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Efficient Isolation and Long-term Red Fluorescent Nanodia-mond Labeling of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells for the Effective Differentiation into Hepatocyte-like Cells

Abstract Fluorescent nanodiamond (FND) has been used for long-term cell labeling and in vivo cell tracking because they have good at photostability and biocompatibility. In this study, we evaluate the effect of fluorescent nanodiamond labeling on in vitro culture and differentiation of human umbilical co...

Preliminary results of SARS-CoV-2 detection in sewerage system in Niterói municipality, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
This study presents preliminary results from a sewage-based surveillance to monitor the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the municipality of Niterói, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. By using ultracentrifugation method associated to quantitative reverse transcrip...

PI3K/Akt Signaling Involved with Osteoinductive Effects of Achatina fulica Mucus

Abstract Mesenchymal stem cells and osteoblasts play important roles in bone formation. Achatina fulica mucus presented the property of osteoinduction. This study aimed to examine the effects of A. fulica mucus on human mesenchymal stem cell (hMSC) and human fetal osteoblastic cell line (HFOB) differenti...

Investigation of New Benzimidazole Derivative Compounds Effects on A549 Cell Line

Abstract Chronic inflammation is a common indication of several diseases, e.g. asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), atherosclerosis, etc. Benzimidazole derivatives are preferable compounds to design new analgesic and anti-inflammatory substances due to their unique biological features. W...

COVID-19 diagnostic and management protocol for pediatric patients

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
This review aims to verify the main epidemiologic, clinical, laboratory-related, and therapeutic aspects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in critically ill pediatric patients. An extensive review of the medical literature on COVID-19 was performed, mainly focusing on the critical care of pediatric ...

Caracterização dos casos confirmados de dengue por meio da técnica de linkage de bancos de dados, para avaliar a circulação viral em Belo Horizonte, 2009-2014

Epidemiol. serv. saúde; 29 (3), 2020
Objetivo: descrever a circulação viral de dengue em Belo Horizonte, Brasil, de 2009 a 2014. Métodos: trata-se de estudo de série de casos de dengue infectados por diferentes sorotipos do vírus, identificados por isolamento viral ou RT-PCR; foi realizado linkage das bases de dados do Sistema de Inf...

Detección de COVID -19 (SARS-CoV-2) mediante la saliva: una alternativa diagnóstica poco invasiva

La nueva enfermedad por coronavirus, también denominada COVID 19 es la última enfermedad infecciosa de preocupación internacional. Originada en Wuhan, China, se extendió a nivel mundial, resultando en la pandemia 2019-2020 y una Emergencia de Salud Pública de Preocupación Internacional (ESPII) seg�...

Regulatory T cells isolated from endometriotic peritoneal fluid express a different number of Toll-like receptors

ABSTRACT Objective To analyze and compare the expression of Toll-like receptors by regulatory T cells present in the peritoneal fluid of patients with and without endometriosis. Methods Regulatory T cells were isolated from peritoneal fluid of women with and without endometriosis, collected during su...

Gene expression analysis identifies hypothetical genes that may be critical during the infection process of Xanthomonas citri subsp. citri

Background: Gene expression analysis via microarray is widely used in phytobacteria to validate differential gene expression associated with virulence or to compare biological profiles of wild type and mutant strains. Here, we employed DNA microarrays to study the early stages of the infection process (2...

Micro RNA 146a-5p expression in Kidney transplant recipients with delayed graft function

J. bras. nefrol; 41 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Introduction: The development of novel non-invasive biomarkers of kidney graft dysfunction, especially in the course of the delayed graft function period would be an important step forward in the clinical practice of kidney transplantation. Methods: We evaluated by RT-PCR the expression of miR...