Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-12-19Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:56:29Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 watanabe_s_me_araca.pdf: 310690 bytes, checksum: cd933b6e1170509831a34ff5afc29200 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / A necessidade de melhorar a qualidade dos materiais utilizados no tratamento endodôntico tem estimulado o estudo de vários materiais, buscando melhores condições de trabalho, biocompatibilidade e propriedade de estimular a ocorrência do selamento biológico. Este trabalho teve a finalidade de avaliar quantitativamente e qualitativamente a resposta tecidual frente ao implante de tubos de polietileno preenchidos pelos cimentos Endo-CPM-Sealer®, Sealapex® e Ângelus MTA® em tecido subcutâneo de ratos e a citotoxicidade e a produção de citocinas (IL-1β e IL-6) por fibroblastos de camundongos estimulados por estes cimentos. Para os testes de biocompatibilidade foram utilizados 30 ratos, os quais receberam individualmente três implantes de tubos de polietileno contendo os cimentos a serem testados e mais um tubo vazio como controle. Após 7, 15, 30, 60 e 90 dias do período de implantação, os animais foram sacrificados e os tubos de polietileno juntamente com o tecido que o circunda foram removidos, fixados e processados para análise em microscopia de luz. Após inclusão em glicol metacrilato, foram realizados cortes seriados de 3mm, corados com hematoxilina-eosina e cortes de 10mm, corados com Von Kossa e sem coloração para serem analisados sob luz polarizada. Os resultados foram analisados estatisticamente pelo teste de Kruskal Wallis. Os materiais Endo-CPM-Sealer®, Sealapex® e Ângelus MTA® causaram reações moderada no tempo experimental de 7 dias que diminuiu com o tempo. A resposta foi similar entre os grupos Controle, Endo- CPM-Sealer® e Ângelus MTA® no tempo experimental de 30 dias. Aos 60 dias todos os grupos foram semelhantes ao Controle. Mineralizações e granulações birrefringentes à luz polarizada foram observadas com todos os materiais. Foi possível concluir que o Endo-CPM-Sealer® foi biocompatível e estimulou a mineralização. Para o teste... / The need of improving the quality of materials used in endodontic treatment has stimulated the study of various materials seeking better working conditions, biocompatibility and property to stimulate the occurrence of biological sealing. The aim of this study was to evaluate quantitatively and qualitatively the tissue response to the implantation of polyethylene tubes filled with Endo-CPM-Sealer®, Sealapex® and Ângelus MTA® in subcutaneous tissue of rats and cytotoxicity and production of cytokines (IL-1β and IL-6) by mouse fibroblasts stimulated by these sealers. Thirty rats were used for the biocompatibility tests. Each animal received three implants of polyethylene tubes containing the cement to be tested and one empty polyethylene tube was used as control. After 7, 15, 30, 60 and 90 days from the implantation time, the animals were killed and the tubes with surrounding tissues were removed, fixed and processed for analysis using a light microscope. After inclusion in glycol methacrylate, they were serially sectioned into 3 μm or 10 μm cuts and stained with hematoxylineosin, Von Kossa or remained without staining to be observed under polarized light. The results were statistically analyzed by Kruskal Wallis test. The materials Endo- CPM-Sealer®, Sealapex® and Ângelus MTA® caused moderate reactions at 7 days which decreased with time. The response was similar among the control group, Endo- CPM-Sealer® and Ângelus MTA® at the 30th day. At 60th day all groups were similar to control group. Mineralization and granulations birefringent to the polarized light were observed with all materials. It was possible to conclude that Endo-CPM-Sealer® was biocompatible and stimulated mineralization. To test the cytotoxicity of mouse fibroblast (L929) were incubated in plate of 24 wells and stimulated with the sealers tested. Cell culture... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

The enzyme 3-Hydroxy-3- Methylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase catalyzes the rate limiting step of hepatic cholesterol biosynthesis and is unique among the enzymes in the early part of the pathway in that it is membrane bound. This gives rise to potential regulation of the enzyme through interactions with the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. A purification procedure has been developed which consistently produces enzyme of high specific activity. In order to fully characterize the interactions between HMG-CoA reductase and the lipids in its immediate environment, HMG-CoA reductase was purified to homogeneity and shown to be a protein-lipid complex.

