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Analysis of relationship of psychosocial factors with patient safety culture in a Brazilian hospital: Study with structural equation modeling analysis. J Healthc Qual Res 2023; 38:112-119. [PMID: 35999167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhqr.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The scenario of the health system can develop physical and emotional impacts on health professionals, due to work overload and failure to manage the system. It is necessary to consolidate the theory that the safety of care provided by health services is affected by organizational conditions. The aim of this study is to assess whether safety culture is related to job satisfaction, depressive symptoms, and burnout syndrome among hospital professionals. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is an analysis with structural equation modeling, conducted in a teaching hospital in Brazil. Data collection was made via psychometric instruments, which sought to analyze job satisfaction (Job Satisfaction Survey), depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire), burnout syndrome (Maslach Burnout Inventory), as well as the relationship between this factors and patient safety culture (Safety Attitudes Questionnaire). The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) were used for analysis. RESULTS A higher work satisfaction was associated with a higher perception of safety culture (r=0.69; P<0.001). Depressive symptoms and burnout dimensions showed an inverse relationship with the safety culture (P<0.05). PLS-SEM enabled us to understand the behavior of this association. Thus, satisfaction at work and the absence of burnout proved to be predictive factors for the implementation of an ideal patient safety culture (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Patient safety culture is related to job satisfaction and burnout among hospital professionals. These findings suggest that the psychosocial work environment influences the quality of care provided.
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Reverse transcriptase droplet digital PCR to identify the emerging vesicular virus Senecavirus A in biological samples. Transbound Emerg Dis 2019; 66:1360-1369. [PMID: 30864242 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.13168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Senecavirus A (SVA) belonging to the family Picornaviridae, genus Senecavirus was incidentally isolated in 2002 from the PER.C6 (transformed foetal retinoblast) cell line. However, currently, this virus is associated with vesicular disease in swine and it has been reported in countries such as the United States of America, Canada, China, Thailand and Colombia. In Brazil, the SVA was firstly reported in 2015 in outbreaks of vesicular disease in swine, clinically indistinguishable of Foot-and-mouth disease, a contagious viral disease that generates substantial economic losses. In the present work, it was standardized a diagnostic tool for SVA based on RNA reverse transcriptase droplet digital PCR (RT-ddPCR) using one-step and two-step approaches. Analytical sensitivity and specificity were done in parallel with real-time PCR, RT-qPCR (one-step and two-step) for comparison of sensitivity and specificity of both methods. In the standardization of RT-ddPCR, the double-quenched probe and the temperature gradient were crucial to reduce background and improve amplitude between positive and negative droplets. The limit of detection and analytical specificity of techniques of one-step techniques showed superior performance than two-step methods described here. Additionally, the results showed 94.2% concordance (p < 0.001) for RT-ddPCR and RT-qPCR using the one-step assay approach and biological samples from Brazilian outbreaks of Senecavirus A. However, ddRT-PCR had a better performance than RT-PCR when swine serum pools were tested. According to the results, the one-step RT-ddPCR and RT-qPCR is highlighted to be used as an auxiliary diagnostic tool for Senecavirus A and for viral RNA absolute quantification in biological samples (RT-ddPCR), being a useful tool for vesicular diseases control programs.
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The main spoilage-related psychrotrophic bacteria in refrigerated raw milk. J Dairy Sci 2017; 101:75-83. [PMID: 29102138 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2017-13069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Refrigerated raw milk may contain psychrotrophic microorganisms that produce thermoresistant exoproteases and lipases, which may compromise the quality of processed fluid milk and dairy products during storage. The aim of this work was to quantify and identify the deteriorating psychrotrophic microbiota in Brazilian refrigerated raw milk using genetic diversity analysis. The mean psychrotrophic count was 1.1 × 104 cfu/mL. Of the total isolates, 47.8 and 29.8% showed deteriorating activity at 35°C within 48 h and 7°C within 10 d, respectively. Among the proteolytic species, more isolated by this study were Lactococcus lactis (27.3%), Enterobacter kobei (14.8%), Serratia ureilytica (8%), Aerococcus urinaeequi (6.8%), and Bacillus licheniformis (6.8%). Observed among lipolytics were E. kobei (17.7%), L. lactis (15.6%), A. urinaeequi (12.5%), and Acinetobacter lwoffii (9.4%). The isolates S. ureilytica, E. kobei, Pseudomonas spp., and Yersinia enterocolitica potentially produced alkaline metalloprotease (aprX). Despite the low counts, a considerable portion of the psychrotrophic microbiota presented spoilage potential, which reaffirms the need for rigor in the control of contamination and the importance of rapid processing as factors that maintain the quality of milk and dairy products.
