PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of preconditioning with oils mixes containing ω3/ω6/ω9 associated with micro-currents on skin repair in rats. METHODS: One-hundred and eight Wistar rats randomized into G-1, G-2 and G-3 groups were treated with saline (0.9%), mix 1 (corn+soybean oils) and mix 2 (olive+canola+flaxseed oils), respectively, in a single dose (0.01ml/g) by gavage. Next, each group was subdivided into...
Dengue fever frequently presents with non specific sy mptoms, making it difficult to be distinguished from other acute febrile illnesses, including leptospi rosis. Given this, serum samples from 82 patients with clinical features of dengue-like illness were ev aluated for dengue infection by IgM-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Negative samp...
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, Bahia, Brasil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / Universidade Federal da Bahia. Serviço de Imunologia. Salvador, Bahia, Brasil; Universidade Federal do Maranhão. Departamento de Patologia. São Luiz, MA, Brasil; Universidade ...