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Desenvolvimento e caracterização de lipossomas peguilados para veiculação de L-asparaginase

A Leucemia Linfoide Aguda (LLA) é um câncer de maior incidência em crianças, e tem a Lasparaginase (ASNase) como fármaco amplamente utilizado no tratamento dos afetados. A ASNase catalisa a hidrólise do aminoácido L-asparagina (Asn), presente na corrente sanguínea, a ausência do aminoácido no m...

Comparative analysis of trophoblasts and angiogenesis in human placental compartments

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: Trophoblasts perform different functions depending on their location. This study aimed to obtain structural clues about the functions of villous and extravillous trophoblasts by using light and electron microscopy. Term placenta samples were obtained from 10 healthy pregnant women following cesa...

Why human prepuce is a valuable resource in science? Histological, ultrastructural, immunohistochemical and statistical analysis

Int. j. morphol; 40 (4), 2022
SUMMARY: This research was to examine the histological and ultrastructural characteristics of prepuce samples, as well as vimentin and S100 protein localization and statistical analysis. Urologists have long struggled with the prepuce, which is used to treat a variety of urethral problems. Skin biopsies ...

Mechanisms of Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy based on network pharmacyology analysis of its active ingredients

Int. j. morphol; 40 (5), 2022
SUMMARY: Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. (C. tinctoria Nutt.) can protect diabetic kidneys, but the mechanisms are unclear. This work is to investigate the potential mechanisms of C. tinctoria Nutt. in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy based on network pharmacology analysis of its active ingredients. Twelv...

Gamma-amino butyric acid immunoreactivity in the testis tissue of Wistar and genetic absence epilepsy rats

Int. j. morphol; 39 (6), 2021
SUMMARY: Studies have shown the adverse effects of epileptic seizures on reproductive health. The aim of the present study was to investigate morphological changes, apoptosis and GABA localization in the testis tissue of genetic absence epilepsy rats. Testis tissues of GAERS and Wistar rats were processe...

Hallazgos ultraestructurales renales de pacientes con nefritis intersticial crónica de las comunidades agrícolas en El Salvador
Renal ultrastructural findings of patients with chronic interstitial nephritis from farming communities in El Salvador

Introducción: Desde hace 20 años se presenta en Centroamérica una enfermedad renal crónica que fundamentalmente afecta a hombres agricultores y no asociada a las causas tradicionales. Se caracteriza por presentar una nefritis intersticial crónica, en tanto las características ultraestructurales no ...

Expiration Date Effect on Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Glass Ionomer Cements

The glass ionomer cements (GICs) is a generic name given to a group of materials widely used in clinical dentistry which if used after the specified expiration date, material properties may be affected. to evaluate the Vick ers microhardness, surface morphology and the energy dispersive X-ray microanalys...

Silymarin's defensive role against hepatotoxicity induced by amiodarone in albino rats

Int. j. morphol; 39 (2), 2021
SUMMARY: Amiodarone (AMD), an orally powerful antidysrhythmic medication that has caused hepatotoxicity on long-term administration, is commonly used across the world. Silymarin ameliorative effects (SLM); this research elucidated the magnitude of the damage to the liver tissue in AMD. We divided 24 albi...

Evaluación comparativa de las características de porosidad entre el cemento Portland, MTA y Biodentine con microscopio electrónico de barrido

Rev. cient. odontol; 9 (1), 2021
Objetivo: El propósito del presente estudio fue evaluar comparativamente las características de porosidad entre el cemento Portland, MTA Angelus® y Biodentine Septodont®, observados con un microscopio electrónico de barrido. Materiales y métodos: Se prepararon los cementos según las in...

Ontogenetic variation of the odontophore of Luidia superba (Asteroidea: Paxillosida) and its taxonomic implications

Rev. biol. trop; 69 (supl. 2), 2021
Introduction: The sea star odontophore is the structure positioned between the paired oral ossicles, with which they articulate through proximal and distal processes. The internal anatomy structures may be used as taxonomic characters for a precise differentiation between species, so it is necessary to d...