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Ethanolic extract of Casearia sylvestris and its clerodane diterpen (caseargrewiin F) protect against DNA damage at low concentrations and cause DNA damage at high concentrations in mice's blood cells. Mutagenesis 2009; 24:501-6. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gep034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Increased endothelin-1 reactivity and endothelial dysfunction in carotid arteries from rats with hyperhomocysteinemia. Br J Pharmacol 2009; 157:568-80. [PMID: 19371338 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There are interactions between endothelin-1 (ET-1) and endothelial vascular injury in hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here we evaluated the effects of HHcy on the endothelin system in rat carotid arteries. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Vascular reactivity to ET-1 and ET(A) and ET(B) receptor antagonists was assessed in rings of carotid arteries from normal rats and those with HHcy. ET(A) and ET(B) receptor expression was assessed by mRNA (RT-PCR), immunohistochemistry and binding of [(125)I]-ET-1. KEY RESULTS HHcy enhanced ET-1-induced contractions of carotid rings with intact endothelium. Selective antagonism of ET(A) or ET(B) receptors produced concentration-dependent rightward displacements of ET-1 concentration response curves. Antagonism of ET(A) but not of ET(B) receptors abolished enhancement in HHcy tissues. ET(A) and ET(B) receptor gene expressions were not up-regulated. ET(A) receptor expression in the arterial media was higher in HHcy arteries. Contractions to big ET-1 served as indicators of endothelin-converting enzyme activity, which was decreased by HHcy, without reduction of ET-1 levels. ET-1-induced Rho-kinase activity, calcium release and influx were increased by HHcy. Pre-treatment with indomethacin reversed enhanced responses to ET-1 in HHcy tissues, which were reduced also by a thromboxane A(2) receptor antagonist. Induced relaxation was reduced by BQ788, absent in endothelium-denuded arteries and was decreased in HHcy due to reduced bioavailability of NO. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Increased ET(A) receptor density plays a fundamental role in endothelial injury induced by HHcy. ET-1 activation of ET(A) receptors in HHcy changed the balance between endothelium-derived relaxing and contracting factors, favouring enhanced contractility.
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Chronic ethanol intake modulates vascular levels of endothelin-1 receptor and enhances the pressor response to endothelin-1 in anaesthetized rats. Br J Pharmacol 2008; 154:971-81. [PMID: 18469849 DOI: 10.1038/bjp.2008.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The contribution of endothelin-1 (ET-1) to vascular hyper-reactivity associated with chronic ethanol intake, a major risk factor in several cardiovascular diseases, remains to be investigated. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH The biphasic haemodynamic responses to ET-1 (0.01-0.1 nmol kg(-1), i.v.) or to the selective ETB agonist, IRL1620 (0.001-1.0 nmol kg(-1), i.v.), with or without ETA or ETB antagonists (BQ123 (c(DTrp-Dasp-Pro-Dval-Leu)) at 1 and 2.5 mg kg(-1) and BQ788 (N-cis-2,6-dimethyl-piperidinocarbonyl-L-gamma-methylleucyl1-D-1methoxycarbonyltryptophanyl-D-norleucine) at 0.25 mg kg(-1), respectively) were tested in anaesthetized rats, after 2 weeks' chronic ethanol treatment. Hepatic parameters and ET receptor protein levels were also determined. KEY RESULTS The initial hypotensive responses to ET-1 or IRL1620 were unaffected by chronic ethanol intake, whereas the subsequent pressor effects induced by ET-1, but not by IRL1620, were potentiated. BQ123 at 2.5 but not 1 mg kg(-1) reduced the pressor responses to ET-1 in ethanol-treated rats. Conversely, BQ788 (0.25 mg kg(-1)) potentiated ET-1-induced increases in mean arterial blood pressure in control as well as in ethanol-treated rats. Interestingly, in the latter group, increases in heart rate, induced by ET-1 at a dose of 0.025 mg kg(-1) were enhanced following ETB receptor blockade. Finally, we observed higher levels of ETA receptor in the heart and mesenteric artery and a reduction of ETB receptor protein levels in the aorta and kidney from rats chronically treated with ethanol. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Increased vascular reactivity to ET-1 and altered protein levels of ETA and ETB receptors could play a role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications associated with chronic ethanol consumption.
