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Trovato VW, Souza GGD, Santos SC, Carvalho LGVD, Medeiros ESD, Biazatti RM, Santos CC, Torales EP, Carvalho RL, Santos VC. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, phosphorus and organic residues in Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. seedlings. BRAZ J BIOL 2024; 84:e276160. [PMID: 38511773 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.276160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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Studies have underscored a growingdemand for innovative practices in the cultivation of seedlings from forest species, with a notable emphasis on the utilization of organic waste, inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), and phosphate fertilization. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of organic residues, inoculation with AMF, and phosphorus on the growth and quality of Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. seedlings. Two independent experiments were conducted. In Experiment I, treatments included inoculation with various AMF species: control (without inoculation), Clareoideoglomus etunicatum, Rhizophagus heterosporum, Rhizophagus clarum, and MIX (a combination of the three AMF species), all in conjunction with varying doses of phosphorus (0, 60, 120, 180, and 240 mg kg-1 soil). In Experiment II, treatments comprised a control group (without AMF) and inoculation with Glomus clarum, Gigaspora margarita, Gigaspora albida, Clareoideoglomus etunicatum, and MIX (a combination of the four AMF species), each associated with four substrates: S1) soil + coarse sand - SCS, S2) SCS + poultry manure, S3) SCS + cattle manure, and S4) SCS + sheep manure. Peltophorum dubium seedlings exhibited heightened growth with the inoculation of R. heterosporum, R. clarum, and MIX. Positive responses were observed in seedlings when exposed to organic residues, particularly sheep manure, resulting in increased biomass production and enhanced Dickson quality index. The AMF inoculation, specifically with R. heterosporum, R. clarum, and MIX, provided optimal growth conditions for P. dubium seedlings. Remarkably, the utilization of organic residues, notably substrates with chicken manure and cattle manure, exerted substantial positive effects on both growth and quality of P. dubium seedlings.
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- V W Trovato
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Lages, SC, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Bahiano, Santa Inês, BA, Brasil
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Cerqueira WM, Scalon SPQ, Santos CC, Santiago EF, Almeida JLCS, Figueiredo VMA, Linné JA, Silverio JM. Ecophysiological mechanisms and growth of Inga vera Willd. under different water and light availability. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e275378. [PMID: 38055578 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.275378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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Light and water availability can impact plant survival and growth, making ecophysiological studies crucial for understanding their tolerance and to single and combined stresses. The aimed of this study was to investigate the physiological and growth responses of Inga vera Willd. plants induced by different water regimes and light intensities. Three water regimes were implemented based on substrate water retention capacity (WRC) - 50%, 75%, and 100%, along with shading levels (SH) - 0% (full sun), 30%, and 70%. Evaluations were conducted at 25 and 50 days after applying the water regimes, and during a recovery period of 30 days when all treatments were maintained at 75% of WRC. Photochemical efficiency, gas exchange, chlorophylls indices, growth, quality of the seedlings and content proline amino acid were assessed. Overall, I. vera plants showed greater sensitivity to increased exposure to light than to low water availability. The interaction of SH + WRC was beneficial for the gas exchange and chlorophylls indices characteristics under SH 70% + WRC 75-100% at 25 and 50 days, with higher results, greater plant growth and higher proline contents for leaves and roots under SH 30% and 70% + WRC 50%, 75% and 100% at 25 and 50 days. There was no recovery effect for seedlings grown in full sun. The plants grown under shade during the recovery period maintained their values for most of the characteristics evaluated. SH 30% + WRC 75% contributed to an increase in photosynthetic metabolism and, as a result, to the quality of the seedlings.
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- W M Cerqueira
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul - UEMS, Departamento de Recursos Naturais, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Souza GG, Santos SC, Santos CC, Dias AS, Silverio JM, Trovato VW, Flauzino DS. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi promote the growth of Dipteryx alata Vogel. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e275172. [PMID: 37909590 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.275172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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The symbiosis between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and fruit tree plants is a sustainable strategy for producing seedlings. However, information for Dipteryx alata Vogel., a native species, is still scarce. Thus, this study aimed to identify the most promising AMF inoculum for producing D. alata seedlings and their effects on growth. Seedlings were inoculated with Clareoideoglomus etunicatum, Gigaspora albida, Gigaspora margarita, a mixture of these three species, and an uninoculated control. Height, diameter, and chlorophyll index were evaluated at 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, and 180 days after seedling transplanting, while biomass production, quality index, dependence, and mycorrhizal efficiency were evaluated at 180 days. Greater diameter and height values were observed for D. alata seedlings at 180 days and inoculated with G. albida, G. margarita, and the mixture. AMF of the genus Gigaspora positively contributed to biomass production and seedling quality. D. alata seedlings show high mycorrhizal dependence on G. albida and G. margarita inoculum, which had good mycorrhizal efficiency. AMF, especially those of the genus Gigaspora, favor the production of high-quality D. alata seedlings.
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- G G Souza
- Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina - UDESC, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Rural - SENAR, Departamento de Hortifruti, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Trovato VW, Santos SC, Mar GD, Santos CC, Corrêa NF, Zomerfeld PS, Torales EP. Foliar application of silicon sources and shading levels in Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e274475. [PMID: 37729316 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.274475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Depending on the intensity and ecological successional classification of plants, light availability can become an unfavorable condition for producing high-quality seedlings. We hypothesized that applying silicon sources might contribute to inducing tolerance to different shading levels for Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. seedlings. Two independent experiments were developed: I) the application of five doses of silicon oxide (SiO2: 0.0; 1.0; 2.0; 4.0; and 6.0 g L-1); and II) the application of five doses of potassium silicate (K2SiO3: 0.0; 5.0; 10.0; 15.0; and 20.0 mL L-1 of water). Both were associated with three shading levels: 0% (direct sunlight), 30%, and 50%. In experiment I, we observed that seedlings were more responsive to shading levels and had little influence from foliar application of SiO2, with higher growth, biomass, and quality values when grown under direct sunlight (0% shading). In experiment II, the foliar application of 20.0 mL L-1 of K2SiO3 contributed to greater heights under 0% and 30% shading. Meanwhile, under 50% shading, the dose of 5.0 K2SiO3 favored the species' growth. The application of K2SiO3 favored the increase in the dry mass of the aerial part (DMAP). The highest biomass production and seedling quality occurred under 0% and 30% shading. The 50% shaded environment was most unfavorable to the growth and quality of P. dubium seedlings. Even though the seedlings were not very responsive to silicon sources, K2SiO3 provided a greater response than SiO2. High-quality seedling production is favored when the seedlings are grown under direct sunlight (0% shading).
