The actual pharmacotherapy for the treatment of leishmaniasis has serious side effects, as well as cases of drug resistance. Species such as Amburana cearensis A.C. Smith (cumaru), a caatinga tree, whose extract and / or molecules have shown antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antiparasitic properties can be a potential source for new treatments. The present study evaluated the leishmanicidal effect in vitro and in ...
Objectives. This study’s objective was to compare the prevalence of intestinal parasites and associated risk factors in children in urban communities, in the Brazilian Northeast, between two decades. Methods. This quantitative transversal study consisted of a comparative analysis of two different samples: the first viewing the years 1992–1996 and the other through a coproepidemiological data survey undertaken i...
The occurrence of HIV-infected women resulted in the birth of children exposed or infected by the virus. This research aimed to identify aspects of HIV-positive children’s interactions. This exploratory and descriptive study of qualitative approach was developed at an HIV/AIDS care referral service in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, between July and December 2009. Participants were caregivers of 13 children infected with...
Chemotherapy available for leishmaniasis is effective in many cases, however is still not satisfactory, presenting several inconveniences, one of them, resistance to antimony, which is a major current problems. Few studies using treatment with recombinant chemokines for leishmaniasis have been reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate the immunomodulatory effect in vitro of CXCL10 and its associatio...
A ocorrência de mulheres infectadas pelo HIV resultou no nascimento de crianças expostas ou infectadas pelo vírus. O objetivo da pesquisa foi identificar aspectos das interações sociais de crianças portadoras de HIV pela ótica de seus cuidadores Estudo exploratório-descritivo e qualitativo, realizado num serviço de referência em HIV/aids, em Fortaleza-CE, entre julho e dezembro de 2009. Participaram cuidadoras ...
The occurrence of HIV-infected women resulted in the birth of children exposed or infected by the virus. This research aimed to identify aspects of HIV-positive children’s interactions. This exploratory and descriptive study of qualitative approach was developed at an HIV/AIDS care referral service in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, between July and December 2009. Participants were caregivers of 13 children infected with...