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Gender-specific vascular effects elicited by chronic ethanol consumption in rats: a role for inducible nitric oxide synthase. Br J Pharmacol 2007; 153:468-79. [PMID: 18037914 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0707589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Epidemiological data suggest that the risk of ethanol-associated cardiovascular disease is greater in men than in women. This study investigates the mechanisms underlying gender-specific vascular effects elicited by chronic ethanol consumption in rats. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Vascular reactivity experiments using standard muscle bath procedures were performed on isolated thoracic aortae from rats. mRNA and protein for inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and for endothelial NOS (eNOS) was assessed by RT-PCR or western blotting, respectively. KEY RESULTS In male rats, chronic ethanol consumption enhanced phenylephrine-induced contraction in both endothelium-intact and denuded aortic rings. However, in female rats, chronic ethanol consumption enhanced phenylephrine-induced contraction only in endothelium denuded aortic rings. After pre-incubation of endothelium-intact rings with L-NAME, both male and female ethanol-treated rats showed larger phenylephrine-induced contractions in aortic rings, compared to the control group. Acetylcholine-induced relaxation was not affected by ethanol consumption. The effects of ethanol on responses to phenylephrine were similar in ovariectomized (OVX) and intact (non-OVX) female rats. In the presence of aminoguanidine, but not 7-nitroindazole, the contractions to phenylephrine in rings from ethanol-treated female rats were greater than that found in control tissues in the presence of the inhibitors. mRNA levels for eNOS and iNOS were not altered by ethanol consumption. Ethanol intake reduced eNOS protein levels and increased iNOS protein levels in aorta from female rats. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Gender differences in the vascular effects elicited by chronic ethanol consumption were not related to ovarian hormones but seemed to involve the upregulation of iNOS.
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Intracerebroventricular effects of angiotensin II on a step-through passive avoidance task in rats. Neurobiol Learn Mem 2004; 81:100-3. [PMID: 14670364 DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2003.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A wealth of evidence indicates that angiotensin II (Ang II) is involved in learning and memory. However, the precise role of this peptide in these cognitive processes is still controversial, with data indicating either an inhibitory or an enhancing action. The present study was designed to further investigate the effects of intracerebroventricular injections of Ang II (0.5, 1 or 3nmol/5microl) on a step-through passive avoidance task in male adult Wistar rats. When administered pretraining, Ang II did not affect the acquisition of passive avoidance, but markedly improved avoidance performance when given before the retrieval test. The latter effect was observed in retest sessions performed up to 72h after training. Administration of the peptide five minutes after training impaired retention of inhibitory avoidance. Therefore, Ang II may exert opposite effects on passive avoidance memory according to its interference with brain mechanisms leading to the storage or retrieval of this aversively motivated task.
