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O receptor aril de hidrocarbonetos (AhR) em melanomas: associação com mutações BRAF, com a progressão da doença e identificação de ligantes

O melanoma é um tipo de câncer de pele geneticamente diverso, que surge diante das transformações em melanócitos. A mutação BRAFV600E está presente em mais de 90% de todas as mutações em BRAF, sendo assim ocorre em cerca de 50% dos casos registrados. As mutações em NRAS, ocupam o segundo luga...

Aspectos histopatológicos comparativos da pele de orelha e abdômen de cães naturalmente infectados por Leishmania infantum

A leishmaniose visceral (LV) representa um importante problema de saúde pública. O cão é considerado o principal reservatório doméstico, pois mesmo quando assintomático pode apresentar carga detectável de Leishmania na pele sadia possuindo capacidade de infectar o vetor. As lesões de pele em cã...

Report of envenomation in humans by handling a dyeing poison frog Dendrobates tinctorius (SCHNEIDER, 1799) (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in the Amazon, Brazil

Abstract We report a case of envenomation by Dendrobates tinctorius in the northwest of the Amazon Forest. The patients were two men, who presented with numbness in the right arm and slight numbness in the lower lip, respectively. Dendrobates tinctorius secretions contain pumiliotoxin, one of several tox...

Effect of systemic ozone therapy as a biomodulator of tissue regeneration and inflammatory response in rats

Introduction Among the therapeutic effects of ozone therapy, improvement in cell metabolism and peripheral tissue oxygenation have been highlighted. Objective to evaluate the systemic effect of bio-oxidative therapy with ozone gas on wound healing. Material and method Tissue lesions with a circumferenc...

Alcohol (70%) versus alcoholic chlorhexidine solution (0. 5%) in skin antisepsis for neuraxial blocks: a randomized clinical trial

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to compare the use of 0.5% alcoholic chlorhexidine and 70% alcohol in skin antisepsis for neuraxial blocks. Method: this is a non-inferiority randomized clinical trial, with two parallel arms. Seventy patients who were candidates for neuraxial block were randomly allocated to grou...

Donkey skin trade: is it sustainable to slaughter donkeys for their skin?

Donkeys (Equus asinus) face a global crisis. The health, welfare, and even survival of donkeys are being compromised as the demand for their skins increases. It is driven by the production of ejiao, a traditional Chinese remedy believed by some to have medicinal properties. It is estimated that the ejiao...

Endoparasites of donkeys (Equus asinus) used in commercial skin exploitation in the Northeast of Brazil

The present study identified the main endoparasites present in donkeys (Equus asinus) used in skin exploitation located in Cando municipality, Bahia State, Northeast of Brazil. The samples were collected from September 2019. Feces were collected from the rectal ampulla of 34 animals, macroscopica...

Indicadores da Nursing Outcomes Classification para avaliação de pacientes com lesão por pressão: consenso de especialistas

Resumo Objetivos selecionar os indicadores dos resultados de enfermagem Integridade tissular: pele e mucosas (1101) e Cicatrização de feridas: segunda intenção (1103) da Nursing Outcomes Classification e construir suas definições conceituais e operacionais para a avaliação de pacientes com lesã...

Effects of dipotassium glycyrrhizinate on wound healing

Acta cir. bras; 36 (8), 2021
ABSTRACT Purpose: Dipotassium glycyrrhizinate (DPG) has anti-inflammatory properties, besides promoting the regeneration of skeletal muscle. However, it has not been reported on skin wound healing/regeneration. This research aimed to characterize the effects of DPG in the treatment of excisional wounds ...

Skin-to-skin contact between mothers and full-term newborns after birth: a cross-sectional study

Rev. bras. enferm; 74 (supl.4), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze skin-to-skin contact practice in full-term newborns after birth. Method: a cross-sectional study carried out in São Paulo-SP with 78 mother-child binomials. Data were obtained from medical records and by non-participant observation. Maternal, neonatal and care conditions...