Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AnaLDLA_DISSERT.pdf: 3287914 bytes, checksum: 244a318f2c60d05b41aef3b1d3d6d2a0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-27 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Periapical lesions are chronic inflammatory conditions of periradicular tissues considered direct consequences of infectious diseases resulting from pulp necrosis and subsequent progression to periapical region. The participation of the immune response and bone resorption in the formation of these lesions has been investigated, so that different cell types and cytokines have been identified as contributors to this process. In this perspective, this study aimed to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of IL-17, TGF-?1 and FoxP3 in periapical granulomas (PGs), radicular cysts (RCs) and residual radicular cysts (RRCs), seeking a better understanding of the etiopathogenesis these periapicopatias. To this end, we selected 20 cases of GPs, 20 CRs and 10 RRCs to undergo morphological analysis and immunohistochemistry for biomarkers above, the latter being performed quantitatively using scores and average percentages of immunostaining for the analysis of IL-17 and TGF- ?1, while for the FoxP3 were counted only the positive lymphocytes. The results showed statistically significant differences between TGF-?1 and FoxP3 imunoexpressions, in relation to the periapical lesions studied (p = 0.002, p <0.001, respectively) but not between IL-17 and these (p = 0.355). Furthermore, the analysis of lymphocytes FoxP3-positive revealed significant statistical differences in that refers to the intensity of inflammatory infiltrate (p = 0.003) and also regarding thickness of the epithelial lining (p = 0.009). Finally, it was observed in the case of PGs, strong positive correlation between the amount of FoxP3- positive lymphocytes and the immunohistochemical expression of TGF-?1 (r = 0.755, p<0.001), as well as moderate positive correlation between IL-17 and TGF-?1 imunoexpressions (r = 0.503, p = 0.024). Thus, we can conclude that interactions between Th17 and Treg cells seem to be established at the site of injury, suggesting the involvement of both pro-inflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines in the pathogenesis of periapical lesions / Les?es periapicais cr?nicas s?o condi??es inflamat?rias dos tecidos perirradiculares consideradas sequelas diretas de processos infecciosos resultantes da necrose pulpar e consequente progress?o para a regi?o periapical. A participa??o da resposta imunol?gica e da reabsor??o ?ssea na forma??o destas les?es tem sido bastante investigada, de modo que diversos tipos celulares e citocinas foram apontados como colaboradores deste processo. Nesta perspectiva, o presente estudo objetivou avaliar a express?o imuno-histoqu?mica da IL- 17, TGF-?1 e FoxP3 em granulomas periapicais (GPs), cistos radiculares (CRs) e cistos radiculares residuais (CRRs), buscando um melhor entendimento sobre a etiopatog?nese destas periapicopatias. Para tanto, foram selecionados 20 casos de GPs, 20 de CRs e 10 de CRRs para serem submetidos ? an?lise morfol?gica e imuno-histoqu?mica para os biomarcadores supracitados, sendo esta ?ltima realizada quantitativamente atrav?s de escores e percentuais m?dios de imunomarca??o para a an?lise da IL-17 e do TGF-?1, enquanto que para o FoxP3 foram contados apenas os linf?citos positivos. Os resultados demonstraram diferen?as estatisticamente significativas entre as imunoexpress?es do TGF-?1 e do FoxP3 em rela??o as les?es periapicais pesquisadas (p = 0,002; p < 0,001, respectivamente), mas n?o entre a IL-17 e estas (p = 0,355). Al?m disso, a an?lise dos linf?citos FoxP3-positivos revelou diferen?as estat?sticas significativas no que se refere ? intensidade do infiltrado inflamat?rio (p = 0,003) e tamb?m quanto ? espessura do revestimento epitelial (p = 0,009). Por fim, observou-se nos casos de GPs, forte correla??o positiva entre a quantidade de linf?citos FoxP3-positivos e a imunoexpress?o do TGF-?1 (r = 0,755; p < 0,001), assim como moderada correla??o positiva entre as imunoexpress?es da IL-17 e do TGF-?1 (r = 0,503; p = 0,024). Destarte, pode-se concluir que intera??es entre c?lulas Th17 e Treg parecem ser estabelecidas no local da agress?o, sugerindo a participa??o de citocinas tanto pr?inflamat?rias como imunorregulat?rias na patogenia das les?es periapicais

