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Indoor concentrations of particulate matter 2.5 in a pediatric emergency service
Cabral,Catiane Zanin; Fleck,Alan da Silveira; Amantéa,Fernanda Chaves; Rhoden,Claudia Ramos; Amantéa,Sérgio LuisAbstract Objective: To evaluate air quality in the waiting room of a pediatric emergency service considering the serial concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5), and to determine if the number of people present in the room can have an influence on the pollutant concentrations. Methods: Cross-sectional study, carried out in the waiting room of a reference pediatric hospital in the city of Porto Alegre, condu...
Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-ß1) levels in a rat model of induced pleu...
Silva,Samanta Sarmento da; Peterson,Guilherme Eckert; Amantéa,Sérgio Luis; Miorelli,Patrícia; Ulbrich,Jane Maria; Roesch,Eliane; Sanches,Paulo RobertoAbstract Purpose: To evaluate the concentration of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) levels in a rat pleural effusion obtained by inoculation of intrapleural bacteria or turpentine through thoracentesis. Methods: Thirty-Nine Wistar rats were divided into three groups: Staphylococcus aureus (SA, n = 17); Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP, n = 12); and turpentine (control, n = 10). Pleural fluid was collected ...