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- V W Trovato
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Programa de Pós-graduação em Tecnologias Ambientais, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Ferreira ANC, Ferreira WC, Duarte AV, Santos CC, Freire PTC, Luz-Lima C, Moura JVB. In situ high-temperature Raman scattering study of monoclinic Ag 2Mo 2O 7 microrods. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2023; 295:122632. [PMID: 36958242 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.122632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In this work, we present a temperature-dependent behavior of monoclinic silver dimolybdate (m-Ag2Mo2O7) microrods using in situ Raman scattering. The m-Ag2Mo2O7 microrods were obtained by the conventional hydrothermal method at 423 K for 24 h. The structural and morphological characterization of the sample has been done by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. Temperature-dependent Raman scattering measurements were performed on m-Ag2Mo2O7 microrods, and the results show an irreversible first-order structural phase transition at 698 K-723 K and the melting process at 773 K. Changes in the Raman spectra confirm the phase transition from the P21/c monoclinic structure to the P-1 triclinic structure. No morphological changes were observed during the structural phase transition of the sample at 723 K. Time-dependent optical microscopy at 773 K showed the growth of nanowires on the Ag2Mo2O7 microrods in the triclinic structure.
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- A N C Ferreira
- Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CEP 65080-80, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Laboratório de Caracterização de Materiais, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Cariri, CEP 63048-080, Juazeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CEP 65080-80, São Luís, MA, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Campus do Pici, Universidade Federal do Ceará, CEP 60455-760, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Campus Ministro Petrônio Portella, Universidade Federal do Piauí, CEP 64049-550, Teresina, PI, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Centro de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CEP 65080-80, São Luís, MA, Brazil.
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Santos CC, Bernardes RDS, Silverio JM, Lima NM, Goelzer A, Dias ADS, Scalon SDPQ, Vieira MDC. How cutting types and shading levels influence the vegetative propagation of Pereskia aculeata? BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e270735. [PMID: 37075430 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.270735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Information from Pereskia aculeata Miller (Cactaceae) responses regarding the portion of the stem cuttings branch parental plants and the shading level need to be investigated in order to establish techniques for their producing seedlings. We aimed was to evaluate the effect of cutting types and shading levels in the production of P. aculeata seedlings. We studied three cutting types, collected from different portions of the stem cuttings branch: herbaceous, semi-hardwood, and hardwood, which were arranged under two shading levels: 0% (full sun) or 50% (shade). The selected parent plants had an adequate and vigorous phytosanitary aspect. After 90 days after the cuttings, the seedlings were evaluated regarding survival, growth indicators, biomass production and partitioning, and allometric indices. Seedlings from hardwood cuttings and produced under 0% shading showed higher survival. The largest number of sprouts occurred in seedlings of semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings. The highest leaf area values occurred in seedlings of semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings under 0% shading. Seedlings from hardwood cuttings had higher biomass allocation in the roots under 50% shading. Seedlings of herbaceous and semi-hardwood portion allocated values ≥ 70% of the biomass in the aerial part. Seedlings of species are able to adjust to different shading levels as a plasticity mechanism. For the production of P. aculeata seedlings, the hardwood portion of the stem cuttings branch under full sun cultivation is recommended. In addition, semi-hardwood cuttings grown under 50% shading can also be used for seedlings production.
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- C C Santos
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA, Departament of Chemistry, Lavras, MG, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Santos CC, Torraca DSM, Silverio JM, Scalon SDPQ. Does silicon and salicylic acid contribute in the morphophysiology of Schinus terebinthifolia seedlings under flooding? BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e270935. [PMID: 37075431 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.270935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/21/2023] Open
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Flooding can damage the photosynthetic apparatus and initial growth of Schinus terebinthifolia. We aimed this study evaluates the potential of silicon (Si) and salicylic acid (SA) as mitigating agents on the ecophysiological responses and initial growth of S. terebinthifolia subjected to flooding periods. Seedlings were grown under the following conditions: 1) control (non-flooded): daily irrigation, 2) Flooded (F): storage of seedlings in a 500 L plastic pool, keeping the water depth at ± 2.0 cm above the substrate level, 3) F + 1.0 mM Si, 4) F + 2.0 mM Si, 5) F + 1.5 mM SA, and 6) F + 3.0 mM SA, and evaluated to 15 and 30 days. We observed that flooded seedlings formed hypertrophied lenticels on the stem on the 7th day as a stress adjustment strategy. S. terebinthifolia is sensitive to flooding, although it maintains a stable gas exchange for up to 15 days in this condition. The applications of 1.0 mM Si mitigated the pronounced decrease of gas exchange by 30 days. Using 1.0 mM Si and 3.0 mM SA contributed for integrity of the photosynthetic apparatus and to photochemical activities in the reaction centers, in addition favors to higher seedling biomass and quality under flooding. Foliar application of Si and SA is promising practice for photosynthetic metabolic and initial growth of S. terebinthifolia seedlings under flooded stress.
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- C C Santos
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Santos JV, Viana J, Devleesschauwer B, Haagsma JA, Costa Santos C, Ricciardi W, Freitas A. Measuring health expectancy in the European Union. Eur J Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac129.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Healthy life expectancy (HLE) is a population health measure that combines mortality and morbidity, which can be calculated using different methods. In this study, we aimed to assess the correlation, reliability and (dis)agreement between two estimates monitored in the European Union (EU), that is, the European Commission's HLE based on self-perceived health (SPH-HLE) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's HLE based on disability weight (DW-HLE), by sex, and comparing these results with LE and proportion of life spent in good health (%GH).
Methods
We performed a retrospective study in the EU28 countries, between 2010 and 2017. The HLE methods differ in definition, measurement and valuation of health states. While SPH-HLE relies directly on one question, DW-HLE relies on epidemiological data adjusted for DW. Spearman's r, intraclass correlation coefficient, information-based measure of disagreement and Bland-Altman plots were used to assess reliability, correlation and disagreement in HLE resulting from both methods and in LE or %GH measured by both institutions.
Results
Correlation and reliability between SPH-HLE and DW-HLE were good (better for males), with low disagreement, and were even better for LE between both institutions. The HLE Bland-Altman plots suggest a variability range of approximately 6 years for both sexes, higher for females. There was also an increasing HLE difference between methods with higher average HLE for both sexes.
Conclusions
We showed wide variations between both methods with a clear and different high impact on female and male HLE, showing a tendency for countries with higher health expectancies to yield larger gaps between SPH-HLE and DW-HLE.
Acknowledgements: This presentation was supported by National Funds through FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,I.P., within CINTESIS, R&D Unit (reference UIDP/4255/2020)
Key messages
• Different methods for evaluating health expectancy lead to significantly different results.
• There is a systematic tendency with countries with higher health expectancies to yield larger gaps between SPH-HLE and DW-HLE.