Orientador: Carmino Antonio de Souza / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-11T13:20:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TiconaPerez_FanyVeronica_M.pdf: 4562191 bytes, checksum: dfed269ba3213d41785041f56823dd90 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Este estudo prospectivo avalia os níveis séricos e as especificidades dos anticorpos anti-HLA em receptores de rim de doador cadáver, além de estimar sua influência na etiologia e gravidade das crises de rejeição. Entre os meses de junho de 2004 a agosto de 2006 foram analisados 40 receptores de transplante renal com prova cruzada pré-transplante negativa e acompanhados, clinicamente, no mínimo por 90 dias após o transplante. Os pacientes foram estratificados por sintomatologia clínica de rejeição bem sucedido e mau sucedido, sendo o grupo A composto de 26 casos com rejeição e o grupo B com 14 casos sem complicações. As amostras de soro para a pesquisa de anticorpos anti-HLA, aplicando os testes imunoenzimáticos (One Lambda Inc.), foram obtidas antes e até 60 dias depois do transplante, pois coincide com o aumento dos níveis de creatinina sérica, nos pacientes com má evolução do enxerto. O resultado dos anticorpos anti-HLA antes do transplante foi negativo. Enquanto o número médio de incompatibilidade HLA (mismatched) entre receptor e doador, considerando os loci HLA-A, B e DR, foi 4/6 em ambos os grupos, sendo que no grupo A as mais freqüentes foram 4/6 e 3/6 e do grupo B somente 4/6. Dentre os 26 pacientes do grupo A, 3 (11,5%) desenvolveram anticorpos anti-HLA detectados nos dias 16, 28 e 46 após o transplante. Os anticorpos desenvolvidos foram específicos aos antígenos do doador, sendo apenas um caso pertencente ao grupo de reação cruzada, no qual se incluía também o antígeno do doador. Estes pacientes desenvolveram rejeição aguda do tipo vascular. Os demais pacientes deste grupo apresentaram crises de rejeição reversíveis com a administração da terapia imunossupressora (ciclosporina, micofenolato e tacrolimus) estabelecida pelos protocolos do Centro Integrado de Nefrologia. Enquanto o grupo B não desenvolveu anticorpos anti-HLA. Embora a casuística seja pequena, os resultados sugerem a importância de desenvolver anticorpos que combatam os antígenos HLA do doador perante a gravidade da crise de rejeição e por conseguinte, na perda do enxerto / Abstract: This prospective study evaluates the seric levels and anti-HLA antibodies¿ specificities of kidney receptor from dead donor, besides to esteem its influence in the etiology and its severity in the rejection crises. From June 2004 to August 2006, 40 transplanted kidney receptors had been analyzed with negative crossed test before of transplant and followed, clinically, at least 90 days after transplant. Patients were grouped by positive and negative rejection of clinical symptoms, being the group A made up of 26 positive cases and group B 14 negative cases. The serum samples for researching anti-HLA antibodies, applying the immunoenzimatic tests (One Lambda Incorporation), had been gotten just before and up to 60 days after the transplant, so that it coincides with increasing creatinine serum levels in the patients with bad evolution of engraftment. The anti-HLA antibodies results before transplant were negative. While the average number of HLA incompatibility (mismatched) between receptor and donor, considering HLA-A, B and DR loci, was 4/6 in both groups. Being in the group A the most frequent had been 4/6 and 3/6 and in the group B only 4/6. Among 26 patients of group A, 3 (11.5%) had developed detected anti-HLA antibodies in days: 16, 28 and 46 after transplant. The developed antibodies had been specific to donor¿s antigens, being only one case belongs to the crossed reaction group, which it had also the donor¿s antigens. These patients had an acute rejection of the vascular type. The others of this group presented reversible crises of rejection using immunosuppressive therapy (cyclosporine, mycophenolate and tacrolimus) determined by the Institution protocols. Group B did not develop anti-HLA antibodies. Although this sample is small, the results suggest the importance of creating antibodies that battle with donor¿s HLA antigen due to severity of rejection crisis and therefore, its loss / Mestrado / Ciencias Basicas / Mestre em Clinica Medica