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The balloon catheter induces an increase in contralateral carotid artery reactivity to angiotensin II and phenylephrine. Br J Pharmacol 2004; 142:79-88. [PMID: 15037520 PMCID: PMC1574923 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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1. The effects of balloon injury on the reactivity of ipsilateral and contralateral carotid arteries were compared to those observed in arteries from intact animals (control arteries). 2. Carotid arteries were obtained from Wistar rats 2, 4, 7, 15, 30 or 45 days after injury and mounted in an isolated organ bath. Reactivity to angiotensin II (Ang II), phenylephrine (Phe) and bradykinin (BK) was studied. Curves were constructed in the absence or presence of endothelium or after incubation with 10 microm indomethacin, 500 microm valeryl salicylate or 0.1 microm celecoxib. 3. Phe, Ang II and BK maximum effects (Emax) were decreased in ipsilateral arteries when compared to control arteries. No differences were observed among pD2 or Hill coefficient. 4. Emax to Phe (4 and 7 days) and to Ang II (15 and 30 days) increased in the contralateral artery. In addition, Phe or Ang II reactivity was not significantly different in aorta rings from control or carotid-injured animals. 5. The increased responsiveness of contralateral artery was not due to changes in carotid blood flow or resting membrane potential. The endothelium-dependent inhibitory component is not present in the contraction of contralateral arteries and it is not related to superoxide anion production. 6. Indomethacin decreased contralateral artery responsiveness to Phe and Ang II. Valeryl salicylate reduced the Ang II response in contralateral and control arteries. Celecoxib decreased the Phe Emax of contralateral artery. 7. In conclusion, decreased endothelium-derived factors and increased prostanoids appear to be responsible for the increased reactivity of contralateral arteries after injury.
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1. Herein, we report the effects of acute or chronic forced swimming on vascular responsiveness to angiotensin (Ang) II. 2. The possible involvement of locally produced substances, such as nitric oxide (NO) and prostanoids, in these effects were studied in rat thoracic aorta and superior mesenteric arteries. 3. Chronic, but not acute, swimming reduced the efficacy (maximal effect; Emax) of AngII in thoracic aorta and mesenteric arteries, either with intact or denuded endothelium. 4. The efficacy of AngII was reduced in the presence of indomethacin in mesenteric arteries, but not in the aorta, from either control or chronically stressed rats. 5. Treatment with NG-monomethyl-l-arginine reversed the effect of chronic stress on the response to AngII, suggesting that chronic stress may increase non-endothelial NO activity in both the aorta and mesenteric arteries. 6. The effects of acute and chronic stress on vascular reactivity were selective for AngII because no changes were observed on the effects of phenylephrine.
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MESH Headings
- Angiotensin II/antagonists & inhibitors
- Angiotensin II/pharmacology
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/cytology
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/injuries
- Corticosterone/blood
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/injuries
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Indomethacin/pharmacology
- Male
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/drug effects
- Mesenteric Artery, Superior/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/chemistry
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Phenylephrine/pharmacology
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/methods
- Physical Conditioning, Animal/physiology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Stress, Physiological/metabolism
- Swimming/physiology
- omega-N-Methylarginine/pharmacology
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Angiotensin actions on the isolated rat uterus during the estrous cycle: influence of resting membrane potential and uterine morphology. Pharmacology 2002; 65:162-9. [PMID: 12037380 DOI: 10.1159/000058043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The involvement of AT1 and AT2 receptor subtypes in the response of the isolated rat uterus to angiotensin II (AngII) was studied throughout the estrous cycle. The AngII potency varied during the different estrous cycle phases, as indicated by significantly different pD2 values. No significant differences were observed in AngII metabolism among different estrous phases. Morphological analysis indicated that external and internal myometrium layers were thicker during estrus. In addition, the highest resting membrane potential was also observed during this phase, when compared with the proestrus and diestrus phases. The AngII-induced uterine contractions were blocked by losartan. Different losartan pD2 values were observed. PD123319 had no effect on the contractile response to AngII. The results also indicate that estrous cycle-dependent changes in AngII potency are correlated with uterine morphological and/or membrane potential changes.
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Influence of estrogen and/or progesterone on isolated ovariectomized rat uterus. Responsiveness to Ang II. Pharmacology 2002; 64:208-13. [PMID: 11893902 DOI: 10.1159/000056173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Steroids hormones can influence several functions of the uterus, including agonist-induced contractions. The aim of this work is to study the influence of hormonal replacement on angiotensin II (Ang II) and losartan responsiveness on the isolated rat uterus. The Ang II pD(2) values are: 9.69 +/- 0.07 for vehicle-treated animals, 8.85 +/- 0.06 for estrogen-treated animals, 10.12 +/- 0.03 for progesterone-treated animals and 8.90 +/- 0.03 for estrogen-and-progesterone-treated animals. The losartan pD(2)' values are: 8.43 +/- 0.03 for vehicle-treated animals, 8.21 +/- 0.03 for estrogen-treated animals, 7.83 +/- 0.05 for progesterone-treated animals and 8.70 +/- 0.09 for estrogen-and-progesterone-treated animals. There is not a correlation between Ang II pD(2) and losartan pD(2)' values, suggesting that the hormones affect Ang II and losartan binding by different mechanisms in rat uterus.