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- JV Santos
- Public Health Unit, ACES Espinho/Gaia, ARS Norte , Porto, Portugal
- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research , Porto, Portugal
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research , Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Epidemiology and Public Health , Sciensano, Brussels, Belgium
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Ghent University , Merelbeke, Belgium
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center , Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research , Porto, Portugal
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- Section of Hygiene, Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Rome, Italy
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- MEDCIDS, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto , Porto, Portugal
- CINTESIS, Centre for Health Technology and Services Research , Porto, Portugal
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Santos CC, Scalon SPQ, Foresti AC, Reis LC, Dresch DM. The role of silicon in the mitigation of water stress in Eugenia myrcianthes Nied. seedlings. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 82:e260420. [PMID: 36000691 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.260420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Silicon (Si) is a beneficial element that can mitigate effects of water stress on photosynthetic metabolism and plant growth. Thus, the aimed was to evaluate the effect of Si in mitigating the stressful effect of water deficit and flooding in Eugenia myrcianthes Nied. seedlings. The seedlings received three silicon doses (0, 2, and 4 mmol) and were subjected to two water regimes (I - continuous irrigation and S - water fluctuation, characterized as water stress obtained by two cycles of water regimes: irrigation suspension and flooding). Each cycle was ended when the seedlings had a photosynthetic rate close to zero (P0) when the stressful irrigation condition was normalized until the photosynthetic rate reached the values of the control seedlings (REC). The evaluations were carried out in five periods: T0 - initial seedling condition; 1st and 2nd P0; and 1st and 2nd REC. The E. myrcianthes seedlings reached P0 at 22 and 50 days under water deficit and flooding, respectively. Water stress caused damage to photochemical activities in photosystem II. E. myrcianthes is a species sensitive to water stress, but capable of adjusting to water fluctuation, and the application of 2 mmol Si contributed to the regulation of gas exchange, photochemical yields, and growth of this species at the deficit and flooding phases. We emphasize that E. myrcianthes seedlings have potential for resilience due to physiological plasticity, regardless of the silicon application.
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- C C Santos
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Silva MS, Scalon SPQ, Santos CC, Silverio JM, Santos JKV, Dresch DM. Does silicon help to alleviate water deficit stress and in the recovery of Dipteryx alata seedlings? BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 82:e259016. [PMID: 35946639 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.259016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Water deficit to causes serious problems in the growth and development of plants, impairing their metabolism. Thus, it is necessary to use agents that can mitigate plant damage. This study assesses the potential of silicon to mitigate water deficit stress in Dipteryx alata Vogel seedlings and to help in their recovery after the resumption of irrigation. The study analyzed four water regimes: (I) Continuous irrigation; (II) Water deficit without Si; (III) Water deficit + 0.75 mL Si; and (IV) Water deficit + 1.50 mL Si. Seedlings were evaluated in four periods: (1) (T0 - time zero) at the beginning of the experiment, before irrigation suspension; (2) (P0) when the photosynthetic rates (A) of seedlings under irrigation suspension reached values close to zero, period in which irrigation was resumed; (3) (REC) when A reached values close to those of seedlings under continuous irrigation, characterizing the recovery period; and (4) (END) 45 days after REC, when seedlings were kept under continuous irrigation, similar to the control. Application of 0.75 mL Si alleviates damage to the photosynthetic apparatus of D. alata seedlings that remain longer under water deficit, and contributes to faster physiological recovery after the resumption of irrigation. D. alata seedlings have recovery potential after the stress period, regardless of Si application.
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- M S Silva
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Dourados, MS, Brazil
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Bassan DAZ, Santos SC, Davide LMC, Trovato VW, Medeiros ES, Santos CC, Carvalho RP. Genetic diversity of Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. progenies from the states of Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. BRAZ J BIOL 2022; 82:e260760. [PMID: 35830014 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.260760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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There is little information regarding the genetic diversity of native species aimed at identifying the best viable progenies for in situ and ex situ conservation. Furthermore, there is a lack of future forest improvement programs. We aimed to know the genetic diversity of 64 Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. (Fabaceae) progenies. We determined this species' dendrometric characteristics, and when using multivariate techniques and cluster analysis, we verified the differences between the progenies and groups with less heterogeneity. The progeny and provenance test was installed in Dourados (Mato Grosso do Sul - MS), with seeds collected in three MS regions (Vale do Ivinhema, Serra de Maracaju, and Serra da Bodoquena) and in the micro-region of Lavras (Minas Gerais - MG). The experiment was conducted in an alpha lattice 8 x 8 with four repetitions. We found genetic variability among and within P. dubium populations for all height, diameter, circumference at breast height, volume, and basal area characters. We suggest that P. dubium populations have high genetic variability, which indicates possible genetic improvement through best progeny selection. The UPGMA and Tocher methods grouped the progenies into three and nine groups, respectively, in which the most divergent individuals come from MG and the Bonito region in MS. Based on morphological characters, P. dubium progenies identified as 45, 47, 49, 50, 55, and 59 from MG are the most promising, while progenies 6 and 9 were the least promising.
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- D A Z Bassan
- Instituto de Meio Ambiente de Mato Grosso do Sul - IMASUL, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - IFMS, Departamento de Ciências Agrárias, Ponta Porã, MS, Brasil
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Rodrigues JAO, Oliveira Neto JG, Santos CC, Nogueira CES, de Sousa FF, de Menezes AS, Dos Santos AO. Phase changes of tris(glycinato)chromium(III) monohydrate crystal systematically studied by thermal analyses, XRPD, FTIR, and Raman combined with ab initio calculations. Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2022; 271:120883. [PMID: 35042044 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.120883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Tris(glycinato)chromium(III) monohydrate [Cr(C2H4NO2)3·H2O] crystals were grown through the slow solvent evaporation method. The crystals were studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy at room temperature. The assignments of vibration modes were performed using the Density Functional Theory (DFT). Thermal analyses (TGA, DTA, and DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman were used to study the phase changes on the crystals under high- and low-temperature conditions. Temperature-dependent XRPD measurements were carried out in the interval of 473-12 K. Several changes were observed in the patterns, like the appearance of new peaks and the disappearance of peaks occurring within 373-393 K due to water loss. In addition, the Raman measurements were performed in the 423-10 K interval. Several changes on the inter and intramolecular vibration bands during the cooling, such as decreasing bands' intensities, the appearance of vibration modes, and discontinuities on the modes' behavior, were observed. These spectral modifications occurred at about 370 K and within 120-220 K, thus, confirming that the crystals undergo two phase changes, one being structural and the other one conformational, respectively, at high- temperature and low-temperature conditions. Finally, thermal investigations corroborated the structural and vibrational results under high temperatures.