INTRODUÇÃO: As dermatoses bolhosas autoimunes são um grupo heterogêneo de afecções da pele e/ou mucosas associadas à produção de autoanticorpos dirigidos às moléculas de adesão epitelial. Podem ser classificadas em dermatoses bolhosas intraepidérmicas (pênfigos) ou subepidérmicas (penfigóides, epidermólise bolhosa adquirida). Nos últimos anos, a transição entre dermatoses bolhosas autoimunes ou coexistência de autoanticorpos de diferentes dermatoses têm sido relatadas em alguns pacientes e atribuída ao fenômeno de epitope spreading (ES): a diversificação de epítopos reconhecidos pelo sistema imune evocaria uma reação secundária a antígenos distintos e não relacionados aos da doença primária. Neste trabalho avaliamos a ocorrência de fenômenos de ES em pacientes portadores de pênfigo. CASUÍSTICA E MÉTODOS: Inicialmente, foi realizada análise de dados clínicos e laboratoriais (exame histopatológico, de imunofluorescência direta-IFD, indireta IFI e ELISA) de 351 pacientes portadores de pênfigos acompanhados no Ambulatório de dermatoses bolhosas autoimunes do Departamento de Dermatologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo no período de dezembro de 2002 a dezembro de 2012. Foram selecionados pacientes com quadro sugestivo de conversão à dermatose bolhosa distinta da doença primária. RESULTADOS: Nove pacientes apresentaram sinais sugestivos de fenômeno de ES e foram incluídos no estudo: 8 com a conversão de Pênfigo vulgar (PV) a foliáceo (PF) 2,3% (grupo1) e um de PF a Epidermólise bolhosa adquirida (EBA) 0,3% (grupo 2). No grupo 1 o intervalo mediano para a conversão foi de 3,5 anos. Cinco pacientes apresentaram modificação histopatológica de clivagem intraepidérmica na camada suprabasal para clivagem na camada subcórnea durante a suspeita de ES; 2 apresentaram clivagem na camada epidérmica média durante a transição e um manteve clivagem suprabasal, apesar de quadro clínico sugestivo de PF. Todos os pacientes apresentavam depósitos intercelulares de IgG e/ou C3 durante o diagnóstico de PV e PF à IFD. Títulos de IFI variaram de 1:160 a 1:5120. Os valores de ELISA para Dsg1 variaram de 22 a 319; e para Dsg3 de 0.4 a 224 (positivo se > 20). A relação Dsg1/Dsg3 correspondeu à mudança PV-PF. No grupo 2, o ES para EBA ocorreu sete anos após o diagnóstico de inicial de PF. No momento da suspeita de ES o paciente apresentava-se em remissão clínica do quadro de pênfigo folíaceo. A avaliação laboratorial mostrou clivagem subepidérmica neutrofílica, IFD com IgG intercelular intraepidérmica e depósitos de IgM, IgA, IgG e C3 na zona da membrana basal. IFI com técnica de salt split skin revelou depósitos de IgG do lado dérmico. Ao immunobloting houve reconhecimento de colágeno VII e ELISA para Dsg1 foi positivo. CONCLUSÃO: A frequência de ES em pacientes portadores de pênfigo foi de 2,6%. Estudos serão necessários para elucidar a patogênese deste evento e sua importância na progressão dos pênfigos / BACKGROUND: Autoimmune bullous skin diseases represent a heterogeneous group of disorders of skin and mucosa associated with autoantibodies against distinct adhesion molecules. They can be classified, based on the level of loss of adhesion in intraepidermal and sub epidermal dermatosis. The shift from an autoimmune blistering disease to another has been recently described and attributed to the \"epitope spreading\" (ES) phenomena. It occurs when a primary inflammatory/autoimmune process releases \"hidden\" epitopes which are recognized by the lymphocytes and evoke a secondary reaction to antigens distinct from, and non-cross-reactive, with the disease causing-epitope. This study attempted to characterize the occurrence of ES in pemphigus patients. METHODS: We analyzed data from 351 pemphigus patients treated ambulatorially at the Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, from December 2002 to December 2012. A careful search for clinical and laboratorial (histopathology, direct-DIF and indirect-IIF immunofluorescence, ELISA) changes suggestive of shift to a secondary bullous disease was