Acute Phase Reaction
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25. Genetic characterization of St. Louis encephalitis virus isolated from human in São Paulo, Brazil
The molecular characterization of SPH253157, a new strain of St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), isolated in 2004 from the first case of human infection recognized in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, is reported. The patient, presenting a febrile illness without neurological involvement, was hospitalized as a probable case of dengue fever. Genomic RNA was i
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2006-02
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26. Estudo da antinocicepção induzida pelo ultrasom terapêutico no modelo experimental de dor neuropática trigeminal, em ratos
The trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is considered one of the most painful conditions, where the pharmacological treatment can be as debilitating as the pathology itself. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of pulsed Therapeutic Ultrasound (USt) on an experimental model of trigeminal neuropathic pain (Infraorbital Nerve - Chronic Constriction Inj
Publicado em: 2006
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27. Variáveis hemodinâmicas, gasométricas e imunomoleculares em pacientes submetidos a revascularização miocárdica com uso de azul de metileno: estudo clínico e prospectivo / Hemodynamic, gasometric and immunomolecular responses to coronary artery bypass grafting with methylene blue infusion: a randomized and prospective study
The objective of the present study, prospective and randomized, is to evaluate the hemodynamic, gasometric, immunomolecular and clinical response in two groups of patients submited to coronary artery surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass with the use, in one of them, of methylene blue infusion during the intraoperative period. The hemodynamic variable data ev
Publicado em: 2004
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28. Integrate Study of a Bolivian Population Infected by Trypanosoma cruzi, the Agent of Chagas Disease
A cross section of a human population (501 individuals) selected at random, and living in a Bolivian community, highly endemic for Chagas disease, was investigated combining together clinical, parasitological and molecular approaches. Conventional serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) indicated an active transmission of the infection, a high seropreva
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2002-04
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29. Parasite persistence in treated chagasic patients revealed by xenodiagnosis and polymerase chain reaction
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was compared with xenodiagnosis performed 20 years after trypanocidal chemotherapy to investigate parasite clearance. Eighty-five seropositive individuals for Chagas disease presenting a positive xenodiagnosis were treated with specific drugs; 37 in the acute phase and 48 in the chronic phase. Fifteen chronic assymptomatic pat
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Publicado em: 2001-08
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30. Detecção do DNA do Trypanosoma cruzi pela reação em cadeia da polimerase (PCR) em pacientes chagasicos cronicos
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is an important endemic illness in Latin America, where an estimated 16 to 18 million persons are chronically infected. The trypanosomiasis involves a characteristic acute phase with high levels of parasites in the bloodstream, allowing a diagnosis by parasitological methods, and a chronic phase in which parasites
Publicado em: 2001
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31. Post-transcriptional control of negative acute phase genes by transforming growth factor beta.
During the acute phase (AP) reaction the expression of a series of liver-specific genes coding for secretory proteins is either stimulated or suppressed by different cytokines released by activated monocytes. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) is a cytokine that, first identified for its ability to regulate cellular growth, has been gradually recogni
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32. Chlamydia trachomatis-specific antibodies in patients with pelvic inflammatory disease: comparison with isolation in tissue culture or detection with polymerase chain reaction.
OBJECTIVE--The detection of acute phase antibodies against C trachomatis and its comparison with tissue culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on samples of cervix and urethra obtained from patients with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). METHODS--In the academic hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, prospective investigations were performed on
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33. Interleukin 6 induces a liver-specific nuclear protein that binds to the promoter of acute-phase genes.
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is responsible for a variety of biological effects related to the activation of defenses against infection or inflammation, including the immune response and the acute-phase reaction. Its mechanism of action is unknown. It has recently been shown to induce transcription of several genes encoding acute-phase proteins. Here we describe the
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34. Acute-phase reaction induces a specific complex between hepatic nuclear proteins and the interleukin 6 response element of the rat alpha 2-macroglobulin gene.
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) was established as a transcriptional inducer of the rat alpha 2-macroglobulin gene, a prototype liver acute-phase gene. Maximum induction occurred when the 5' flanking sequences of this gene (position -209 to -43) directed expression from the gene's own TATA box and transcription start site. Removal of the hexanucleotide CTGGGA (position
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35. Detection of Ockelbo virus RNA in skin biopsies by polymerase chain reaction.
A sensitive assay based on the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Ockelbo virus RNA was developed. Two primer pairs from the gene coding for the E2 glycoprotein were chosen. By use of a nested strategy for the primers, as few as 1 to 10 PFU could be detected. The amplified products were visualized as bands of appropriate size on ethidium bromide-
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36. Detection of Human Herpesvirus 7 DNA by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
The reliability of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), initially developed for the detection of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7), was evaluated in this study. Although a LAMP product was detected in HHV-7 DNA, neither HHV-6 nor human cytomegalovirus DNA produced a product. When agarose gel electrophoresis was used for the detection of LAMP products, th
American Society for Microbiology.