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- J A O Rodrigues
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-410, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-410, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCET, São Luís, MA 65080-805, Brazil
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- Universidade Regional da Cariri, Crato, CE 63010-970, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-410, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, 66075-110 Belém, PA, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-410, Brazil; Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCET, São Luís, MA 65080-805, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência dos Materiais, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, CCSST, Imperatriz, MA 65900-410, Brazil
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Linné JA, Jesus MV, Lima VT, Reis LC, Santos CC, Scalon SPQ, Dresch DM. Do Dipteryx alata Vogel seedlings recover the quality and the photosynthetic and antioxidant responses in the post-flooding? BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 83:e246451. [PMID: 34495152 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.246451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Dipteryx alata Vogel is a tree species widely found in Cerrado, settling preferentially in well drained soils. Studies related to ecophysiology of D. alata may contribute to the decision making about using seedlings of this species in projects aimed at the recovery of degraded areas where seasonal flooding happens. This study aimed to assess the effects of flooding on photosynthetic and antioxidant metabolism and quality of D. alata seedlings cultivated or not under flooding during four assessment periods (0, 20, 40, and 60 days), followed by 100 days after the end of each assessment period (0+100, 20+100, 40+100, and 60+100 days), allowing verifying the potential for post-flooding recovery. Flooded plants showed lower photosynthetic efficiency than non-flooded plants, regardless of the periods of exposure. However, this efficiency was recovered in the post-flooding, with values similar to that of the non-flooded seedlings. Moreover, the damage to FV/FM was evidenced by an increase in the period of exposure to flooding, but recovery was also observed at this stage of the photosynthetic metabolism. Seedling quality decreased under flooding, not varying between periods of exposure, but remained lower although the increase observed in the post-flooding period, with no recovery after flooding. The occurrence of hypertrophied lenticels associated with physiological changes and an efficient antioxidant enzyme system might have contributed to the survival and recovery of these seedlings. Thus, this species is sensitive to flooding stress but capable of adjusting and recovering metabolic characteristics at 100 days after the suspension of the water stress, but with no recovery in seedling quality. Thus, we suggested plasticity under the cultivation condition and determined that the time of 100 days is not enough for the complete resumption of growth.
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- J A Linné
- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Institute of Biosciences, Rio Claro, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados - UFGD, Faculty of Agrarian Sciences - FCA, Dourados, MS, Brasil
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Diniz RMCS, Nogueira CES, Santos CC, Sinfrônio FSM, de Sousa FF, de Menezes AS. Structural, vibrational and thermal studies on bis(l-glutaminato)copper(II). Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc 2018; 205:603-613. [PMID: 30077951 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.07.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Copper(II) complexes of amino acids have been widely studied as potentials medicines and dietary supplementation, so the knowledge about the metal-ligand sites, thermal stability and behavior of these complexes is an important subject of study. Although the Raman spectroscopy could help to elucidate the nature of the interactions into crystal there are only few information about vibrational study of this compound in the literature and no data depending on the temperature. In addition, there is no temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction study of this material. We report here Raman Spectroscopy and Powder X-ray Diffraction measurements, both as a function of temperature and as a way of studying the thermal stability of the material. After the synthesis of the sample and confirmation of its crystal structure by Powder X-ray Diffraction, Raman measurements were performed in the 70-3600 cm-1 spectral region as a function of temperature from 10 up to 300 K. Some peaks become more evident during the cooling, due to a decrease in width and an increase in intensity. There is a discontinuity in the wavenumbers evolution around 110 K, that should be associated with a conformation of the structure. Optimized geometry and vibrational frequencies were obtained by means of Density Functional Theory and for the first time the analysis of the vibrational modes was done in terms of the Potential Energy Distribution. X-ray diffraction measurements as a function of temperature and Rietveld refinement showed discontinuities in the lattice parameters and degradation around 493 K (at air atmosphere) and 513 K (under vacuum). These results were corroborated by the thermal analysis which indicates that the compound is stable up to 493 K.
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- R M C S Diniz
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA 65080-805, Brazil
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- Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, CE 63105-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA 65080-805, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA 65080-805, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Exatas e Naturais, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, PA 66075-110, Brazil
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- Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do Maranhão, São Luís, MA 65080-805, Brazil.
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Santos CC, Zhao J, Dong X, Lonergan SM, Huff-Lonergan E, Outhouse A, Carlson KB, Prusa KJ, Fedler CA, Yu C, Shackelford SD, King DA, Wheeler TL. Predicting aged pork quality using a portable Raman device. Meat Sci 2018; 145:79-85. [PMID: 29908446 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2018.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2018] [Revised: 04/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The utility of Raman spectroscopic signatures of fresh pork loin (1 d & 15 d postmortem) in predicting fresh pork tenderness and slice shear force (SSF) was determined. Partial least square models showed that sensory tenderness and SSF are weakly correlated (R2 = 0.2). Raman spectral data were collected in 6 s using a portable Raman spectrometer (RS). A PLS regression model was developed to predict quantitatively the tenderness scores and SSF values from Raman spectral data, with very limited success. It was discovered that the prediction accuracies for day 15 post mortem samples are significantly greater than that for day 1 postmortem samples. Classification models were developed to predict tenderness at two ends of sensory quality as "poor" vs. "good". The accuracies of classification into different quality categories (1st to 4th percentile) are also greater for the day 15 postmortem samples for sensory tenderness (93.5% vs 76.3%) and SSF (92.8% vs 76.1%). RS has the potential to become a rapid on-line screening tool for the pork producers to quickly select meats with superior quality and/or cull poor quality to meet market demand/expectations.
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- C C Santos
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States; School of Engineering, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States; School of Food Sciences and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, United States.
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- USDA-ARS, Clay Center, NE 68933, United States
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- USDA-ARS, Clay Center, NE 68933, United States
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Machado-de-Sena RM, Corrêa L, Kato IT, Prates RA, Senna AM, Santos CC, Picanço DA, Ribeiro MS. Photodynamic therapy has antifungal effect and reduces inflammatory signals in Candida albicans-induced murine vaginitis. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2014; 11:275-82. [PMID: 24792453 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2014.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 03/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vaginal candidiasis (VC) is a disease that affects thousands of women of childbearing age, mainly caused by Candida albicans fungus. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses photosensitizing substances that are nontoxic in the dark, but able to produce reactive oxygen species when they are subjected to a light source. In this work our purpose was to investigate PDT effects on fungal burden and inflammatory cells in a murine model of C. albicans-induced vaginal candidiasis. METHODS Female BALB/c mice 6-10 weeks were estrogenized and maintained in this state during all experiment. After 72h, mices were inoculated intravaginally (IV) with 20μL of 2×10(5)C. albicans cells suspension. Mice were separated into 5 groups after five days: H (healthy), PBS (control), laser, MB (methylene blue) and PDT. PDT and MB groups received IV 20μL solution with 1mM of MB, others received PBS. PDT and laser groups were irradiated with a red laser (100mW, 660nm) in one (36J, 6min) or two sessions (18J, 3min). After the end of treatment, mice were submitted to microbiological and histomorphometric analysis with ImageJ software. Data were plotted by mean values and standard deviations of CFU/mL and percentage of inflammatory cells area. ANOVA and Bonferroni post-test were used and data were considered significant when p<0.05. RESULTS PDT significantly reduced C. albicans after the two tested protocols, however, percentage area of inflammatory cells was significantly reduced just with two sessions of PDT. CONCLUSIONS PDT with MB and red laser is a promising therapy for VC. It is able to reduce fungal infection in biofilm and inflammatory signals associated with VC in a murine model of vaginitis.
