Objetivo: Avaliar e comparar o infiltrado inflamatório, área de células musculares, densidade de microvasos (MVD) e expressão de citocinas no miocárdio (MM) e na musculatura lingüística (LM) entre indivíduos chagásicos e não chagásicos. Métodos: Fragmentos de MM e LM de indivíduos chagásicos crônicos autopsiados (CC) (n=18) e não chagásicos (n=24) foram processados histologicamente para avaliação histoquímica e...
Wilson's Disease is a rare genetic disorder characterized by a failure in copper metabolism, which promotes copper deposition in both the liver and the brain, which can lead to serious complications if not diagnosed early and treated properly. The present case report exposes a psychotic episode in a patient previously diagnosed with Wilson's Disease and undergoing treatment, who exhibited failures in the follow...
Introduction: Acute renal failure (ARI) is a sudden reduction in kidney function with various phenotypes and represents one of the complications of infection with the new coronavirus. There is a multifactorial association between these entities, affecting the severity of the patients' health condition. Objective: The objective of this article is to search the literature for evidence of acute kidney injury among...
Cancer is not limited to the physical dimension, but it also affects the entire biopsychosocial context in which the patient is inserted, making him more susceptible to psychiatric disorders such as depression and anxiety. These often require pharmacological intervention, and the use of psilocybin, a substance found in mushroom species, is one of the alternatives considered today. The present study aims to carr...
Objective: To assess the levels of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18, and IL-32 in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) in patients with gingivitis, periodontitis, and peri-implantitis before and one year after implant installation. Material and Methods: Forty-nine samples of GCF and PICF were collected from March 2018 to March 2019. The patients were classified: patients with gingivi...
Lung cancer occurs due to the disordered growth of lung cells with smoking being the most prevalent risk factor. Surgical resection is the standard treatment for all solitary pulmonary nodules, except those with benign conditions. Recently, robotic surgery has been shown to be safe and effective, and an excellent alternative to videothoracoscopy. This article aimed to compare the techniques of robotic surgical ...
Endometriosis is an inflammatory reaction caused by the presence of extrauterine endometrial tissue that affects women of reproductive age, and may be associated with the development of pathologies such as several types of ovarian cancer. The aim of this study was to find in the literature evidence that associates endometriosis with the development of ovarian cancers. For the selection of articles conducted in ...
A promising tool to act as circulating biomarkers are cellular ratios, which reflect systemic inflammation and are potential predictors for mortality prognosis in various populations. Therefore, the aim of this review is to discuss the compliance of cellular relationships and their significance in COVID-19 infection. In the present study, an integrative review was conducted. After defining the guiding question,...
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI), with the ability to infect epithelial cells, and can be asymptomatic or generate lesions on the skin and mucosa, such as simple warts, genital warts and condylomas, and neoplasms such as oropharyngeal cancer. The overall objective of this study was to evaluate the knowledge of young high school students from a public school in the city of...
Breast cancer is currently the cancer that most affects women worldwide, and taking into account that the appearance of this pathology is the sum of several factors such as genetic predisposition, it becomes complex the elaboration of disease prognoses. Thus, it is necessary to seek means based on scientific research that can help in this context. This study aimed to discuss the existing conformity between cell...