performed. RESULTS: Nine out of 351 patients presented clínical shift and were included in the study: eight from pemphigus vulgaris (PV) to foliaceus (PF) 2.3% (group 1) and one from PF to epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) 0.3% (group 2). In group 1, median interval of disease shift was 3.5 years. Of 8 patients with clinical PF, five showed change of histopathology pattern from suprabasilar cleavage to subcorneal acantholysis, two had cleavage within the middle epidermal layer, and one sustained the suprabasilar acantholysis. One shifted back to PV after clinical and histopatological changes of PF. All patients showed intercellular IgG and/or C3 deposits during PV and PF diagnosis by DIF. IIF titers varied from 1:160 to 1:5120. ELISA index for Dsg1 varied from 22 to 319; and for Dsg3 from 0.4 to 224 (positive if > 20). Dsg1/Dsg3 indexes corresponded to the clinical PV-PF changes. In group 2, onset of PF occurred at the age of 25, and ES to EBA 7 years later in the absence of PF lesions. Laboratory evaluation showed sub epidermal cleavage with neutrophils, IgG intercellular staining in the epidermis and IgM, IgA, IgG and C3 deposits at BMZ by DIF, IgG deposits by indirect salt-split, recognition of collagen VII by immunoblotting, and positive ELISA for Dsg1. CONCLUSIONS: Intermolecular ES occurred in 2.6% (9/351) of pemphigus patients. Futures studies will be necessary to elucidate the pathogenesis of this event and its significance in pemphigus progression

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BoHV-1) is distributed worldwide and produces high economic losses to the in livestock industry. BoHV-1 infection causes respiratory, reproductive and may also be associated with neurological signs. There are several tests that can diagnose the infection, however, serological techniques currently used are not able to differentiate antibodies produced by vaccination from those produced in response to natural infection. What is sought is a mean to differentiate vaccinated animals of those infected by the field strain. Vaccines with deletion in the glycoprotein E (gE) gene have been developed for this purpose. However, this also requires the development of tests capable to differentiate the serological response between infected and vaccinated animals. To this end, a 651 nucleotide fragment corresponding to the amino-terminal third (217 amino acids) of the BoHV-1 gE gene - that shares a high identity with the homologous BoHV-5 counterpart - was cloned as a 6×His-tag fusion protein in an Escherichia coli expression vector pET16b. A soluble protein of approximately 25 kDa was purified from lysates of transformed E. coli. The recombinant protein was detected in Western blot (WB) by anti-6-his tag and anti BoHV-1 gE monoclonal antibodies. Antibodies present in the sera of cattle infected with BoHV-1 and BoHV-5 reacted specifically with the 25 kDa recombinant protein in WB. Moreover, mice immunized with the purified protein developed antibodies that recognized the viral gE in lysates of cell monolayers infected with BoHV-1 and BoHV-5. An indirect ELISA for gE antibodies, based on the expressed protein, was able to differentiate serologically calves vaccinated with a gE-deleted BoHV- 5 strain from calves experimentally infected with BoHV-1 or BoHV-5. These data demonstrate that the antigen retained its immunological properties and, thus, can be used in serological tests for bovine herpesvirus infections. It has a potential use in a indirect ELISA to differentiate naturally infected animals from those vaccinated whit the recombinant, gE-negative strains. / O herpesvírus bovino tipo 1 (BoHV-1) é um vírus de distribuição mundial e produz grandes prejuízos econômicos em rebanhos de corte e de leite. A infecção pelo BoHV-1 produz manifestações respiratórias, reprodutivas e também pode cursar com sinais nervosos. Existem diversos testes laboratoriais capazes de diagnosticar a infecção. Contudo, as técnicas sorológicas empregadas atualmente não são capazes de diferenciar anticorpos produzidos pela vacinação daqueles produzidos em resposta à infecção natural. Assim, vacinas diferenciais com deleção da glicoproteína E (gE) têm sido desenvolvidas