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- R M Machado-de-Sena
- Center for Lasers and Applications, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, IFTO, Av. Amazonas, Qd 56 - Lt 01, 77826-170 Araguaina, TO, Brazil
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- Department of Stomatology, Dentistry School, University of São Paulo, FOUSP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2227, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Lasers and Applications, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Nove de Julho University, UNINOVE, Rua Vergueiro, 235, 01504-001 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Oral Surgery, Palmas General Hospital, Av. 201 SUL NS1, Conj. 02 - Lt 01, 77015-202 Palmas, TO, Brazil; Department of Lasers and Photomedicine, Tocantinense Institute President Antônio Carlos, Rua 02 Qd 07 s/n, 77500-000 Porto Nacional, TO, Brazil
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- Center for Lasers and Applications, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Lasers and Applications, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Lasers and Applications, IPEN-CNEN/SP, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2242, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Cançado PHD, Faccini JLH, Herrera HM, Tavares LER, Mourão GM, Piranda EM, Paes RCS, Ribeiro CCDU, Borghesan TC, Piacenti AK, Kinas MA, Santos CC, Ono TM, Paiva F. Host-Parasite Relationship of Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae and Argasidae) and Feral Pigs (Sus scrofa) in the Nhecolândia Region of the Pantanal Wetlands in Mato Grosso do Sul. ISRN Parasitol 2013; 2013:610262. [PMID: 27335855 PMCID: PMC4890957 DOI: 10.5402/2013/610262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2013] [Accepted: 04/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Feral pigs (S. scrofa) were introduced to the Pantanal region around 200 years ago and the population appears to be in expansion. Its eradication is considered to be impossible. The population of feral pigs in the Pantanal wetlands is currently estimated at one million. Two scientific excursions were organized. The first was conducted during the dry season, when 21 feral pigs were captured and the second was during the wet season, when 23 feral pigs were captured. Ticks were collected and the oviposition and hatching process were studied to confirm the biological success of each tick species. Three tick species were found to be feeding on feral pigs: Amblyomma cajennense, A. parvum, and Ornithodoros rostratus. During the dry season, 178 adult A. cajennense were collected, contrasting with 127 A. cajennense specimens in the wet season. This suggests that the seasonality of these ticks in the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands could be different from other regions. The results indicate that A. parvum and A. cajennense are biologically successful parasites in relation to feral pigs. A. cajennense appears to have adapted to this tick-host relationship, as well as the areas where feral pigs are abundant, and could play a role in the amplification of this tick population.
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- P H D Cançado
- Embrapa Beef Cattle, Av. Rádio Maia 830, 79002-970 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, 79117-010 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-CPAP, Wild Life Laboratory, 79320-900 Corumbá, MS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Agência Estadual de Defesa Sanitária Animal e Vegetal de Mato Grosso do Sul-IAGRO, 79074-902 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Parasitologia Animal, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23890-000 Seropédica, RJ, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia da Relação Patógeno-Hospedeiro-ICB/USP, 05508-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal-UFMS, 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação-UFMS, 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Associação de Proprietários de RPPN do MS, 79002 004 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Animal-UFMS, 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, 79080-190 Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
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Almeida PR, Ferreira VA, Santos CC, Rocha-Filho FD, Feitosa RR, Falcão EAA, Cavada BK, Ribeiro RA. E-cadherin immunoexpression patterns in the characterisation of gastric carcinoma histotypes. J Clin Pathol 2011; 63:635-9. [PMID: 20591914 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2010.076026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS E-cadherin, the main epithelial intercellular adhesion molecule, is abnormally expressed in many cancer types, including gastric carcinoma, which is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The aim of this study was to contribute to the characterisation of gastric carcinoma histotypes based on a new approach to E-cadherin immunoexpression. METHODS 97 gastric tumour samples obtained from the files of the Hospital of Cancer/Cancer Institute of Ceará, Brazil, were histologically analysed and classified as intestinal (n=40), diffuse (n=34), mixed (n=16) or unclassified (n=7) carcinomas. Immunohistochemistry was performed on the tissue microarray sections. Scores were applied according to the system of Jawhari: 0, no staining; 1, cytoplasmic staining; 2, cytoplasmic and membranous staining in the same case; 3, normal membranous immunoexpression; abnormal patterns: scores 0, 1 and 2; normal pattern: score 3. Jawhari scores were then evaluated utilising another approach: the absence of membranous expression scores (0 and 1) versus the presence of membranous expression (scores 2 and 3). RESULTS A significant association between membranous expression of E-cadherin and the intestinal histotype (36/40 (90%), and 28/41 (68%) for other histotypes) was found, while diffuse carcinomas were related to the absence of membranous expression. A very strong and peculiar relationship was observed between cytoplasm-exclusive E-cadherin expression (score 1) and the diffuse component of mixed tumours (11/16 (69%)). CONCLUSIONS E-cadherin immunoexpression patterns help us to characterise gastric carcinoma histotypes. The presence or absence of membranous staining is the most valuable criterion in evaluating E-cadherin expression. Mixed tumours show a characteristic E-cadherin cytoplasmic expression in gastric carcinomas.
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- P R Almeida
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
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Marques M, Magro F, Cardoso H, Carneiro F, Portugal R, Lopes J, Costa Santos C. Infliximab-induced lupus-like syndrome associated with autoimmune hepatitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2008; 14:723-5. [PMID: 17929297 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Milioli EM, Cologni P, Santos CC, Marcos TD, Yunes VM, Fernandes MS, Schoenfelder T, Costa-Campos L. Effect of acute administration of hydroalcohol extract of Ilex paraguariensis St Hilaire (Aquifoliaceae) in animal models of Parkinson's disease. Phytother Res 2007; 21:771-6. [PMID: 17486685 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Ilex paraguariensis St Hilaire (Aquifoliaceae) is a plant widely cultivated in South America and with various reputed medicinal properties that can be attributed to phenolic constituents of the leaves: caffeine, theophylline and theobromine, besides the flavonoids, quercetin and rutin. This study examined the antiparkinsonian activity of the hydroalcohol extract of Ilex paraguariensis in models of protection against cerebral injury induced by MPTP and reversal of the catatonia induced by reserpine in mice. The hydroalcohol extract prevented MPTP-induced hypolocomotion at doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg at the all time points observed and also prevented the reserpine-induced catalepsy at the same doses. The extract potentiated the effect of apomorphine in preventing catatonia, suggesting a non-dopaminergic activity, probably through antagonism of adenosine. In biochemical studies the hydroalcohol extract caused a significant decrease in the NO levels, exhibited a DPPH-scavenging ability and was effective in preventing the oxidation of deoxyribose. The results obtained suggest that the hydroalcohol extract of Ilex paraguariensis may have an antiparkinsonian profile in animal models, probably through its antioxidant activity and antagonist action on adenosine A(2A) receptors.