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JanainaCL.pdf: 1946389 bytes, checksum: 9edf9a3e8f8e033293bf82a3b2344d4d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-02-28 / Host response plays a major role in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease. Mediators such as inflammatory cytokines which are secreted during the immune response to bacterial challenges have ambiguous functions that may or may not lead to protection of the attacked tissue. In this context, experimental evidence suggests that T-helper 1 (Th-1) and T-helper 2 (Th-2) mediated responses are potentially important during the disease process. The aims of this study therefore were to further clarify the role played by Th2 cells during different time points of the active phase of periodontal disease, as well as, to investigate whether there was any evidence of a Th1 response in the periodontal disease microenvironment. Experimental periodontitis was induced in 30 Wistar male rats by placing cotton ligatures around the mandibular first molars. The rats were then randomly divided into two groups. Group1 (G1=15) and Group 2 (G2=15). In G1 the ligatures were maintained for 2 days, whereas in G2 the ligatures were left for 15 days, a time point that corresponds to the advanced stage of periodontal disease The contra-lateral teeth served as controls (no ligatures). Immunohistochemical investigation for the presence in gingival tissue of Th2 specific transcription factor (GATA3) and the subunit of the IFN-&#947; receptor was carried out after the disease induction period. Light microscopy analysis revealed a decrease in the expression of GATA-3 as bone loss progressed. On the other hand, although IFN-&#947; R1 was detected at an early stage of the active phase of disease its expression remained unaltered during the remaining period of the study. These results indicate that the Th2 response have a protective role during the pathogenesis of periodontal disease and that the progression of the periodontal disease is related with the unbalance of the responses Th1/Th2 / A resposta do hospedeiro tem um importante papel na patog?nese da doen?a periodontal. Mediadores como as citocinas liberadas por c?lulas inflamat?rias durante a resposta imune, frente a um ataque bacteriano, desempenham pap?is antag?nicos que podem culminar com a prote??o ou n?o do tecido agredido, o que fundamenta o paradigma da resposta Th1/Th2 na doen?a periodontal. Na tentativa de esclarecer a participa??o das c?lulas Th2, em diferentes tempos, na fase ativa da doen?a periodontal, bem como observar se o microambiente encontrava-se preparado para uma resposta Th1, induziu-se doen?a periodontal experimental em 30 ratos Wistar machos, atrav?s da coloca??o de ligaduras de algod?o ao redor dos primeiros molares mandibulares. Os animais foram divididos, aleatoriamente, em dois grupos: Grupo 1 (G1 = 15) e Grupo 2 (G2 = 15). Em G1 as ligaduras foram mantidas por 2 dias, que configurou o est?gio inicial da doen?a periodontal e no G2, as ligaduras foram mantidas por 15 dias, que foi considerado o est?gio avan?ado da doen?a periodontal. Os dentes contralaterais serviram de controle (sem ligaduras). Avalia??o imuno-histoqu?mica para o fator de transcri??o espec?fico para c?lula Th2 (GATA-3) e da subunidade IFN- &#947; R1 do receptor para IFN-&#947; (principal citocina da resposta Th1) foram avaliados nos tecidos gengivais dos ratos ap?s o per?odo de indu??o da doen?a. Ap?s an?lise microsc?pica observamos que o fator de transcri??o GATA-3 teve sua express?o diminu?da com o avan?o da perda ?ssea induzida e a subunidade IFN-&#947; R1 passou a se expressar na fase ativa da doen?a experimental, contudo n?o se alterou com a progress?o da destrui??o tecidual. Estes resultados indicam que a resposta Th2 pode estar associada a uma resposta protetora na patog?nese da doen?a periodontal e que a progress?o da doen?a periodontal est? relacionada com o desequil?brio das respostas Th1/Th2

