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Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with cystic fibrosis
Veronezi,Jefferson; Carvalho,Ana Paula; Ricachinewsky,Claudio; Hoffmann,Anneliese; Kobayashi,Danielle Yuka; Piltcher,Otavio BejzmanAbstractObjective: To test the hypothesis that disease severity in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is correlated with an increased risk of sleep apnea.Methods: A total of 34 CF patients underwent clinical and functional evaluation, as well as portable polysomnography, spirometry, and determination of IL-1β levels.Results: Mean apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), SpO2 on room air, and Epworth Sleepiness Scale score w...
Effects of heavy metals and light levels on the biosynthesis of carotenoids and...
Pinto,Ernani; Carvalho,Ana Paula; Cardozo,Karina Helena Morais; Malcata,Francisco Xavier; Anjos,Fabyana Maria dos; Colepicolo,PioWe present here the effect of heavy metals and of different light intensities on the biosynthesis of fatty acids and pigments in the macroalga Gracilaria tenuistipitata (var. liui Zhang & Xia). In order to verify the fatty acid content, gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC-FID) was employed. Pigments (major carotenoids and chlorophyl-a) were monitored by liquid chromatography with diode ar...
Helicobacter pylori numa população dispéptica no Algarve: prevalência e caracte...
Santos,Hermano; Guerreiro,Horácio; Sousa,Diamantino; Estevens,José; Gonçalves,Ana Prurito; Carvalho,Ana Paula; Inácio,Cristina; Faleiro,Maria LeonorINTRODUÇÃO: Dado o papel nuclear do Helicobacter pylori (Hp) na etiopatogenia das doenças gastroduodenais, é fundamental conhecer a sua prevalência e as suas características em cada região. OBJECTIVOS: determinar, numa população dispéptica no Algarve, a prevalência da infecção por Hp, fazer a sua caracterização genética e correlacionar ambas com os diagnósticos endoscópicos. MÉTODOS: Seleccionamos, aleatoriamen...