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- E M Milioli
- Programa de Iniciação Científica, PIC170, Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense, Criciúma/SC, Brazil
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Campos MA, Kent-Smith L, Costa Santos C. [Effect of feeding competencies on the nutritional status of children with cerebral palsy]. ACTA MEDICA PORT 2007; 20:21-7. [PMID: 17624280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to determine if the feeding competencies influence the nutritional status in a group of Portuguese children with cerebral palsy (CP). One hundred and five children, aged between 4 and 12 years, were studied. Nutritional status was determined through BMI for age (BMI_y), and subescapular (SSF) and tricipital skinfolds (TSF). Feeding competencies were evaluated using the seven levels of the Functional Feeding Assessment test (FFA). This study confirmed the high prevalence of malnutrition in children with CP, since 44,8% of the sample had a BMI_y bellow the 5th percentile (Pct5). Significant differences were observed between males and females, namely in malnutrition which was higher in females (52, 4% had a BMI_y<Pct5). TSF showed similar values to those of BMI_y, since TSF values were bellow Pct5 in 46, 7% of the sample. All the feeding competencies were strongly correlated with the nutritional status indicators and the moderate and severe feeding incapacities represented 47,5% of the sample. Significant differences were observed for the feeding competencies between malnourished and non malnourished children. From logistic regression analysis, Odds Ratio (OR) were inferred between nutritional status (BMI_y, TSF & SSF), the decrease in feeding competencies and gender, and independent associations were identified between nutritional status and some feeding competencies. The independent associations between nutritional status and drinking from a cup, drinking through a straw and drooling during feeding, may be considered important screening tools that allow early detection of malnutrition and promote the intervention of the health care team, namely nutritionists and speech therapists, implementing prevention and recovery strategies for the nutritional and functional status of these children.
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Santos FA, Jeferson FA, Santos CC, Silveira ER, Rao VSN. Antinociceptive effect of leaf essential oil from Croton sonderianus in mice. Life Sci 2005; 77:2953-63. [PMID: 15979097 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2005.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2004] [Revised: 12/21/2004] [Accepted: 05/02/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The leaf essential oil from Croton sonderianus (EOCS) was evaluated for antinociceptive activity in mice using chemical and thermal models of nociception. Given orally, the essential oil at doses of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg produced significant inhibitions on chemical nociception induced by intraperitoneal acetic acid and subplantar formalin or capsaicin injections. However, it evidenced no efficacy against thermal nociception in hot-plate test. More prominent inhibition of acetic acid-induced writhing and capsaicin-induced hind-paw licking responses was observed at 100 and 200 mg/kg of EOCS. At similar doses, the paw licking behavior in formalin test was more potently suppressed during the late phase (20-25 min, inflammatory) than in early phase (0-5 min, neurogenic). The EOCS-induced antinociception in both capsaicin and formalin tests was insensitive to naloxone (1 mg/kg, s.c.), but was significantly antagonized by glibenclamide (2 mg/kg, i.p.). In mice, the essential oil (100 and 200 mg/kg) neither significantly enhanced the pentobarbital-sleeping time nor impaired the motor performance in rota-rod test, indicating that the observed antinociception is unlikely due to sedation or motor abnormality. These results suggest that EOCS produces antinociception possibly involving glibenclamide-sensitive KATP+ channels, which merit further studies on its efficacy in more specific models of hyperalgesia and neuropathic pain.
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- F A Santos
- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Ceará, C.P. 3157, 60430-270 Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Ribeiro RA, Freitas HC, Campos MC, Santos CC, Figueiredo FC, Brito GAC, Cunha FQ. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1beta mediate the production of nitric oxide involved in the pathogenesis of ifosfamide induced hemorrhagic cystitis in mice. J Urol 2002; 167:2229-34. [PMID: 11956484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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PURPOSE We investigated the participation of nitric oxide in ifosfamide induced hemorrhagic cystitis in mice, and the involvement of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-1beta in the induction of nitric oxide production in this model. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hemorrhagic cystitis was induced in mice by 100 to 400 mg./kg. ifosfamide and evaluated 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours thereafter by certain parameters, including vesical edema measurements, microscopic analysis and immunohistochemical testing for inducible nitric oxide synthase. Ifosfamide injected mice were pretreated with 10 to 40 mg./kg. of the nitric oxide synthesis inhibitor L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester, 80 mg./kg. of mesna, a chemical antagonist of acrolein and the urotoxic metabolite of ifosfamide, 50 microl. antiserum against TNF-alpha and IL-1beta per mouse, 45 mg./kg. of the selective TNF-alpha synthesis inhibitor thalidomide or 200 mg./kg. of the TNF-alpha and IL-1beta synthesis inhibitor pentoxifylline. RESULTS Ifosfamide induced vesical edema, which peaked 12 hours after ifosfamide injection. Microscopic analysis revealed vascular congestion, edema, hemorrhage, fibrin deposition, neutrophil infiltration and epithelial denudation. Inducible nitric oxide synthase immunolocalization demonstrated intense reactivity to inducible nitric oxide synthase in the cytoplasm of bladder epithelial cells, which showed diffuse necrosis. Pretreatment with mesna reduced the increases in vesical edema, while treatment with L-NG-nitroarginine methyl ester, antiserum to TNF-alpha or IL-1beta, thalidomide or pentoxifylline inhibited vesical edema and microscopic alterations. Antiserum treatments also inhibited the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the urothelium. CONCLUSIONS Nitric oxide produced by inducible nitric oxide synthase is involved in urothelial damage and in the inflammatory events leading to hemorrhagic cystitis after ifosfamide administration in mice. The induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the urothelium appears to depend on the synergistic effect of IL-1beta and TNF-alpha.
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- R A Ribeiro
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
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Given CA, Santos CC, Durden DD. Intracranial and spinal MR imaging findings associated with Krabbe's disease: case report. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2001; 22:1782-5. [PMID: 11673180 PMCID: PMC7974452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2001] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Krabbe's disease is an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy with well-documented intracranial findings on both CT scans and MR images. We herein present what is thought to be the second case of Krabbe's disease with spinal involvement shown on MR images as abnormal contrast enhancement of the lumbosacral nerve roots. The typical intracranial findings of T2 hyperintensity without contrast enhancement were present within the periventricular white matter, but there was no area of abnormal signal intensity or enhancement within the substance of the spinal cord. We briefly review the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and imaging findings of Krabbe's disease. Spinal abnormalities may precede the onset of brain abnormalities, and MR imaging may be a useful diagnostic tool in cases of Krabbe's disease and other leukodystrophies.
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- C A Given
- Department of Neuroradiology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA
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Pintado ME, Santos CC, Malcata FX. Activity of adventitious Enterococcus strains on model curdled caprine milk: microbial growth and evolution of concentration of organic acids and lactose throughout time. Meded Rijksuniv Gent Fak Landbouwkd Toegep Biol Wet 2001; 66:613-6. [PMID: 15954666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Enterococci offer a few unique advantages when compared with other lactic acid bacteria in that they are resistant to phages, stable lactose fermenters, tolerant to relatively high concentrations of sodium chloride and optimal growers at relatively high temperatures (Franz et al., 1999). Such genus occurs and grows in a variety of cheeses, especially artisanal cheeses produced in Southern Europe usually from raw milk; they are claimed to play a major role in ripening and aroma development in such cheeses (Freitas et al., 1995; Macedo et al., 1995). Enterococci can produce lactic, acetic, propionic and succinic acids (Ocando et al., 1994), compounds that have been correlated with flavor characteristics of cheese; hence strains of Enterococcus have been successfully used as starters for different cheese (Franz et al., 1999).
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- M E Pintado
- Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, P-4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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BACKGROUND Traditional methods of exchange of research information may not be rapid enough, especially for international multicenter studies or when discussing controversial issues such as the value of fetal monitoring. The Internet is a useful tool that provides numerous opportunities for immediate communication within a large and diverse community of researchers. METHOD A Web site at http://www.sisporto.med.up.pt was developed for a multicenter research project with interlinked pages on automated fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring. It includes background knowledge about the subject, detailed information about the project, and a few interactive pages. These pages allow online discussions, simulations of data analysis, and download of data for local FHR analysis. EXPERIENCE The Web site has been accessed from all over the world. In particular, participating research centers have had easy and fast access to background project information, and a few other clinicians and researchers participated in our online discussions and used the simulation tools or the data provided for analysis of typical FHR patterns. CONCLUSION Web sites can be useful in multicenter research projects and for scientific information exchange.
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- C Costa Santos
- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oporto, Portugal.
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Prielipp RC, Morell RC, Walker FO, Santos CC, Bennett J, Butterworth J. Ulnar nerve pressure: influence of arm position and relationship to somatosensory evoked potentials. Anesthesiology 1999; 91:345-54. [PMID: 10443595 DOI: 10.1097/00000542-199908000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the ulnar nerve is the most frequent site of perioperative neuropathy, the mechanism remains undefined. The ulnar nerve appears particularly susceptible to external pressure as it courses through the superficial condylar groove at the elbow, rendering it vulnerable to direct compression and ischemia However, there is disagreement among major anesthesia textbooks regarding optimal positioning of the arm during anesthesia. METHODS To determine which arm position (supination, neutral orientation, or pronation) minimizes external pressure applied to the ulnar nerve, we studied 50 awake, normal volunteers using a computerized pressure sensing mat. An additional group of 15 subjects was tested on an operating table with their arm in 30 degrees, 60 degrees, and 90 degrees of abduction, as well as in supination, neutral orientation, and pronation. To determine the onset of clinical paresthesia compared to the onset and severity of somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) electrophysiologic changes, we studied a separate group of 16 male volunteers while applying intentional pressure directly to the ulnar nerve. Data are presented as mean (median; range). RESULTS Supination minimizes direct pressure over the ulnar nerve at the elbow (2 mmHg [0; 0-23]; n = 50), compared with both neutral forearm orientation (69 mmHg [22; 0-220]; P < 0.0001), as well as pronation (95 mmHg [61; 0-220]; P < 0.0001). Neutral forearm orientation also results in significantly less pressure over the ulnar nerve compared to pronation (P < or = 0.04). The estimated contact area of the ulnar nerve with the weight-bearing surface was significantly (P < 0.0001) smaller in the supine position (2.2 cm2 [0.5; 0-9]; n = 50) compared with both neutral orientation (5.5 cm2 [5.0; 0-13]) and pronation (5.8 cm2 [6; 0-12]). With the forearm in neutral orientation, ulnar nerve pressure decreased significantly (P < or = 0.01; n = 15) as the arm was abducted at the shoulder from 0 degrees to 90 degrees. In the 16 male subjects tested, notable alterations in ulnar nerve SSEP signals (decrease > or = 20% in N9-N9' amplitude) were detected in 15 of 16 awake males during application of intentional pressure to the ulnar nerve. However, eight of these subjects did not perceive a paresthesia, even as SSEP waveform amplitudes were decreasing 23-72%. Two of these eight subjects manifested severe decreases in SSEP amplitude (> or = 60%). CONCLUSIONS Extrapolating these results to the clinical setting, the supinated arm position is likely to minimize pressure over the ulnar nerve. With the forearm in neutral orientation, pressure over the ulnar nerve decreases as the arm is abducted between 30 degrees and 90 degrees. In addition, up to one half of male patients may fail to perceive or experience clinical symptoms of ulnar nerve compression sufficient to elicit SSEP changes.
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- R C Prielipp
- Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1009, USA.
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Myiasis is a parasitic infestation caused by larvae of several fly species. Diagnosis and treatment are simple. This infestation is, however, rarely seen in the vulvar area. We present a short review of the disease and the case of a 19-year-old pregnant girl with vulvar myiasis and concomitant syphilis, vaginal trichomoniasis and genital candidiasis. The patient was also positive for human immunodeficiency virus.
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- M R Passos
- Sexually transmitted Disease Sector, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Passos MR, Carvalho AV, Dutra AL, Goulart Filho RA, Barreto NA, Salles RS, Santos CC, Tibúrcio AS, Monteiro AC, Tavares RR. Vulvar myiasis. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 1998. [PMID: 9702589 PMCID: PMC1784782 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-0997(1998)6:2<69::aid-idog8>3.0.co;2-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Myiasis is a parasitic infestation caused by larvae of several fly species. Diagnosis and treatment are simple. This infestation is, however, rarely seen in the vulvar area. We present a short review of the disease and the case of a 19-year-old pregnant girl with vulvar myiasis and concomitant syphilis, vaginal trichomoniasis and genital candidiasis. The patient was also positive for human immunodeficiency virus.
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- M R Passos
- Sexually transmitted Disease Sector, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- R Silva
- Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Português Oncologia, Porto, Portugal
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We reviewed 44 cases of ischemia and infarction of the spinal cord at two university hospitals. Three patients experienced transient ischemic attacks. Etiologies of completed strokes were diverse and included rupture and surgical repair of aortic aneurysms, aortic dissection, aortic rupture and thrombosis, global ischemia, anterior spinal artery embolism, repair and thrombosis of spinal arteriovenous malformations, hematomyelia, epidural hematoma, cervical osteophytosis, celiac plexus block, systemic lupus erythematosus, coagulopathy, and decompression sickness. Motor function improved in 12 patients, was substantial in only one, and occurred largely within the first 2 to 4 weeks. Favorable ambulatory outcome correlated with improving neurologic examinations and relatively preserved strength in hip abductors and knee extensors. More extensive deficits without initial improvement portended a more severe prognosis. Autonomic dysfunction, pain, paresthesia, and depression were common and impeded recovery in some patients. The mean level of deficit was at T-8 and in cases of global ischemia was at T-9, which leads us to dispute the classical view of a midthoracic watershed zone of ischemic vulnerability near T-4.