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[Parkinsonian, cerebellar, psychotic and demential symptoms in ex-boxer: case report]. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 2001; 59:283-5. [PMID: 11400045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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67 years-old male patient, ex-boxer, after the end of his sportive career, began to present neuropsychiatric manifestations possibly due to the successive brain injuries related to the boxing. In report to this case, we discuss the mean organic psychosyndromes related to the boxing.
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[Understanding the meaning of living with mental disease in the family]. Rev Bras Enferm 2000; 53:153-4. [PMID: 12138845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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We studied, prospectively, seroconversion for Helicobacter pylori in adults from a developing country and investigated risk factors for the acquisition of the microorganism in this population. A group of 213 volunteers of low socioeconomic level from a district in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, south-east Brazil was evaluated. Anti-H. pylori IgG antibodies were measured by ELISA using Cobas Core anti-H. pylori EIA (Roche) in serum samples collected in 1992 and in 1997. The subjects were interviewed and sociodemographic data were collected. A total of 174 (81.7%) subjects presented anti-H. pylori antibodies on the occasion of the first visit. During 56 months of follow-up, 2 of 39 seronegative adults converted to seropositive with an annual infection rate of 1.1%, and 2 of 174 seropositive subjects reverted to seronegative (0.2%/year). The prevalence of infection increased significantly with age and an inverse association was observed between prevalence of infection and educational level. In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrate that in a developing country there is a low but continuous risk of H. pylori infection in adulthood.
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Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children from different age groups with and without duodenal ulcer. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 1999; 28:157-61. [PMID: 9932847 DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199902000-00012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is highly sensitive and specific for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults, their performance in children is still controversial. METHODS A second-generation ELISA was used to evaluate the IgG response to H. pylori in the serum of 130 consecutive children who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. The presence of H. pylori was determined in antral biopsy specimens by culture, urease test, and histologic analysis. RESULTS Sixty-eight children (all of the 20 who had duodenal ulcer) were H. pylori positive by microbiologic test. Immunoglobulin G antibodies to H. pylori were detected in 79.4% of the infected children and in 8.1% of the noninfected ones. The sensitivity of the test was higher in patients with duodenal ulcer (100%) than in those without (70.8%). When used in children of different ages the test also presented differences in sensitivity: 44.4% in children 2 to 6 years old; 76.7% in children 7 to 11 years old, and 93.1% in children 12 to 16 years old (p = 0.006). The serum immunoglobulin G concentration was significantly higher (p = 0.0003) in children with duodenal ulcer than in those without and was higher in older children than in younger ones without duodenal ulcer (p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS The accuracy of the test in children with duodenal ulcer and in children more than 12 years old was good; however, in children up to 12 years of age without duodenal ulcer, the sensitivity of the test was too low to be used for screening purposes or to rule out the presence of infection.
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Ischemia-induced neuronal cell loss is associated with loss of atypical angiotensin type-1 receptor expression in the gerbil hippocampal formation. Brain Res 1999; 817:34-44. [PMID: 9889309 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(98)01193-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The hippocampal formation of Mongolian gerbils expresses high amounts of atypical angiotensin II type-1 receptors. We studied the expression of these receptors by in situ hybridization using specific [35S]-labeled riboprobes and by receptor autoradiography using [125I]Sarcosine1-angiotensin II. Angiotensin II receptor mRNA was found in the pyramidal cell layer of the CA1, CA2 and CA3 subfields, with the highest expression in the CA2 subfield, and in the granular cell layer of the dentate gyrus. Angiotensin II binding was detected in the stratum oriens and stratum radiatum of the CA1 and CA2 subfields, in the stratum oriens of the CA3 subfield, and in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus. We then studied the effect of ischemia on hippocampal angiotensin II receptor expression, 1, 4 and 15 days after bilateral occlusion of the common carotid arteries for 5 min. No changes in angiotensin II receptor mRNA or binding were detected 1 day after ischemia. Delayed, progressive loss of angiotensin II mRNA and binding occurred 4 and 15 days after ischemia, in the CA1, CA2 and CA3 subfields. The decline was faster in the CA1 subfield, and paralleled the loss of neurons after ischemia. In the dentate gyrus, angiotensin II receptor mRNA and angiotensin II binding were not changed when compared to sham operated controls. The decrease of angiotensin II receptor expression may reflect the loss of angiotensin II receptor-producing neurons rather than a down-regulation of receptor expression.