Submitted by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2017-04-20T16:31:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 LuizGoncalvesBomtempoDissertacao2016.pdf: 2602770 bytes, checksum: 47cd3946daa9c0d6a7126813123cdd0b (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Sara Ribeiro (sara.ribeiro@ucb.br) on 2017-04-20T16:31:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 LuizGoncalvesBomtempoDissertacao2016.pdf: 2602770 bytes, checksum: 47cd3946daa9c0d6a7126813123cdd0b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-20T16:31:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LuizGoncalvesBomtempoDissertacao2016.pdf: 2602770 bytes, checksum: 47cd3946daa9c0d6a7126813123cdd0b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-01 / The present paper intends to deal with the tributary fines based on the article 44 from the act No. 9.430, year 1996 in case of offense to the legal statements that determine payment of Corporate Income Taxes and the Social Contribution on Net Profit as monthly advancement entered, added to the fine for noncompliance of those taxes. As introduction, relevant aspects of the Sanctioning Tax Law, its torts and sanctions will be discussed. We will see a topic concerning with the principles adopted in the Sanctioning Tax. The distinction between the tax criminal law and the criminal tax law will be made as well as the discrimination of the tributary crimes and their sanctions, and also the identification of their species and classifications. We will analyze some specificities that characterize the crimes against the tributary order. In the study of the administrative sanctions related to the taxation, we will discuss the tax fine and its various aspects. Besides that, we will weight on tax liability, both objective and subjective, on tributary torts, furthermore the aspects which involve the main and the ancillary obligations, just as the substantial and formal tax law violation. We will analyze the modifications imposed by the presidential act named Medida Provis??ria No. 351/2007, which has given a new redaction of the article 44 from the law No. 9.430, year 1996 and above all, the changes in the jurisprudence of the CARF that stands for Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais, the Federal Administrative Tax Appeals Council in Brazil. The structure of the Federal Tax Office and the CARF and the way that they are governed will be presented. We are going to analyze the theses that have been thriving on the judgements of the Federal Court and in the CARF in order to preclude colletion of both fines, Isolated and proportional, in the same fiscal period. / No presente estudo, tratar-se-?? das multas tribut??rias previstas no art. 44 da Lei n?? 9.430, de 1996, em raz??o das infra????es cometidas por falta de pagamento das antecipa????es mensais lan??adas, cumulativamente, com a multa por descumprimento da obriga????o principal, relativas ao Imposto de Renda das Pessoas Jur??dicas e da Contribui????o Social sobre o Lucro L??quido. De forma introdut??ria, ser??o abordados aspectos relevantes do direito sancionador tribut??rio, de seus il??citos e san????es. Veremos um t??pico a respeito dos princ??pios adotados no Direito Tribut??rio Sancionador. Ser?? feita a distin????o entre o direito penal tribut??rio e direito tribut??rio penal, bem como a discrimina????o dos crimes tribut??rios e suas san????es, e tamb??m a identifica????o das suas esp??cies e classifica????es. Analisaremos algumas especificidades dos crimes contra a ordem tribut??ria. No estudo das san????es administrativas relacionadas ?? atividade tribut??ria, abordaremos a multa fiscal nos seus v??rios aspectos. Al??m disso, trataremos das responsabilidades objetiva e subjetiva nos il??citos tribut??rios, dos aspectos que envolvem as obriga????es principal e acess??ria, assim como das infra????es fiscal substancial e fiscal formal. Analisaremos as modifica????es impostas pela Medida Provis??ria n?? 351/2007, que deu nova reda????o ao art. 44 da Lei n?? 9.430, de 1996, e, sobretudo, as mudan??as da jurisprud??ncia produzida pelo Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais. Ser?? apresentada a estrutura das Delegacias da Receita Federal de Julgamentos (DRJ), bem como do Conselho Administrativo de Recursos Fiscais (CARF) e como s??o regidos. Analisaremos as teses que t??m prosperado nos julgamentos da Justi??a Federal e do CARF no sentido de impossibilitar a cobran??a das duas multas isolada e proporcional num mesmo exerc??cio financeiro.