Orientador: Tereza Cristina Cardoso Silva / Coorientador: Alicio Martins Junior / Banca: Guilherme de Paula Nogueira / Banca: Claudia Maria Bertan Membrive / Resumo: O objetivo do presente trabalho foi verificar os efeitos da administração de meia dose de GnRH na submucosa da vulva sobre os níveis de LH, progesterona, dinâmica folicular ovariana e taxa de concepção em rebanho leiteiro, utilizando o protocolo ―Ovsynch‖, modificado. As vacas (n = 13) e novilhas (n = 11) foram pré-sincronizadas com duas injeções de PGF2α, com intervalo de 14 dias e 12 dias. Após a última prostaglandina, foi iniciado o protocolo ―Ovsynch‖, modificado pela inclusão de duas injeções de PGF2α. No momento da aplicação da segunda dose de GnRH (GnRH-2) os animais foram distribuídos de maneira homogênea para os grupos: controle (CN; n = 8), animais recebendo 2,5 mL de cloreto de sódio 0,9% por via im, intramuscular (IM; n = 8), injetado 10,5 µg de GnRH por via intramuscular e submucosa da vulva (SV; n = 8), recebendo 5,25 µg de GnRH. As amostras de sangue foram colhidas no D0, D7, D9 e D17 para determinação da concentração sérica de progesterona, e para o LH, foram colhidas em cinco momentos no D9 (M-40, M0, M40, M80 e M120 min). Quanto ao LH, não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos IM e SV em todos os momentos, os quais foram significativamente maiores do que o CN, enquanto no SV, maiores valores de média foram obtidos para a área sob a curva de LH (ASC-LH) em comparação com os grupos IM e CN. Não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos quanto à concentração de progesterona, independente do dia avaliado. Todos os grupos apresentaram o mesmo número d... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The aim of this study was to verify the effects of low dose of GnRH administered in the vulva submucosa on LH and progesterone levels, ovarian dynamics and conception rate in dairy cattle using a modified Ovsynch protocol. Cows (n = 13) and heifers (n = 11) were pre-synchronized with two injections of PGF2α administered with a 14-days interval. Twelve days after the last prostaglandin dose a modified Ovsynch protocol was initiated and at the time of the second dose of GnRH (GnRH-2) the animals were homogeneously distributed to groups: control (CN; n = 8), receiving 2.5 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride, im, intramuscular (IM; n = 8,) receiving 10.5 μg of GnRH intramuscular; and vulva submucosa (VS; n = 8) with administration of 5.25 μg of GnRH. Blood samples were collected to determine serum progesterone concentration on D0, D7, D9 and D17, and the level of LH at five moments on D9 (M-40, M0, M40, M80 and M120 min). Higher levels of LH were observed in IM and VS groups in comparison with CN, however no significant difference was found between IM and VS for any time of evaluation. The higher mean value for the area under LH curve (AUC-LH) was found in VS than for IM and CN. There was no difference among groups for progesterone levels measured on in the different days of the protocol. The number of ovulated animals was similar among groups, but the time elapsed to ovulation was lower in IM and VS than in control group. The conception rate was higher in IM group, followed by CN and the... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Assessment of the efficacy of photodynamic therapy in patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy The presented postgraduate thesis deals with the issue of macular edema based on central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) and the current possibilities of therapeutic solution of this disease. Although in most cases central serous chorioretinopathy does not belong to frequent and vision-threatening diseases, it can, especially its chronic form, lead to impaired vision. The aim of the theoretical part of this work is to characterize this chorioretinal disease and describe the basic principles of treatment. The work also describes the pathogenesis of CSC, the examination methods, the up-to-date accepted CSC classification and the therapeutic modalities of the treatment of the disease. The clinical part of this work is a prospective study of 52 patients (54 eyes), aged 30- 75, with chronic form of central serous chorioretinopathy treated at the Eye Clinic of the 1st Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and Military University Hospital Prague in the years 2012 to 2018. The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the anatomical and functional results of the treatment of 54 eyes with chronic form of central serous chorioretinopathy using photodynamic therapy in a reduced (half) dosing...