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- W P Cheshire
- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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Santana VS, Teixeira MDG, Santos CC. [Control of schistosomiasis infection in the localities of Cachoeira-Bahia, basin of the Paraguaçu, 1982-1992]. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop 1996; 29:185-95. [PMID: 8713610 DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86821996000200011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Schistosomiasis Control Program, PCE, in Cachoeira, state of Bahia-Brazil, in Paraguaçu Basin Area. Data comes from PCE-111 cards of SUCAM/FNS, which are routinely registered in the 111 villages identified during the study follow up, 1982-1992. The S. mansoni infection was diagnosed through Katz-Kato technique for stool exams. Temporal trends of the prevalence of infection were analyzed for each village. Four trend patterns were identified, and the most common was those of recurrence of infection prevalence (67.6%). Control of the endemics was achieved in 22.5% of the villages, while expansion trends were found in only 9.9% of them. In general, there was found a decrease in the prevalence, particularly, from 1982 to 1985, followed by an increase that do not reach the initial levels. It was observed a relative reduction on the number of villages that shows prevalence below or equal to 5%, that indicates control of the infection. It was not possible to evaluate trends of infection intensity neither the occurrence of severe shistossomiasis disease or related deaths, that may allow a more complete evaluation of this program.
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- V S Santana
- Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador
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Gomes TN, Santos CC, Souza-Filho MV, Cunha FQ, Ribeiro RA. Participation of TNF-alpha and IL-1 in the pathogenesis of cyclophosphamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. Braz J Med Biol Res 1995; 28:1103-8. [PMID: 8634684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The involvement of cytokines TNF-alpha and IL-1 has been investigated in a mouse model of cyclophosphamide (CYP)-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. Male Swiss mice (25-30 g) received CYP in a single i.p. dose of 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg and were sacrificed 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h later. Cystitis was evaluated by determining the changes in bladder wet weight (BW) and plasma protein extravasation (PPE, measured by the Evans blue leakage technique). CYP treatment induced a marked increase in BW and in PPE, which was significant within 6 h and reached maximal values within 12 h (BW, 118%, P < 0.05; N = 11; and PPE, 824%, P < 0.05; N = 11), continuing to be significant until 48 h. Pretreatment of animals with whole anti-TNF-alpha serum (25 or 50 microliters diluted in 500 microliters 0.9% saline, i.p., 30 min earlier) caused a significant reduction in the CYP-induced BW increase in 6-h and 12-h cystitis (82% and 91%, respectively, P < 0.05; N = 6) and in the CYP-induced PPE increase (60% and 52%, respectively, P < 0.05; N = 6). In addition, the administration of whole anti-IL- 1 beta serum at the same dose promoted a significant blockage of the CYP-induced increase in BW (47%, P < 0.05; N = 6) and PPE increase (41%, P < 0.05; N = 6) only in 12-h cystitis. The control serum did not modify the effect of CYP. Histopathologic analysis of the bladders from anti-TNF-alpha- and anti-IL-1 beta-pretreated groups revealed a significant reduction of the following parameters compared to the control groups: mucosal erosion, hemorrhage, edema, leukocyte migration, fibrin deposition and ulcerations. These results suggests that TNF-alpha and IL-1 are crucial mediators involved in inflammatory events occurring in CYP-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.
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- T N Gomes
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil
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Cox JE, Mathews VP, Santos CC, Elster AD. Seizure-induced transient hippocampal abnormalities on MR: correlation with positron emission tomography and electroencephalography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:1736-8. [PMID: 7502985 PMCID: PMC8337769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We report transient focal abnormalities on MR in a patient having frequent electrographic seizures that were not obvious clinically. Marked mass effect (confirmed with volumetric studies) and abnormal T2 signal intensity in the right hippocampal region correlated with electroencephalographic ictal activity and with increased positron-emitting radiotracer uptake in the medial temporal lobe. The follow-up MR 2 months later, after electroencephalography findings normalized, revealed no hippocampal abnormalities.
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- J E Cox
- Department of Radiology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Worley G, Hoffman JM, Paine SS, Kalman SL, Claerhout SJ, Boyko OB, Kandt RS, Santos CC, Hanson MW, Oakes WJ. 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury. Dev Med Child Neurol 1995; 37:213-20. [PMID: 7890126 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.1995.tb11994.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Twenty-two previously normal children and adolescents who suffered a severe, non-penetrating traumatic brain injury had PET during rehabilitation at a median of 1.5 months after the injury. Outcome was assessed at a median of 25 months after brain injury. 16 subjects had CT or MRI within 24 days of PET and 11 subjects had a second PET at the point of outcome (median 28 months after first PET). The PET score (obtained by adding the score of 15 brain regions: normal metabolism = 1; reduced = 0) was significantly associated with the clinical outcome measure. PET earlier than 12 weeks after head trauma correlated with outcome, but later PET did not. PET scores improved significantly between rehabilitation and outcome for the 11 subjects who had two PETs, but improvement was not associated with improvement in clinical condition. PET score did not add to the amount of variance explained in the last regression model for prediction of outcome when the results of contemporaneous CT/MRI and clinical condition were taken into account. The data suggest that routine PET during rehabilitation is no more useful than contemporaneous CT or MRI for prediction of outcome.
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- G Worley
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710
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- C C Santos
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710
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Over the past 20 years, public and physician awareness of tic disorders, including Tourette's syndrome, has increased remarkably. In fact, Tourette's syndrome is now "diagnosed" by many families before they consult a physician. Patients seek help not only for the involuntary movements and noises that characterize the illness but also for the accompanying learning, behavioral, and social problems. The authors of this article define the various tic disorders and discuss diagnosis and treatment of the most severe type, Tourette's syndrome.
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- C C Santos
- Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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In the febrile infant less than 3 months old, a chest radiograph is commonly obtained to identify the cause of the fever. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the necessity of obtaining chest radiographs in this population. The clinical records and chest radiographs of 192 febrile infants (greater than 100.5 degrees F, rectal) were reviewed. Nineteen patients had signs of respiratory distress; seven had positive findings on chest radiographs. Of the 173 patients without signs of respiratory distress, five had positive findings on chest radiographs. When chest radiography was considered the gold standard for the presence or absence of pneumonia, findings of respiratory distress on physical examination had a sensitivity of 58% and a specificity of 93% for the detection of pneumonia. The prevalence of positive findings on chest radiographs in febrile infants less than 3 months old was 6%. A chest radiograph should be obtained in febrile infants only when signs of respiratory distress are present.
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- M J Heulitt
- Pediatric Service, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY 10025
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Vaz Saleiro J, Costa Santos C. Barium 'granuloma' of the rectum. A light and electron microscopic analysis. J Submicrosc Cytol 1983; 15:1089-94. [PMID: 6655764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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A barium granuloma of the rectum, observed 6 and 9 months after a barium enema, was studied by light and electron microscopy. Mononucleated macrophages filled with electron dense material were located between the glands and the muscularis mucosae. No electron dense material was observed in the endothelial and epithelial cells. The difficulties in the identification of the material can in part be overcome with the use of electron microscopy.
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