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The effect of resistance training on the anxiety symptoms and quality of life in elderly people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trial

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (8), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effects of resistance training on the anxiety symptoms and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods: Thirty-five elderly patients were randomly divided into two groups: 17 patients in the control group and 18 in the intervention group. All patients...

The role of vitamin C in the gene expression of oxidative stress markers in fibroblasts from burn patients

Acta cir. bras; 33 (8), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To assess the action of vitamin C on the expression of 84 oxidative stress related-genes in cultured skin fibroblasts from burn patients. Methods: Skin samples were obtained from ten burn patients. Human primary fibroblasts were isolated and cultured to be distributed into 2 groups:...

Simulated training of a laparoscopic vesicourethral anastomosis

Acta cir. bras; 33 (8), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To develop a model and curriculum for simulated training of an effective and well accepted laparoscopic vesicourethral anastomosis (VUA). Methods: Experimental longitudinal study of quantitative character. The sample consisted of 12 general surgery residents and 6 urology residents (R...

Prevalence and reactivity of anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA-5) autoantibody in Brazilian patients with dermatomyositis

An. bras. dermatol; 93 (4), 2018
Abstract: Background: There have been no studies to date on the frequency and reactivity of aanti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 (anti-MDA-5) in samples from the Brazilian population with dermatomyositis. Objectives: To analyze this autoantibody in the Brazilian population. Methods: This w...

Width of sulcus and thickness of gyrus in patients with cerebral atherosclerosis: a new tool for the prevention of vascular cognitive impairment

SUMMARY BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral atherosclerosis is the main cause of lesions that contribute to vascular cognitive impairment and vascular dementia, followed by arteriosclerosis of small vessels and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. The purpose of this study was to compare the post-mortem radiologic...

Efeito agudo da drenagem linfática manual sobre a natriurese e lipólise de mulheres jovens

Fundamentos: A importância da validação científica de técnicas coadjuvantes a diversos tratamentos de saúde é inquestionável. Desta forma, a influência da drenagem linfática manual (DLM) na natriurese e na lipólise sob interação de anticoncepcional oral precisa ser investigada. Objetivos: ...

Immunhistochemical analysis of Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta expression in etiopathogenesis of ovarian tumors

Acta cir. bras; 33 (7), 2018
Abstract Purpose: To investigate the place of the transcription factor nuclear kappa B (NF-kB), which is a marker of chronic inflammation, in the etiology of the ovarian carcinoma. Methods: NFkB analysis with the immunohistochemical method has been performed. To evaluate immunohistochemical NF-kB expre...

Estudio Clínico y Epidemiológico de Cáncer de Próstata en el Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga de Cuenca - Ecuador, 2010 - 2015

INTRODUCCIÓN: El cáncer de próstata es el quinto tipo de neoplasia más frecuente a nivel mundial y el segundo en varones. En Cuenca, según el sexto informe de epidemiologia del cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte en hombres. MÉTODOS: Estudio descriptivo observacional, la muestra se seleccionó po...

Interferon-gamma release assay performance in northeastern Brazil: influence of the IFNG+874 A>T polymorphism

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Introduction Latent tuberculosis infection diagnosis based on the release of interferon-gamma in cultures of peripheral blood cells stimulated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens has replaced the tuberculin skin test in many countries with low tuberculosis prevalence. The IFN-γ produc...

Lipid accumulation product index in HIV-infected patients: a marker of cardiovascular risk

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT The lipid accumulation product (LAP) index is an emerging cardiovascular risk marker. We aimed to assess the accuracy of this index as a marker of cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients. A cross-sectional study of 133 HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral drugs and 20 non-infected contro...