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Transforming growth factor beta1 (TGF-ß1) levels in a rat model of induced pleu...
Silva,Samanta Sarmento da; Peterson,Guilherme Eckert; Amantéa,Sérgio Luis; Miorelli,Patrícia; Ulbrich,Jane Maria; Roesch,Eliane; Sanches,Paulo RobertoAbstract Purpose: To evaluate the concentration of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) levels in a rat pleural effusion obtained by inoculation of intrapleural bacteria or turpentine through thoracentesis. Methods: Thirty-Nine Wistar rats were divided into three groups: Staphylococcus aureus (SA, n = 17); Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP, n = 12); and turpentine (control, n = 10). Pleural fluid was collected ...
Validation of a Brazilian quantitative sensory testing (QST) device for the dia...
Schestatsky,Pedro; Stefani,Luciana Cadore; Sanches,Paulo Roberto; Silva Júnior,Danton Pereira da; Torres,Iraci Lucena Silva; Dall-Agnol,LetizziaQuantitative sensory testing (QST) is defined as the determination of thresholds for sensory perception under controlled stimulus. Our aim was to validate a new QST device for Brazilian sample. In 20 healthy adults, thermoalgesic thresholds were assessed using a QST prototype (Heat Pain Stimulator-1.1.10; Brazil). A 30 × 30 mm² thermode with a 1°C/s stimulus change rate were applied. Thresholds of three consecu...