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Biological Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Tertiary Center i...
Fernandes, Melissa; Figueiredo, Adelaide; Oliveira, Ana Luísa; Ferreira, Ana Carolina; Mendonça, Pedro; Taulaigo, Anna V.; Vicente, MadalenaIntroduction: Clinical outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis have greatly improved with therapeutic advances. Despite the availability of substantial clinical trial evidence, there is a lack of real-life data. The aim of this study was to assess disease status and quality of life in an outpatient population treated with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.Material and Methods: Cross-sectional study rec...
Heterogeneous lupus‐specific lesions and treatment outcome, in a single patient...
Fernandes, Melissa; Taulaigo, Anna V.; Vidal, Carolina; Agostini, Patrick; Riso, Nuno; Moraes-Fontes, Maria FranciscaThe report highlights the importance of strict clinico-histological correlations when skin biopsies are performed in diagnostic doubt in systemic lupus erythematosus. Furthermore, PUVA is never indicated in autoimmune conditions involving photosensitivity, due to high potential for internal and cutaneous aggravation of the disease, as the authors observed in this case.
Characterization of anti-listeria bacteriocins isolated from shellfish: Potenti...
Pinto, Ana Luísa; Fernandes, Melissa; Pinto, Cristina; Albano, Helena; Castilho, Fernanda; Teixeira, Paula; Gibbs, Paul A.This work had as main objectives to characterize two bacteriocins produced by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) previously isolated from non-fermented seafood, in order to evaluate their potential as new food protective agents. The two bacteriocinogenic isolates were identified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using genusand species-specific primers, and confirmed by 16S rDNA sequencing, as Enterococcus faecium and ...