control and cancer group, the influence of sex, smoking, alcohol, fiber, or meat intake did not differ significantly according to CCND1 genotype. The genotype AA or AG was associated with an increased risk of CRC (OR 3.63 CI 1.25-10.5) in patients with a family history of cancer. We did not find any association among the genotypes and localization of the tumor or prognosis. Although a difference on age onset of the tumor and genotype was not observed, patients with GG genotype had a mean 8 years lower than the others. This genotype was also associated to an increase risk of metastatic disease (OR 3.47, CI 1.38-8.68, p = 0.024)., Conclusion: We did not find a correlation among the polymorphism of CCND1 A870G and colorectal cancer risk or between this polymorphism and lifestyle habits, diet, or follow-up. GG genotype patients had an increased risk of advanced disease and between the young patients, this genotype was associated to a lower mean age. On the other hand, the genotype AA or AG had been involved to a higher risk of CRC in patients with family history of CRC.
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- 2008
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