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:03:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 VanessaOS.pdf: 1126102 bytes, checksum: dba464c890585c6be32a3fd2dc600a81 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-06-12 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Sulfated Polysaccharides with unique chemical structures and important biological activities has been found in a diversity of sea invertebrates. For that, to exist a huger interest on the biotechnology field in the research theses sulfated compounds isolated from sea organisms. Despite the privileged brazilian position for these compounds attainment, there are still a few scientific informations about the isolated substances and their biological activities. A head the displayed, the present work has for objectives, to evaluate the pharmacological properties of the glycosaminoglycans isolated from the sea shrimp Litopenaeus schimitti on homeostasis, blood coagulation, leukocytes migration and platelet/leukocyte adhesion. For this, yhe glycosaminoglycans were extracted from crustacean tissues by proteolysis, fractionation with acetone and later submitted to pharmacological assays. The crustacean tissues showed compounds heparin-like, with anticoagulant activity of 45 IU/mg and 90 IU/mg, respectively. These molecules showed low residual hemorrhagic effects in the tested concentration (100 ?g/mL), when compared to unfractionated commercial heparin (UFH). Another dermatan sulfate-like compound, predominately constituted for disulfated disaccharides, was isolated from crustacean abdomen. This compound showed an efficient effect on leukocytes migration inhibition, in the concentration of 15 ?g/mL, reducing the cellular infiltration in 65% when compared to the controlled animals. In this same concentration, the DS reduced in 60% the protein concentration of the peritoneal exudates. In the concentration, this compound of 0.5 mg/mL, it was capable to reduce in 40% platelet/leukocytes adhesion. Our data demonstrate that these sulfated polysaccharides isolated from the shrimp L. schimitti will can be used as bioactive compounds, appearing as active principles for pharmacological development, anticoagulants and inflammatory response regulators / Polissacar?deos sulfatados com caracter?sticas estruturais distintas e importantes atividades biol?gicas t?m sido encontrados em uma diversidade de invertebrados marinhos. Por isso existe um grande interesse no campo da biotecnologia na pesquisa destes compostos sulfatados isolados de organismos aqu?ticos. No entanto, apesar da posi??o privilegiada do Brasil para a obten??o destes compostos, ainda s?o poucas as informa??es cient?ficas sobre as subst?ncias isoladas e suas atividades biol?gicas. Diante do exposto, este presente trabalho teve por objetivos avaliar os potenciais farmacol?gicos dos glicosaminoglicanos (GAGs) isolados do camar?o marinho Litopenaeus schimitti, sobre a hemostasia, coagula??o sang??nea, migra??o leucocit?ria e ades?o celular. Para isso os GAGs foram extra?dos dos tecidos do crust?ceo mediante prote?lise, fracionamento com acetona e posteriormente submetidos aos ensaios farmacol?gicos. Os tecidos do crust?ceo, abd?men e cefalot?rax, apresentaram compostos semelhantes ? heparina (heparin?ides) com atividade anticoagulante de 45 UI/mg e 90 UI/mg, respectivamente. Estas mol?culas apresentaram baixo efeito hemorr?gico residual na concentra??o de 100 ?g/mL, quando comparada com a heparina comercial n?o fracionada (HNF). Um outro composto semelhante ao dermatam sulfato (DS), constitu?do predominantemente por dissacar?deos dissulfatados foi isolado do abd?men do crust?ceo. Este composto apresentou, na concentra??o de 15 ?g/?L, uma inibi??o significativa (P<0.01) da migra??o leucocit?ria, reduzindo a infiltra??o celular em 65% quando comparado com os animais controle. Nessa mesma concentra??o o DS reduziu em 60% a concentra??o de prote?nas do lavado peritonial. As an?lises qualitativas da composi??o celular do exudato peritonial foram similares ao encontrado para os animais controles em todas as concentra??es testadas. Na concentra??o de 0,5 mg/mL foi capaz de reduzir em 40% a ades?o das plaquetas aos leuc?citos. Os dados obtidos demonstram que estes polissacar?deos sulfatados isolados do camar?o L.schimitti podem vir a ser utilizados como compostos bioativos, podendo surgir como princ?pios ativos para o desenvolvimento de f?rmacos, anticoagulantes e moduladores da resposta inflamat?ria

