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Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Septeber 9, 2008). Research advisor: P. David Rogers, Pharm.D., Ph.D. Document formatted into pages (xiii,172 p. : ill.). Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 98-115).

Zugl.: Berlin, Humboldt-Univ., Diss., 2009

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2003. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Florida, 2005. / Typescript. Title from title page of source document. Document formatted into pages; contains 169 pages. Includes Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 2001. / Erscheinungsjahr an der Haupttitelstelle: 2000

Universiẗat, Diss., 2005--Jena.

Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2017-12-04T20:39:16Z No. of bitstreams: 1 AleidaMariaDaSilvaLima_DISSERT.pdf: 1394996 bytes, checksum: b7dfff2dc66acf246836f373fbcdae6b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2017-12-06T23:54:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 AleidaMariaDaSilvaLima_DISSERT.pdf: 1394996 bytes, checksum: b7dfff2dc66acf246836f373fbcdae6b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-12-06T23:54:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AleidaMariaDaSilvaLima_DISSERT.pdf: 1394996 bytes, checksum: b7dfff2dc66acf246836f373fbcdae6b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-27 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / A candis?ase vulvovaginal (CVV) ? uma doen?a inflamat?ria, no tecido vaginal, causada principalmente por leveduras patog?nicas de Candida albicans. E atualmente CVV ? um problema significativo na sa?de da mulher. As ? glucanas s?o polissacar?deos estruturais da parede celular da levedura Saccharomyces cerevisiae e existem v?rios relatos que demonstram o efeito imunomodulador desta estrutura em infec??es bacterianas, virais, f?ngicas e parasit?rias. Sabendo disso, o presente estudo avaliou se a ?-glucana tem atividade imunomoduladora em camundongos com candid?ase vulvovaginal sob a influ?ncia do estr?geno. Os animais foram inoculados com C. albicans, por via intravaginal, e tratados com glucana, vaginal e intraperitonealmente, e os animais do grupo de controle receberam por via intraperitoneal, solu??o salina. Os animais tratados com glucana intraperitoneal e vaginal mostraram menor n?mero de UFC, no fluido vaginal, em compara??o com animais controles. No entanto, os resultados mais marcantes foram do intraperitoneal, confirmando com o histopatol?gico, por?m sem diferen?a estatisticamente significante. Em rela??o ao influxo dos neutr?filos polimorfonucleares (PMNs), os grupos tratados com glucana mostraram maior infiltra??o desses. Al?m disso, observou-se que os animais tratados com glucana apresentaram uma maior quantidade de IFN-?, no lavado vaginal, em compara??o com o controle. Os dados sugerem que glucana pode ter uma atividade importante na prote??o contra C. albicans. / Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is an inflammatory disease, on vaginal tissue, caused mainly by pathogenic yeasts of Candida albicans. And actually, VVC is currently a significant problem in women's health. The ?-glucans are structural polysaccharides of the cell wall of the fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and there are several reports that demonstrate the immunomodulatory effect this structure in infections of bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic. Knowing this, the present study evaluated whether ?- glucan has immunomodulatory activity in mice with vulvovaginal candidiasis under the influence of estrogen. The animals were inoculated with C. albicans, intravaginally, and treated with glucan, vaginally and intraperitoneally, and the control group animals received saline, intraperitoneally. The animals treated with intraperitoneal and vaginal glucan showed smaller number of the CFU, in the vaginal fluid, compared with control animals. However the results more marked was of the intraperitonel, confirmed with histopathological, but in neither case the results were statistically significant. Relative to influx of the polymorphonuclear neutrophilis (PMNs), the groups treated with glucan showed greater infiltration. Moreover, it was observed that animals treated with glucan showed a higher quantity of IFN-?, in vaginal washed, compared with the control. The data suggest that glucan may have an important activity in protection against C. albicans.

Orientador: Ana Lucia Machado / Banca: Wander José da Silva / Banca: Helena de Freitas Oliveira Paranhos / Banca: Francisco de Assis Mollo Junior / Banca: Gelson Luis Adabo / Resumo: A adesão de Candida às superfícies protéticas é o passo inicial para ocorrência da estomatite protética. Entre os diversos fatores envolvidos na adesão de Candida spp. às superfícies poliméricas estão as interações hidrofóbicas e eletrostáticas, a rugosidade superficial e a película salivar. Assim, os objetivos deste estudo foram: investigar o potencial de diferentes tratamentos a plasma (Ar/50W; ArO2/70W; AAt/130W; ArSF6/70W) de modificar uma resina acrílica para base de prótese (VIPIWAVE) para reduzir a aderência de Candida albicans (ATCC 90028), avaliada pelo ensaio de XTT e cristal violeta. O efeito da rugosidade de superfície e do pré-condicionamento com saliva também foram avaliados; investigar se modificações de superfícies por meio de dois tratamentos a plasma (Ar/50W; AAt/130W) reduziriam a aderência de Candida glabrata (ATCC 2001), avaliada pela coloração cristal violeta, sobre superfícies lisas de resina acrílica. Além disso, o efeito do pré-condicionamento com saliva também foi avaliado; e ainda, avaliar se variações nos períodos de pré-condicionamento com saliva (0 min; 30 min; 60 min; 180 min; 720 min), nos parâmetros de centrifugação (velocidade e tempo) e número de doadores de saliva influenciariam os resultados de adesão de Candida albicans a uma resina acrílica para base de prótese, avaliada por meio do ensaio de XTT e coloração cristal violeta. Além disso, a correlação entre os dois métodos utilizados para avaliação da adesão de Candida albicans também foi avaliada. Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que os tratamentos a plasma são efetivos para modificação da hidrofobicidade de superfície ou incorporação de átomos de flúor na superfície da resina acrílica. Entretanto, após os tratamentos... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The adhesion of Candida to denture surfaces is the initial step for occurrence of denture stomatitis. Among the various factors involved on Candida adhesion to polymeric surfaces are the hydrophobic and eletrostatic interactions, surface roughness and pellicle salivary. Hence, the aims of this study were: to investigate the potential of different plasma treatments (Ar/50W; ArO2/70W; AAt/130W; ArSF6/70W) to modify a denture base acrylic resin (VIPIWAVE) to reduce the Candida albicans adhesion (ATCC 90028), evaluated by XTT reduction assay and crystal violet staining. The effect of surface roughness and saliva coating was also evaluated; to investigate the potential of two plasma treatments (Ar/50W; AAt/130W) to modify a denture base acrylic resin to reduce the Candida glabrata adhesion (ATCC 2001), evaluated by crystal violet staining. Moreover, the effect of saliva coating was also evaluated; and to assess the effect of different periods of preconditioning with saliva (0 min; 30 min; 60 min; 180 min; 720 min), variations in the centrifugation parameters (speed and time) and number of donors of saliva on Candida albicans adhesion to a denture base resin using crystal violet staining and XTT reduction assay. Additionally, the correlation between the two methods used for assessing Candida albicans adhesion was also evaluated. The results obtained demonstrated that the plasma treatments were effective in modifying hydrophobicity or incorporation of fluorine into acrylic resin. However, there were significant alterations in the contact angle measured after immersion in water. Groups ArO2/70W and ArSF6/70W showed significantly lower absorbance readings to Candida albicans adhesion than the other groups. No statistically significant difference in the adherence of Candida albicans, evaluated by... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor