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Diagnosis of HPV in men: a systematic review
Silva, Andressa Kelly Ferreira e; Nascimento, Maria Luísa Lima Barreto do; Gomes Júnior, Antonio Luiz; Barreto, Humberto MedeirosHuman papillomavirus infection is the cause of several diseases in men and women. More than 100 types of HPV are known and about 30 are related to anogenital infection, with the most prevalent sexually transmitted viral infection worldwide. Given the proposal, the work aims to conduct a systematic review on the diagnosis of HPV in men. The study is a systematic review with the research question 'How is HPV diag...
Knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedicine students on the papanicolaou exam
Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim; Oliveira, Amanda Dias; Araújo, Lorena Mayra Alves; Gomes Júnior, Antonio LuizCervical cancer is the second type of cancer that most affects women, considered a serious public health problem, however it can be detected and treated early through the Pap smear. This research aimed to analyze the knowledge, attitude and practices of biomedicine students on the Pap smear. A cross-sectional study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP), applied with 108 students, was carried out at a Higher...
Knowledge and practice related to the pap smear test among cytopathologists
Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim; Santos, Andressa Brandão dos; Alencar, Jessica Aguiar de; Gomes Júnior, Antonio LuizCervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer amongst women, compared to other neoplasms, with a higher potential for prevention, slow evolution, and has a simple and effective screening test in its detection, cure when diagnosed early. The routine examination in Brazil for the prevention of this type of cancer is the Pap smear test. This study aimed to reveal the knowledge and practice regarding the ...
Survey on the risk factors for cervical cancer known by biomedicine students
Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim; Silva, Barbara Byanka Costa; Souza, Juliana Nascimento de; Gomes Júnior, Antonio LuizThe development of cervical cancer is related with human papillomavirus infection with greater intensity the subtypes 16 and 18. Considering that the lifestyle of women influences the development of this cancer, this study aimed to perform a survey on the risk factors for cervical cancer known by biomedicine students. Descriptive and exploratory research, with a quantitative approach was performed with 101 biom...
Knowledge and practice related to the pap smear test among cytopathologists
Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim; Santos, Andressa Brandão dos; Alencar, Jessica Aguiar de; Gomes Júnior, Antonio LuizCervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer amongst women, compared to other neoplasms, with a higher potential for prevention, slow evolution, and has a simple and effective screening test in its detection, cure when diagnosed early. The routine examination in Brazil for the prevention of this type of cancer is the Pap smear test. This study aimed to reveal the knowledge and practice regarding the ...
Cytogenotoxic and oxidative status evaluation of Morinda citrifolia
Moraes, Germano Pinho de; Alencar, Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Barros de; Islam, Torequl; Araújo, Lidiane da Silva; Sobral, André Luiz PinhoCancer is one of the most leading causes of death worldwide. Morinda citrifolia was reported to have antitumor effects. Cisplatin (CDDP), Doxorubicin (DOX) and Cyclophosphamid (CPA) are the known effective chemotherapeutics, despite of having several side effects. This study evaluated antitumoral and oxidative effects of the aqueous extract of the fruit of M. critrifolia (AEMC) (15, 30, 60 and 120 µg/mL) in com...
Serum oxidative stress markers and genotoxic profile induced by chemotherapy in...
Gomes Júnior, Antonio Luiz; Paz, Marcia Fernanda Correia Jardim; Silva, Laís Iasmin Soares da; Carvalho, Simone da Costa e SilvaThe aim of this study was to evaluate the oxidative parameters of erythrocytes and genotoxicity in leukocytes of patients with breastcancer.Oxidativeparametersweredetectedbyspectrophotometryandgenotoxicdamagebysinglecellgelelectrophoresis. Twenty-eight women with breast cancer were monitored before chemotherapy and after the second and fourth cycles of therapy withcyclophosphamideanddoxorubicin.Afterthefourthcy...
Uso de produtos naturais para o tratamento de doenças infecciosas : prospecção ...
Machado, Keylla da Conceição; Machado, Kátia da Conceição; Gomes Júnior, Antonio Luiz; Freitas, Rivelilson Mendes deThe use of natural products show great dimension and awareness through empirical application of herbal medicine among the population. These products are often in testing for efficacy in several diseases, among them infectious diseases that pose serious public health problems. The present study aimed to conduct a prior art search and provide an overview of the current state of technological development related t...
Aplicação farmacêutica de inibidores de proteases : uma prospecção tecnológica
Machado, Kátia da Conceição; Machado, Keylla da Conceição; Gomes Júnior, Antonio Luiz; Freitas, Rivelilson Mendes deProteases are proteolytic enzymes that degrade proteins by specific peptide bonds break. Many proteases are associated with diseases like cancer, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases, as well as parasitic diseases, bacterial or viral, since they are involved in the pathogenesis of various diseases that may be good therapeutic targets together with their inhibitors specific protease. This pr...