com essa finalidade. No entanto, necessita-se também de testes capazes de diferenciar a produção de anticorpos vacinais dos induzidos pelo vírus vacinal. Com essa finalidade, essa dissertação relata a expressão e caracterização de um fragmento da glicoproteína E do BoHV-1 e seu uso no desenvolvimento e padronização de um ELISA indireto para detecção de anticorpos anti-gE. Um fragmento de 651 nucleotídeos correspondente ao terço amino-terminal (217 aminoácidos) do gene da gE do BoHV-1, que possui uma alta identidade com o homólogo herpesvírus bovino tipo 5 (BoHV-5), foi clonado com proteína de fusão 6xHis-tag em Escherichia coli utilizando vetor de expressão pET16b. Uma proteína solúvel de aproximadamente 25kDa foi purificada a partir de lisados de E. coli transformadas. A proteína recombinante foi detectada por Western blot (WB) por anticorpos monoclonais anti-histidina e anti-gE do BoHV-1. Anticorpos presentes no soro de animais infectados com BoHV-1 e BoHV-5 reagiram especificamente com a proteína recombinante no WB. Além disso, camundongos imunizados com a proteína purificada desenvolveram anticorpos que reconheceram a gE viral proveniente de lisados de monocamadas celulares infectadas com BoHV-1 e BoHV-5. Um ELISA indireto para detecção de anticorpos anti-gE, baseado na proteína expressa, foi capaz de diferenciar sorologicamente animais vacinados com a cepa gE deletada do BoHV-5 dos animais experimentalmente infectados com BoHV-1 ou BoHV-5. Esses resultados demonstram que o antígeno obtido conservou suas características imunológicas e pode ser utilizado na detecção sorológica das infecções por herpesvírus bovinos. Possui potencial para uso em grande escala como antígeno em testes de ELISA para diferenciar animais naturalmente infectados de animais vacinados com a cepas defectivas na gE

Abstract Lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of malignancies, which usually have a good prognosis and high cure rates. Lymphomas are sensitive to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and many patients can be cured even after a relapse, resulting in a need for effective follow-up. However, the cost-benefit ratio of radiological imaging in predicting the forthcoming relapses is poor. Consequently, there is a need for biological prognostic and predictive markers to distinguish patients at the highest risk of relapse at the time of diagnosis or during follow-up. Despite rapid progress in lymphoma treatments, some patients still die from lymphoma. Thus, more data on the basic biological features of lymphomas are also needed. Gelatinases (MMP-2 and MMP-9) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMP-1 and TIMP-2) have been found to play a role in the progression of solid tumours. TP53 is a tumour suppressor gene, the mutations and protein over-expression of which have been demonstrated to be associated with survival in most cancer types. There is also some evidence that these proteins could have prognostic significance in lymphomas as well. In the present study, the tissue expression, plasma concentrations and clinical value of gelatinases and their tissue inhibitors were evaluated in lymphomas. 249 primary tissue samples from patients with Hodgkin, follicular, or diffuse large B-cell lymphoma were analysed for expression of gelatinases and/or their inhibitors using immunohistochemistry. In follicular lymphoma, p53 protein expression was also investigated. The plasma samples of 126 lymphoma patients and a control group of 44 healthy volunteers were collected and studied by ELISA. TIMP-1 expression correlated with bulky tumour and nodular sclerosis subtype of Hodgkin lymphoma. In follicular lymphoma, p53 over-expression was an independent adverse prognostic factor for survival and a predictor of histological transformation. Plasma MMP-2-TIMP-2 complex appeared to be a potential follow-up marker predicting the risk of relapse in lymphoma patients. Plasma levels of the MMP-2-TIMP-2 complex, proMMP-2, TIMP-2 and proMMP-2/TIMP-2 ratio were at abnormal levels both in patients with newly diagnosed lymphoma and those in remission compared to healthy controls. The clinical significance of these markers needs further studies.