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Maturation and aging-related differences in responsiveness of rat aorta and carotid arteries to alpha1-adrenoceptor stimulation. Pharmacology 1998; 57:305-13. [PMID: 9792971 DOI: 10.1159/000028256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Functional correlates of alpha1-adrenoceptors were studied in thoracic aorta and carotid arteries from Wistar rats, at maturation (3- and 8-week-old) and aging (17- and 29-week-old) phases, using phenylephrine (PHE) and KCl. PHE and KCl effects on rat aorta did not differ with age. A reduction in maximal contractions to PHE or KCl occurred in carotid arteries during maturation. Concentration-inhibition curves to the alkylating agent chloroethylclonidine or WB4101 suggested at all ages studied a predominance of alpha1B-adrenoceptors in aorta. However, alpha1A-adrenoceptors may account for some activity in aortas of 29-week-old rats. In carotid arteries alpha1D-adrenoceptors account for functional correlates at all ages studied. The results indicate that maturation or aging affects vascular responsiveness or predominant receptor subtype differently in aorta and carotid arteries with intact endothelium.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists/pharmacology
- Aging/physiology
- Analysis of Variance
- Animals
- Aorta, Thoracic/drug effects
- Aorta, Thoracic/physiology
- Carotid Arteries/drug effects
- Carotid Arteries/physiology
- Clonidine/analogs & derivatives
- Clonidine/pharmacology
- Dioxanes/pharmacology
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Drug Interactions
- Male
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Phenylephrine/pharmacology
- Potassium Chloride/pharmacology
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/classification
- Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1/drug effects
- Vasoconstrictor Agents/pharmacology
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in a rural area of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 1998; 93:171-4. [PMID: 9698887 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02761998000200006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated by ELISA in 40 children and teenagers and in 164 adults from a rural area of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Antibodies to H. pylori were detected in the serum of 31 (77.5%0 children and teenagers and in 139 (84.7%) adults. The prevalence of infection increased with age (x2 for trend, p < 0.01) even though no variations occurred in the region in the present century in terms of living conditions or sanitation, economical development and migratory influx supporting the hypothesis that the infection is also acquired during later life in developing countries. An inverse correlation was observed between the prevalence of infection and annual family income (x2 for trend, p < 0.013). There was no correlation between type of system for sewage disposal and prevalence of infection (p = 0.8). In conclusion, the prevalence of H. pylori infection in Nossa Senhora do Livramento, a rural area from Brazil, is very high and similar to that observed in other developing countries. Furthermore, the increase in the prevalence of infection with age observed in this population seems to be due to both, cohort effect and acquisition of the infection during later life.
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[Intrathecal immunoglobulin synthesis evaluation in bone marrow transplantation]. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 1997; 55:801-11. [PMID: 9629341 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1997000500018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The central nervous system involvement in chronic graft versus host disease (GVHD) has been suggested. Chronic GVHD resembles auto immune connective tissue disorders. In order to investigate the immunoglobulin intra blood brain barrier (BBB) synthesis during chronic GVHD, and contribute to understanding the pathophysiology of the disease, we studied 33 patients who underwent allogeneic bone marrow transplants (BMT) from HLA identical related donors. Immunoglobulin intra BBB synthesis was investigated quantitative and qualitatively. The samples were collected pre BMT, pos BMT and during chronic GVHD. There were no evidence of immunoglobulin intra BBB synthesis, and no oligoclonal bands were found. Only isolated cases suggested IgO and IgA intra BBB synthesis, and in one case IgM during GVHD.