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:10:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LigiaGR.pdf: 427991 bytes, checksum: fd90b864e24611c634c5ec114b00d8f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-08-29 / The main problem faced by the shrimp industry are the infectious diseases. The hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis infection (IHHN) is one of the major cause of disease in the cultured shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Environmental changes involving water quality, oxygen concentration, salinity, temperature, stocking density, presence of pathogens, among others, triggering a stressing condition for the cultured shrimp, weakening them and allowing the outbreak of diseases. The stress on the animal leads to a change in the molecules immune response components, which can be used as indicators of shrimp health. Thus, the objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of salinity, stocking density and IHHNV infection on the L. vannamei shrimp. The immune parameters used to check the shrimp health were the total hemocytes counts (THC), the agglutinating activity (AA) and the clotting time (CT) of the serum of shrimp. These parameters were analyzed in healthy and IHHNV-infected shrimp, grown in low (0-0.5 ), medium (19-24 ) and high (> 38 ) salinity, and extensive (7-12 cam.m-2), semi-intensive (15-25 cam.m-2) and intensive (33-45 cam.m -2) stocking density. The IHHNV infection rate was significantly higher in low salinity (P<0.005) and intensive density (P<0.005), both stressful conditions for L. vannamei. Low salinity significantly increased THC (P<0.05) and decreased and CT (P<0.05) in healthy and infected shrimp, but AA (P<0.05) significantly decreased in healthy shrimp at medium salinity. Culture intensification did not affect the THC, AA and CT of healthy and infected shrimp (P>0.05). The IHHNV infection did not affect any immune parameters of shrimp cultured at different salinities and stocking densities. It is necessary to emphasize that this study was conducted in shrimp grown in ponds, where several environmental factors are acting simultaneously. Thus, further studies are needed about the influence of other environmental factors on the immune parameters of shrimp cultured in pond / O principal problema enfrentado pela ind?stria do camar?o s?o as enfermidades de origem infecciosa. A Infec??o Hipodermal e Necrose Hematopoi?tica (IHHN) ? uma das principais causas de doen?as no camar?o de cultivo Litopenaeus vannamei. Altera??es do ambiente de cultivo envolvendo qualidade da ?gua, concentra??o de oxig?nio, salinidade, temperatura, densidade de estocagem, presen?a de pat?genos, entre outros, desencadeiam uma situa??o de estresse nos camar?es cultivados, debilitando-os e permitindo a instala??o de enfermidades. O estresse desencadeia no animal a altera??o de mol?culas componentes da resposta imune, que podem ser usadas como indicadores de sa?de do camar?o. Desta forma, o objetivo do presente trabalho foi avaliar o efeito da salinidade, densidade de estocagem e infec??o pelo IHHNV na imunidade do camar?o de cultivo L. vannamei. Os par?metros imunes utilizados para monitorar as condi??es de sa?de dos camar?es foram o n?mero total de hem?citos (THC), a atividade aglutinante (AA) e o tempo de coagula??o (TC) dos soros dos camar?es. Estes par?metros foram analisados em camar?es saud?veis e infectados pelo IHHNV, cultivados em baixa (0-0,5 ), m?dia (19-24 ) e alta (>38 ) salinidades e em extensiva (7-12 cam.m-2 ), semi-intensiva (15-25 cam.m-2) e intensiva (33-45 cam.m-2) densidades de estocagem. A taxa de infec??o pelo IHHNV foi significativamente maior em baixa salinidade (P<0,005) e na densidade intensiva (P<0,005), ambas condi??es estressantes para o L. vannamei. Baixa salinidade significativamente aumentou THC (P<0,05) e diminuiu TC (P<0,05) de camar?es saud?veis e infectados, mas AA (P<0,05) de camar?es saud?veis diminui significativamente na m?dia salinidade. A intensifica??o do cultivo n?o afetou THC, AA e TC de camar?es saud?veis e infectados (P>0,05). A infec??o pelo IHHNV n?o afetou nenhum dos par?metros imunes dos camar?es cultivados nas diferentes salinidades e densidades de estocagem. ? necess?rio enfatizar que o presente estudo foi realizado em camar?es cultivados em viveiros, onde v?rios fatores ambientais est?o atuando simultaneamente. Desta forma, s?o necess?rios estudos adicionais sobre a influ?ncia de outros fatores ambientais nos par?metros imunes de camar?es nas condi??es de cultivo