>Magister Scientiae - MSc / Human Coronaviruses (HCoVs) are found within the family Coronaviridae (genus, Coronavirus) and are enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA viruses. Infections of humans by coronaviruses are not normally associated with severe diseases. However, the identification of the coronavirus responsible for the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV) showed that highly pathogenic coronaviruses can enter the human population. The SARS-CoV epidemic resulted in 8 422 cases with 916 deaths globally (case fatality rate: 10.9%). In 2004 a group 1 Coronavirus, designated Human Coronavirus NL63 (HCoV-NL63), was isolated from a 7 month old Dutch child suffering from bronchiolitis. In addition, HCoV-NL63 causes disease in children (detected in approximately 10% of respiratory tract infections), the elderly and the immunocompromised. This study was designed to express the full length nucleocapsid (N) proteins of HCoV-NL63 and SARS-CoV for antibody production in an animal model. The NL63-N/pFN2A and SARSN/ pFN2A plasmid constructs were used for this study. The presence of the insert on the Flexi ® vector was confirmed by restriction endonuclease digest and sequence verification. The sequenced chromatographs obtained from Inqaba Biotec were consistent with sequences from the NCBI Gen_Bank. Proteins were expressed in a KRX Escherichia coli bacterial system and analysed using 15% SDS-PAGE and Western Blotting. Thereafter, GST-tagged proteins were purified ith an affinity column purification system. Purified fusion proteins were subsequently cleaved with Pro-TEV Plus protease, separated on 15% SDS-PAGE gel and stained with Coomassie Brilliant Blue R250. The viral fusion proteins were subsequently used to immunize Balbc mice in order to produce polyclonal antibodies. A direct ELISA was used to analyze and validate the production of polyclonal antibodies by the individual mice. This is a preliminary study for development of diagnostic tools for the detection of HCoV-NL63 from patient samples collected in the Western Cape. / South Africa

Orientadores: Paulo Eduardo Neves Ferreira Velho, Maria Letícia Cintra / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T07:25:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lania_BrunoGrosselli_M.pdf: 3238329 bytes, checksum: 957e602fc97c4a033665229ade46faca (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Introdução: o processo de cicatrização é longo e complexo, dura meses nos humanos, e depende de diversos fatores locais e gerais. Ele pode ser divido em três fases: inflamatória, proliferativa e de remodelação. Para que ocorra, é necessária uma cascata de eventos e a participação de diversos tipos de células, bem como de substâncias por elas secretadas. Entre estas destacam-se as substâncias pró-cicatriciais, como a leptina, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 e o IGF-1, as anti-cicatriciais, como a adiponectina, IL-12, o IFN-?, o IFN-? e, finalmente, o TNF-?, que possui ação variável, de acordo com a concentração circulante desta substância. Muito há para se pesquisar nesse campo, e o desenvolvimento de produtos, com princípios ativos que estimulam a cicatrização, mas de baixo custo, que aproveite matérias-primas encontradas na região, poderia beneficiar um número grande de indivíduos. Foi demonstrado que o uso do óleo do farelo de arroz induz a proliferação de linfócitos, a síntese de citocinas, o aumento da hematopoese e a atividade fagocítica de macrófagos. Objetivos: testar a efetividade do óleo de arroz na cicatrização de feridas cutâneas, e avaliar, tanto no tecido lesado, como no sangue, a sua ação em fatores que atuam na cicatrização. Material e métodos: sobre feridas cirúrgicas circulares produzidas pela exérese da pele, com bisturi, no dorso de ratos, (45 animais, divididos em três grupos) foi aplicado um produto à base de óleo de arroz (patente BR 10 2012 008718 9). O processo de cicatrização foi avaliado por meio do estudo histológico e da quantificação tissular (por meio da PCR real time) e sérica (por meio da técnica Elisa), de fatores que atuam na cicatrização: leptina, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IGF-1, adiponectina, IL-12, IFN-?, IFN- ? e TNF- ?. Resultados e conclusões: comparativamente com o controle, foi encontrada diferença significante na celularidade das feridas e detectada ação sistêmica do produto, face ao aumento dos níveis séricos de adiponectina, leptina, IL-2, IL-6, TNF-? e IFN-?. Os resultados deste trabalho poderão ser úteis para a indústria farmacêutica e cosmecêutica brasileira ou internacional / Abstract: The wound healing process is long and complex, lasts months and depends on many local and general factors. It can be divided into three phases: inflammatory, proliferative and remodeling. For that to occur, it