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[Blood-brain barrier evaluation in bone marrow transplantation]. ARQUIVOS DE NEURO-PSIQUIATRIA 1997; 55:812-8. [PMID: 9629342 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1997000500019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) contributes to the central nervous system (CNS) immunological isolation. BBB has never been studied in patients who developed chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic bone marrow transplants (BMT), from HLA identical related donors. BBB disruption was investigated through the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins, quantitative and graphically, in order to detect the incidence and possible pathophysiology of the CNS involvement in chronic GVHD. Thirty three CSF and matched serum samples from chronic myeloid leukemia patients were collected pre BMT pos BMT and during chronic GVHD. There was no evidence of BBB disruption in any patient studied.
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Brain angiotensin II and related receptors: new developments. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 1996; 396:247-52. [PMID: 8726705 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1376-0_26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Angiotensin II receptors are highly localized in adult gerbil brain. Apparent receptor number is high in subfornical organ, vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, nucleus of the solitary tract, hippocampus, and in the anterior pituitary gland. In the hippocampus, binding is localized to the stratum oriens, radiatum, the lacunar molecular layers of the CA1 subfield, and the molecular layer of the gyrus dentatus, with a medial to lateral and anterior to posterior gradient in receptor expression. Binding is absent from the pyramidal layer of the CA1 subfield and from the granular cell layer of the gyrus dentatus, areas rich in angiotensin IV binding. Characterization in the hippocampus revealed the presence of a high affinity receptor, sensitive to incubation with the guanine nucleotide GTP gamma S, and displaced by angiotensin II = angiotensin III < Sar1-Ile8-angiotensin II, but not by angiotensin IV or other angiotensin fragments, the AT1 receptor antagonist losartan, or the AT2 ligands CGP 42112 or PD 123177. In other brain areas, binding was equally insensitive to displacement by AT1 or AT2 ligands, with the exception of binding in the olfactory bulb, which was totally displaced by CGP 42112 and PD 123177, but not by losartan. In the gerbil, most of the brain and pituitary angiotensin II receptors are different from the AT1, AT2 and AT4 subtypes, and should be considered 'atypical' until further characterization.
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Expression of a novel non-angiotensin II [125I]CGP 42112 binding site in healing wounds of the rat brain. Brain Res 1994; 658:265-70. [PMID: 7834351 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(09)90035-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We characterized a novel non-angiotensin II binding site that is recognized by the angiotensin II AT2 receptor ligand [125I]CGP 42112, in healing brain wounds of adult rats. The binding, which was highest at 3 days after injury, appears to be localized to activated microglia surrounding the wound. The novel CGP 42112 binding site may have a role in the function of microglia and in mechanisms of tissue repair in the brain.
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Specific, non-angiotensin, [125I]CGP 42112 binding sites in rat spleen macrophages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1994; 200:1049-58. [PMID: 8179581 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1994.1556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We report the novel expression of a high affinity non-angiotensin II binding site to [125I]CGP 42112, predominantly localized to the red pulp of the rat spleen and to isolated rat spleen macrophages. Binding is not inhibited by angiotensin II, related peptides or AT1 or AT2 receptor ligands, and is not affected by several growth factors and cytokines involved in macrophage function. Thus, CGP 42112 recognizes binding sites other than angiotensin II AT2 sites in rat macrophages. CGP 42112 and related peptides might influence the regulation of macrophage function.
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[125I]CGP 42112 reveals a non-angiotensin II binding site in 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine (MPP+)-induced brain injury. Cell Mol Neurobiol 1994; 14:99-104. [PMID: 7954664 DOI: 10.1007/bf02088592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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1. Intracerebral injection of the oxidative metabolite of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine (MPP+), into the substantia nigra of adult rats resulted in a lesion at the injection site. 2. Using autoradiography, we localized specific [125I]CGP 42112 binding that was not recognized by angiotensin II or angiotensin II AT1 or AT2 receptor-selective ligands. 3. Our results suggest that [125I]CGP 42112 may be binding to activated microglia that appear at the lesion site.