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 TaniaSG.pdf: 391861 bytes, checksum: 1e1c65c6de1e587070af7bb8a918f265 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-08-17 / &#65279;Technetium-99m (99mTc) has been used to obtain several radiobiocomplexes utilized to aid in the diagnosis of diseases. Blood constituents, as red blood cells (RBC) and plasma proteins, have been labeled with 99mTc. Natural and synthetic drugs can alter the labeling of these constituents. The aim of this work was to investigate the possibility of a Buzhong YiQi Wan extract to alter (i) the labeling of blood constituents with 99mTc, (ii) the RBC morphology, and (iii) osmotic fragility of RBC withdrawn from Wistar rats. The data showed that the BYQW extract (i) could affect labeling of blood constituintes with 99mTc, (ii) could affect the membrane integrity decreasing the osmotic resistance and (iii) could not alter the shape of RBC. Probably, these findings would be associated &#65279;with properties of the substances present in the aqueous extract of BYQW. This study has multiple disciplinary aspects in knowledge areas: Radiobiology, Botanic, Phytotherapy and Haematology / &#65279;A pesquisa em Ci?ncias da Sa?de, assim como as avalia??es cl?nicas t?m sido favorecidas pelo uso de is?topos radioativos, sendo que o tecn?cio-99m (99mTc) tem sido o mais utilizado para obten??o de radiobiocomplexos com finalidade de diagn?stico. Diversas drogas naturais ou sint?ticas s?o capazes de interferir na marca??o de estruturas sangu?neas com 99mTc, assim como na biodistribui??o de outros radiobiocomplexos. Os procedimentos relacionados com a medicina tradicional chinesa tamb?m v?m ganhando destaque em todo o mundo. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o efeito da possibilidade de altera??es pelo extrato de Buzhong Yi Qi Wan (f?rmula magistral chinesa) nos constituintes do sangue marcados com 99mTc, (i) na marca??o de hem?cias e prote?nas plasm?ticas, (ii) na morfologia, e (iii) na fragilidade osm?tica de hem?cias de ratos Wistar. Foi observado, diminui??o significativa (p<0,05) na marca??o dos constituites sangu?neos com 99mTc, n?o altera??o da morfologia das hem?cias e modifica??o da curva de fragilidade das hem?cias (p<0,05). Esses efeitos poderiam estar associados com determinadas propriedades de compostos qu?micos presentes no extrato Buzhong Yi Qi Wan. O estudo tem car?ter multidisciplinar com a participa??o das seguintes ?reas do conhecimento: Radiobiologia, Bot?nica, Fitoterapia e Hematologia

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:32:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EdilmarMS_DISSERT.pdf: 790528 bytes, checksum: 570c185c018d55b199d467de6ca18465 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-09 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The most common malignant neoplasm of the oral cavity and oropharynx are squamous cell carcinoma. Injuries to the same stage and subjected to the same treatment protocol have sometimes different evolutionary courses. The scope of this study was to investigate, through a retrospective cohort, associations between the number of CD8 + T cells and natural killer, identified immunohistochemically in the inflammatory infiltrate in a series of cases of oral squamous cell carcinoma and orofaringeano, and the level of tumor response to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, overall survival and relapse-free survival of patients. We identified 54 patients with unresectable disease were treated exclusively with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The median follow-up was 22 months. The sample was characterized by the predominance of male subjects, median age 60 years, all were smokers. The most frequent site was the tongue and 81.5% were in stage IV. Patients with disease in the oral cavity had a worse response to treatment (p = 0.006), worse relapse-free survival (p = 0.007), worse overall survival (p = 0.007). The advanced T stage was shown a negative prognostic factor (p= 0.006) for the clinical treatment response