is necessary a cascade of events involving several cell types, as well as substances secreted by them. Among these we highlight the pro-healing substances such as leptin, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 and IGF-1, anti-scarring such as IL-12, IFN-?, IFN- ? and, finally, TNF-?, which possesses variable action, according to the circulating concentration of this substance. More research is needed in this field, and the development of products with active ingredients that stimulate healing, but of low cost, which uses raw materials found in the region, could benefit a large number of individuals. It has been shown that the use of rice bran oil induces lymphocyte proliferation, cytokine synthesis, increased hematopoiesis and phagocytic activity of macrophages. The objectives of this study were to test the effectiveness of rice oil topical use and assess both the injured tissue and blood to evaluate its action on factors that act in healing. Methods: Circular surgical wounds were produced by excision of skin with a scalpel in the back of rats (45, divided into three groups), then applied saline solution or essentials fatty acids or rice bran oil (patent BR 10 2012 0087 18 9). The healing process was evaluated by histological examination and quantification of tissue (by real time PCR) and serum (by ELISA technique), factors that act in healing, namely leptin, IL-2, IL -4, IL-6, IGF-1, adiponectin, IL-12, IFN-?, IFN-? and TNF-?. Compared with control, there was significant difference in the cellularity of the wound healing area and systemic action of the product detected by the increases in serum levels of adiponectin, leptin, IL-2, IL-6, TNF-? and IFN -?. The results of this study may be useful to the Brazilian or international pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical industry / Mestrado / Clinica Medica / Mestre em Clinica Medica

Orientador: José Andrés Yunes / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T08:28:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Milani_Mateus_M.pdf: 3959646 bytes, checksum: a36674e099fefbc487286cdc33006c0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A leucemia linfoide aguda (LLA) é o câncer mais comum na infância. O transplante de células primárias de LLA humana em camundongos imunosuprimidos tem sido de suma importância para o entendimento da fisiopatologia da doença e para o teste de novos fármacos. Ao contrário de modelos animais de tumores sólidos, cujo volume é facilmente medido na superfície dos animais, a LLA infiltra órgãos inacessíveis ao exterior, daí a necessidade de definir métodos adequados para o monitoramento da progressão da doença. Resultados aqui apresentados indicam que proteínas secretadas pela LLA podem servir como marcadores quantitativos da carga leucêmica, facilmente aferidos por ELISA de amostras de plasma sanguíneo. Dentre três proteínas testadas (B2M, IGFBP2 e Hsp90), o ELISA de Hsp90 apresentou sensibilidade superior à análise da porcentagem de células leucêmicas no sangue dos animais, por citometria de fluxo de células marcadas com anti-huCD45. Os níveis de Hsp90 humano no plasma sanguíneo mostraram-se positivamente correlacionados com o porcentual de células leucêmicas na medula óssea e fígado e em menor grau com os níveis do baço e sangue periférico (SP) ao longo do tempo, tanto nas LLA de linhagem B quanto nas LLA-T. O ELISA de Hsp90 permite detectar a instauração da leucemia nos animais transplantados, até duas semanas antes da detecção pelo método tradicional de análise de sangue periférico por citometria de fluxo. Ao contrário do observado para IGFBP2, o tratamento dos animais leucêmicos com Dexametasona ou um inibidor da PI3K não interferiu nos níveis de Hsp90, que se mantiveram proporcionais à porcentagem de células leucêmicas huCD45+ no sangue periférico. No conjunto, os resultados demonstram que a análise do plasma dos animais por ELISA de Hsp90 é um método melhor do que os atualmente utilizados, para diagnóstico precoce e acompanhamento de LLA humana quando em níveis de doença residual mínima, ou seja, quando a porcentagem de células de LLA é inferior a 5% do total de células da medula óssea / Abstract: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood cancer . The transplantation of human primary ALL cells in immunodeficient mice has been of much importance for understanding the disease's pathophysiology and testing new drugs. Unlike animal models of solid tumors whose volume is easily measured on the animal surface, the ALL infiltrates organs that are inaccessible to external antigens, hence the need to define more suitable methods for monitoring the disease's progression. Results presented here indicate that proteins secreted by the ALL can serve as quantitative markers of leukemic burden and are easily measured by ELISA of blood