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[Acute infant diarrhea associated to Cryptosporidium sp., in the city of Recife]. J Pediatr (Rio J) 1994; 70:44-7. [PMID: 14688894 DOI: 10.2223/jped.757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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From February through June 1990 the frequency of Cryptosporidium sp. among 156 infants with acute diarrhea and 80 controls were analyzed. The study was carried out in the Hospital Geral de Pediatria do Instituto Materno-Infantil de Pernambuco. Cryptosporidium sp. was detected in 6.4% of infants with diarrhea; it was not found in the controls. The clinical patterns and the disease evolution were the same in the infants Cryptosporidium-positive and Cryptosporidium-negative.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of an indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) test for serodiagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children and to determine how the test is affected by the presence of antibodies against Campylobacter jejuni. We studied 65 consecutive children (two with endoscopically confirmed duodenal ulcer) and a series of 18 children with duodenal ulcer. Thirty children were H. pylori negative, as determined by culture, by the preformed urease test, and by carbolfuchsin-stained smears. The microorganism was identified by microbiological methods in 35 of the 65 (53.85%) consecutive patients studied and in all children with duodenal ulcer. The titer of the IIF test was > or = 1:20 in the sera of all children with duodenal ulcer and in the sera of 30 of 33 H. pylori-positive children without duodenal ulcer. No H. pylori-negative children had titers > 1:10. A serum dilution of 1:20 discriminated between H. pylori-infected and noninfected children. Absorption with C. jejuni did not change the levels of IgG against H. pylori. When five patients who had been successfully treated with metronidazole, amoxycillin, and furazolidone for 7 days were retested, a slight decrease in anti-H. pylori IgG levels was noted from the third month on. The decrease was more significant 9 months after the eradication of the microorganism.
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Insoluble dietary fiber of grain food legumes and protein digestibility. ARCHIVOS LATINOAMERICANOS DE NUTRICION 1993; 43:66-72. [PMID: 8002707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The present work aimed to verify the digestibility of cooked whole food grain legumes. Samples of beans (Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna sinensis), chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) and lentils (Lens culinaris) were used in the experiment. The interrelationship between the insoluble dietary fiber presented in the food grain legumes and the low protein digestibility was studied. The insoluble dietary fiber and the proteic nitrogen presented in the neutral detergent fiber (NDF) were determined. "In vivo" digestibility was performed in rats fed with diets containing cooked grain legumes, casein and protein free diet. The experiments were performed on rats over a period of 21 days. High excretion of nitrogen was observed by rats fed with cooked food grain legumes compared to casein diet. "In vitro" digestibility was performed by enzymatic hydrolysis with pepsin and trypsin. No significant differences was found between "in vivo" and "in vitro" digestibility. The heat treatment caused increased in the values of insoluble dietary fiber by the complexation of its components with protein and aminoacids. The results obtained showed the increased of the insoluble dietary fiber, in the cooked samples compared with raw samples. Significant values of protein nitrogen were found in the NDF, suggested that it was originated by complexation with proteins and aminoacids. This fact contributed to become proteic nitrogen nonavailability decreasing consequently the digestibility of the proteins.
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[Total proteins levels and embryonic development of eggs of sea urchins (Lytechinus variegatus) treated with YbCl3]. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE BIOLOGIA 1989; 49:231-5. [PMID: 2762599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Total proteins levels and the embryonic development of sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus) eggs treated with 25 micrograms/ml of YbCl3 in sea water for one hour were studied. After the treatment, eggs were let to develop for 24 hours when the total proteins levels were determined and morphological changes as well as the synchronism of the embryonic development have been checked.
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[Metabolic changes in rats subjected to massive intestinal resection or jejunoileal bypass]. REVISTA PAULISTA DE MEDICINA 1985; 103:171-5. [PMID: 3914047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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[Treatment and incidence of amblyopia in the pre-school population, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil]. BOLETIN DE LA OFICINA SANITARIA PANAMERICANA. PAN AMERICAN SANITARY BUREAU 1984; 96:31-7. [PMID: 6231034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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[Antagonism of angiotensin and vasopressin to the coronary vasodilating effect of verapamil and propafenon]. Arq Bras Cardiol 1979; 33:463-6. [PMID: 550786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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[Treatment of vaginitis due to trichomonas. Results of the use of a new imidazole compound: nitrimidazine]. HOSPITAL (RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL) 1970; 78:199-215. [PMID: 5312440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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