made. Immunohistochemistry was performed to select CD8 + cells (anti-CD8) and NK cells (anti-CD57). Lymphocytes positive and negative markings were counted using the program ImageJ ?. Two groups were created for each marking evaluated: Group I patients with more than 50% cells positive, Group II: less than 50% of labeled cells. For CD8 + cells detected in 38 (70.3%) of Group I were CD8 + and 16 (29.7%) Group II CD8 +. For NK cells, 26 (48.15%) Group I NK and 28 (51.85%) Group II NK. Regarding the clinical response to treatment, we observed that 39% of patients achieved a complete response and 25.9% remained without recurrence at the end of follow-up. These results were better in Group I CD8 + (p = 0.2). Identified that 72.2% of patients progressed to death, this finding had no association with the immunohistochemical data. There was no statistically significant differences between the number of CD8 + and NK cells and the ability of tumor response to radiotherapy and chemotherapy, or with overall survival and relapse-free survival of patients. However, especially in relation to a learned response, we found that this group of patients with advanced disease have a low count of CD8 + T cells active. Believing in the role that the immune response plays in the local fight against neoplastic cells, however, our results do not support the use of quantitative analysis of CD8 + T cells and NK cells as a prognostic factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma and oropharynx / A neoplasia maligna mais frequente da cavidade oral e da orofaringe ? o carcinoma epiderm?ide. Les?es com o mesmo estadiamento e submetidas ao mesmo protocolo terap?utico apresentam, por vezes, cursos evolutivos diferentes. O escopo do presente trabalho foi investigar, atrav?s de um coorte retrospectivo, associa??es entre a quantidade de c?lulas TCD8+ e natural killer, identificadas imuno-histoquimicamente no infiltrado inflamat?rio de uma s?rie de casos de carcinoma epiderm?ide oral e orofaringeano, e o n?vel de resposta tumoral ao tratamento radioter?pico e quimioter?pico, a sobrevida global e sobrevida livre de recidiva dos pacientes. Foram identificados 54 pacientes com doen?a irressec?vel, tratados exclusivamente com radioterapia e quimioterapia. A mediana de seguimento foi de 22 meses. A amostra se caracterizou pelo predom?nio de indiv?duos masculinos, com idade mediana de 60 anos; todos eram tabagistas. O s?tio mais frequente foi a l?ngua oral e 81,5% encontravam-se no est?dio IV. Os pacientes com doen?a na cavidade oral tiveram uma pior resposta ao tratamento (p=0,006), pior sobrevida livre de recidiva (p=0,007), pior sobrevida global (p=0,007). O est?dio T avan?ado se demonstrou um fator progn?stico negativo (p=0,006) para a resposta ao tratamento cl?nico efetuado. Foi realizada imuno-histoqu?mica para marcar c?lulas CD8+ (anti-CD8) e c?lulas NK (anti-CD57). Os linf?citos positivos e negativos para as marca??es foram contados atrav?s do programa ImageJ?. Dois grupos foram criados para cada marca??o avaliada: Grupo I: pacientes com mais de 50% das c?lulas positivas; Grupo II: menos de 50% das c?lulas marcadas. Para as c?lulas CD8+ detectamos que 38 (70,3%) eram do Grupo I CD8+ e 16 (29,7%) do Grupo II CD8+. Para as c?lulas NK, 26 (48,15%) Grupo I NK e 28 (51,85%) Grupo II NK. Em rela??o ? resposta cl?nica ao tratamento, observamos que 39% dos pacientes obtiveram resposta completa e 25,9% permaneceram sem recidiva ao final do seguimento. Esses resultados foram melhores no Grupo I CD8+ (p=0,2). Identificamos que 72,2% dos pacientes evolu?ram para o ?bito, esse achado n?o teve associa??o com os dados imuno-histoqu?micos. N?o se observou diferen?as estatisticamente significantes entre a quantidade de c?lulas CD8+ e NK e a capacidade de resposta tumoral ao tratamento radioter?pico e quimioter?pico, nem com a sobrevida global e sobrevida livre de recidiva dos pacientes. Contudo, principalmente em rela??o a resposta adquirida, detectamos que este grupo de pacientes com doen?a avan?ada tem uma baixa contagem de c?lulas TCD8+ ativas. Acreditando no papel fundamental que a resposta imune exerce no combate local ?s c?lulas neopl?sicas; no entanto, nossos resultados n?o suportam a utiliza??o da an?lise quantitativa das c?lulas TCD8+ e NK como um dos fatores progn?sticos para o carcinoma epiderm?ide oral e de orofaringe