plasma samples. Among three tested proteins (B2M, IGFBP2 and Hsp90), Hsp90 ELISA analysis showed higher sensitivity than the analysis of leukemic cells on animal blood by flow cytometry of anti- huCD45 labeled cells. The levels of Hsp90 in human blood plasma were shown to be positively correlated with the percentage of leukemic cells in the bone marrow and liver and to a lesser extent with the levels in the spleen and peripheral blood (PB) over time, both in B-lineage ALL as in ALL-T. The Hsp90 ELISA allows the leukemia's engraftment detection in transplanted animals up to two weeks prior to detection by the traditional method of peripheral blood analysis by flow cytometry. Unlike observed for IGFBP2, treatment of leukemic animals with Dexamethasone or PI3K inhibitors did not interfere in Hsp90 levels, which remained proportional to the percentage of huCD45+ leukemic cells in the peripheral blood. Taken together, the results demonstrate that the analysis of animal plasma by Hsp90 ELISA is a better method than those currently used for early diagnosis and monitoring of human ALL on minimal residual disease levels, when the percentage of ALL cells is less than 5 % of the total bone marrow cells / Mestrado / Genetica Animal e Evolução / Mestre em Genética e Biologia Molecular

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / The sexual behaviours, attitudes, beliefs and communication of 1896 black first-year university students were examined by means of a structured questionnaire for their contribution to the development of a university-based sex counselling programme. The areas of sexuality investigated included intra-familial communication about contraception and sexuality, belief in sex myths, knowledge of and myths about AIDS and the manner of acquisition of sex knowledge. The results of this study are consistent in reflecting much greater deficits in the knowledge of respondents about sexuality than encountered in the literature. Statistically significant gender differences were found for intra-familial communication about contraception, prejudice towards AIDS victims, knowledge of the modes of HIV infection, prejudice towards homosexuals, belief in myths about sexuality, age at which sex information was acquired, the preferred source of information about sexuality, attitude towards pre-marital intercourse, experience of pre-marital intercourse, belief about the acceptability of abortion, experience of pre-marital intercourse and worry about masturbation. No gender differences were found for belief in myths about high-risk AIDS infection, exposure to sex information within educational institutions and approval of sex education. The statistically significant gender differences which were found for most of the questionnaire items reflect the different sexual socialization experiences of respondents. Male and female students may therefore require counselling interventions geared to their respective needs Concern about AIDS has become central to university student sexual behaviour as well as protection against rape and sexual harassment and male responsibility for contraception. All campus counsellors will eventually experience the impact of AIDS and other sexually·transmitted diseases in their sessions with clients. Sexual harassment, rape, contraceptive failure and abortion will also increasingly impact on counselling sessions and require the university-based counsellor's involvement in broader university-wide prevention programmes as well as group based interventions. The development of a university-based sex counselling programme requires comprehensive interventions ranging from individual counselling to human sexuality courses. An awareness of the high profile sexuality problems as perceived by students, is essential for the development of preventive programmes at the group and academic class level as well as at the level of inf luencing uni versi ty policy. Knowledge of the merits of different theoretical positions and interventions for particular sexual problems is crucial for counselling intervention or referral. A systemic model of intervention for sexuality problems is proposed. The task of university-based sex counselling programmes is made more onerous by the paucity and ineffectiveness of sex information students are exposed to, the lack of sex education in the schools and the inadequate quality and degree of intrafamilial communication about sexuality. A significant proportion of respondents engage in pre-marital sexual intercourse without the benefit of adequate sex knowledge. The results of this study emphasize the need for research on the sexuality of, black South Africans, the particular vulnerabilities of first-year university students to sexuality problems and the dire need for structured sex education programmes at school as well as university.